BrainMind Salon: Gut-Brain Axis Dinner and Discussion

BrainMind convened a private Salon around the topic of gut/brain synergy, hosted by Juan Enriquez, Linda Stone, and Diana Saville. Distinguished MIT bioengineer, Jim Collins, shared cutting edge research on how the gut/brain axis and AI might contribute to therapeutic discovery. 

Dinner guests were hand-selected members of the BrainMind ecosystem, all sharing common traits of brilliance, sincerity, and passion for brain health. The gathering included, cocktails, a brief scientific presentation, lively conversation around one table, delicious microbiome-friendly fare, and opportunities to build rewarding new connections in the Boston area.

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Jim Collins is the Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering & Science and Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT, as well as a Member of the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences & Technology Faculty. He is also a Core Founding Faculty member of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, and an Institute Member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. He is one of the founders of the field of synthetic biology, and his research group is currently focused on using synthetic biology to create next-generation diagnostics and therapeutics. Professor Collins' patented technologies have been licensed by over 25 biotech, pharma and medical devices companies, and he has co-founded a number of companies, including Synlogic, Senti Biosciences, Sherlock Biosciences and Cellarity, as well as Phare Bio, a non-profit focused on AI-driven antibiotic discovery. He has received numerous awards and honors, including a MacArthur "Genius" Award and the Dickson Prize in Medicine, and he is an elected member of all three national academies - the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine.