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HSPH-NIEHS Colloquium Series: Sue Ishaq, PhD
May 10, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us for our 2022-2023 colloquium series on Environmental Health in Action. We end this year’s colloquium series with Suzanne (Sue) Ishaq, PhD, Assistant Professor of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at the University of Maine, School of Food and Agriculture. Dr. Ishaq’s lab aims to increase understanding of the interactions between animal (or human) hosts and their resident microbiota, and investigate solutions for using microorganisms to resolve disordered communities and host health. Dr. Ishaq’s ongoing and proposed research activities investigate the microbiome in several animal hosts with implications for a wide variety of research applications and to health, agriculture, and ecological management sectors inside of Maine and beyond. In particular, much of this work centers on the importance of spatial location in understanding host-microbe interactions and how to harness them. Currently, Dr. Ishaq’s lab is focusing on the role of gut microbes in creating beneficial compounds from the diet which can reduce inflammation in hosts, microbial community acquisition and health in several marine animal species, and the connection between host-microbe-environment.
The title of this presentation is: Microbes and social equity: what is it and how do we do it?
Students and Postdocs: We will host an (in-person only) Trainee Session with Dr. Ishaq from 12:00 – 12:45pm ET (before the presentation). This is a chance for students and postdocs to meet privately with our speaker to discuss research interests, career advice, funding opportunities, etc. Open to Harvard ID holders only. Free box lunch provided; space is limited. RSVP required for the Trainee Session (not required for the main presentation). Please check back for more details (i.e location, etc.).