# Brett Finlay

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Examining fermented foods for potential cardiometabolic health benefits, with Prof. Ben Willing PhD

This episode features Prof. Ben Willing PhD from the University of Alberta, Canada, speaking about his work investigating fermented foods such as kefir for potential cardiometabolic health benefits. The microorganisms associated with fermented foods are not standardized – for example, traditiona…

The Microbiome Master Key: How 100 Trillion Bacteria Influence Your Weight, Mood, and All-Around Health

When you think of the microbiome, you probably think of your gut. But bacteria live all over your body. And they’re incredibly numerous; you play host to about as many microbes — a hundred trillion of them — as you do human cells. As my guest will explain, these microbial ecosystems are not only ub…

Researchers flouting clinical reporting rules, and linking gut microbes to heart disease and diabetes

Though a U.S. law requiring clinical trial results reporting has been on the books for decades, many researchers have been slow to comply. Now, 2 years after the law was sharpened with higher penalties for noncompliance, investigative correspondent Charles Piller took a look at the results. He talk…

Adam Stirling Hour 3 - April 28 - 2021

In this hour, during the pandemic cleaning practices have been stepped up to annihilate every microbe in our midst. Brett Finlay - professor in the department of microbiology and immunology at the University of British Columbia. Spoke with Adam about how killing all germs could be harmful to our im…

Are antimicrobial cleaning practices going to weaken our immune systems?

During the pandemic cleaning practices have been stepped up to annihilate every microbe in our midst. Brett Finlay - professor in the department of microbiology and immunology at the University of British Columbia. Spoke with Adam about how killing all germs could be harmful to our immune systems.

Adam Stirling Hour 3 - November 12

A recent major report has found that 400,000 Canadians could die over the next 30 years due to antibiotic resistance. Brett Finlay, microbiology professor, UBC & chair, The Expert Panel on the Potential Socio-Economic Impacts of Antimicrobial Resistance in Canada, joins Adam to discuss the issue. 

Examining fermented foods for potential cardiometabolic health benefits, with Prof. Ben Willing PhD

This episode features Prof. Ben Willing PhD from the University of Alberta, Canada, speaking about his work investigating fermented foods such as kefir for potential cardiometabolic health benefits. The microorganisms associated with fermented foods are not standardized – for example, traditional k…

S 2, E 1: Zukes not Nukes!

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever been given the remedy of nature? What ails us can often be fixed by stepping outside. At least that's what Schroeder and Bee think, and discuss, in their first episode back in Season 2! 8 Surprising Health Benefits of Gardening | UNC Health Talk Let Them Eat Dirt by …

Daniel Fessler on Kindness & Brett Finlay on Superbugs

This week we marked World Kindness Day. Before you roll your eyes, or join hands and sing Kumbaya, have a listen to the evidence of what kindness can do for you. Libby reached Professor Daniel Fessler at UCLA's Bedari Kindness Institute. AND This year drug resistant infections killed 5400 Canadia…

MTS5 Brett Finlay - E.coli and the Human Gut

Brett Finlay is a professor in the Michael Smith Laboratories, and the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Microbiology and Immunology at the University of British Columbia. His research program focuses on E. coli, how it interacts with the cells of the human gut, and mouse mod…