{"id":1282,"date":"2024-10-08T03:52:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T03:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/?page_id=1282"},"modified":"2024-10-08T03:52:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T03:52:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light hero-image fullheight\" style=\"margin-top:-15px;margin-bottom:0;min-height:700px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-header-image-overlay-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LunkenLab_vid1.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;font-size:80px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1;text-transform:capitalize\">Revolutionizing health <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);font-size:80px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1;text-transform:capitalize\">one <strong>microbiome<\/strong> at a time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button hvr-grow is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-pale-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/participate\/\">Join A Study<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);margin-bottom:0;min-height:722px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#fafcfd\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"680\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-607\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LunkenLab_Home0.png\" style=\"object-position:50% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LunkenLab_Home0.png 1366w, https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LunkenLab_Home0-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LunkenLab_Home0-1024x510.png 1024w, https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LunkenLab_Home0-768x382.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-09d5ae5b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-custom-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1dd7eddf11b7622462eb86580249e27f\">WHO WE ARE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-font-font-family wp-elements-c8b52b4af8008430c3cccee6ed326664\" style=\"font-size:25px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Lunken Lab focuses on expanding our knowledge of host-immune-microbe interactions, with a specific focus on identifying host (i.e., diet) and microbial factors involved in different responses to medical and dietary therapies.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-custom-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-font-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-e6e44b56aa59827ee0418e0346c66dae\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">By better understanding individualized response to treatments, we can move towards developing and using personalized therapeutic programs to improve patient outcomes. We use various digital health technologies and \u2018multi-omics\u2019 techniques (i.e., metagenomics, metabolomics, metaproteomics) to explore the role that dietary intakes and the microbes residing in the gastrointestinal tract play in changing the response to therapy.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button hvr-grow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/team\/\">Our Team<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;min-height:676px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#feffff\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"640\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-639\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LunkenLab_Home6.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LunkenLab_Home6.png 1366w, https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LunkenLab_Home6-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LunkenLab_Home6-1024x480.png 1024w, https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/LunkenLab_Home6-768x360.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-dc35bc7e wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-09d5ae5b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-custom-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e8e9cfc1f9090c86d69a00f9c2ffff70\">Research theme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-font-font-family wp-elements-13b6d3242030c7bbc5a16dbf2a622896\" style=\"font-size:25px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Lunken Lab&#8217;s primary research focus revolves around investigating the nuanced interplay between nutritional and medical interventions in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-custom-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color has-system-font-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-e90b690012de4b24d1be2e1e44f13003\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">Specifically, our research places a significant emphasis on understanding the role of fungi in this context. Our research aims to deepen our comprehension of existing therapies and pinpoint opportunities for improvement. An example of our ongoing efforts is the OPTIMIST clinical study, which investigates the detection of biomarkers in the gut microbiome to enhance our ability to predict treatment outcomes in patients with Crohn&#8217;s disease.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button hvr-grow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/research\/\">Our Research<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;min-height:416px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#fafcfd\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"641\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background 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target=\"_self\">Exploring the Health Benefit of Dietary Fibres<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Exploring the Health Benefit of Dietary Fibres We are excited to announce our upcoming Clinical Trial, lead by Dr Heather Armstrong which will explore the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" swiper-slide swiper-lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post pcp-item-1308\" data-id=\"1308\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ibdcentrebc.ca\/lunkenlab\/optimist-study-recruitment-now-underway\/\"  target=\"_self\">OPTIMIST Study: Recruitment Now Underway!<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>OPTIMIST Study: Recruitment Now Underway! 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Through this research, we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" swiper-slide swiper-lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post pcp-item-225\" data-id=\"225\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0002916524000595?via%3Dihub\"  target=\"_self\">Utilizing the gut microbiome as a biomarker of response to dietary interventions in inflammatory bowel disease: moving toward precision nutrition<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>2024 The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Genelle R Lunken<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" swiper-slide swiper-lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post pcp-item-222\" data-id=\"222\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC10715502\/\"  target=\"_self\">Gut microbiome and dietary fibre intake strongly associate with IgG function and maturation following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>December 2022 Gut Lunken GR, Golding L, Schick A, Majdoubi A, Lavoie PM, Vallance BA.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\" swiper-slide swiper-lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post pcp-item-219\" data-id=\"219\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sp-pcp-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/19490976.2023.2287073\"  target=\"_self\">Gut microbiome-associated predictors as biomarkers of response to advanced therapies in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-pcp-post-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>December 2023 Gut Microbes Meade, S., Liu Chen Kiow, J., Massaro, C., Kaur, G., Squirell, E., Bressler, B., &amp; 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