About Can microbes tell you what to feel?
Have you ever wondered if our gut microbes could affect our
hunger? Or our mood? And can our moods influence our gut microbes in return? We
have almost as many microbes in our gastrointestinal tract as we have human
cells in our body, many of which line our intestines to help us absorb
nutrients. There are others, however, that help us sense what is in our gut and
can affect our drive to eat. Recent studies suggest that one's gut microbes can
even have effects on one's mood and mental states. In this talk, Dr. David will
discuss her studies at the David Lab at Oregon State University's Department of
Microbiology, which focuses on interactions between microbes and our sensor
cells, how those microbes can modulate the metabolism of our brains, and how
they have shown to positively influence the behavior of animal models of
autism.
Dr. Maude M. David's work focused on the
microbiota-gut-brain axis. She obtained her PhD from the University of Lyon in
France. After postdoctoral positions at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
and Stanford School of Medicine, she joined Oregon State University as an Assistant
Professor in January 2018, where she has a joint appointment in Microbiology
and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and is now an Associate Professor
