MSE virtual seminar Mar 25: “Unraveling Periprosthetic Joint Infection”
Events will be hosted January - December in 2026, on the last Wednesday of every month, 11:00 - 13:00 pm ET. Presented over Zoom. After each talk, we will continue the discussions in an informal social meeting with MSE. All speakers and members of the audience are welcome to join the social meeting. Hosted by: Sue Ishaq, MSE, and finacially supported by the University of Maine Institute of…
Paper published on preserving microbiomes to secure health in degrading ecosystems!
I'm delighted to announce a new publication on the importance of preserving microbiomes to secure health in degrading ecosystems! The paper outlines strategies for preserving critical microbes, functions, and microbial communities using some specific examples, and ties these back to opportunities and challenges to making conservation efforts. This paper was a collaborative effort by…
Advocating for science on Capitol Hill
Advocating for science on Capitol Hill Last week, while I was in D.C. for a Board of Directors’ meeting for the American Society of Microbiology, I had the opportunity to attend an ASM Hill Day. Led by the ASM Public Policy and Advocacy Team, Hill Days bring scientists to Capitol Hill to advocate for science by sharing our lived experience of federal funding functions.
http://sueishaqlab.org/2026/03/10/advocating-for-science-on-capitol-hill/
Exogenous myrosinase from mustard seed increases bioavailability of sulforaphane from a glucoraphanin-rich broccoli seed extract in a randomized clinical study.
This study was run back in 2021 at Appalachian State University by Dr. Giuseppe Valacchi, Alessandra Pecorelli, and colleagues, when participants were given one dose of a glucoraphanin supplement combined with the plant enzyme myrosinase (which converts the GLR into the anti-inflammatory sulforaphane by the…
Article published on the efficiency of a glucoraphanin supplement, and the gut microbial response!
The Lab is delighted to finally announce the publication of a study on the efficacy of a glucoraphanin supplement in converting to sulforaphane, and of the effect on or participation of gut microbes! The article can be found online here. The study was run back in 2021 at Appalachian State University by Dr. Giuseppe Valacchi, Alessandra Pecorelli, and colleagues, when…
The Lab is delighted to finally announce the publication of a study on the efficacy of a glucoraphanin supplement in converting to sulforaphane, and of the effect on or participation of gut microbe…
MSE virtual seminar today: “Mechanisms of environmental microbiome resilience”
Events will be hosted January - December in 2026, on the last Wednesday of every month, 11:00 - 13:00 pm ET. Presented over Zoom. After each talk, we will continue the discussions in an informal social meeting with MSE. All speakers and members of the audience are welcome to join the social meeting. Hosted by: Sue Ishaq, MSE, and finacially supported by the University of Maine Institute of…
Testing out some probiotic protocols
The Ishaq Lab is testing out some probiotics in mice this spring, as we look towards the next phase of our broccoli sprouts and gut microbiome work: generating solutions. It has been five years since our last mouse experiments, in part, because we have been busy digging into samples, data, and ideas from those studies. We gained valuable insight into which and how gut bacteria might metabolize the inactive glucosinolates from…
http://sueishaqlab.org/2026/02/20/testing-out-some-probiotic-protocols/
MSE virtual seminar Feb 25: “Mechanisms of environmental microbiome resilience”
Events will be hosted January - December in 2026, on the last Wednesday of every month, 11:00 - 13:00 pm ET. Presented over Zoom. After each talk, we will continue the discussions in an informal social meeting with MSE. All speakers and members of the audience are welcome to join the social meeting. Hosted by: Sue Ishaq, MSE, and finacially supported by the University of Maine Institute of…
Working full time on your break from work: University Sabbaticals
My sabbatical – a semester-long release from my teaching, undergraduate advising, and departmental administration duties – wrapped up at the end of December. Despite only having to ostensibly perform half my job, I worked full-time my entire sabbatical just to keep on top of my current workload because university ‘responsibility creep’ is too pervasive. However, being on sabbatical allowed me just enough…
http://sueishaqlab.org/2026/02/02/working-full-time-on-your-break-from-work-university-sabbaticals/
Ashley advances to PhD Candidate in the Human Nutrition and Food Sciences doctoral program!
Human-nutrition-powerhouse Ashley Reynolds passed the graduate comprehensive exam today to advance to candidacy in her Human Nutrition and Food Science PhD Program at Umaine!! Now that she is a PhD Candidate, she is eligible to apply for federal funding for graduate fellowships, and she'll be focusing on her dissertation research. She's previously obtained a master's of science…
Human-nutrition-powerhouse Ashley Reynolds passed the graduate comprehensive exam today to advance to candidacy in her Human Nutrition and Food Science PhD Program at Umaine!! Now that she is a PhD…
