Dr. Maya Kaelberer is a neurobiologist whose research pioneers a new understanding of how the gut senses and responds to nutrients, influenced by both the food we eat and our emotional state. She earned her Ph.D. in Cellular & Molecular Physiology from Yale University in 2016 and is currently an Assistant Professor of Physiology at the University of Arizona. Her laboratory investigates how the vagus nerve and specialized gut sensory cells, called neuropod cells, integrate information coming from both the brain and the gut, ultimately shaping our food preferences and influencing long-term health. This research has profound implications for understanding how our bodies process food and could lead to innovative strategies for addressing diet-related diseases by targeting gut-brain communication.
Please visit the interview with Dr. Kaelberer here (Yale netID required).
