Nicole Chu from the University of Ottawa speaks with Chloe Yap, MD-PhD Candidate at the Mater Research Institute and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland and Fulbright Future Scholar currently visiting UCLA. In this interview, Chloe shares the major findings from her recent work published in CellPress Journal titled “Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-microbiome associations”. Tune in to learn more about Chloe's research on the brain-gut-microbiome axis and its relationship to our social mind. 

Learn more about this study:  https://t.co/ZJpQ2Tkr44 

Timestamps:

 1:30 - Major findings from the paper?
3:28 - What is the gut microbiome and its role in our health?
6:30 - Hypothesis "hype" around the gut microbiome driving autism?
8:57 - "Big data" analysis method
12:17 - Future takeaways to help improve the standard of care for autism?