title: From bugs to brains: The microbiome in neurological health.
abstract: Knowledge surrounding the trillions of microbes that inhabit the human gut has bloomed exponentially in recent years, and the emerging concept of a gut-brain axis represents a major shift in how we think about neurological health. A recent workshop at the University of British Columbia, Canada brought together multi-disciplinary leaders in the field of microbiomics and brain health and aimed to serve as a springboard for future combined endeavors in these areas. This article provides the motivation for, and overview of, the workshop, and the next steps in establishing a cross-disciplinary initiative on Brain Health and the Microbiome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Kyla A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Kaarina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kowalec
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada.
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brinkman
authors.affiliation: Michael Smith Laboratories, and the Departments of Microbiology & Immunology, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: B Brett
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Finlay
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology & Immunology and Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horwitz
authors.affiliation: School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Amee R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Manges
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Electronic address: helen.tremlett@ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tremlett
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001955:British Columbia; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods; D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006376:Helminths; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology
keywords: Immunology: Multiple sclerosis; Microbiome