Want to see what 1,425 human metabolomes looks like? Our latest preprint is out! We ran LCMS metabolomics on saliva from children and their caregivers as part of the Family Life Project.
biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
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The Health, Relationships, & InterVEntion (THRIVE) Lab at UC Irvine seeks a Lead Research Assistant for the Growing Together study to understand better youth stress reactivity concerning parent-child relationships & parenting practices. To apply, visit tinyurl.com/3w653f34

🚨 Funding Opportunities for Salivary Component Research🚨

For information, visit:
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/r…

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Thank you to our amazing friends from @CSUN 's #EMBARC program, and Culture, Health and Development lab for a day of fun and learning!

#SpitCamp #saliva UCI Public Health

Associate Prof Michelle Fortier and her UCI-CHOC team have developed Corazones Unidos Por Una Vida (Hearts United for Life), a project aiming to educate healthcare providers and empower Latinx families to support their children with cancer. Read more at healthaffairs.uci.edu

🚨New IISBR Publication!🚨

IISBR’s Dr. Kristina Uban Kristina Uban , and Dr. Hawa Mariko examine the impact of #socioeconomic factors on salivary bioscience methodological variables.

Read the article here >>>

frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Congratulations to IISBR's, Dr. Kate Kuhlman, on being awarded tenure!

Join us at our next #SpitCamp , taking place September 19-20, 2023!!

For more information, and to register, visit iisbr.uci.edu/spit-camp-1/

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Our latest paper is out in mSystems! We sequenced the oral microbiomes of a large cohort of children and their caregivers from the ECHO Family Life Project.
Check it out: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/ms…
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#NewStudy by Dr. Michael Hoyt shows #LGBTQ + cancer survivors face greater health challenges than heterosexual counterparts particularly in mental & social aspects. This is likely influenced by social isolation, invisibility, and marginalization.

publichealth.uci.edu/2023/06/08/uc-…

#InTheMedia with Verywell Mind: HSB Professor, Dr. Kristina Uban sheds light on the significance of fetal alcohol syndrome stating, 'The majority of people with #FASD will experience a mental health challenge, and depression and anxiety top the list.'

verywellmind.com/fetal-alcohol-…

Environmental tobacco exposure is linked to increased salivary metals in children, finds a UC Irvine study from UCI IISBR published in nature. Co-authors include IISBR & UCI psychological sciences dept.'s Jenna Riis, Hillary Piccerillo and Hedyeh Ahmadi. tinyurl.com/3zmrv7rs

Dr. Patti Milligan, a registered dietitian, nutritionist and 'saliva enthusiast', recently presented a TED talk on the importance of saliva. Check it out here >>>
youtu.be/Ysipr1lDyuU

#saliva research #saliva

🚨New IISBR Publication!🚨

Environmental Tobacco Exposure associated with increased salivary metals in children

Read here >>>
nature.com/articles/s4137…

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Thank you to this AMAZING group for joining us at #SpitCamp last week!

Interested in attending a future camp?! Our next camp will take place in September - register here >>> iisbr.uci.edu/spit-camp-regi…

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REMINDER: UCI IISBR at UC Irvine presents 'Saliva as a Window into the Human Oral Microbiome and Metabolome' with Associate Professor Katrine Whiteson on TODAY (Tuesday, May 9), 1-2 p.m. Email [email protected] for the Zoom link or more info.

Join us next week for our last Seminar Series talk of the year!

Email us at [email protected] for a Zoom link!

Stop by our booth at tomorrow’s UCI Public Health Summit, and enjoy the chance to network, attend workshops, and enter for a chance to win raffle prizes!

Our assistant professor of psychological science has received both the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Early Stage Investigator Award for being an exceptional early career scientist & Junior Investigator of the Year from UCI’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Science.