Silvia Galván Peña, Ph.D. – 2026

Silvia Galván Peña, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Linkedin Bluesky The Diet-Microbiome-Immune Trifecta: Understanding its Impact on Child Health In pediatric autoimmunity the immune system malfunctions and attacks the body, resulting in debilitating chronic symptoms. There are no disease-specific therapies for children, and general immunosuppressants developed for adults can have […]
Marco Jost, Ph.D. – 2022

Marco Jost, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Microbiology Harvard Medical School Linkedin Globe Twitter Decoding How Host-Microbiome Communication Impacts Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is a detriment to child health worldwide: the number of afflicted children is rising rapidly, and obesity predisposes children to negative health conditions, including cardiovascular diseases, liver diseases, and asthma, in both childhood […]