Nov 14, 2024  |  2:00pm - 3:30pm

Lawson 2024 Microbiome Seminar Series

Join us for this exciting seminar series!

Nutrition and health researchers share leading-edge science on the microbiome with the research community at this annual seminar, hosted by the Joannah & Brian Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition.

Each seminar includes two presentations, the first delivered by a trainee (graduate student, medical student or postdoctoral fellow) and the second by an established leader in the field.

The 2024 Presenters are:

Emily Mercer is a PhD candidate in the Arrieta lab at the University of Calgary. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology at the University of Guelph. Her research examines the maturational patterns of the gut microbiome in infants and the influence of various early-life exposures on these patterns, such as nutrition, medications, and stress-inducing medical procedures. Emily has received various awards throughout her degree, including a CIHR Doctoral Scholarship, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute Scholarships, and funding from the Stratas Foundation. 

Dr. Marie-Claire Arrieta an Associate Professor and Research Excellence Chair at the University of Calgary in Canada. She received her undergraduate degree in Microbiology from Universidad de Costa Rica, and later received MSc and PhD degrees from the University of Alberta. Following her postdoctoral training at the University of British Columbia, she joined the departments of Physiology, Pharmacology and Pediatrics of the University of Calgary.

For more information about the speakers, visit the event page.

Attendance is free but space is limited. Register by visiting the registration page.

Photo of Emily Mercer and Marie-Claire Arrieta