Having IMPACTT 2:
Advancing Microbiome Research
June 2 & 3, 2022

Selected Abstracts

Selected Abstracts for Oral and Poster Presentation

See below for the abstracts selected for oral and poster presentations for our Having IMPACTT: Advancing Microbiome Research Symposium on June 2 & 3, 2022 at the Malcolm Hotel in Canmore, AB, Canada.

Abstracts

Oral Presenters

Dr. Kyle Burrows (Session 4: Microbiome & Influences on Disease)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto (Canada)

A gut commensal protozoan tunes pulmonary disease severity

Kyle Burrows, Louis Ngai, Pailin Chiaranunt, Eric Cao, Catherine J. Streutker, Brian Forde, Liam O’Mahony, and Arthur Mortha

Dr. Alissa Cait (Session 4: Microbiome & Influences on Disease)

Post Doctoral Fellow, Malaghan Institute of Medical Research (New Zealand)

Microbiome and Immune profiling of a 1-year controlled human hookworm infection

Alissa Cait, Francessco Vacca, Brittany Lavander, Sophia-Louise Noble, Kate McLean, John Mamum, Bibek Yamnam, Tama Te Kawa, Tom Mules, Sam Old, Laura Ferrer, Graham Le Gros, Mali Camberis, Stephen Inns, Olivier Gasser

Dr. Brittany Duggan (Session 6: Microbiome Short Talks)

Post-doctoral Fellow, McMaster University (Canada)

Gut microbiota-based vaccination uses NOD-RIPK2 immunity to improve long-lasting blood glucose control in obese mice

Brittany M. Duggan, Akhilesh K. Tamrakar, Nicole G. Barra, Fernando F. Anhê, Gabriella Paniccia, Jessica G. Wallace, Hannah D. Stacey, Matthew S. Miller, Deborah M. Sloboda, Jonathan D. Schertzer

Dr. Roy Hajjar (Session 2: Microbiome & Cancer)

PhD Candidate & Resident Physician, Université de Montréal (Canada)

The gut microbiota modulates colonic healing after surgery in patients with colorectal cancer 

Roy Hajjar, Gabriela Fragoso, Manon Oliero, Annie Calvé, Hervé Vennin Rendos, Thibault Cuisiniere, Claire Gerkins, Ahmed Amine Alaoui, Emmanuel Gonzalez, Nicholas J B Brereton, Souad Djediai, Borhane Annabi, Khoudia Diop, Bertrand Routy, Patrick Laplante, Jean-François Cailhier, Nassima Taleb, Hefzi Alratrout, François Dagbert, Rasmy Loungnarath, Herawaty Sebajang, Frank Schwenter, Ramses Wassef, Richard Ratelle, Éric Debroux, Carole Richard, Manuela M Santos

Rebecca Jeffery (Session 6: Microbiome Short Talks)

DPhil Student, University of Oxford (United Kingdom)

Understanding host-bacterial and bacterial-bacterial interactions that support intestinal inflammation

Rebecca Jeffery, Lilian Lam, Claire Pearson, India Brough, Elizete Araujo, Andrew Macpherson, Fiona Powrie and Nicholas Ilott

Dr. Kevin McGregor (Session 5: Bioinformatics & Multi-Omics)

Assistant Professor, York University (Canada)

Proportionality-based association measures in count-based compositional data

Kevin McGregor and Nneka Okaeme

Manon Oliero (Microbiome & Cancer)

PhD Student, CRCHUM, Université de Montréal Hospital Research Centre (Canada)

Tumorigenic effect of inulin in ApcMin/+ mice depends on the presence of colibactin-producing bacteria 

Manon Oliero, Roy Hajjar, Thibault Cuisiniere, Gabriela Fragoso, Annie Calvé, and Manuela M. Santos 

Ana Popovic (Session 1: Microbiome & Early Life)

PhD Candidate, The Hospital for Sick Children (Canada)

Intestinal protozoan Tritrichomonas induces transcriptional remodeling of the gut microbiome, which is accelerated in immunocompromised mice

Ana Popovic, Eric Y. Cao, Nirvana Nursimulu, Michael E. Grigg, Arthur Mortha, John Parkinson

Sara Stickley (Session 1: Microbiome & Early Life)

PhD Student, Queen’s University (Canada)

Host genomics and exposure to human milk oligosaccharides are associated with the gut microbiota of infants with asthma in the CHILD Cohort Study 

