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Microbiome First Virtual Summit – May 17, 2022 Day 1

On behalf of the Microbiome First Virtual Summit planning committee, we warmly welcome you to this years event taking place at a Web browser near you. Whether you’re logged in at your residence, the office or in the park somewhere, we feel privileged that you could join us. Today, May 17, 2022 marks Day 1 of the 3 day event. …

Rett Syndrome and the Microbiome

Rett syndrome, a common neurodevelopmental disorder in girls, alters motor skills and cognition, with disruptions in digestion and metabolism frequently occurring in affected individuals. The Janine LaSalle lab, including Tianna Grant — PREP@UCD alumna and current UCSF grad student — have identified new pathways of the progression of Rett Syndrome, with changes in the gut microbiome and metabolism emerging prior …

Microbiome First Virtual Summit – May 18, 2022 Day 2

On behalf of the Microbiome First Virtual Summit planning committee, we warmly welcome you to this years event taking place at a Web browser near you. Whether you’re logged in at your residence, the office or in the park somewhere, we feel privileged that you could join us. Today, May 18, 2022 marks Day 2 of the 3 day event. …

Microbiome First Virtual Summit – May 19, 2022 DAY 3

On behalf of the Microbiome First Virtual Summit planning committee, we warmly welcome you to this years event taking place at a Web browser near you. Whether you’re logged in at your residence, the office or in the park somewhere, we feel privileged that you could join us. Today, May 19, 2022 marks Day 3 of the 3 day event. …

Daily Wrapups

This page will contain the daily wrap-up videos that talk about what was covered each day by the speakers for that day. There will eventually be three videos here, one after each of the three days. Day 1 Wrap-up Day 2 Wrap-up Day 3 Wrap-up This is Alan Gray with a wrapup review of the third day of the Microbiome …

Can engineered bacteria protect microbes?

Engineered bacteria could help protect “good” gut microbes from antibiotics says researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) According to MIT news reports, researchers have engineered a strain of bacteria, noted as L. lactis spTEM1 in the image, that can help protect the natural flora of the human digestive tract from antibiotics and prevent opportunistic infections such as C. difficile …

The Vaginal Microbiome and Viable Pregnancies

By Rodney Dietert, PhD Introduction Hi Everyone. Welcome to the Microbiome Minute with your host…..me, Rodney Dietert, Professor Emeritus, Cornell University, and author of The Human Superorganism.  For about a minute of your time each week, I will share the latest microbiome research and most importantly, why it matters for your better health. Learn a little micro lingo, impress your …

The Microbiome Affects Covid Risk and Outcomes

Rodney Dietert, PhD. Microbiome and COVID Introduction Hi Everyone. Welcome to the Microbiome Minute with your host…..me, Rodney Dietert, Professor Emeritus, Cornell University, and author of The Human Superorganism.  For about a minute of your time each week, I will share the latest microbiome research and most importantly, why it matters for your better health. Learn a little micro lingo, …

The Microbiome First Initiative

Why Microbiome First? The microbiome and its genes have been shown to have great control over human health. By addressing the microbiome first, before manipulating health with drugs  and medications, researchers suspect that quality human healthcare can be achieved more effectively, at a much lower cost. The Microbiome First initiative aims to elevate awareness of the extent to which the …