Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at UCLA (2022 Early-Career Scientist Award Winner)
Winning the Innovators in Science Award is a great privilege for me as an early-career scientist. Not only does it signal a welcome to new researchers to help advance the field, it also recognizes the discoveries made possible by my talented and inspiring colleagues in the lab who share my dedication to uncovering interactions between the gut, its native microbes, and the brain. This award will continue to motivate me to go where science leads.