Christopher Gardner, PhD, Scarlett Karakash, MD, and Justin L. Sonnenburg, PhD, discuss the important role nutrition plays in maintaining a healthy microbiome (gut health). How do mothers transfer microbes to their infants? Learn about the science behind this and hear about their Maternal & Offspring Microbiome Study (MOMS).

Speakers:
Christopher Gardner, PhD, is the Rehnborg Farquhar Professor of Medicine at Stanford, the Director of Stanford Prevention Research Center's (SPRC) Nutrition Studies Group, and the Director of the SPRC postdoctoral research fellow training program.

Scarlett Karakash, MD, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine and Director of Perinatal Services at Natividad Hospital at Stanford Children's Health.

Justin L. Sonnenburg, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the Stanford School of Medicine.

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