Martin J. Blaser, MD

Martin J. Blaser, MD, the Muriel G. and George W. Singer Professor of Translational Medicine and director of the Human Microbiome Program in the departments of medicine and microbiology at New York University School of Medicine, New York City. He has served as chair of medicine at NYU and president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He is author of Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues (Henry Holt).

6 Surprising Places Where Mold Lurks

6 Surprising Places Where Mold Lurks

Martin J. Blaser, MD | January 16, 2015

Coffeemakers and washing machines are among the top “hot spots.” We all know that mold thrives in obvious places such…

The Jekyll-and-Hyde Bacteria
Digestive

The Jekyll-and-Hyde Bacteria

Martin J. Blaser, MD | January 15, 2015

Is This Microbe Helping You or Hurting You? Doctors have long been prescribing antibiotics to anyone with gastric discomfort, including…