In 2022, we hosted a six-part virtual public lecture series as part of the UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public program. The series, titled The Human Microbiome - Exploring the Potential to Predict, Prevent and Treat Disease, included lectures by BCMM faculty and covered topics ranging from early life microbiomes, diet, gut-brain axis, big data, skin health, and mood. Recordings of the lectures are provided below.
How to Build a Microbiome – Early Life Microbiomes and Their Implications for Children’s Health
Presenter: Susan Lynch, PhD
Description: Dr. Lynch explains how research into the microbiome and how infant microbiomes influence childhood health.
Can Big (Microbiome) Data Save the World? – Using AI and Microbiome Data to Predict Health Outcomes
Presenter: Marina Sirota, PhD
Description: Dr. Sirota explains how to use artificial intelligence to study the microbiome and better understand health and disease across the lifespan.
They Are What You Eat - How Food and Drugs Interact with the Gut Microbiome
Presenter: Peter Turnbaugh, PhD
Description: Dr. Turnbaugh discusses how our gut microbes are the result of the food we eat, which in turn impacts our health.
The Gut-Brain Axis - Gut Microbiome Influences on Neurological Disease
Presenter: Sergio Baranzini, PhD
Description: Dr. Baranzini looks at how the microbiome helps balance immune responses and its influence on neurological disease.
Microbes and Mental Health – Mood-Enhancing Effects of Gut Microbes
Presenter: Ryan Rampersaud, MD PhD
Description: Dr. Rampersaud discusses mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder and how the microbiome impacts psychiatric diseases.
The Microbes Upon Us: How the Cutaneous Microbiome Promotes Skin Health
Presenter:Tiffany Scharschmidt, MD
Description: Dr. Scharschmidt discusses skin physiology, what factors shape the skin microbiome and skin health, and the role of the microbiome in skin disease.
