In this episode I finally understand, and you can see it in my facial expressions, the cancer polyp project (human samples) and why it is so exciting for DePaolo Lab. While many groups are studying the cancer, DePaolo Lab is studying the environment where the cancer is present. Give it a listen, or watch on our YouTube channel, and meet Bacteroides fragilis, learn how bacteria are like Uber drivers and their passengers, and what happens when our “good” bacteria (commensals / probiotics) are dropped into a zombie apocalypse.
* * Shameless plea for research support * * Part of what makes this project so exciting is that the data goes against microbiome research dogma and Will hates, HATES, science dogma as you will learn in this episode. But, as he says, going against dogma doesn’t get you funded, or published, and he needs to secure funding to continue this study. If you're interested in learning more about this project and possibly supporting this research, please reach out to me, Parker, at aparker@medicine.washington.edu
If you've gut a question(s) you want Will to answer in an upcoming podcast, shoot me an email at aparker@medicine.washington.edu
A bunch of our websites and social media platforms:
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Gut Questions? website www.yourgutquestions.com
Gut Questions? Instagram www.instagram.com/gutquestions/
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DePaolo Lab website: www.depaololab.com
DePaolo Lab Instagram: www.instagram.com/depaololab/
DePaolo Lab Twitter: www.twitter.com/depaololab
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CMiST, Center for Microbiome Sciences & Therapeutics: www.cmistuw.org
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Will's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/williamdepaolo/
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