{"id":10293,"date":"2025-08-20T08:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T12:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/?p=10293"},"modified":"2025-08-20T08:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T12:44:10","slug":"gut-microbiota-research-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/news\/gut-microbiota-research-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Gut Microbiota Research in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>SUMMER 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cooper Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I spent the summer researching\u00a0<i>Bifidobacteria\u00a0<\/i>populations in neonatal gut microbiotas using DNA extracted from fecal cultures. I quantified the growth of four species when supplied with the 2-fucosyllactose HMO using qPCR. In the process I learned a lot about working in a laboratory setting, as well as experimental procedures. Also, the people in Oviedo were incredibly friendly, and I even made some new friends which is always exciting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-page_layout_small wp-image-10296\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Oviedo-460x345.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Oviedo-460x345.jpg 460w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Oviedo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Oviedo-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Oviedo-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Oviedo-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Oviedo-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Oviedo-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Oviedo-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Oviedo-950x713.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Oviedo-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Oviedo-230x173.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 60px), (max-width: 991px) 345px, (max-width: 1199px) 376px, 460px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-page_layout_small wp-image-10295\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-460x613.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-460x613.jpg 460w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-1500x2000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-950x1267.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-230x307.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 60px), (max-width: 991px) 345px, (max-width: 1199px) 376px, 460px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"<h3><strong>SUMMER 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<strong>Cooper Weir<\/strong>\r\n\r\nI spent the summer researching\u00a0<i>Bifidobacteria\u00a0<\/i>populations in neonatal gut microbiotas using DNA extracted from fecal cultures. I quantified the growth of four species when supplied with the 2-fucosyllactose HMO using qPCR. In the process I learned a lot about working in a laboratory setting, as well as experimental procedures. Also, the people in Oviedo were incredibly friendly, and I even made some new friends which is always exciting.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-page_layout_small wp-image-10296\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Oviedo-460x345.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"345\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-page_layout_small wp-image-10295\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/international-programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/08\/Church-460x613.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"613\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUMMER 2025 Cooper Weir I spent the summer researching\u00a0Bifidobacteria\u00a0populations in neonatal gut microbiotas using DNA extracted from fecal cultures. 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