加州理工12月2日Watson讲座：微生物学家Mazmanian谈肠道菌群与大脑健康，免费报名已满、可排候补
位于加州洛杉矶县 Pasadena 的加州理工学院（Caltech）将于 12 月 2 日（周三）晚 7 时 30 分在校园内的 Beckman Auditorium 举行 Earnest C. Watson 讲座系列 12 月场：微生物学家 Sarkis Mazmanian 主讲《相信你的肠道：微生物群对大脑健康与疾病的影响》（Trust Your Gut: Microbiome Influences on Brain Health and Disease），活动地址为 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena。
Mazmanian 是 Caltech 的 Luis B. & Nelly Soux 微生物学教授、Merkin 研究所教授。他指出，大脑接收的分子信号大部分经由胃肠道传入，肠道菌群产生的许多分子都能在大脑中找到；他的实验室研究肠道与大脑之间持续不断的沟通如何影响行为与脑功能，认为善用肠脑之间的联系，可能揭示帕金森病等疾病的成因，并带来基于全新生物学原理的疗法。
本场讲座免费，但须提前报名；Caltech 官网显示提前报名已经额满。未报上名的听众仍可参加晚 6 时开始的预热活动（餐饮、音乐与互动展示，免报名），并在 6 时 50 分前到场排候补队，待有空位时入场。费用：免费（报名已满，可排候补）。报名与详情见 events.caltech.edu。
Caltech Watson Lecture Dec. 2: Microbiologist Sarkis Mazmanian on Gut Microbiome and Brain Health; Free Registration Full, Standby Available
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, will present the December installment of its Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus (1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena). Microbiologist Sarkis Mazmanian will speak on "Trust Your Gut: Microbiome Influences on Brain Health and Disease."
Mazmanian is Caltech's Luis B. & Nelly Soux Professor of Microbiology and a Merkin Institute Professor. While the brain receives visual, auditory and other sensory information, he notes, the majority of molecular input to the brain comes through the gastrointestinal tract, and many molecules produced by gut bacteria can be found in the brain. His laboratory studies how the constant communication between gut and brain affects behavior and brain function; harnessing that link may uncover causes of disorders such as Parkinson's disease and enable therapies based on entirely novel biological principles.
Admission is free, but advance registration is required and Caltech's website shows registration is full. Guests without reservations are welcome at the preshow beginning at 6 p.m. (food, music and interactive displays, no registration needed) and may join the standby line by 6:50 p.m. for any seats that open up. Details: events.caltech.edu.
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图片来源：图：加州理工学院 Beckman Auditorium，Watson 讲座系列的举办地。Yisong Yue 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons / Photo: Beckman Auditorium at Caltech, home of the Watson Lecture Series. By Yisong Yue, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
