On April 3rd, 2022, the research team from the Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University participated in the Gluten-Free Goodness Expo organized at the Ancaster Fairgrounds. The Farncombe team consisted of post-doctoral, doctoral...

Congratulations to Utkarshini and Mahnoor! Utkarshini Kirtikar is the recipient of a Farncombe PhD Studentship award, with Mahnoor Shahab receiving a Farncombe Studentship. We can't wait to see what impressive work they have in store!

Big Congratulations to Kyle who has been awarded the The Robert B. Anderson Memorial Prize for Leadership and Excellence by the Department of Chemical Engineering. This prize has been established in memory of Robert B. Anderson, Professor from 1965 to 1987, to...

Check out this latest article from VerduLab's own Mark Wulczynski!https://www.gutmicrobiotaforhealth.com/focus-on-fermented-foods-are-they-good-fer-you/

Dr. Gaston Rueda, Dr. Pedro Miranda and Miss. Caroline Seiler (PhD candidate) from The Farncombe Institute, inform patients suffering from celiac disease and other gluten-related disorders (eg non-celiac wheat sensitivity) about exciting research being conducted in...

Read the article here!We're a little late to the party, but still happy to celebrate International Celiac Day! It is important to remember that on every other day, celiac disease won't stop, and neither will the research into finding a cure!

The Verdu lab was featured in a Crohn's and Colitis Canada news article! "In a new study funded by Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, researchers have for the first time uncovered bacterial changes in the gut that precede the development of ulcerative colitis. These...

Congratulations to Dr. Josie Libertucci on winning a CIHR Post-doctoral fellowship award in partnership with the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology. Josie will work on an exciting project in collaboration with the IMAGINE network on the role of proteolytic...

Our paper on modulation of AHR by bacterial tryptophan metabolites in celiac disease made it to the cover page of Science Translational Medicine! For a free link to download the full paper, visit the SSCD webpage, and check under the News section!...