Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2024 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science from Northwestern University. Gordon was selected for the prize by a jury of distinguished U.S. scientists for transforming the understanding of human health and how it is shaped by the gut […]
Findings could guide recommendations for treating, preventing childhood malnutrition
One of 3 researchers honored for their research on how microbiomes function
Microbiome pioneer Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has won the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research. The Asturias awards, among the most prestigious honors in the Spanish-speaking world, are presented annually in eight categories. The awards are designed to recognize exceptional scientific, technical, cultural, […]
‘Father of the field’ honored for gut microbiome research
Scopus list of publications for January 22, 2023
Findings suggest new approach to treating Alzheimer’s, other neurodegenerative diseases
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis demonstrates that certain human gut microbes can mine dietary fiber to extract nutrients that otherwise would remain inaccessible to the human body. The study, published June 27 in the journal Cell, illustrates how the fiber byproducts of food production — such as rinds, peels […]
International foundation honors work on gut microbiome research
Microbiome-modifying foods designed with specific combinations of plant fibers
Clinical Research Forum awards studies with immediate impact on health, well-being of patients
‘Father of microbiome’ honored by Association of American Physicians
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