Farncombe Institute
@Farncombe_GI
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Our mission is to understand the role of microbes and diet in the maintenance of health and in the expression of disease within and beyond the digestive tract.
Hamilton, Ontario
Joined November 2015
RT @machealthsci: Gluten may not actually trigger many irritable bowel syndrome cases. Premysl Bercik, senior researcher and @MacDeptMed p….
newscientist.com
People who follow a gluten-free diet in the hope of it calming their irritable bowel syndrome may actually be able to tolerate the common dietary protein
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RT @Bercik_Collins: Huge congratulations to Dr. Caroline Seiler and the entire team behind this work! 👏 @Farncombe_GI.And a big thank you t….
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That's a wrap on this season of Noon Rounds at the Institute! .Huge thanks to our final speakers Dr. De Palma @Giada_DePalma, Dr. Saman Sadeghi @McMasterEng and Dr. Leontiadis @GriLeont for closing us out strong. We'll be back on Sept 17th-until then, enjoy the summer! 🌞
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We're excited to showcase even more trainees next week at a student organized symposium. Farncombe trainees will host visiting PhD students from Wageningen University & Research @WUR #Toxicology group for presentations, posters, and networking!. Registration is open until monday!
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Kelly Kan investigating a fungal probiotic for celiac disease! Cosupervised between @LabCaminero and @VerduLab
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Great presentations about the roles of microbiota in different digestive disorders: Emma Giordano on how small intestinal microbiota affect development of IBS from @Bercik_Collins and Peter Hall on microbial metabolism of peanut and dairy allergens from @LabCaminero !.
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New trainees expanding on projects in the lab! Brooke Bowerman from the @VerduLab investigating drivers of proteolytic activity, and Jumanah Alawafi from @Bercik_Collins investigating microbial metabolites and abdominal pain in IBD!
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So many diverse projects to highlight from our trainees recently:.Asif Jamal from Dr. Waliul Khan's lab on the role of 5-MT in intestinal fibrosis in mice and Jacob Sutoski from Dr. Leslie MacNeil on SHC-3 signalling in a C. elegans model
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Excellent talk by Dr. Dana Philpott @UofT on NOD2 receptor in IBD. The atrium was at capacity!! Thank you for visiting!
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RT @marshllj: Congratulations to Dr. Steve Collins, well deserved recipient of the American Gastroenterological Association BCID Mentor of….
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RT @DrKimEBarrett: So great to see my old friend Steve Collins @Farncombe_GI @McMasterU recognized with the distinguished mentor award from….
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Thank you @NicolaJGI from @UofT for joining us today and giving an excellent lecture on the importance of mitochondria in GI disorders and sharing some of your advances in the field of H. Pylori therapy!
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Great presentation today by Dr. Bergstrom @k_bergstrom_19 from @ubcokanagan on the importance of mucus glycosylation in chronic GI disorders! Followed by a great discussion with trainees!!
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Great to see diverse projects from trainees at our weekly progress updates.Great work from Nial Navaratne from Dr. Leslie MacNeil's lab and Dana Zada from the @SchertzerLab !
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RT @VerduLab: @JEGhia visiting professor @CanGastroAssn on the importance of science communication at all levels @Farncombe_GI GI rou….
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What a great presentation today at noon rounds by Dr. @JEGhia from @umanitoba 2024 CAG Visiting Professor @CanGastroAssn on science communication!
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Another great noon rounds talk by Dr. Kristen Smith-Edwards @KristenSEdwards @MayoClinic on colonic innervation! What a great discussion!
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RT @machealthsci: April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month. Caroline Seiler, a nutrition researcher with @Farncombe_GI, writes i….
theconversation.com
Diet plays an important role in human health, but how it does so — especially among those with gastrointestinal diseases — becomes complicated by the emotional and psychological aspects of eating.
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Today the Farncombe Institute hosted Megan Zangara @megannnzeee from Dr. @BrianKCoombes Lab for our weekly noon rounds. Her wonderful talk about the consequences of acute stress in mucosal barrier led to great discussions. Looking forward to seeing this work published!
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