Xia Yu is a PhD student from the University of Helsinki, Finland. Currently, she is working on her thesis and will defend the thesis at the end of 2017. She was awarded scholarships by the China Scholarship Council from 2012-2016, Finnish Veterinary Foundation during 2013-2017, and University of Helsinki from 2016- 2017. She made poster presentations at several international conferences and an international course, including 11th International Symposium on Lactic Acid Bacteria, 8th Probiotics, Prebiotics and New Foods for Microbiota and Human Health and 3rd International Advanced Course on the Intestinal Microbiome and Diet in Human and Animal Health. She has published three papers related to gut bacteria and their functional characteristics during the PhD study. Xia Yu is a PhD student from the University of Helsinki, Finland. Currently, she is working on her thesis and will defend the thesis at the end of 2017. She was awarded scholarships by the China Scholarship Council from 2012-2016, Finnish Veterinary Foundation during 2013-2017, and University of Helsinki from 2016- 2017. She made poster presentations at several international conferences and an international course, including 11th International Symposium on Lactic Acid Bacteria, 8th Probiotics, Prebiotics and New Foods for Microbiota and Human Health and 3rd International Advanced Course on the Intestinal Microbiome and Diet in Human and Animal Health. She has published three papers related to gut bacteria and their functional characteristics during the PhD study.

Intestinal Microbiome and Diet in Human and Animal Health