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UC Santa Barbara collaborators (left to right) Michelle O’Malley, Ty Vernon, Jean Carlson, and Elaine Kirschke stand in the NSF ExFAB Biofoundry, a state-of-the- art facility central to the university’s newly awarded project.

UCSB Awarded Major Funding to Study Links Between Early-Life Gut Microbiome and Neurodevelopment

February 24, 2026

Researchers join the Wellcome Leap’s international effort to better understand early biological influences on neurodevelopment.