michaelawagner

Research Assistant at UNSW Microbiome Research Centre

[Dr Michelle Fitzmaurice @DrMFitzmaurice]

in case you missed it

Year in microbiota: IBD clinical studies

#IBD @MRC_microbiome

https://t.co/mMuA8K8qnc

[Microbiome Research Centre @MRC_microbiome]

Our researchers recently visited @UNSWMedicine Health X. This sessions theme was understanding and developing impact 👩‍🔬 @DrMFitzmaurice @ChloeJ_Hicks @michaeladwagner

[UNSW Medicine & Health @UNSWMedicine]

When it comes to gut bacteria, "they are what we eat" says Prof. Georgina Hold (@HoldGeorgina) from @UNSW @MRC_microbiome.

Prof Hold shared her insights with @abcnews into healthy gut microbiomes & how to boost the balance of 'good' bacteria':

https://t.co/QtfbNlCXIY

[Dr Michelle Fitzmaurice @DrMFitzmaurice]

A wonderful event by @UNSWMedicine Health-X event. Great to learn about alterntive types of research impact. Nice to network with the wider Medicine team as well as bump into some old friends 😀 yes there was cake 🎂!! @MRC_microbiome @michaeladwagner @ChloeJ_Hicks

[michaelawagner @michaeladwagner]

@OliviaWillsAPD @MS_Australia Amazing work Liv!

[Microbiome Research Centre @MRC_microbiome]

The MRC recently screened @InvisibleExtDoc where
Prof Gloria Dominguez and Dr Martin Blaser race to save our vanishing microbes🏃‍♀️ We were fortunate enough to have previously hosted these two microbiome enthusiasts at the MRC. A must watch doco 🦠🎥

[Howard Yim @Howard__Yim]

It was nice that Prof 👨‍🏫 Hao Chen @Christian22H7 from Nantong University, China, visited @MRC_microbiome this week

We will collaborate to tackle the global🌏 problems of male infertility

@UNSWMedicine

#fertility #infertility #sperm #IVF

[Eunice Cheng @Eunice__Cheng]

Very grateful for the opportunity to present preliminary results from my Honours project on the microbiome of people with dementia at the @UNSW Dementia Research Day! Thank you to my supervisors and friends from @MRC_microbiome for your support!! 🧠🦠#transformingdementiatogether

[michaelawagner @michaeladwagner]

I had the privilege of attending @UNSW Dementia Research Day. Our honours student @Eunice__Cheng presented a rapid fire presentation of her preliminary results exploring the oral and gut microbiome in people with dementia 🧠 @MRC_microbiome

[Microbiome Research Centre @MRC_microbiome]

A great day supporting dementia research at the @UNSW Dementia Research Day. The team was able to engage fellow researchers and gain insight into the cutting edge research being conducted 🧠
#transformingdementiatogether #microbiome

[Dr Michelle Fitzmaurice @DrMFitzmaurice]

Can you help spread the word about the @MRC_microbiome Healthy Optimal Australian Microbiome study?

Moving into our second year of recruitment, we seek participants for the following groups (see image).

Learn more and share:
https://t.co/uhsr7we9Wf

[Microbiome Research Centre @MRC_microbiome]

@MRC_microbiome #JournaClub by @e_wnoo
Reopening the “Fresh versus Frozen” debate for Embryo Transfers in IVF Novel study finds unfavorable endometrial environment during implantation window for fresh transfers
https://t.co/S7Xj5kB4ag

[Dr Michelle Fitzmaurice @DrMFitzmaurice]

Our very own @emadelomar @MRC_microbiome gives his comment on this very important study.

Read here:
https://t.co/g2WMPgcb47

[michaelawagner @michaeladwagner]

@Fatima_elAssaad beautifully discusses her experiences as a women in science- incredible listen! I am so thankful to have had her as my honours supervisor last year and be surrounded by so many incredible women at @MRC_microbiome. Happy international women’s day!

[Dr Fatima El-Assaad @Fatima_elAssaad]

Just chatted to @Valentine702 on @abcsydney about #IWD and what it means to me as a woman in science, the barriers I have faced in the workforce, and the promise that things are changing for the better.

A few (not comprehensive) thoughts below:

[Howard Yim @Howard__Yim]

Today marks the beginning of the #worldpride2023

I am proud to work @MRC_microbiome @UNSWMedicine which provides a good environment for #LGBTIQ employees

@SydWorldPride #gay #LGBT #LGBTQIA #lesbian

[Microbiome Research Centre @MRC_microbiome]

@MRC_microbiome #JournalClub by @michaeladwagner
In mice, reward properties of exercise are influenced by gut-derived interoceptive circuits and provide a microbiome explanation for inter-individual variability in exercise performance
https://t.co/bljG8aheTn

[michaelawagner @michaeladwagner]

@DrMFitzmaurice @MRC_microbiome Always lots of fun working on the HOAM study, thanks to your amazing work ♥️

[michaelawagner @michaeladwagner]

@Fatima_elAssaad @vcombes21 @emadelomar Thank you to my amazing supervisors!

[Dr Fatima El-Assaad @Fatima_elAssaad]

Congratulations to our honours student @michaeladwagner for her impressive final seminar! She spent the year optimising the isolation and characterisation of host and bacterial extracellular vesicles from stool - in view of developing a novel diagnostic test for endometriosis 👏