Key Considerations When Planning a Gut Microbiome Study
The gut microbiome plays a significant role in human health and disease. However, given the complexities of the microbiome, investigators aiming to contribute to this transformative space often lack easy access to the foundational products and study capabilities required to conduct microbiome-based studies. Most critical are the combination of germ-free animals, unique scientific expertise, and supporting gnotobiotic infrastructure.
In this exclusive Taconic Biosciences and Biomodels, LLC webinar, you will learn the fundamentals of conventional Microbiome and Germ-Free experiments.
By viewing this webinar, you will learn:
- How to design conventional Germ-Free and Microbiome experiments
- How to incorporate Microbiome research into your own studies
Mayara Grizotte-Lake, PhD
Field Applications Scientist | Taconic Biosciences
Dr. Mayara Grizotte-Lake received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from UMass Dartmouth, and her Ph.D. from Brown University in Pathobiology with a focus on Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. During her Ph.D. research, she made a novel finding regarding how commensal bacteria can downregulate vitamin A metabolism. With more than ten years of in vivo experience, she has great expertise in immunology, host-microbe interaction, rodent models and vaccine research. She is currently a Field Applications Scientist at Taconic.
Caitlin SL Parello, PhD
Associate Director of Research Operations | Biomodels, LLC
Dr. Parello joined Biomodels in 2016 as an Associate Scientist after completing her post-doctoral studies in the Department of Pathology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School where she focused on the development of a clinically relevant, humanized murine model of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) as a conduit for assessing interventions for multiple sclerosis (MS). Caitlin received her PhD from Boston University School of Medicine in 2014, where she adapted two murine models of Shiga Toxin 2- induced kidney injury, and was an NIH- funded pre-doctoral fellow and Russek award winner. At Biomodels, Caitlin has successfully combined her background in adaptive immunity and murine model development, and has incorporated both into assisting clients in addressing questions around product development in areas which include the interaction of the microbiome and immune system, the potential dysbiosis mediating inflammatory/autoimmune disorders, and determining if restoration of eubiosis can be therapeutic for such disorders. Dr. Parello led the establishment of our germ-free/gnotobiotic murine isolator facility, and serves as the lead scientist on microbiome-related studies.