Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown serves on National Academies Board that Releases Publication

Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown was invited to serve on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology; Board on Life Sciences; Committee on Advancing Understanding of the Implications of Environmental-Chemical Interactions with the Human Microbiome. This group recently released the following publication: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and… Continue reading Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown serves on National Academies Board that Releases Publication

Sofia Esquivel Elizondo graduates with Ph.D. in Environmental Biotechnology, Fall 2017

Congratulations to Sofia Esquivel Elizondo who graduated from Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown’s lab with a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment.  Her thesis is titled Microbial Communities Involved in Carbon Monoxide and Syngas Conversion to Biofuels and Chemicals.  Sofia has been a Graduate Research Assistant for the Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology… Continue reading Sofia Esquivel Elizondo graduates with Ph.D. in Environmental Biotechnology, Fall 2017

Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown and Daewook Kang host Korean PBS (EBS) to share Fecal Microbiota Transplant study results

Korean PBS interviewed Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, Dr. Daewook Kang, and Dr. James Adams to discuss promising FMT research results featured in a three-part YouTube series, below. Title: 미생물 인간 (roughly translates to “Microbiome Human”)

Gut microbe study shows promise as a potential treatment for autism

1/26/2017 The key to fighting autism might lie not in the mind, but in the gut. A recent publication in the journal Microbiome by the members Krajmalnik-Brown Lab and collaborators, approaches the search for effective autism treatments by focusing on improving the gut microbiome through fecal microbial transplants.Early results are promising, but additional testing is required before an FDA-approved… Continue reading Gut microbe study shows promise as a potential treatment for autism

Biodesign Swette Center attends AEESP Conference en force!

6/26/2017 Current BSCEB members and alumni attended AEESP from June 20-22, 2017 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Dr. Bruce Rittmann was honored with an AEESP Fellow award.  Read more about Dr. Rittmann’s AEESP award In the Loop.