Dr. Marie Arrieta

Positions

Associate Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

Full Member

The Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases

Full Member

Inflammation Research Network

Child Health & Wellness Researcher

Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute

Contact information

marie.arrieta@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Arrieta Lab

Let Them Eat Dirt

BLOOM Clinical Study (led by Dr. Arrieta)

Lab

Phone number

Office: 403.220.4566

Location

Office: HRIC4AA18

Background

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy Experimental Medicine, University of Alberta, 2011

M.Sc. Physiology, University of Alberta, 2005

B.Sc. , University of Costa Rica, 2001

Research

Areas of Research

Interactions between the early-life gut microbiome and the infant’s immune, metabolic, and neurological development.

Our research program is framed around a translational approach, in which samples collected from children undergoing clinical care or enrolled in birth cohort studies are used to characterize the microbial alterations (dysbiosis) associated with the risk to develop asthma, obesity and stress dysregulation. Our research group also examines the causality and mechanisms of these associations in mouse models, placing our work at a critical interface between clinical studies and experimental animal work.

As an advocate of science communication to the public, Dr. Arrieta has written a best-selling public book, Let Them Eat Dirt, and is involved in several science communication initiatives within Canada and abroad, including public talks, a second book and a documentary film project.