Title: Insights into the Early Life Gut Microbiome
Speaker: Ryan W. Walker, PhD, MS
Bio: I received a BSc in Marine Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2001, and then spent 7 years as a professional chef in both San Francisco and New York City prior to earning his MSc in Applied Physiology and Nutrition from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2008 while working as both an Exercise Physiologist and Research Coordinator for the New York Obesity Research Center at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital. Before joining MSSM, I obtained my PhD in Integrative Biology of Disease from the Keck School of Medicine at USC, where I obtained complimentary expertise in clinical and genetic obesity investigation and researched the effects of dietary and genetic factors on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Hispanic youth.
My current work involves better understanding the early establishment of the fetal gut microbiota and the role of the microbiome in the etiology of obesity and related diseases. The aim of this work is to 1. identify mediators of the gut bacterial population so as to establish targets for interventions to improve health outcomes and 2. to unravel cause vs. consequence in the relationships between diet, microbiome and host health.
Date: Thursday, May 30th 2019
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Location: CAM Building, 17 East 102nd Street, West Tower Elevator, 5th Floor, D5-122
If you need more information please contact:
chanel.arias@mssm.edu
*Light lunch will be provided
Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm
CAM Building, 17 East 102nd Street, West Tower Elevator, 5th Floor, D5-122