Events

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​UK GIBA Network+ Seminar Series 

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Discover the latest advances in understanding of the gut-immune-brain axis in the UK GIBA Network+ Seminar Series. 

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These online sessions feature presenters from across our five working groups. 

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Date: Friday 30th January 

Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm

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Speaker: Simon McArthur, Reader in Systems Neurobiology, Queen Mary University of London 

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Title: Dietary methylamines and brain function in mice and humans #TMAO #neuroinflammation #cognition 

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About Simon McArthur 

I have had a long-standing interest in how changes in the periphery affect the brain and its response to challenge, studying factors as diverse as sex, stress and diet. Since establishing my own research group at the University of Westminster in 2014, and then moving to Queen Mary University of London in 2016, I have focused on the GIBA and the role of gut microbe-derived metabolites and host co-metabolites in mediating microbe-brain communication. I am particularly interested in identifying the molecular pathways through which these metabolites can modify blood-brain barrier integrity, neuroinflammatory activity and behaviour, and how we can exploit these to promote brain resilience and healthy aging.