Kyle Bittinger, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Analytical Core Director, Microbiome Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pediatrics
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Microbiome Center
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street, 14th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146-2305
Microbiome Center
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street, 14th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19146-2305
Office: 267-425-1641
Email:
bittingerk@email.chop.edu
bittingerk@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.S. (Chemistry)
University of Pittsburgh, 2001.
Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008.
Permanent linkB.S. (Chemistry)
University of Pittsburgh, 2001.
Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008.
Selected Publications
Vizioli C, Jaime-Lara R, Daniel SG, Franks A, Diallo AF, Bittinger K, Tan TP, Merenstein DJ, Brooks B, Joseph PV, Maki KA.: Administration of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Strain BB-12 (®) in Healthy Children: Characterization, Functional Composition, and Metabolism of the Gut Microbiome. medRxiv Feb 2023.Redding LE, Habing GG, Tu V, Bittinger KL, O'Day J, Pancholi P, Wang SH, Alexander A, Kelly BJ, Weese JS, Stull JW.: Infrequent intrahousehold transmission of Clostridioides difficile between pet owners and their pets. Zoonoses Public Health Feb 2023.
Firrman J, Liu L, Mahalak K, Hu W, Bittinger K, Moustafa A, Jones SM, Narrowe A, Tomasula P.: An in vitro analysis of how lactose modifies the gut microbiota structure and function of adults in a donor-independent manner. Front Nutr 9: 1040744, Jan 2023.
Mahalak KK, Firrman J, Narrowe AB, Hu W, Jones SM, Bittinger K, Moustafa AM, Liu L.: Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) differentially modifies the in vitro gut microbiota in an age-dependent manner. Front Nutr 9: 1058910, Jan 2023.
Tu V, Ren Y, Tanes C, Mukhopadyay S, Daniel SG, Li H, Bittinger K.: A quantitative approach to measure and predict microbiome response to antibiotics. BioRxiv 2023 Notes: Preprint.
Firrman J, Mahalak K, Bobokalonov J, Liu L, Lee JJ, Bittinger K, Mattei LM, Gadaingan R, Narrowe AB, Lemons JMS. : Modulation of the gut microbiota structure and function by two structurally different lemon pectins. Foods 11(23): 3877, Dec 2022.
Mukhopadhyay S, Lee JJ, Hartman E, Woodford E, Dhudasia MB, Mattei LM, Daniel SG, Wade KC, Underwood MA, Bittinger K: Preterm infants at low risk for early-onset sepsis differ in early fecal microbiome assembly. Gut Microbes 14(1): 2154091, Dec 2022.
Hong G, Lipscombe C, Daniel S, O’Dea A, Bittinger K, Dorgan D, Hadjiliadis D.: CFTR modulation on the microbial environment in cystic fibrosis. Blood 138: 3169, Nov 2022.
Mahalak KK, Firrman J, Bobokalonov J, Narrowe AB, Bittinger K, Daniel S, Tanes C, Mattei LM, Zeng WB, Soares JW, Kobori M, Lemons JMS, Tomasula PM, Liu L.: Persistence of the Probiotic Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus Strain GG (LGG) in an In Vitro Model of the Gut Microbiome. Int J Mol Sci 23: 12973, Oct 2022.
Mahalak KK, Firrman J, Bobokalonov J, Narrowe AB, Bittinger K, Daniel S, Tanes C, Mattei LM, Zeng WB, Soares JW, Kobori M, Lemons JMS, Tomasula PM, Liu LS: Persistence of the Probiotic Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus Strain GG (LGG) in an In Vitro Model of the Gut Microbiome. International Journal of Molecular Science 23(21): 12973, Oct 2022 Notes: Not available in PubMed.