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Nate Ritz Interviewed by ISAPP

Nathaniel Ritz

Dr. Nate Ritz (Postdoctoral Fellow in the Venkatesh Lab) was recently interviewed by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) for his PhD research that was conducted at University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. His work has revealed a role for the gut virome in ameliorating anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in mouse models.

Please click here to listen to the podcast. His exciting findings were published in Nature Microbiology.

Many congratulations, Nate!

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