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Dr. Marie Arrieta is an Associate Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, specializing in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology. Her research focuses on early-life gut microbiome and its impact on infant immune, metabolic, and neurological development. Dr. Arrieta leads a research program that adopts a translational approach, collecting samples from children in clinical settings and birth cohort studies to characterize microbial alterations associated with asthma and obesity risk. Her work bridges clinical studies and experimental animal work, investigating causality mechanisms through mouse models. Dr. Arrieta is also an advocate for science communication, having authored the best-selling public book "Let Them Eat Dirt" and participated in various science communication initiatives locally and internationally. Additionally, she has been involved in public talks and a documentary film project to enhance the public's understanding of microbiome research.
Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.