The microorganisms living in the human oral cavity, collectively known as the oral microbiota, play a critical role in not only oral health, but systemic and overall health. The Baker Lab leverages emerging technologies in bioinformatics and molecular biology to answer fundamental questions regarding the ecology, physiology, and pathogenesis of the oral microbiota. We use a microbial 'omics approach, which has included pioneering the use of nanopore sequencing on saliva and oral bacterial RNA. The resulting work discovered novel bacterial species and biosynthetic pathways which impact the ecology of the oral microbiota and its relationship to human disease. This article will briefly define the oral microbiota. It will also summarize how bioinformatics and 'omics-based research have revolutionized oral health research. The article will then provide a broad summary of our past, present and future research and educational programs.
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