Sara A. Stickely, Zhi Y. Fang, Amirthagowri Ambalavanan, Yang Zhang, Charisse Petersen, Darlene Dai, Bianca Robertson, Chloe Yonemitsu, Stuart E. Turvey, Piushkumar J. Mandhane, Elinor Simons, Theo J. Moraes, Malcolm R. Sears, Padmaja Subbarao, Lars Bode, Meghan B. Azad, Qingling Duan

Dr. Robyn Wright (Session 5: Bioinformatics & Multi-Omics)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dalhousie University (Canada)

From defaults to databases: parameter and database choice dramatically impact the performance of metagenomic taxonomic classification tools in low microbial biomass samples 

Robyn J. Wright, André M. Comeau and Morgan G.I. Langille

Flash Talk & Poster Presenters

Giuliano Bayer (Poster 1)

PhD Student, University of Toronto (Canada)

Generation of a Humanized Gnotobiotic Mouse Model to Study Host Gene-Microbiota Interactions 

Giuliano Bayer, Bana Samman, Amy Cao, Boyan K Tsankov, Grace V Visser, Tapas Mukherjee, Elisabeth G Foerster, Nathaniel J Winsor, Emma Allen-Vercoe, Dana J Philpott

Dr. Andrew Forgie (Poster 2)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta (Canada)

Changes to the resident gut microbiota from high dose vitamin B12 supplementation promotes Citrobacter rodentium colonization in mice

Andrew J. Forgie, Deanna M. Pepin, Tingting Ju, Stephanie Tollenaar, Consolato M. Sergi, Samantha Gruenheid, Benjamin P. Willing

Ali Mirza (Poster 3)

PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia (Canada)

Metagenomic Analysis of the Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis Gut Microbiome 

Ali I Mirza, Feng Zhu, Natalie Knox, Jessica D Forbes, Gary Van Domselaar, Charles N Bernstein, Morag Graham, Ruth Ann Marrie, Janace Hart, E. Ann Yeh, Douglas L Arnold, Amit Bar-Or, Julia O’Mahony, Yinshan Zhao, William Hsiao, Brenda Banwell, Emmanuelle Waubant, Helen Tremlett

Jacob Nearing (Poster 4)

PhD Candidate, Dalhousie University (Canada)

Examining the salivary microbiome for biomarkers of breast, prostate and colon cancer

Jacob T. Nearing, Vanessa DeClercq, Morgan. G.I. Langille

Jared Schlechte (Poster 5)

MSc Student, University of Calgary (Canada)

Dysbiosis of the gut microbiome and immune paralysis in critical illness: a multi-omics and systems-based analysis

Jared Schlechte, Amanda Zucoloto, Katrina Yu, and Braedon McDonald

Dr. Caitlin Simopoulos (Poster 6)

Postdoctoral Associate, University of Ottawa (Canada)

A novel computational approach for large-scale microbiome screens using mass spectrometry profiling

Anita Singh (Poster 7)

MSc Student, McMaster University (Canada)

Microbiota-derived D-lactate alters macrophage inflammation 

Singh, A.M., Anhe, F.F., Schertzer, J.D.

Andrea Verdugo Meza (Poster 8)

PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia, Okanagan (Canada)

Two live biotherapeutic products protect Muc2-/- and DSS-exposed mice from severe colitis

Andrea Alejandra Verdugo-Meza, Sandeep K. Gill, Jiayu Ye, Jacqueline A. Barnett, Natasha Haskey, Geet Hans, Deanna L. Gibson

Poster Presenters

Ayodeji Samuel Ajayi (Poster 9)

PhD Student, Université de Montréal (Canada)

Dietary supplementation with inulin slows the progression of extracolonic colorectal tumors in mice

Ayodeji Samuel Ajayi, Roy Hajjar, Manon Oliero, Thibault Cuisiniere, Claire Gerkins, Gabriela Fragoso, Annié Calve, Hervé Vennin-Rendos, Manuela M. Santos

Dr. Vugar Azizov (Poster 10)

Postdoctoral Researcher, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (Germany)

Alcohol-sourced acetate reduces T cell filamentous actin branching and migration 

Vugar Azizov, Michael Frech, Jörg Hofmann, Marketa Kubankova, Dennis Lapuente, Matthias Tenbusch, Jochen Guck, Georg Schett, and Mario M. Zaiss

