Michiel Kleerebezem

Michiel Kleerebezem is a Professor at Wageningen University & Research, specializing in Host-Microbe Interactomics. His research focuses on microbial adaptation, probiotics, gut microbiota dynamics, and lactobacillus physiology. He leads projects exploring prebiotics, synbiotics, and the role of microbial communities in health and disease. Kleerebezem’s work integrates genomics, proteomics, and in vitro models to understand microbial interactions in dairy environments and human/animal systems.

Key research areas include bacterial proteome adaptation during fermentation, probiotic efficacy, and the gut-brain axis. He supervises multiple PhD candidates investigating microbiome signatures, synbiotic mechanisms, and microbial resilience. Kleerebezem collaborates on studies involving piglet microbiome maturation, dietary interventions, and translational applications of lactic acid bacteria.

His contributions span over 300 publications and datasets, including genomic analyses of Lactococcus and Bifidobacterium species. Projects emphasize functional food design, microbial stress responses, and translational microbiology to bridge basic science and industrial applications.