{"id":2,"date":"2025-10-10T19:21:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T19:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsuwp.labs.wsu.edu\/shen-wds3\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:16:31","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--style-boxed \">\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__background\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_568719272small-scaled.jpeg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_568719272small-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_568719272small-scaled.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_568719272small-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_568719272small-scaled.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_568719272small-scaled.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_568719272small-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_568719272small-scaled.jpeg 150w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\n\t\talt=\"3d illustration of the human microbiome in a black background.\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 36% 37%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__overlay\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__inner-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__title\">Shen Lab<\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">The Microbiome in Human Health and Disease<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-callout\" >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We coexist with trillions of microbes that inhabit our bodies, collectively known as the microbiome. The microbiome interacts closely with its host\u2014shaping metabolism, modulating the immune system, and helping maintain homeostasis. Our laboratory aims to uncover how these host\u2013microbiome interactions shape health and disease using <strong>genomics<\/strong> and <strong>bioinformatics<\/strong> approaches, with the ultimate goal of revealing disease mechanisms and guiding the development of more effective preventive and therapeutic strategies.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--thirds\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_1517769440_small-scaled-e1760850645421-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"An artistic image shows the gut surrounded by microbes on the left and a woman touching her face with microbes on the other side of the face on the right.\" class=\"wp-image-161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_1517769440_small-scaled-e1760850645421-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_1517769440_small-scaled-e1760850645421-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_1517769440_small-scaled-e1760850645421-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_1517769440_small-scaled-e1760850645421-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_1517769440_small-scaled-e1760850645421-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_1517769440_small-scaled-e1760850645421.jpeg 1721w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/research\/#gut-skin\">Gut-skin axis<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigating connections between the skin and gut through host\u2013microbiome interactions.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_615452519_small-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"A photo of a person with atopic dermatitis scratching the right forearm.\" class=\"wp-image-160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_615452519_small-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_615452519_small-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_615452519_small-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_615452519_small-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_615452519_small-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/AdobeStock_615452519_small-150x100.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/research\/#eczema\">Microbiome in atopic dermatitis<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding the role of the microbiome in the mechanisms of atopic dermatitis.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1659\" height=\"1106\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/dna-from-Pixabay-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Artistic rendering of dna. Color scheme is blue.\" class=\"wp-image-158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/dna-from-Pixabay-edited.jpg 1659w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/dna-from-Pixabay-edited-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/dna-from-Pixabay-edited-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/dna-from-Pixabay-edited-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/dna-from-Pixabay-edited-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3566\/2025\/10\/dna-from-Pixabay-edited-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1659px) 100vw, 1659px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/research\/#methods\">Computational methods<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Developing novel bioinformatic approaches to advance the analysis of microbiome data.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/contact-us\/#join-us\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tJoin us!\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1351,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1351"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":285,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/shen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}