North City Tech: Microbiome 101: what you eat feeds trillions

North City Tech Meetup, Monday, September 16, 2019, 7pm to 9pm, Lake Forest Park Library, at the Lake Forest Town Center, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. Free – Open to the public, no reservation required

William DePaolo, PhD. presents: 

 Microbiome 101: what you eat feeds trillions

The gut microbiome is believed to play an important role in human health. This means exploring host-microbiome interactions will be critical to enable new insights and treatments in human diseases. 

Dr. DePaolo will provide an overview of the latest scientific evidence related to gut microbiota, nutrition and probiotics and their importance to health across the lifespan. Particular focus will be on the interaction of diet and the gut microbiota; how probiotics influence the intestinal microbiome; and to determine how fermented foods, yogurt, etc., are important in human health.

William DePaolo

R. William DePaolo, PhD
Lynn and Michael Garvey Chair Gastroenterology
Associate Professor | Medicine
Director | CMiST (Center for Microbiome Sciences and Therapeutics)

William DePaolo is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington, recipient of the Garvey Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology, and Director of CMiST, Center for Microbiome Sciences and Therapeutics.

Will received his PhD from Northwestern University and trained at the University of Chicago. His research is multi-disciplinary, applying microbiology, mucosal immunology, cancer, and the microbiome to study complex human diseases (cancer, IBD, obesity).

He also advocates strongly for the dissemination of accurate and useful medical information to the public, through contributions to The Today Show, Oprah magazine, Huffington Post, and collaborations with artists and Buzzfeed Media.

DePaolo Lab is part of UW Medicine, located at the University of Washington Medical Center and is part of CMiST, the Center for Microbiome Sciences and Therapeutics in the Department of Medicine, Division Gastroenterology.

The North City Tech Meetup is a free meetup, usually the first Monday of each month at one of our local libraries: Lake Forest Park, Shoreline or Kenmore. People of all levels of interest and experience are encouraged to attend. There is always time for introductions and discussions.

The October meeting will feature UW Professor Alan Borning (retired) on the Surveillance Economy (where companies watch everything we say and do, and then turn that knowledge into profit).