rasad Dhurjati, UD professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, will discuss "Autism and the Gut-Brain Connection" at a Science Cafe presentation on Oct. 29.

Oct. 29: Science Cafe talk

Science Cafe to feature presentation on 'Autism and the Gut-Brain Connection'

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10:31 a.m., Oct. 22, 2014--Prasad Dhurjati, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Delaware, will discuss “Autism and the Gut-Brain Connection” at a Science Café presentation at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the first floor atrium of the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory (ISE Lab).

Dhurjati has taken a systems biology approach to the study of autism spectrum disorders. An article on his work was published in the March 13 issue of the Journal of Medical Hypotheses.

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