Center for Host-Microbial Interactions
The Center for Host-Microbial Interactions (CHMI), based at the Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases at Penn Vet, is a shared resource for high-throughput sequencing and data analysis. Our center focuses on the role of the microbial world in shaping the health of humans, animals, and the environment. We collaborate closely with researchers, veterinarians, and clinicians across Penn and beyond.
Our Services
CHMI partners with researchers to provide expert training and technical support for the production and interpretation of complex genomic data.
- Free Consultations and study design
- Bulk RNA-seq of tissues, cultures, or sorted cells
- 10x single-cell RNA-seq, CITE-seq, multiome, and more!
- Untargeted ‘shotgun’ metagenomics for microbiome profiling or pathogen discovery
- Custom protocols (DNA & RNA, short- & long-read)
- New Bioinformatics support:
- Bulk and single-cell RNA-seq
- Shotgun metagenomics
- Genome assembly & annotation
- 3D protein structures with AlphaFold3
- Custom analysis
Account Setup
If you are a University of Pennsylvania research investigator, you can register to use CHMI services by using your PennKey. To access our services, all accounts must be set up in CAMS.
Please refer to the instructions found in the CAMS How-To Guide. If you have any questions, please contact your business administrator.
Submit a Request
You can request CHMI services through Request Manager. Please use the pages linked below to create a new request or update an existing request.
Technical Director
Dan Beiting, PhD
Associate Professor of Pathobiology
Contact Us
Email: beiting@upenn.edu
Phone: (215) 898-9911
Address: Hill Pavilion, Room 332