Arshpreet Bhatwa (Poster 11)

Graduate Student, McMaster University (Canada)

Obesity and hyperglycemia alter the type of metabolic endotoxemia 

Bhatwa A, Anhe GF, Anhe FF, Schertzer JD

Dr. Dominique Bihan (Poster 12)

Senior Scientist, University of Calgary (Canada)

Method for absolute quantification of short chain fatty acids via reverse phase chromatography mass spectrometry

Dominique G. Bihan, Thomas Rydzak, Madeleine Wyss, Kier Pittman, Kathy D. McCoy, Ian A. Lewis

Kirsty Brown (Poster 13)

PhD Candidate, University of Calgary (Canada)

Effects of microbiome, age and sex on whole body metabolic phenotypes in mice

Kirsty Brown, Carolyn A. Thomson, Ryan Groves, Vina Fan, Ian A. Lewis, Kathy D. McCoy

Diana Changirwa (Poster 14)

MSc Student, University of Calgary (Canada)

Gastrointestinal colonization by Candida albicans modulates systemic host defence in sepsis 

Diana Changirwa, Amanda Zucoloto, Katrina Yu, and Braedon McDonald

Dr. Olabisi Coker (Poster 15)

Research Associate, University of Calgary (Canada)

Metagenomic exploration of the gut microbiome in a sibling-controlled pilot study of children with Tourette Syndrome 

Olabisi Coker, Hena Ramay, Kevin Muirhead, Tamara M. Pringsheim, Ramon Cortez, Davide Martino and Laura K. Sycuro

Thibault Cuisiniere (Poster 16)

PhD Candidate, CRCHUM, Université de Montréal Hospital Research Centre (Canada)

Oral iron supplementation shapes the recovery of the gut microbiota and promotes carcinogenesis in the APCMin/+ mouse model

Thibault Cuisiniere, Manon Oliero, Roy Hajjar, Annie Calvé, Gabriela Fragoso, Manuela M. Santos

Sonia Czyz (Poster 17)

MSc Student, University of Calgary (Canada)

Investigating the Role of Maternal Microbiota and Antibodies in Development of the Neonatal Immune System

Sonia Czyz, Aline Ignacio, Markus B. Geuking, Kathy D. McCoy

Dr. Marcela Davoli Ferreira (Poster 18)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary (Canada)

Investigating the Role of Human Commensal Bacteria in Promoting Autism Spectrum Disorder 

Marcela Davoli-Ferreira, Lukas Mager, Aline Ignacio, Jenine Yee, Thomas Louie, Markus Geuking, Kathy McCoy

Michelle Dean (Poster 19)

POET Program Manager, University of Calgary (Canada)

A multi-omics approach to examining the microbiome and its potential impact on therapeutic outcomes of de novo metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer patients at a Canadian tertiary care centre

Dean ML, Ramay H, Mager LF, Groves RA, Lewis IA, McCoy KD, Xu T, Bebb DG, Yip S, Bose P

Dr. Vanessa DeClercq (Poster 20)

Research Associate, Dalhousie University (Canada)

Bioinformatic Approaches for Investigating the Role of the Human Microbiome in Chronic Disease

Dollina Dodani (Poster 21)

Graduate Student, University of British Columbia (Canada)

Translating the vaginal microbiome for improved screening and prevention in endometrial cancers 

Dollina D. Dodani, Lauren Tindale, and Aline Talhouk

Sharon Dong (Poster 22)

MSc Student, University of Calgary (Canada)

Genetic Manipulation of Bacteroides for Transient Colonization of Germ-free Mice

Sharon F. Dong, Carolyn A. Thomson, Regula Burkhard, Trevor E. Randall, Joe J. Harrison, Kathy D. McCoy, Markus B. Geuking

Dr. Marija Drikic (Poster 23)

Research Associate, University of Calgary (Canada)

Method for quantifying the metabolic boundary fluxes of cell cultures in large cohorts by high resolution hydrophilic liquid chromatography mass spectrometry

Marija Drikic, Ryan A. Groves, Maryam Mapar, Raied Aburashed, Luis F. Ponce, Stephanie L. Bishop, Thomas Rydzak, Dominique G. Bihan, Hallgrimur Benediktsson, Fiona Clement, Daniel B. Gregson, and Ian A. Lewis

Yi (Edward) Fan (Poster 24)

PhD Student, University of Alberta (Canada)

