Talks

Recorded

Questioning the fetal microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies (with Marcus C. de Goffau). Microbiome Virtual International Forum, 2023. Best Selected Talk Award.

Podcast: Questioning the existence of a fetal microbiome. The Science, Microbes & Health Podcast, Episode 19, 2023.

Invited talks

  • Birth order, intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis, and infant health outcomes in the Baby & Mi cohort study. McMaster Midwifery Research Conference, Hamilton, Canada, 2026.
  • Healthy Bugs: investigating the gut microbiome during pregnancy. Department of Obstetrics, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2024.
  • Host-microbiome interactions in pregnancy and early-life. CellPress LabLinks: Analyzing the microbiome across systems, Toronto, Canada, 2024.
  • Parity Modulates Impact of BMI and Gestational Weight Gain on Gut Microbiota in Human Pregnancy. International DOHaD Society Worldwide Webinar Series (online), 2023.
  • Questioning the fetal microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies. Microbiome Virtual International Forum (online), 2023. Best Selected Talk Award.
  • Maternal-microbiome relationships in pregnancy and impact on offspring. International Webinar on Women and Neonatal Health, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana-Ambala, India, 2022.
  • Maternal-microbiome relationships in pregnancy and impact on offspring intestinal development. Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute Noon Rounds, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, 2022.
  • Exploring the gut microbiota over the course of pregnancy. Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research seminar series, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, 2019.
  • Prenatal programming of disease risk: the maternal microbiota in placental function and fetal intestine development. Nutrigen Alliance seminar series, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, 2018.

Presentation awards

  • First-Born Infants are More Vulnerable to Intrapartum Antibiotic Disruption of Gut Microbiome Development. Oral presentation, 9th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian DOHaD Society, London, ON, 2026. Prix d’excellence ODISÉ – Présentation orale.
  • Parity modulates impact of BMI and Gestational Weight Gain on gut microbiota in human pregnancy. Oral presentation, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences Research Symposium, McMaster University, 2023. 1st place Postdoctoral Fellow Presentation.
  • Parity modulates impact of BMI and Gestational Weight Gain on gut microbiota in human pregnancy. Plenary oral presentation, World Congress on the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Vancouver, Canada, 2022. President’s Plenary Presenter Award.
  • Excess adiposity during pregnancy impacts maternal and infant gut microbiota. Poster presentation, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences Research Symposium, Hamilton, ON, 2022. 1st place Postdoctoral Fellow Poster Award.
  • Parity modulates impact of BMI and Gestational Weight Gain on gut microbiota in human pregnancy. Plenary oral presentation, Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting (virtual),
    1. 1st place Oral Presentation.
  • Meconium does not have a detectable microbiome prior to birth. Oral presentation, 46th Annual RT Weaver Scientific Day, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, 2021. Best Science Student Presentation.
  • Meconium does not have a detectable microbiome prior to birth. Poster presentation, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences Research Symposium, Hamilton, ON, 2021. Top Poster Presentation.
  • Impact of pre-pregnancy BMI on maternal gut microbiota over the course of pregnancy. Poster presentation, Southern Ontario Reproductive Biology Conference, Toronto, ON, 2019. Runner-up Best Poster Presentation.
  • Impact of pre-pregnancy BMI on maternal gut microbiota over the course of pregnancy. Plenary oral presentation, Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting, Mont-Tremblant, QC, 2019. Award of Excellence, Oral Presentation.
  • Maternal diet-induced obesity is associated with altered fetal gut development. Oral presentation, Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting, Montebello, QC, 2017. Best Oral Presentation Award.
  • Maternal diet-induced obesity is associated with altered fetal gut development. Oral presentation, Southern Ontario Reproductive Biology meeting, London, ON, 2017. Oral Presentation Award.
  • Maternal diet-induced obesity is associated with altered fetal gut development. Poster presentation, Faculty of Health Science Research Plenary, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, 2017. Excellence in Poster Presentation Award.