Free webinar at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time (US), May 20, 2026
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, Ph.D., will discuss her research on gut microbiota in individuals with autism who have gastrointestinal (GI) problems. She will share updates on what we know about human microbiomes, how they interact with our bodies, and the potential they hold for treating autism symptoms.
Research Updates: Microbiome Research and Autism
About the speaker:
Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown is an Associate Professor at the School of Sustainable Engineering and The Built Environment and the Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology at Arizona State University. She joined the SSEBE faculty in 2007. She has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Georgia Tech. She was awarded an NSF CAREER award and selected as one of 40 under 40 leaders in Phoenix, AZ. Funding for her research has come from many federal agencies ,including NIH, DoE, DoD, and NSF. She pioneers research on gut microbiome and autism and is the author of 3 patents and more than 90 peer-reviewed publications.
Dr. Krajmalnik-Brown specializes in molecular microbial ecology for bioremediation, the use of microbial systems for bioenergy production, and the human intestinal microbial ecology and its relationship to obesity, bariatric surgery, and autism.
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