MAST Research Program

Medically Associated Science and Technology Program @CedarsSinai

A multidisciplinary team studying the human #microbiome and finding new ways to help patients

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We're working to build more solutions for conditions of the microbiome - from #IBS and ##SIBO to PCOS and #Diabetes. How can you help?

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🦠 TWO TRUTHS & A GUT CHECK

Your gut microbes are giving clues. Can you separate fact from fiction? 👀

🅰️ Methane-producing microbes are classified as archaea, not bacteria.
🅱️ Hydrogen sulfide is produced exclusively by harmful gut bacteria.
🅲️ Measuring hydrogen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide can give researchers a more complete picture of microbial gas production in the gut.

🤔 Which statement needs a gut check?

See the answer in the comments! ⬇️

#TwoTruthsAndAGutCheck #MASTProgram #SIBO #IBS #GutHealth #Microbiome

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🇪🇸 That’s a wrap on UEG Week 2026 in Barcelona! 🧬

From sharing research to connecting with gastroenterology professionals from around the world, the MAST team is grateful to have been part of this incredible international meeting.

Bringing gut microbiome research to the global stage is essential to advancing scientific understanding, sparking collaboration, and exploring new possibilities for digestive health.

A big thank you to everyone who connected with our team, exchanged ideas, and helped make this week meaningful!

🌍 The conversations don’t stop here. We’re bringing new connections and fresh perspectives home as we continue working to advance microbiome research and improve our understanding of digestive disease.

¡Gracias, Barcelona! 👋 @my_ueg

#UEGWeek #MASTProgram #GutHealth #Microbiome #Gastroenterology #DigestiveHealth

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Diagnosed with Diarrhea?

Cedars-Sinai is conducting a research study evaluating a potential new treatment for IBS-D.

✔ Ages 18+
✔ Colonoscopy within 3 years
✔ No recent antibiotics
Compensation available.

For more information or to see if you qualify, please click on the link in the comments or contact the study team: [email protected]

Or call:
310-423-3792

[Mark Pimentel MD @MarkPimentelMD]

Great talk @UegWeek by @GabrielaGSLeite from our group. Absolute abundance is the next phase of metagenomic sequencing is #SIBO and microbial overgrowth syndromes.

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⛵️ No rest for MAST when we’re sailing the waters of innovation! 🌊

Next stop: Barcelona for UEG Week 2026! 🇪🇸

Gut health research knows no borders. Sharing our findings on the international stage sparks new conversations, fuels collaboration, and helps move scientific discoveries closer to the patients who need them.

We’re excited to connect with gastroenterology professionals from around the world, exchange ideas, and share the latest from MAST. 🌍🧬

📍 Attending UEG Week 2026? Come find the MAST team, check out our research, and join the conversation about what’s next in gut health!

Barcelona, we’re on our way! 🇪🇸 @my_ueg

#UEGWeek2026 #GutHealth #Microbiome #Gastroenterology #DigestiveHealth #MASTProgram@

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Got questions about SIBO or IBS? 🦠 Dr. Mark Pimentel is answering them!

Join Dr. Pimentel TODAY for a live Q&A webinar hosted by Gemelli Biotech, where he’ll discuss these complex digestive conditions and share insights into gut health.

👇 Register using the link in the comments.

#SIBO #IBS #GutHealth #Gastroenterology #MASTProgram

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See you next year in San Antonio! #ACG2027

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🎤 That’s a wrap on #ACG2026! 🧬

From sharing new findings to connecting with fellow gastroenterology professionals, the MAST team had a great time bringing our research to Nashville.

Scientific progress doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Meetings like ACG create opportunities to exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and move our understanding of the gut microbiome and digestive disease forward.

A big thank you to everyone who stopped by, attended our presentations, and connected with our researchers!

🎥 Missed us in Nashville? Catch our short research video summaries on the MAST YouTube channel.

