Featured Experts
Carolyn Edelstein, MPA
OpenBiome is a non-profit stool bank supplying over 1,000 hospital and healthcare facilities with stool to carry out Fecal Transplants.
Emma Allen-Vercoe, PhD
Inventor of Robogut (a mechanical device that manufactures synthetic stool) and founder of NuBiyota a for-profit company developing stool products to potentially treat and/or cure a wide range of diseases.
Johane Allard, MD
Lead investigator in clinical trial using Fecal Transplants to treat Obesity.
Embriette Hyde, PhD
Integrative Molecular And Biomedical Sciences, Freelance Science Writer And Research Consultant, Gilroy, CA
Majdi Osman, MD, MPH
OpenBiome is a non-profit stool bank supplying over 1,000 hospital and healthcare facilities with stool to carry out Fecal Transplants.
Paul Moayeddi, MD, PhD
Lead investigator in clinical trial using Fecal Transplants to treat Ulcerative Colitis.
Valerie Taylor, MD, PhD
Lead investigator in clinical trial using Fecal Transplants to treat Bi-Polar Depression.
Thomas Borody, MD, PhD
The undisputed world-renowned leader in Fecal Transplants who has overseen more than 16,000 procedures resulting in a wealth of proprietary data and ownership of over 160 patents.
Mark Davis, ND
Treats C diff patients with FMT enemas and capsules, and counsels patients without C diff on home FMT.
Alexander Khoruts, MD
A pioneer in Fecal Transplants who advocates for a new business model that will bring research dollars in and provide patients with access to treatment, without lining the pockets of Big Pharma.
Mark Smith, PhD
OpenBiome is a non-profit stool bank supplying over 1,000 hospital and healthcare facilities throughout the U.S. with stool to carry out Fecal Transplants. Finch Therapeutics is a for-profit company developing stool products to potentially treat and/or cure a wide range of diseases.
The Filmmakers
Brenda Rusnak
Brenda Is the founder and president of The Best Part Inc. - a film and TV production company with offices in Toronto and Los Angeles. She has successfully produced two critically acclaimed and financially successful documentary films, as well as several online and corporate projects.
Ben Ainsworth
Ben is a videographer who has worked all over the world shooting documentary films. He has recently worked on developing and creating numerous online and television pieces for VICE/VICELAND that have garnered millions of views as well as short documentaries for OVO Sound and for iD magazine.
Saffron Cassaday
Saffron has directed 2 award-winning documentary films, starred in 15 feature films and 2 TV series, and has directed, edited and produced several online, TV and corporate projects. Her documentary "Cyber-Seniors" has played to packed houses in over 200 communities and broadcast in 40 countries.