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GO WITH YOUR GUT

How our diet, gut bacteria and serotonin can influence our health

With Dr Alyce Martin

Did you know the gut is the largest collective hormone producing organ in the body? What is serotonin and what role does it play in the communication between our brain and gut? Do prebiotics and probiotics actually work?

Hear from gut researcher Dr Alyce Martin explore the answers to these questions around gut health and how diet, serotonin and gut bacteria can influence our wellbeing. Alyce also shares some advice for anyone interested in pursuing a career in health research.

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Dr Alyce Martin

Alyce is an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Research Award Fellow and head of the Gut Hormones and Health and Disease team from the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute.

As a gut researcher, Alyce’s focus is on gastrointestinal endocrinology. She is at the forefront of gut serotonin research and is ranked second in the world among published authors on enterochromaffin cell biology.

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