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The Microbiome: A New Frontier In Human Health

The Center for Genetic Medicine of Northwestern University welcomes you to attend the Silverstein Lecture Series on November 5 (Chicago) and November 6 (Evanston), featuring Susan Lynch, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director Colitis and Crohn's Disease Microbiome Research Core, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco.

Traditionally the medical community has viewed microbes as the cause of illness and sought to eliminate them. This notion, however, is shifting as emerging research in the field of human microbiome research has revealed the presence of diverse microorganisms living on and within the human body. These complex microbial communities develop during infancy and produce a range of essential functions necessary for maintenance of human health. Dr. Lynch will discuss the genesis, influences on and effects of the human microbiome, with a particular focus on childhood allergic disease and asthma.