{"id":63317,"date":"2020-02-06T11:35:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T16:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=63317"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:32","slug":"carleton-hosts-science-cafe-integrating-a-microbial-perspective-into-our-understanding-of-mood-and-anxiety-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2020\/carleton-hosts-science-cafe-integrating-a-microbial-perspective-into-our-understanding-of-mood-and-anxiety-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton Hosts Science Caf\u00e9 \u2013 Integrating a Microbial Perspective into Our Understanding of Mood and Anxiety Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Carleton Hosts Science Caf\u00e9 \u2013 Integrating a Microbial Perspective into Our Understanding of Mood and Anxiety Disorders\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

As part of Carleton University\u2019s Science Caf\u00e9 series, Neuroscience<\/a> PhD student Ana Santos will present The Missing Link? Integrating a Microbial Perspective into Our Understanding of Mood and Anxiety Disorders<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When<\/strong>: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.
\nWhere<\/strong>: Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, 1049 Bank Street, Ottawa
\nInfo<\/strong>: This event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media are invited to attend the event.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mental health disorders like depression and anxiety are leading causes of disability in Canada. Currently, diagnoses of mental illness are mainly based on reported symptoms and do not incorporate biomarkers \u2013 contributing to a high rate of ineffective treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our bodies contain just as many microbes as our own cells. These organisms have been shown to be capable of moderating how we respond to stress and regulate emotions. In this talk, Santos will explore how gut microbes can communicate back-and-forth with their host and discuss the crucial \u2013 yet widely overlooked \u2013 role our gut microbiota has in determining vulnerability and resilience to stress and mental illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are multiple factors, such as how we eat or how we interact with people, which may influence microbiota. Santos will describe her research into whether positive or adverse influences can determine if the microbiota acts in a protective or pathological manner regarding mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Science Caf\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Science Caf\u00e9 series is organized by the Faculty of Science<\/a> at Carleton to discuss relevant issues facing our society and how science can help solve real-world problems. Meet some of Carleton\u2019s award-winning faculty members and graduate students as they share their excitement about science with the community. For more information, visit: Science.carleton.ca\/science-cafe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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As part of Carleton University\u2019s Science Caf\u00e9 series, Neuroscience PhD student Ana Santos will present The Missing Link? Integrating a Microbial Perspective into Our Understanding of Mood and Anxiety Disorders. When: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, 1049 Bank Street, Ottawa Info: This event is free […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":63335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[175,104],"class_list":["post-63317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-advisories","tag-biology","tag-science"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63317"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63344,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63317\/revisions\/63344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}