@RoundLabUtah

Identifying relevant host-microbiota interactions during health

 Salt Lake City, UT
round.path.utah.edu/
Joined August 2015
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Our department retreat in midway was amazing! Student Michaela Murphy won a first place poster prize and Josiah won a flash talk prize! Inspiring talks from postdoc Claire Doherty and Assistant Professors Amiko Uchida and Alli Weis. Fun group and of people I get to work with!
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Congrats to postdoc Diego Lopez who just received the Jane Coffins postdoctoral fellowship!!!
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Stand up for Science Salt Lake #utpol
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Our paper on early life fungi and diabetes has been published today! healthcare.utah.edu/press-re…

Early-Life Gut Microbes May Protect Against Diabetes, Research in Mice Suggests

The results could ultimately help doctors reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes—or potentially even restore lost metabolic function in adulthood—by providing gut microbes that help the pancreas grow and...

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Graduate students Tyson Chiaro and Morgan Greenwoods paper in Cell Host and Microbe was officially accepted today!
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Our paper on early life microbes and pancreatic development was just accepted to Science! Congrats Jennifer hill on the beautiful work and collaborators Zac Stephens and Charlie Murtaugh
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Check our new review on fungi in the gut! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Microbiology & Immunology and the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah are working together to hire a faculty position in the area of Microbiota and cancer. utah.peopleadmin.com/posting…

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Microbiology & Immunology

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Recently had the pleasure of discussing our work on the podcast Mind & Matter, hosted by Nick Jikomes. I invite you to give it a listen. mindandmatter.substack.com/p…
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Just wanted to give a warm welcome to our new postdocs, Diego Lopez and Claire Doherty! We all look forward to working with you!
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Commencement: They talked the talk and walked the walk! Congrats, Dr. Hernandez and Dr. Klag!
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Autism’s Missing Microbes May Influence Social Behavior by Protecting the Gut

A new study led by scientists at University of Utah Health demonstrates that it is possible to impact health and behavior by manipulating the gut microbiome in a controlled way.

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We are excited to share the publication of our latest paper! In furthering our understanding of the gut-brain axis, we showed that past intestinal inflammation is associated with deficits in sociability in mice. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Colitis reduces active social engagement in mice and is ameliorated by supplementation with human...

Nature Communications - Past intestinal distress is associated with diminished social behavior in mice. Here, the authors show that treatment with microbiota members that are enriched in...

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Finally, we identified two bacteria species that were enriched in neurotypical people whose provision to mice could ameliorate both colitis severity and its associated sociability deficits. Give it a read and comment below with any questions or comments!
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We also discovered that the microbiotas from people with autism spectrum disorder can convey worsened colitis severity in mice.
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I'm now recruiting a technician for the soon-to-be Hill Lab. Please share! Any previous experience with gnotobiotic mouse husbandry, microbiology, or pancreatic tissue work is highly desired. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDe…
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Congratulations to former postdoc Kyla Ost (University of Colorado, Anschutz) on receiving an NIH innovator award!
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We are looking for a lab technician to help build and maintain a biorepository as well as perform basic laboratory experiments. If you're interested to learn more and to apply, please use the link below! utah.peopleadmin.com/posting…
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Two prominent research groups come to a shockingly similar finding from totally different angles! Checkout these two papers #OnlineNow @seeleyrj #KarenGuillemin 🔗 cell.com/cell-metabolism/ful… 🔗 cell.com/cell-metabolism/ful…
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