CIR seminar: Professor Alan Walker “The human gut microbiota: Hopes, hypes and prospects for therapeutic interventions”Professor Alan Walker, University of AberdeenProfessor Walker webpageHost: Dr Chengcan Yaoplease remember attendance at these seminars is compulsory for all students registered in the CIR as part of your continued development and educational trainingBio: Alan Walker is a microbiologist with over 20 years’ experience of studying the bacteria that inhabit the gastrointestinal tracts of mammalian hosts. After receiving a BSc (Hons) in Microbiology from the University of Aberdeen he studied for his PhD at the Rowett Institute and at the University of Dundee, specialising in gut microbiology and the role that intestinal bacteria play in the breakdown of dietary fibre. Following his PhD he spent eight years at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, a leading centre for genomic research, before moving to the University of Aberdeen where he began as a Senior Lecturer and is now a Professor (Personal Chair). His current research uses a combination of state of the art anaerobic culturing and DNA sequencing techniques to better characterise gut microbial communities and shed light on the roles these microbes play both in health and in disease.CIR student meet the speaker session following the seminar, at 1pm. If you would like to attend the student session, lunch provided, please contact Swang Shallangwa sshallan@ed.ac.uk advising if you have any food allergies/dietary requirements. Mar 18 2026 12.00 - 13.00 CIR seminar: Professor Alan Walker “The human gut microbiota: Hopes, hypes and prospects for therapeutic interventions”
CIR seminar: Professor Alan Walker “The human gut microbiota: Hopes, hypes and prospects for therapeutic interventions”Professor Alan Walker, University of AberdeenProfessor Walker webpageHost: Dr Chengcan Yaoplease remember attendance at these seminars is compulsory for all students registered in the CIR as part of your continued development and educational trainingBio: Alan Walker is a microbiologist with over 20 years’ experience of studying the bacteria that inhabit the gastrointestinal tracts of mammalian hosts. After receiving a BSc (Hons) in Microbiology from the University of Aberdeen he studied for his PhD at the Rowett Institute and at the University of Dundee, specialising in gut microbiology and the role that intestinal bacteria play in the breakdown of dietary fibre. Following his PhD he spent eight years at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, a leading centre for genomic research, before moving to the University of Aberdeen where he began as a Senior Lecturer and is now a Professor (Personal Chair). His current research uses a combination of state of the art anaerobic culturing and DNA sequencing techniques to better characterise gut microbial communities and shed light on the roles these microbes play both in health and in disease.CIR student meet the speaker session following the seminar, at 1pm. If you would like to attend the student session, lunch provided, please contact Swang Shallangwa sshallan@ed.ac.uk advising if you have any food allergies/dietary requirements. Mar 18 2026 12.00 - 13.00 CIR seminar: Professor Alan Walker “The human gut microbiota: Hopes, hypes and prospects for therapeutic interventions”
Mar 18 2026 12.00 - 13.00 CIR seminar: Professor Alan Walker “The human gut microbiota: Hopes, hypes and prospects for therapeutic interventions”
