Microbes as a driver of Autoimmunity with Dr. Amy Proal

What is driving Autoimmunity? Is it time to turn our beliefs about autoimmune conditions around and look at what is the underlying cause?  According many researchers, including our guest Dr. Amy Proal , a key driver of autoimmunity might be microbe based.  As researchers are finding out specific microbes that turn pathogenic called "pathobionts" may be leading to a chronic inflammatory process that goes unchecked.  In this episode we dive into pathobionts, intestinal permeability, the problem with standard immunosupressive therapy, biophages, and so much more. Get ready to learn as Dr. Proal is a force . Now more about Dr. Proal. Dr. Proal is a microbiologist who studies the molecular mechanisms by which bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens dysregulate human gene expression, immunity and metabolism. Her work further examines how dysbiosis of the human microbiome and/or the human virome can contribute to chronic inflammatory disease processes. As a member of the research team at Autoimmunity Research Foundation, she has authored papers and written book chapters for organizations like the J.Craig Venter Institute and The Autoimmunity Network, and lectured at the NIH and numerous USA/international conferences. Proal graduated from Georgetown University in 2005 with a degree in biology. In 2012, she obtained a PhD in microbiology from Murdoch University in Australia. Her graduate thesis focused on “Autoimmune disease re-examined in light of metagenomic concepts.” You can follow her on her website Microbeminded.com and also on twitter @microbminded2.   You can fund research she is doing on ALS, MS, Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome here. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-research-mecfs-ptlds-als-etc #autoimmunity #dysbiosis #pathobionts #microbes #intestinalpermability #molecularmimicry --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adam-rinde/support