Research by members of the Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown and James Adams programs at Arizona State University is featured in a new study, “Long-Term Benefit of Microbiota Transfer Therapy in Autism Symptoms and Gut Microbiota,” published in Scientific Reports. The study demonstrates that Microbiota Transfer Therapy provides long-term benefits for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. ABC… Continue reading Krajmalnik-Brown Lab Microbiota Transfer Therapy Research Featured in Scientific Reports
Year: 2019
Swette Center Good News Updates, January – April 2019
Krajmalnik-Brown Featured in Ask A Biologist Podcast In April, Dr. Rosy was featured in the Microbes Living Inside Us podcast. Podcast Notes: On this program we talk a lot about cells. In particular plant, animal, and microbial cells. But did you know there is a world of microbes that make their home inside and on… Continue reading Swette Center Good News Updates, January – April 2019
Study led by ASU’s Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, Dae-Wook Kang and James Adams Demonstrates Long-Term Benefits of Microbiota Transfer Therapy
ASU Now and Scientific Reports feature a new study, Long-Term Benefit of Microbiota Transfer Therapy in Autism Symptoms and Gut Microbiota, that describes the long-term benefits of fecal transplants in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The study was led by ASU researchers Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, James Adams, and Dae-Wook Kang (who is now faculty at the… Continue reading Study led by ASU’s Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, Dae-Wook Kang and James Adams Demonstrates Long-Term Benefits of Microbiota Transfer Therapy
Hazard Assessments
Hazard Assessments 14 years ago, an individual in an organic chemistry lab, placed a half full container of ethyl ether into a refrigerator that was okay to store chemicals, but not rated for flammables. Also stored in this refrigerator was an oxidant. The container sat in the refrigerator, slowly giving off fumes, over the weekend… Continue reading Hazard Assessments
Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown reflects on recent Nature publication about implications of microbial symbiont influence over fruit fly behavior
In a recent issue of Molecular Cell, Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown discusses recent findings by Schretter et al. (2018). In her article titled A Fruitful Discovery: Can Gut Bacteria Control Hyperactive Behavior, she considers how these findings contribute to the emerging microbial metabolism-mediated gut-brain model on many levels and how the work can instruct future research efforts.… Continue reading Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown reflects on recent Nature publication about implications of microbial symbiont influence over fruit fly behavior
Swette Center PhD Students Branching into Policy and Communications
PhD Student and Science Writer Christine Lewis is interning with Director of Biodesign Marketing and Communications Dianne Price, and has published a story about her fellow PhD students Caitlyn Hall and Ethan Howley who have organized a group of ASU delegates who will be traveling to the Arizona Capitol on Tuesday, 2/5 to urge lawmakers… Continue reading Swette Center PhD Students Branching into Policy and Communications
Anca Delgado Honored as Outstanding Faculty Mentor for 2018
The ASU Graduate College has awarded BSCEB faculty member Anca Delgado with the 2018 Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentor award in the category Outstanding Masters Mentor for 2018. The committee received many exceptional nominations but her portfolio, which included strong letters of support from her students and faculty chair, impressed them the most. There will be… Continue reading Anca Delgado Honored as Outstanding Faculty Mentor for 2018
Fa la la la la, la la la grad! – The reality about holidays for graduate students
Written by Diana Calvo Martinez, 12-31-2018 Families picking a Christmas Tree; the lingering smell of pine cones; a cup of hot chocolate on a cold night watching the Geminids meteor shower; grandma’s gingerbread cookies fresh out of the oven; dad and mom reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens close to the fireplace while the kids make… Continue reading Fa la la la la, la la la grad! – The reality about holidays for graduate students