Fatima Hussain

Fatima Hussain is Assistant Professor of Biology at Tufts University, investigating microbial ecology in the human vagina. Her research combines experimental and computational approaches to study phage-bacteria interactions.

Education includes a PhD from MIT in microbial ecology and postdoctoral training at Massachusetts General Hospital. Research pivoted from marine Vibrio to women's health through a Schmidt Science Fellowship.

Current work examines ecological interactions in the vaginal microbiome to develop microbial therapies. Recent publications focus on probiotic development and microbiota transplantation for bacterial vaginosis treatment.

• Schmidt Science Fellowship (2021)

Leads laboratory research on bacterial-phage coevolution in vaginal ecosystems. Collaborates on clinical trials for vaginal microbiome modulation.