Date: April 24, 2020

Presenter: Dr. Sally Irwin

Topics:

• Introduce you to the human microbiome – what it’s made of, where it comes from and some basics on how to keep it healthy
• Discuss some of the recent findings of links to changes in the microbiome and specific diseases like IBS, Chrons, Obesity, Depression, Alzheimer’s, Autism and more
• Research we have been doing at UH Maui College on the Human gut and mouth microbiomes
• How the microbiome interacts with viral infections like COVID-19