Breakfast brief: Menopause, microbes, and the mind: The neurobiology of hormonal change (Verb Biotics)

Join Prof. Siobhain O’Mahony — professor of neurobiology and women’s health at University College Cork — for a cutting-edge discussion on the gut-brain-hormone connection during the menopausal transition. 

With deep expertise in neurogastroenterology and the microbiome, Prof. O’Mahony will unpack how fluctuations in estrogen and progesterone during perimenopause and menopause impact far more than reproductive health. This session will explore how hormonal changes reshape the gut microbiome, alter neurotransmitter production, and influence metabolic and immune function — revealing menopause as a complex, whole-body transition that calls for an integrated view of women’s health. 

Speakers:

• Featured speaker: Siobhain O'Mahony, Ph.D., professor of neurobiology and women's health, University College Cork
• Noah Zimmerman, Ph.D., CSO at Verb Biotics
• Diane Alexander, Ph.D., director of sales, Verb Biotics