Week-old broiler chickens with high relative Bacteroides abundance have increased cecal short chain fatty acids and reduced expression of inflammatory cytokines

Zhi Yi Fang (Poster 25)

MSc Student, Queen’s University (Canada)

Maternal genomics and human milk oligosaccharides are associated with milk microbiota of lactating mothers and risk of asthma among breastfed infants in the CHILD Cohort Study 

Zhi Yi Fang, Sara A. Stickely, Amirthagowri Ambalavanan, Yang Zhang, Bianca Robertson, Chloe Yonemitsu, Kelsey Fehr, Shirin Moossavi, Stuart E. Turvey, Piushkumar J. Mandhane, Elinor Simons, Theo J. Moraes, Malcolm R. Sears, Padmaja Subbarao, Lars Bode, Meghan B. Azad, Qingling Duan

Claire Gerkins (Poster 26)

MSc Student, Université de Montréal (Canada)

The modulation of intestinal inflammation by Parabacteroides goldsteinii in murine models of colitis 

Claire Gerkins, Manon Oliero, Roy Hajjar, Hervé Vennin Rendos, Gabriela Fragoso, Annie Calvé, Khoudia Diop, Bertrand Routy, Manuela M. Santos

Chanel Ghesquiere (Poster 27)

Graduate Student, University of British Columbia/British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute (Canada)

Assessing the ability of genetically engineered Live Biotherapeutic Products to reduce intestinal inflammation in a SHIP-deficient mouse model of Crohn’s disease

Chanel Ghesquiere, Susan Menzies, Maggie Ma, Deanna Gibson, Laura Sly

Dr. Thaís Glatthardt (Poster 28)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary (Canada)

Malassezia restricta gut colonization impacts lung immune responses to Respiratory Syncytial Virus 

Thaís Glatthardt, Erik van Tilburg Bernardes, Mackenzie Gutierrez, Leanne Bilawchuk, David Marchant, Eugenia Corrales Aguilar, Marie-Claire Arrieta

Dr. Alessandra Granato (Poster 29)

Research Associate, The Hospital for Sick Children (Canada)

Transfer of gut microbes isolated from infants at risk for type 1 diabetes into germ free NOD mice regulate spontaneous diabetes

Alessandra Granato, Steve Mortin-Toth, Simone Renwick, Christina Ohland, Christopher Yau, Tiffany Kong, Michelle Daigneault, Kathy D. McCoy, Emma Alen-Vercoe, Jayne Danska

Mackenzie Gutierrez (Poster 30)

PhD Student, University of Calgary (Canada)

Early-life Fungal Colonization Mediates Host Metabolism and White Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Mice 

Mackenzie W. Gutierrez, Erik van Tilburg Bernardes, Kristen Kalbfleisch, Faye Chleilat, Marie-Claire Arrieta

Diana Haider (Poster 31)

PhD Candidate, Dalhousie University (Canada)

Mock microbial community meta-analysis using different quality thresholds

Diana Haider, Michael Hall, Julie Laroche, Robert Beiko

Dr. Alya Heirali (Poster 32)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto (Canada)

Peripheral biomarkers of the gut microbiome and response to microbiome-targeting therapies in individuals with solid tumors

Alya Heirali, Daniel V. Araujo, Tira J. Tan, Marc Oliva, Pierre H.H. Schneeberger, Bo Chen, Matthew K. Wong, Lee-Anne Stayner, Aaron Richard Hansen, Samuel D. Saibil, Ben X. Wang, Sawako Elston, Kyla Cochrane, Keith Sherriff, Emma Allen-Vercoe, Wei Xu, Lillian L. Siu, Anna Spreafico, Bryan Coburn

Dr. Aline Ignacio Silva (Poster 33)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary (Canada)

Eosinophils: the forgotten players of intestinal homeostasis 

A. Ignacio, K. Shah, J. Bernier-Latmani, Y. Köller, G. Coakley, M. Moyat, R. Hamelin, F. Armand, N. C. Wong, H. Ramay, C.A. Thomson, R. Burkhard, Hazhoe Wang, A. Dufour, Markus. B. Geuking, B. McDonald, T.V. Petrova, N.L. Harris, K. D. McCoy

Baofeng (Justin) Jia (Poster 34)

PhD Candidate, Simon Fraser University (Canada)

Metagenome-assembled genome binning methods with short reads disproportionately fail for plasmids and genomic islands

