On this week's podcast, we talked with Kristina Campbell from Gut Microbiota for Health. Kristina had recently traveled to three conferences around the world so we talked with her about what's going on in the field and the most recent breakthroughs in the field. We also announced that we set up a voicemail for callers to call-in and ask us questions or leave comments for the next episode of the podcast. The number is 518-945-8583 and we hope to hear from you with any questions, simple or complex, that you want us to answer on the podcast.
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The episode begins with a few recent news stories:
(2:57) The Obama administration announced a $1.2B plan to fight antibiotic resistant bacteria. Read more.
(5:00) A group at the University of Nottingham used a 1000 year old recipe to kill MRSA and it was very successful. Read more.
(7:13) The Massachusetts Host-Microbiome Center is being created by a $4.8M grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center. Read more.
In the conversation with Kristina (@bykriscampbell on twitter and read her personal blog here) we discussed:
(41:35) After the interview with Kristina, we again discussed the NCAA tournament and how our picks before the Round of 32 are faring.
The next podcast will be with Justin and Erica Sonnenburg, scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine. Leave a voicemail for us at if you have a question for Erica and Justin about the impact of diet on the microbiome or anything else microbiome related.
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The third episode of The Microbiome Podcast is now available. We had a great conversation with Dr. Andrew Gewirtz, a professor at Georgia State University. We talked about his research and had a really interesting discussion on his paper on emulsifiers and their impact on the microbiome and inflammatory diseases. We asked Dr. Gewirtz if his research resulted in his changing his diet as well as a quick discussion on Georgia State and their chances in the NCAA tournament.
Listen to the podcast here on our website. Here on iTunes. And here on Stitcher.
And see here for more detailed show notes:
The episode begins with David and William discussing a few recent news stories about the microbiome:
In the conversation with Dr. Andrew Gewirtz (10:22) they discuss:
- Dr. Gewirtz’s research on metabolic syndrome, a term for conditions that are related to diabetes. Learn more about Dr. Gewirtz and his research.
- (13:38) His research on Toll-like receptor 5 and how it activates innate immunity in order to combat infectious agents. Read his paper in Science.
- (21:09) Emulsifiers and his most recent research that showed emulsifiers in food may lead to inflammatory diseases. Read the Nature paper. Read our blog post on the study.
- (32:33) If Dr. Gewirtz changed his diet as a result of the research and if supplement testing methods need to be changed.
- (39:19) Dr. Gewirtz’s alma matter the University of Albany and Georgia State University where he is a professor, two teams that made the NCAA tournament.
After the interview (42:50) William and David gave their own NCAA picks and make a friendly wager on their picks.
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We are excited to announce the launch of The Microbiome Podcast. There will be a new podcast available every two weeks with new episodes becoming available on Sundays. Our first two podcasts are available to be downloaded and subscribed to on iTunes (click here) and Stitcher (click here) or you can listen to them on our website.
In the first episode we talked with Dr. Chris Mason from Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Mason led the research that analyzed the bacteria and microorganisms in the New York City transit systems. They sampled every subway station in the city and assembled the microbiome profile of the NYC subway system. We discussed the impact this research has now and what the future might look like when we can sample bacteria in the subway in real time. Read our blog post about this project here.
The second episode featured a conversation with Dr. Jonathan Eisen from University of California, Davis. We talked with Dr. Eisen about his research as well as a number of different issues pertaining to science like women in STEM fields and open access scientific publications. And if you aren’t tired by now of The Dress and whether it is blue and black or white and gold, you can hear William and David's opinion on the matter (it’s white and gold).
We hope you will subscribe to the podcast and share it with your friends, family, and colleagues. We would love to hear any feedback you might have so feel free to email us at info@microbiomeinsitute.org.
Please email blog@MicrobiomeInstitute.org for any comments, news, or ideas for new blog posts.
The views expressed in the blog are solely those of the author of the blog and not necessarily the American Microbiome Institute or any of our scientists, sponsors, donors, or affiliates.
