Gut Instincts: Exploring the Gut-Brain Connection

MSc student, Hayley Bromley, recently presented a talk for the Neuroscience Outreach Program “Brain Storm” Public Lecture Series. The program runs from January to June, where students from Queen’s University Centre for Neuroscience Studies talk about their research and is hosted in collaboration with the Kingston Frontenac Public Library.

“Had a great time talking to the Kingston community at the Neuroscience Outreach Program “Brain Storm” Public Lecture Series about the gut-brain axis and how this pathway may be involved in psychiatric conditions!” -Hayley Bromley

Picture of Hayley Bromley (right) presenting her research.
Hayley Bromley (right) and Miruna Jurj (left) presenting their talk.

PSYC 236: Introduction to Clinical Psychology – Graduate Student takes on Teaching Fellow Position

Graduate student Arthi Chinna Meyyappan once again takes on a teaching fellow position for PSYC 236: Introduction to Clinical Psychology at Queen’s University in Kingston, ON, Canada.

This will be her second time teaching the course to over 300+ students. The course is described as the experimental approach to understanding the causes, symptoms, course, and treatment of mental illness is emphasized in the analysis of disorders of cognition (e.g., schizophrenia), and problem behaviours (e.g., addictions, sexual disorders).

Great job Arthi!

Graduate Students Present at Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Conference

PhD students Cassandra Sgarbossa and Arthi Chinna Meyyappan and MSc student Hayley Bromley all presented their research at the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) conference, which took place in San Diego, CA, USA from November 12th – 16th, 2022.

Each year, scientists from around the world congregate at SfN to discover new ideas, share their research, and experience the best the field has to offer.

Each graduate student presented a poster on their latest findings:

Arthi Chinna Meyyappan, “The Safety, Efficacy, and Tolerability of a Microbial Therapeutic in People with Major Depression and/or Generalized Anxiety: Clinical Findings and Future Directions” (Poster).

Hayley Bromley, “Investigating the short and long-term effects of microbe therapy on sleep disturbances in individuals with depression” (Poster).

Cassandra Sgarbossa, “A longitudinal follow-up of microbial therapeutics as treatment for depression: protocol and preliminary results” (Poster).