Gibson LabCongrats on Dr. Haskey’s most recent publication on her UC Mediterranean Study! Her findings show that a Mediterranean diet can be recommended to patients with ulcerative colitis, as it can help to improve the gut microbiome while in remission.
Read the paper here: https://academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad073/7140490
A current project in the Gibson Lab is focusing on the microbiome in Indian populations. Unfortunately, non-European cohorts are very under-represented in gut microbiome research, which has led to a misconstrued understanding for what a healthy gut should like in under-represented groups. Check out this #FEMSmicroBlog where we discuss this issue in more detail!
https://www.biocodexmicrobiotainstitute.com/en/gut-microbiota-still-many-things-be-discovered
Dr. Gibson was awarded the prestigious Killam Faculty Research Fellowship to support her sabbatical project in India “Characterization of differences in the gut microbiome composition and function between cohorts of South East Asians, immigrants and 1st generation Indo-Canadians.”
The Killam Research Fellowships are release time awards that provide support to scholars of exceptional ability who are engaged in research projects of broad significance and widespread interest within the disciplines of the health sciences, natural sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences, or studies linking any of these disciplines.
These prizes, which are among the most distinguished research awards in Canada, were established by the Killam Trusts by means of a bequest and gift of Mrs. Dorothy J. Killam in memory of her husband, Izaak Walton Killam, and his outstanding achievements.
Did you know 1 in 150 Canadians lives with Crohn’s or colitis?
Dr. Gibson with her clinical research team Dr. Sunny Singh (MD, FRCPC), Dr. Kevan Jacobson (MD,FRCPC) and Natasha Haskey (RD) were awarded the Crohn’s and Colitis Canada Grant-In-Aid to support their project “Dietary lipid intervention as a therapeutic against colitis.” 
The Crohn’s and Colitis Canada Grants-in-Aid of Research program is intended to support research on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Funds are dedicated for the support of research which is conducted by qualified investigators with an appointment in not-for-profit research or academic facilities located in Canada. This research program helps to advance prevention, treatments, health policy and to ultimately find cures.
Dr. Deanna Gibson (The Center for Microbiome and Inflammatory Disease Laboratory) is proud to be hosting an intensive two day QIIME workshop with QIIME master Dr. Antonio González Peña.
Dr. Antonio González Peña is an expert in Computational Biology currently working as a programmer analyst at UC San Diego. In total, Dr. Peña has over 13,788 citations and has an H-Index of 33. Not only is he a collaborator on the creation of QIIME, but also the full developer of the SitePainter and Evident softwares.
For more information, visit: https://blogs.ubc.ca/qiimeworkshop/
Dr. Douglas Morck is working with the Gibson Lab as a Visiting Professor.
Dr. Morck, BSc, DVM, PhD, is a Professor from the University of Calgary, who is here on a year-long sabbatical working in Dr. Deanna Gibson’s research lab. He has a number of appointments, which are:
While at UBC, Dr. Morck will be working in the Gibson Lab, participating in research on microbiota 16SrRNA gene amplification, sequencing and data management, conducting microbiome analyses, and participating in workshops and seminars.
Dr. Morck’s research interests are:
Natasha Haskey is a Registered Dietitian who received both her undergraduate and Master’s degree from the University of Saskatchewan, College of Pharmacy & Nutrition in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It was through her Masters work, she developed an expertise in the field of gastrointestinal nutrition, specifically in the areas of probiotics and prebiotics. Natasha is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Pharmacy & Nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan and maintains a clinical nutrition practice focusing on digestive health. In January 2017, she started a PhD at UBC – Okanagan with Dr. Deanna Gibson focusing on diet, inflammatory bowel disease and the microbiome.
Natasha is passionate about translating emerging scientific information into practical recommendations for clinicians that are easy to understand and easy to follow. She has shared her expertise at many conferences both nationally and internationally.
Natasha is awarded a 2 year PhD fellowship from the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology!
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