Zac Lewis, PhD will present as part of the Food for Health Seminar Series. Dr. Lewis is the Chief Science Officer of Synbiotic Health.

Talk Title: Probiotics as a biotechnology, as food ingredients, and as a space for an industry career.

Talk Summary: Come hear Zac talk about various lenses on probiotics including:

• Ecological mechanisms of action
• Health benefits under investigation
• Methods of new strain discovery
• Development of consumer products
• Supply chain considerations that make us tear our hair out
• Careers options for scientists in the probiotics industry

An in-person reception will be hosted at 11:30am, outside FIC 277 auditorium on Innovation Campus.
Seminar: Noon - 1pm CT
This seminar will be in-person & streamed via Zoom.

Email Allie Eaton for Zoom connection information.