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Welcome to the Hear, Here, Parkinson’s! podcast, where you will hear from special guests covering the world of Parkinson’s with a deep dive on the World Parkinson Congress and a look at how the WPC has helped make extraordinary progress in the Parkinson’s community by creating space for people with Parkinson’s to have a seat at the table.
Episode 21: Professor Sarkis K. Mazmanian, Microbiologist and WPC 2026 Speaker
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Episode 21: Professor Sarkis K. Mazmanian, Microbiologist and WPC 2026 Speaker
Professor Sarkis Mazmanian joins the Hear, Here Parkinson's Podcast with hosts WPC Executive Director, Eli Pollard, and guest host, WPC 2026 Science Ambassador Dr. Roberta Marongiu.
Professor Sarkis Mazmanian is an American medical microbiologist who has served as a professor at the California Institute of Technology since 2006. He is currently the Luis & Nelly Soux Professor of Microbiology in the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering.
Professor Mazmanian will be speaking at a Pre-Congress Course on Advances in Research, Science and Treatment at WPC 2026 focusing on Gut and Immunity in Parkinson's disease: What we know so far from animal models. He'll also be hosting a Roundtable. Can gut-mediated therapeu- tics dampen the neuroinflammatory response in pre-clinical animal models?
On this episode he speaks about his research and shares his past experiences attending The World Parkinson Congress.
Hear, Here, Parkinson’s! Podcast
Welcome to the Hear, Here, Parkinson’s! podcast, where you will hear from special guests covering the world of Parkinson’s with a deep dive on the World Parkinson Congress and a look at how the WPC has helped make extraordinary progress in the Parkinson’s community by creating space for people with Parkinson’s to have a seat at the table.