Brett Finlay

@FinlayLab

Exploring how #microbes rule the world.
Peter Wall Distinguished Professor
University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia finlaylab.msl.ubc.ca Joined June 2015

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Brett Finlay @FinlayLab Mar 31, 2021

Exciting talk coming April 10 at #VancouverInstitute (Free) Virtual Lectures. Drs. Brett Finlay and Jessica Finlay will be talking about #microbes pivotal for a #healthy long life.

#microbiome #aging

globalreportingcentre.org/vancouver-inst…

globalreportingcentre.org Baby Bugs to Aging Bugs: Exploring the Microbes Pivotal to a Healthy Long Life - Global Reporting... Brett Finlay’s research is at the forefront of the field of cellular microbiology, making several fundamental discoveries in this area that have made him recipient of numerous prestigious awards....

Brett Finlay @FinlayLab Oct 28, 2025

Thank you to everyone who came to the book signing!

Learn more about How to Hack Your Microbiome for Lifelong Health:
msl.ubc.ca/how-to-hack-yo…
The book is officially available here:
douglas-mcintyre.com/products/97817…

Brett Finlay @FinlayLab Mar 11, 2025

Our new book, The Microbiome Master Key, is coming July 1 with @experimentbooks ! We explore how your whole-body #microbiome shapes your health — from diet and lifestyle to immunity, the mind-microbe connection, and so much more. @jessica_finlay theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/summe…

Brett Finlay @FinlayLab Mar 23, 2023

Amazing work on quorum sensing by @jorgepena9

Jorge Peña @jorgepena9 Mar 20, 2023

Excited to share my latest preprint! 🎉 Here we show that Quorum Sensing plays a critical role in regulating bacterial virulence during infection and also that QS signals accumulate dynamically across the gut, enabling behavior regulation based on infection stage and location! 🦠
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Brett Finlay @FinlayLab Jul 29, 2022

Congratulations on a wonderful thesis defence to our excellent newly minted Dr. Paula Littlejohn! @Sistainscience