Matt Hamilton

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Matt Hamilton joined the Microbiota Research and Therapeutics team in 2009, after finishing his PhD in microbial ecology. As a post-doc, he developed protocols to separate and cryopreserve microbiota from stool. These protocols have been adapted and used throughout the world. Matt went on to develop additional protocols for freeze-drying and encapsulating the microbiota, as well as establishing current Good Manufacturing Practice standard operating procedures used by the production team. Matt currently serves as a program and research consultant.

In his spare time Matt enjoys outdoor pursuits including yard work, birling, and urban foraging.

University of Minnesota post doctorate fellow Matt Hamilton displays a sample of fecal bacteria at the St. Paul, Minn. campus Nov. 14, 2012. The fecal matter is donated and used to treat patients with Clostridium difficile, an intestinal disease that is caused when a person's gut flora is eliminated by antibiotics.
Intestinal Microbiota Slurry
Lyophilized Tray
Lyophilized donor material to be encapsulated