Danone North America awards $50,000 to students studying the gut microbiome
The two graduate students will lead investigations that expand the study of probiotics and gut bacteria.
Danone North America, headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., and Broomfield, Colo., said it recognized the achievements and potential of two graduate students, from the University of California Davis and the University of Chicago, with $25,000 scholarships. The scholarship recipients of the seventh annual Danone North America Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics fellowship grant will lead investigations that expand the study of probiotics and gut bacteria. Both of the selected proposals indicate the students intend to explore the characteristics and factors that affect how gut health and the microbiome can be improved and sustained.
"Since launching the program, the Danone North America fellowship grant has drawn dozens of high-performing students from top universities in the U.S.," explained Miguel Freitas, Ph.D., vice president of scientific affairs at Danone North America. "The winners for 2018-2019 have developed innovative proposals that will not only further the field, but help pinpoint mechanisms that affect the ability of beneficial microbes to improve gut health and the microbiome."