David Relman

David A. Relman
Relman in 2018
Born	Boston
Alma mater	MIT, Harvard University Medical School
Known for	Study of the human microbiome
Awards	Institute of Medicine (2011)
Scientific career
Fields	Microbiology
Institutions	Stanford University School of Medicine
Website	relman.stanford.edu

David Arnold Relman is an American microbiologist and the Thomas C. and Joan M. Merigan Professor in Medicine, and in Microbiology & Immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. His research focuses on the human microbiome and microbial ecosystem—for which he was a pioneer in the use of modern molecular methods, as well as on pathogen discovery and the genomics of host response.^[1]