Baofeng Jia, Finlay Maguire, Kristen L. Gray, Wing Yin Venus Lau, Robert G. Beiko, and Fiona S. L. Brinkman

Dr. Tingting Ju (Poster 35)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta (Canada)

The presence of gut commensal Escherichia coli aggravated high-fat diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance 

Tingting Ju, Benjamin C. T. Bourrie, Andrew J. Forgie, Deanna M. Pepin, Stephanie Tollenaar, Consolato M. Sergi, and Benjamin P. Willing

Dr. Larisa Kovtonyuk (Poster 36)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary (Canada)

Inflammageing of Hematopoietic Stem Cells is driven by microbiome via IL-1

Larisa V. Kovtonyuk, Francisco Caiado, Santiago Garcia-Martin, Eva-Maria Manz, Patrick Helbling, Hitoshi Takizawa, Steffen Boettcher, Fatima Al-Shahrour, Cesar Nombela Arrieta, Emma Slack, and Markus G. Manz

Hannah Lantz (Poster 37)

MSc Student, University of Alberta (Canada)

Exploring Early Life Escherichia coli and Amoxicillin Interventions on Subsequent Salmonella Resistance in a Swine-derived Bacterial Gnotobiotic Mouse Model

Hannah Lantz, Tingting Ju, Stephanie Tollenaar, Camila Marcolla, Janelle Fouhse, Benjamin Willing

Sukyoung (Suzie) Lee (Poster 38)

MSc Student, University of Calgary (Canada)

Of Sex, Gut and Brain: Functional studies in a mouse model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Frontotemporal Dementia

Sukyoung Lee, Yulan Jiang, Matthew Stephens, Keith Sharkey, Gerald Pfeffer and Minh Dang Nguyen

Dr. Karen Lithgow (Poster 39)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary (Canada)

Resolving glycogen and related enzymes reveals correlates of Lactobacillus crispatus dominance in a cohort of young African women 

Karen V. Lithgow, Athena Cochinamogulos, Kevin Muirhead, Shaelen Konschuh, Lynda Oluoch, Nelly R. Mugo, Alison C. Roxby, and Laura K. Sycuro

Sijie (Nicole) Liu (Poster 40)

Graduate Student, University of British Columbia (Canada)

Characterization of Probiotic Strains and Their Ability to Survive in Perturbed pH and Osmolality

Sijie Liu, Sagar Pannu, Katharine M. Ng, Carolina Tropini

Dr. Pekka Määttänen (Poster 41)

Associate Professor, Burman University (Canada)

Lifestyle Medicine and the Microbiome: Do Lifestyle and Diet Immersion Programs with Significant Health Benefits Shift the Microbiome?

Naomi Akanmori, Richard Gonzalez, Ethan Burgess, Boss Lee, Tiina Keronen, Aki T. Pirskanen, Cami Gotshall, Neil Nedley, Francisco E Ramirez, Devin Holman and Pekka Määttänen

Emily Mercer (Poster 42)

PhD Candidate, University of Calgary (Canada)

Interkingdom dynamics and nutrition are associated with divergent maturational patterns of the infant bacterial and fungal gut microbiome in the first year of life

Emily M. Mercer, Allan B. Becker, Elinor Simons, Piushkumar J. Mandhane, Stuart E. Turvey, Theo J. Moraes, Malcolm R. Sears, Padmaja Subbarao, Meghan B. Azad, and Marie-Claire Arrieta

Dr. Chunlong Mu (Poster 43)

Postdoctoral Associate, University of Calgary (Canada)

Targeted gut microbiota manipulation attenuates seizures in a model of infantile spasms syndrome 

Chunlong Mu, Naghmeh Nikpoor, Thomas A. Tompkins, Anamika Choudhary, Melinda Wang, Wendie N. Marks, Jong M. Rho, Morris H. Scantlebury, Jane Shearer

Dr. Van Ortega (Poster 44)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary (Canada)

The influence of early-life gut microbiome disruption on microglial development, HPA stress axis dysregulation and allergic asthma susceptability

Van A. Ortega, Colin Mackenzie, Fernando A. Vicentini, Muhammad Hafeez, Shirin Moossavi, Erik van Tilburg Bernardes, Emily Mercer, Kristen Kalbfleisch, Jumana Samara, Veronika Kuchařová Pettersen, Keith A. Sharkey, Marie-Claire Arrieta

