Date:
| Where | Online: https://www.harvard.com/event/virtual_event_alessio_fasano_and_susie_flaherty/ |
| When | May 10, 2021 @12:00PM |
| Organization/Sponsor | Harvard Division of Science, Harvard Library, and Harvard Book Store |
| Speaker(s) | Alessio Fasano (MGH and Harvard) and Susie Flaherty (MGH) |
| Cost | free |
| Contact Info | science_lectures@fas.harvard.edu |
We are at the dawn of a new scientific revolution. Our understanding of how to treat and prevent diseases has been transformed by knowledge of the microbiome—the rich ecosystem of microorganisms that is in and on every human. In Gut Feelings, Alessio Fasano and Susie Flaherty show why these microbial hitchhikers may hold the keys to human health.
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Alessio Fasano is the W. Allan Walker Chair of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and Professor of Nutrition at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He is also Founder and Director of the Center for Celiac Research and Treatment at MGH.
Susie Flaherty is an award-winning writer and editor. She is the Director of Communications at the Center for Celiac Research and Treatment.
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