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Gluten may not actually trigger many irritable bowel syndrome cases. Premysl Bercik, senior researcher and @MacDeptMed professor, on the study’s findings and the possible role of the nocebo effect. ow.ly/eiAk50WtkfC

Huge congratulations to Dr. Caroline Seiler and the entire team behind this work! 👏 @Farncombe_GI And a big thank you to all the participants who made this research possible. #IBS #Gastroenterology #GutBrainAxis

That's a wrap on this season of Noon Rounds at the Institute! Huge thanks to our final speakers Dr. De Palma @Giada_DePalma, Dr. Saman Sadeghi @McMasterEng and Dr. Leontiadis @GriLeont for closing us out strong. We'll be back on Sept 17th-until then, enjoy the summer! 🌞

We're excited to showcase even more trainees next week at a student organized symposium Farncombe trainees will host visiting PhD students from Wageningen University & Research @WUR #Toxicology group for presentations, posters, and networking! Registration is open until monday!

And some more trainees from my group! Xavier Mas-Orea and Janet Szeto presenting different roles of microbiota in IBD! @Farncombe_GI

Kelly Kan investigating a fungal probiotic for celiac disease! Cosupervised between @LabCaminero and @VerduLab

Great presentations about the roles of microbiota in different digestive disorders: Emma Giordano on how small intestinal microbiota affect development of IBS from @Bercik_Collins and Peter Hall on microbial metabolism of peanut and dairy allergens from @LabCaminero !

New trainees expanding on projects in the lab! Brooke Bowerman from the @VerduLab investigating drivers of proteolytic activity, and Jumanah Alawafi from @Bercik_Collins investigating microbial metabolites and abdominal pain in IBD!

So many diverse projects to highlight from our trainees recently: Asif Jamal from Dr. Waliul Khan's lab on the role of 5-MT in intestinal fibrosis in mice and Jacob Sutoski from Dr. Leslie MacNeil on SHC-3 signalling in a C. elegans model

Excellent talk by Dr. Dana Philpott @UofT on NOD2 receptor in IBD. The atrium was at capacity!! Thank you for visiting!

Congratulations to Dr. Steve Collins, well deserved recipient of the American Gastroenterological Association BCID Mentor of the Year award. A huge honour for an academic giant. @AmerGastroAssn @DDWMeeting @McMasterU @Farncombe_GI @CanGastroAssn @getgutsycanada Wonderful reviews…

So great to see my old friend Steve Collins @Farncombe_GI @McMasterU recognized with the distinguished mentor award from the BCID section of the @AmerGastroAssn at #DDW2025

Thank you @NicolaJGI from @UofT for joining us today and giving an excellent lecture on the importance of mitochondria in GI disorders and sharing some of your advances in the field of H. Pylori therapy!

Great presentation today by Dr. Bergstrom @k_bergstrom_19 from @ubcokanagan on the importance of mucus glycosylation in chronic GI disorders! Followed by a great discussion with trainees!!

Great to see diverse projects from trainees at our weekly progress updates Great work from Nial Navaratne from Dr. Leslie MacNeil's lab and Dana Zada from the @SchertzerLab !

⁦@JEGhia⁩ visiting professor ⁦@CanGastroAssn⁩ on the importance of science communication at all levels ⁦@Farncombe_GI⁩ GI rounds

What a great presentation today at noon rounds by Dr. @JEGhia from @umanitoba 2024 CAG Visiting Professor @CanGastroAssn on science communication!

Another great noon rounds talk by Dr. Kristen Smith-Edwards @KristenSEdwards @MayoClinic on colonic innervation! What a great discussion!

April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month. Caroline Seiler, a nutrition researcher with @Farncombe_GI, writes in @ConversationCA about the ‘nocebo effect’ in IBS. ow.ly/tx0f50VsqEI

Today the Farncombe Institute hosted Megan Zangara @megannnzeee from Dr. @BrianKCoombes Lab for our weekly noon rounds. Her wonderful talk about the consequences of acute stress in mucosal barrier led to great discussions. Looking forward to seeing this work published!