CSL Florey Next Generation Award
Why autistic children are more likely to have gut problems (Brisbane)
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– CSL Florey Next Generation awards announced, Parliament House, Canberra
Chloe Yap has debunked a widespread myth that the gut microbiome causes autism. It’s the other way round.
Chloe and her colleagues performed the largest and most in-depth autism microbiome study to date, for the Australian Autism Biobank. They showed that children with autism were more likely to be picky eaters and that this was contributing to gut problems.
Last night, she received the 2022 CSL Florey Next Generation Award, at the annual dinner of the Australian Association of Medical Research Institutes, at Parliament House in Canberra.
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