The Watson Laboratory works to understand the interactive roles of pathogenic organisms, members of the gut microbiome, and barrier function of the intestinal tract in health and disease, as well as develop large animal models of infectious pediatric gastrointestinal diseases.
Victoria Watson, DVM, PhD, DACVP, is researching the role of the intestinal microbiome in health and disease in shelter kittens, and working to explain the interaction between members of the gut microbiome and protective mucus layer of the intestine.