3 - Identifying microbial targets for precision nutrition in adolescent anorexia nervosa
Tracks
| Tuesday, May 12, 2026 |
| 11:20 AM - 12:35 PM |
Overview
Oral Presentation
Presented by: Dawson Livingston
Details
By the end this session participants will be able to:
-Introduce the relationship between the gut microbiota and mental health (MH)
-Discuss how disruptions to the gut microbiota, and its metabolites (i.e. short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)) can present a potential precision medicine approach.
Speaker
Mr. Dawson Livingston
PhD Candidate
University Of Ottawa
Presenter
Biography
Dawson is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, within the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Biology at Carleton University in 2020, followed by a Master’s degree in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Ottawa in 2022. His research focuses on the interplay between the gut microbiota and mental health, using both clinical and preclinical models to explore microbiome-gut-brain interactions.