We’re taking the conversations and connections from ACG with us as we continue working toward a deeper understanding of gut health. 🚀

#ACG2026 #MASTProgram #GutHealth #Microbiome #Gastroenterology #DigestiveHealth

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🤠 One last day in Nashville, but we’re not done making moves! 🦠

It’s the final day of #ACG2026, and the MAST team is wrapping up an incredible few days of sharing research, connecting with fellow gastroenterology professionals, and exchanging ideas about the future of gut health.

From new findings to new connections, meetings like these help keep scientific discovery moving forward.

Missed our presentations? 🎥 Catch our short research video summaries on the MAST YouTube channel!

Thanks, Nashville, for a great meeting. We’re heading out with plenty of new ideas—and our boots pointed toward what’s next. 👢

#ACG2026 #MASTProgram #GutHealth #Microbiome #Gastroenterology

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Congrats to Dr. Jonathan Busam on receiving the "Outstanding Poster Presenter" ribbon! Way to go!

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📍 We’re at #ACG2026 today!

Check out the latest research from the MAST team as we share new findings advancing our understanding of the gut microbiome and digestive health. 🧬

Can’t catch a presentation? Watch our short video summaries on the MAST YouTube channel!

#Gastroenterology #GutHealth #DigestiveHealth #MicrobiomeResearch #MASTProgram

[Ali Rezaie MD MSc @AliRezaieMD]

National survey of 2,000 subjects presented by Dr.Goodman, our advanced GI motility fellow:

Gen Z & millennials report more GI symptoms than boomers (65% & 67% vs 47%) and more often felt dismissed by physicians (76% & 80% vs 46%).

Different generations, different barriers. #ACG2026

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📍 MAST is heading to Nashville for ACG 2026! (@AmCollegeGastro)

We’re bringing new research, new data, and plenty to talk about. 🧬

If you’re at the meeting, come check out the MAST team’s presentations and hear directly from our researchers about the latest work in gut microbiome research, digestive disease, and more.

Can’t make it to every presentation? We’ve got you covered. 👀

🎥 We’ll be sharing short video summaries of our research on the MAST YouTube channel, so you can catch the key findings wherever you are.

Come find us, hear the research, and see what’s next in gut health.

#ACG2026  #ACG #Gastroenterology #GutHealth #Microbiome #DigestiveHealth #MASTProgram

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Your gut doesn’t stay the same as you age. 🦠 So… what actually changes?

In the latest episode of Eating, Interrupted, @CynthiaMcFadden and @MarkPimentelMD dive into how the gut and its microbial ecosystem can change over time, and what those changes may mean for digestive health.

From the microbiome to digestion, aging can bring changes that are worth understanding.

🎧 Tune in to Eating, Interrupted and hear the conversation. Link in the comments below

#EatingInterrupted #MASTProgram #GutHealth #Microbiome #DigestiveHealth #Gastroenterology #Aging

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🌍 MAST takes the microbiome conversation to Lyon, France.

This past weekend, @MarkPimentelMD joined the Microbiome 360 Congress as a keynote speaker, bringing the MAST perspective to one of the major international meetings focused on the human microbiome and digestive health.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to participate in a conference bringing together clinicians, researchers, and experts from around the world for clinical training, scientific exchange, and the latest breakthroughs in human microbiome research.

From understanding the microbiome to translating that knowledge into better care, these conversations are helping shape what comes next in digestive health.

🇫🇷 Thank you to the Microbiome 360 Congress for inviting Dr. Pimentel and MAST to be part of this important international conversation.

#Microbiome360 #Microbiome #GutHealth #DigestiveHealth #Gastroenterology #MicrobiomeResearch #MASTProgram

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🧪🦠 TWO TRUTHS & A GUT CHECK

Three gut facts. Two are true. One needs a gut check.
Can you spot it? 👀

A. Hydrogen sulfide is one of the gases produced by microbes in the gut.
B. Hydrogen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide are all produced directly by bacteria.
C. Methane production in the gut is associated with slower intestinal transit and constipation.

🤔 Which one doesn’t pass the gut check?

Look in the comments to see if you got it right.

#TwoTruthsAndAGutCheck #GutHealth #Microbiome #GIResearch #BreathTesting #Gastroenterology #MASTProgram