{"id":32861,"date":"2020-08-10T10:18:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T09:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biotechpharmasummit.com\/?page_id=32861"},"modified":"2021-03-19T09:18:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T09:18:22","slug":"ruth-ann-luna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.biotechpharmasummit.com\/index.php\/gut-brain-axis-2018-speakers\/ruth-ann-luna\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Ann Luna"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vgblk-rw-wrapper limit-wrapper\">\n<h2>Dr. Ruth Ann Luna<\/h2>\n<h4>Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology &amp; Immunology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Director of Medical Metagenomics in the Texas Children\u2019s Microbiome Center (TCMC) at Texas Children\u2019s Hospital<\/h4>\n\t<p>Dr. Ruth Ann Luna serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology &amp; Immunology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Director of Medical Metagenomics in the Texas Children\u2019s Microbiome Center (TCMC) at Texas Children\u2019s Hospital. She also serves as director of the Clinical Metagenomics Fellowship as well as a member of the Institutional Review Board at BCM.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Luna\u2019s primary research focus is the microbiome-gut-brain axis in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and her research has successfully linked GI symptoms, behavior, and the microbiome in ASD.In addition to ASD, Dr. Luna has completed microbiome-based projects in a variety of clinically relevant areas including gastrointestinal (IBS, ulcerative colitis, Clostridium difficile infection) and pulmonary (cystic fibrosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, lung transplantation) disorders.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Luna\u2019s work emphasizes a multi-omic approach to research- combining the microbiome, metabolome, and a variety of clinical data to better understand the underlying biology.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biotechpharmasummit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ruth_Ann_Luna_Metagenomics_Texas_Children_Microbiome_Center_BioTech_Pharma_Summit_profile.jpg\" alt=\"Ruth_Ann_Luna_Metagenomics_Texas_Children_Microbiome_Center_BioTech_Pharma_Summit_profile\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1224\" width=\"820\" title=\"Ruth_Ann_Luna_Metagenomics_Texas_Children_Microbiome_Center_BioTech_Pharma_Summit_profile\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml;utf8,<svg%20xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot;%20viewBox=&quot;0%200%20820%201224&quot;%20height=&quot;1224px&quot;%20width=&quot;820px&quot;\/>&#8221; 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