HuiChuan Lai, PhD, RD, Receives NIH Supplement

HuiChuan Lai, PhD, RD, was awarded a 1-year supplement in the amount of $153,000 from the Office of the Director and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK-NIH) to her R01 Research Grant. This Research Supplement, entitled, “Probiotic Use, Intestinal Inflammation and Gut Microbiome in Young Children with Cystic Fibrosis,” has as its overall objective to determine the prevalence of probiotic supplementation and its potential benefits on reducing intestinal inflammation and modifying gut microbiome in children with Cystic Fibrosis younger than 2 years of age. Congratulations!