GIN Hub Seminar 28 July on Crohn's disease; the drivers of gut homeostasis

L-R Dr Emma Halmos, Dr Aidil Zaini and Ryan Wang
will give separate presentations in the GIN Hub seminar on 28 July 2022

There will be two presentations in the GIN (Gastroenterology, Immunology and Neuroscience) Hub Seminar coming up next Thursday 28 July at 12:30pm.

Congratulations to CCS's NHMRC Investigator grant recipients!

L-R top row: Prof Helmut Butzkueven, Prof Paul Fitzgerald,
Dr Emma Halmos. L-R bottom row: Prof Anne Holland,
Dr Jason Ong, A/Prof Anneke van der Walt

NHMRC Investigator grants were announced this morning by Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, Monash receiving in total close to $47M. See Monash announcement.

Twenty-six researchers from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences received funding for their projects. See Faculty story.

Congratulations to Central Clinical School's NHMRC Investigator grant recipients! See more about the CCS projects, below. The grant income for the school from this round totals $10M across the period 2021-2025.

Commiserations to our researchers whose grants were ranked very highly, but nonetheless missed out.

Gluten isn't bad for healthy people

Dr Emma Halmos (L) & Prof Peter Gibson

Unless you have been medically diagnosed with coeliac disease or gluten sensitivity, a rigorous new study shows that eating foods containing gluten will cause you no harm, and avoiding these proteins in your diet isn't necessary.

Professor Peter Gibson and Dr Emma Halmos, Monash Department of Gastroenterology, write an editorial accompanying this new study publication in the journal Gastroenterology. See the full story at  Science Alert.

Congratulations to Dept of Gastroenterology's 3rd Rome Foundation award in a row!

Food low in FODMAPS have been shown
to reduce IBS symptoms

The Rome Foundation Board has selected a paper by Monash Department of Gastroenterology researchers for the third year in a row. The paper, entitled “A diet low in FODMAPs reduces symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome”, receives the Rome Foundation Ken Heaton Award for the Paper Most Cited on Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders, and a cash prize in the amount of USD$1000. Congratulations to the team! The Rome Foundation will acknowledge the accomplishment at their annual Rome Foundation reception on May 21, 2016.

Gastroenterology FODMAP research in Channel 9 news

The Department of Gastroenterology has recently published research with first author Emma Halmos (pictured, left) on the effectiveness of a low FODMAP (Fermentable Oligo-saccharides, Disaccharides, Mono-saccharides and Polyols) diet for reducing irritable bowel symptoms. Channel 9 news did a feature on 25 Feb 2014. See news clip (1:54 min)

Monash FODMAP research in prestigious Gastroenterology journal

The most recent issue of U.S. based Gastroenterology, the top and most influential journal in the field, has three articles and one reply by Department of Gastroenterology researchers. Prof Peter Gibson is Head of Department, Dr Jane Muir is Head of Translational Nutrition research group, and Emma Halmos has recently submitted her PhD thesis. 

References

• Emma P. Halmos, Victoria A. Power, Susan J. Shepherd, Peter R. Gibson, Jane G. Muir. A diet low in FODMAPs reduces symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Link.