The Science, Microbes & Health Podcast

Molecular mechanisms of colorectal cancer development, with Prof. Alberto Martin PhD

This episode features Prof. Alberto Martin from University of Toronto (Canada), speaking about the molecular mechanisms by which certain bacteria – namely, pks+ E. coli –

Gut microbiome signatures of colorectal cancer, with Dr. Georg Zeller PhD

This episode features Dr. Georg Zeller PhD from Leiden University Medical Center (the Netherlands), speaking about gut microbiome signatures of colorectal cancer across g

Biofilms and specific bacteria in colorectal cancer development, with Prof. Cynthia L. Sears, MD

This episode features Prof. Cynthia L. Sears, MD from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public Health (USA), speaking about both

The early life gut microbiota in the developmental origins of health & disease, with Dr. Anne Salonen PhD

This episode features Dr. Anne Salonen PhD from University of Helsinki (Finland) speaking about her studies on the gut microbiota in early life and how it relates to heal

Factors affecting infant gut microbiota development, with Prof. Christopher Stewart PhD

This episode features Prof. Christopher Stewart PhD from Newcastle University (UK), speaking about the factors affecting gut microbiota development in both non-preterm an

A mechanism linking the newborn skin microbiota to neurodevelopment, with Prof. Rihua Xie and Dr. Yuhang Zhang

This episode features Prof. Rihua Xie from Guangdong Medical University (China) and Dr. Yuhang Zhang from Peking University First Hospital (China), speaking about vaginal

Gut microbiota development in preterm and non-preterm infants, with Dr. Marie-Claire Arrieta PhD

This episode features Dr. Marie-Claire Arrieta PhD from the University of Calgary (Canada), speaking about development of the early life gut microbiome, both in preterm a

Toward skin microbiome interventions for anti-aging and wound healing, with Prof. Hariom Yadav PhD

This episode features Prof. Hariom Yadav PhD, from the University of South Florida (USA), speaking about the skin microbiome and potential interventions for anti-aging an

Inflammatory microbes on the skin, with Dr. Nathan Archer PhD

This episode features Dr. Nathan Archer PhD from Johns Hopkins Medicine (USA), speaking about the skin microbiome and particular microorganisms that cause inflammation. T

The skin microbiome’s role in atopic dermatitis, with Dr. Maria Teresa García-Romero, MD MPH

This episode features Dr. Maria Teresa García-Romero, MD MPH from the National Institute of Pediatrics in Mexico City, talking about the skin microbiome and how it relate

An introduction to skin microbiome research, with Dr. Aayushi Uberoi PhD

This episode features Dr. Aayushi Uberoi PhD from Washington University in St. Louis (USA), speaking about the skin microbiome and various techniques for studying it. The

ISAPP’s scientific consensus definition of gut health

This episode features two guests from the ISAPP board of directors who led the recently published consensus definition of gut health: Prof. Maria Marco PhD from UC Davis

2025 highlights in biotic science

This special year-end episode, which covers 2025’s highlights in biotic science, features three of the academic scientists who serve on the ISAPP board of directors: Prof

Trials on probiotics and prebiotics in infant formula, with Prof. Yvan Vandenplas MD PhD

This episode features Prof. Yvan Vandenplas MD PhD from the University Hospital Brussels and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), speaking about the science on probiotic

Dietary management of chronic constipation, with Dr. Eirini Dimidi PhD RD

This episode features Dr. Eirini Dimidi PhD RD from King’s College London (UK), speaking about the recently published British Dietetic Association’s guidelines for dietar

How ecological dynamics affect pathogens in the gut, with Prof. Kevin Foster PhD

This episode features Prof. Kevin Foster PhD from University of Oxford (UK), speaking about his lab’s ecological approach to the gut microbiome and efforts to understand

Applying the tools of ecology to manage microbiomes in people with cancer, with Dr. Joao Xavier PhD

This episode features Dr. Joao Xavier PhD, a systems biologist from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, speaking about the application of ecological principles and to

Insights from evolutionary ecology on microbiome assembly and modulation,  with Prof. Jens Walter PhD

This episode features Prof. Jens Walter PhD, a microbial ecologist from University College Cork / APC Microbiome Ireland, explaining how he applies ecological and evoluti

Eco-evolutionary processes and antimicrobial resistance in the urobiome, with Dr. Marjon de Vos PhD

This episode features Dr. Marjon de Vos PhD from the University of Groningen (the Netherlands) speaking about microbial ecology and evolution, and in particular how these

Highlighted Posters from the 2025 ISAPP Annual Meeting

In this second special episode about ISAPP’s annual meeting, held in Banff (Canada) in July 2025, Executive Director Marla Cunningham introduces the four highest-scoring