Houston Methodist Academic Institute – Presidential Series

“No stool left unturned! Why our microbiomes differ.” Presented by Fergus Shanahan, MD

Hosted by the Lynda K. And David M. Underwood Center for Digestive Disorders

Fergus Shanahan, MD, is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Medicine at University College Cork (UCC), National University of Ireland and a leading expert in gastroenterology and clinical immunology. He is the foundation director of the APC Microbiome Institute (now APC Microbiome Ireland), has published numerous scientific papers and co-written and edited numerous books. He has received several awards and accolades for his contributions to medicine. At the end of Dr. Shanahan’s presentation attendees should be able to:

• Describe the variability of the microbiome between and within individuals
• List the main factors that influence the composition of the gut microbiome
• Illustrate how this variability impacts the interpretation of microbiome studies in health and disease.