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Brett Finlay

Microbes and the future of medicine

Breakfast Television interviewed Brett Finlay, a professor and microbiologist at UBC, about the potential of microbes.

Apr 9, 2019

Do probiotics live up to all the hype?

MSN published an article about probiotics which mentioned Brett Finlay, a professor at UBC. The article previously appeared in Chatelaine.

Mar 5, 2019

Do probiotics live up to all the hype?

Chatelaine spoke to Brett Finlay, a microbiologist at UBC and author of The Whole-Body Microbiome, for an article about probiotics. “The bottom line is that some probiotics work, for some […]

Mar 4, 2019

You and your poo: Why fecal medicine could be the next big buzz

CBC quoted Brett Finlay, a microbiome researcher at UBC, in an article about the potential of fecal medicine.

Feb 19, 2019

Is there a way to keep E. coli out of romaine lettuce?

CBC mentioned UBC scientist Brett Finlay in an article about E.coli. Finlay developed a vaccine which reduces the amount of E. coli cattle shed into the environment, but which was […]

Dec 3, 2018

Probiotics probably aren’t making you well, they could make you sicker

Brett Finlay, a UBC microbiologist, spoke to CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks about probiotics. “They sometimes work for some things, but there’s an awful lot of hype that’s really unwarranted, […]

Nov 5, 2018

Yeast found in babies’ guts increases risk of asthma

Yeast found in babies’ guts increases risk of asthma

University of British Columbia microbiologists have found a yeast in the gut of new babies in Ecuador that appears to be a strong predictor that they will develop asthma in childhood.

Feb 17, 2017

Why your kids should play in the dirt

Why your kids should play in the dirt

Kids are urged to wash up before dinner, and a bottle of hand sanitizer on the desk is de rigueur for elementary-school teachers. But could all this hygiene actually be harming children?

Aug 10, 2016

Four gut bacteria decrease asthma risk in infants

Four gut bacteria decrease asthma risk in infants

New research finds that infants can be protected from getting asthma if they acquire four types of gut bacteria by three months of age.

Sep 30, 2015

New weapon in the fight against malnutrition

New weapon in the fight against malnutrition

UBC scientists have opened the doors to new research into malnutrition by creating an animal model that replicates the imbalance of gut bacteria associated with the difficult-to-treat disease.

Aug 4, 2015

UBC members recognized in Life Sciences BC awards

Three UBC researchers and two UBC spin-off companies are recognized in the 2013 LifeSciences British Columbia Awards. LifeSciences B.C. is a not-for-profit industry association that supports and represents the greater life sciences community of British Columbia through leadership, advocacy and promotion of world-class science and industry.

Mar 5, 2013

UBC gaining ground in research funding, honours

Overall research funding to the University of British Columbia has increased by nearly 20 per cent over the previous fiscal year with university researchers attracting $200 million in the fiscal […]

Aug 7, 2001

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