About Us
Research studies demonstrate that antibiotics in early life can disrupt the balance of healthy gut bacteria in infants.
This research study tests a new idea using autologous fecal microbiota transplantation (aFMT): collecting a child’s own healthy gut bacteria before antibiotic treatment and returning it afterward—to help restore the microbiome and support digestion, immunity, and overall health.
Here’s how the study process works:​
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Initial Meeting with Research Team: Where we’ll explain the study in detail, answer any questions, and provide you with all the materials you'll need to participate, including sample collection kits.
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Monthly Stool Collection: While your child is healthy, you'll collect small stool samples once a month using the provided kit. Our research team will arrange convenient sample pick-up directly from your home, so there’s no need for travel.
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When Your Child Needs Antibiotics, you inform the research team and decide if you’d like your child to receive aFMT after the antibiotics course is completed or not. You can participate in the study without your child receiving aFMT and help us understand how the child microbiome recovers without any treatment.
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If receiving aFMT, a small portion of your child's stool, collected before antibiotics and tested for a variety of pathogens, will be mixed with milk or formula and given to your child to drink to help their gut bacteria recover.
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Follow-Up Collections: Will be weekly for 1 month, then monthly for 5 months.
