Dr. Katie Pollard elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

Katie Pollard, PhD, director of the Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, has been elected into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). This distinguished community represents the top two percent of the world’s leaders in...

Expanded Newborn Screening Could Save Premature Infants’ Lives

A new study, published in Nature Pediatric Research by scientists at the UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative (PTBI-CA), assessed an expanded newborn screening method to improve outcomes in preterm-born infants.

Science is Fun! Podcast

BCMM executive committee member, Dr. Peter Turnbaugh, has launched a Science is Fun! podcast. Check it out at https://www.scienceisfuncast.com/.

Early life focus featured on Biomes podcast

BCMM Director, Sue Lynch, was interviewed on the Biomes podcast. They discuss the hygiene hypothesis, which suggests that early life exposure to infections may protect against allergy and asthma, and how this may be relevant to the early life gut microbiome.

Ketogenic Diets Alter Gut Microbiome in Humans, Mice

Study Suggests Potential Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Ketone Bodies Via Effects on Gut Microbial Ecosystems

BCMM Director appears on Netflix's Babies

BCMM Director Dr. Susan Lynch appears on Netflix's new docuseries Babies to discuss the impact of house dust microbiome on early childhood development.

Cooking Food Alters the Microbiome

Raw Vs. Cooked Diets Have Distinct Effects on Both Mouse and Human Gut Microbes by Nicholas Weiler via UCSF.edu