Stuti Patel (Poster 45)

Undergraduate Student, University of Calgary (Canada)

Associations Between Prenatal Depression, Prenatal Maternal Microbiome, and Infant Temperament

Stuti Patel, Marcel van de Wouw, Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, Catherine Lebel, Marie-Claire Arrieta & Gerald Giesbrecht

Roxanne Plante (Poster 46)

MSc Student, Université Laval (Canada)

Duodenal microbiota as a new target for the study of type II diabetes development

Plante, R., Lebeuf, M., Nguyen, G., Gill, M.E., Pilon, G., Couture, P., Rancourt Bouchard, M., Lemelin, V., Di Marzo V., Raymond, F., Marette, A.

Tausha Prisnee (Poster 47)

Graduate Student, University of Alberta (Canada)

Maternal mycobiome but not antibiotics alter fungal community structure in neonatal pigs

Tausha L. Prisnee, Janelle M. Fouhse, Natalie E. Diether, Tingting Ju, Hannah L. Lantz, Benjamin P. Willing

Rajibur Rahman (Poster 48)

Graduate Student, University of Alberta (Canada)

Transplantation of wild boar derived live microbiota into conventional piglets is associated with increased fecal microbiota diversity and immune activation 

Rajibur Rahman, Janelle M. Fouhse, Ryan Brook, Roman Nosach, John Harding, Benjamin P. Willing

Dr. Hena Ramay (Poster 49)

Senior Bioinformatician, University of Calgary (Canada)

FemMicro16S: Advancing the science of women’s health through open data sharing

Hena R. Ramay, Sahar Bagheri, Kevin Muirhead and Laura K. Sycuro

Laura Rojas (Poster 50)

MSc Student, University of Calgary (Canada)

Investigating the Association Between Prenatal Stress and Neurodevelopment: The Contribution of the Gut Microbiota 

Laura Rojas, Marcel van de Wouw, Yanan Wang, Deborah Dewey, Raylene A. Reimer, Nicole Letourneau, Tavis Campbell, Gerald Giesbrecht

Laura Rojas (Poster 51)

MSc Student, University of Calgary (Canada)

Investigating the Impact of Prenatal Stress on the Child Gut Microbiota at Preschool-Age

Laura Rojas, Marcel van de Wouw, Yanan Wang, Deborah Dewey, Raylene A. Reimer, Nicole Letourneau, Tavis Campbell, Gerald Giesbrecht

Isla Skalosky (Poster 52)

MSc Student, University of Calgary (Canada)

The impact of intestinal microbiota complexity and antigen mimicry of a viral epitope on anti-viral T cell responses 

Isla Skalosky and Markus Geuking

Erin Strachan (Poster 53)

MSc Student, University of Alberta (Canada)

IgA-mediated Immunity in Type I Diabetes 

Erin Strachan, Jessica Groat, Masoud Akbari, Sue Tsai

Dr. Marcel van de Wouw (Poster 54)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary (Canada)

Associations Between the Gut Microbiota and Sleep in Preschool-Aged Children

Dr. Marcel van de Wouw (Poster 55)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Calgary (Canada)

The Relationship Between Internalizing Behaviors and the Gut Microbiota in Preschool Children

Erik van Tilburg Bernardes (Poster 56)

PhD Candidate, University of Calgary (Canada)

Antibiotic-induced Malassezia spp. expansion in infants elicits immune dysregulation and airway inflammation in gnotobiotic mice 

Erik van Tilburg Bernardes, Mackenzie W. Gutierrez, Carolyn A. Thomson, Kathy D. McCoy, Stephen B. Freedman, Marie-Claire Arrieta

Dr. Yan Wang (Poster 57)

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine (Canada)

Overview of the relationship between oral microbiome and oral health disparities among children

Yan Wang, Janni Kinsler, Francisco Ramos-Gomez

Nadia Yorke (Poster 58)

Undergraduate Student, University of Calgary (Canada)

The effect of intestinal colonization status on T cell development in the thymus

Nadia Yorke, Kirsten Wilson, Roopa Hebbandi Nanjundappa, Markus Geuking

Kassandra Zachos (Poster 59)

PhD Researcher, University of Toronto (Canada)

The Microbiome-Mitochondria Crosstalk: Assessing the Microbiome Composition of Patients with Mitochondrial Disease 

Kassandra A. Zachos, Neil Sondheimer & Ana C. Andreazza