Speakers
Marie-Claire Arrieta
Associate Professor
University of Calgary
Dr. Marie-Claire Arrieta is an Associate Professor and Research Excellence Chair at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. Her research focuses on the interactions between the early-life gut microbiome and infant development, using clinical and experimental approaches to understand mechanisms underlying host microbiome interactions. Dr. Arrieta’s contributions have been widely recognized, including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Sick Kids New Investigator Award and the Killam Emerging Research Leader Award. Additionally, she was invited to join the College of New Scholars of the Royal Society of Canada, which honors exceptional early-career scholars across all fields.
Dr. Arrieta is also co-author of the best-selling book Let Them Eat Dirt and is actively involved in science communication and medical education on the microbiome.
