Documentary: Let Them Eat Dirt
Dr. Brett Finlay and Dr. Marie-Claire Arrieta (IMPACTT Platform 2 Co-Lead) have written an engaging and important book called Let Them Eat Dirt: Saving our Children from an Oversanitized World. In the book, they explain how the millions of microbes that live in our bodies influence childhood development, and why an imbalance in those microbes can […]
Video: Host-Microbe-Environment Interactions
Over the past few years, evidence has revealed the key role that microbes play in human health and disease. This short animated video highlights key concepts that are considered in research to understand the intrinsic host-microbe-environment relationships and enable researchers to harness this knowledge to improve our health. This short animated video highlights key concepts […]
Meet Dr. Lewis, scientific mentor for the Creative Destruction Lab Rockies @UofC
The University of Calgary is a 21st Century Innovation Hub. In this innovation ecosystem, Dr. Ian Lewis thrives. Leader of the Calgary Metabolomics Research Facility (CMRF), Dr. Lewis addresses key world problems such as reducing deaths and disabilities from infections. In return, Dr. Lewis provides his expertise as an advisor to the Creative Destructive Lab […]
Ethics | Platform
Ethics Our Ethics Expert Dr. Diego Silva Our goal is to help researchers “define guidelines to weigh risks and benefits for subjects enrolled in microbiome research, thereby building trust between the public and others in the scientific community toward microbiome research.” What We Offer Webinar Series As microbiome research has advanced and grown in recent […]
