Rebecca Solch-Ottaiano, PhD

Instructor of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Research Center

Phone
504-988-9113
School or College
School of Medicine

Education & Affiliations

University of Florida, PhD
University of Florida, BS

Areas of Expertise

nutrition
Microbiota
Gastrointestinal function

Biography

Dr. Rebecca “Becca” Solch is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Neurology at Tulane University School of Medicine. She obtained her Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Florida where her dissertation focused on evaluating probiotics on stress-associated gastrointestinal and immune function in undergraduate university students. She has been a co-author on publications regarding probiotics and fiber on gastrointestinal function and gut microbial composition in healthy adults. Her postdoctoral fellowship will explore the complex relationship of diet, gut microbiota, and cognitive function in translational and clinical models.

Publications

Judkins TC, Archer DL, Kramer DC, Solch RJ: Probiotics, Nutrition, and the Small Intestine. Current Gastroenterology Reports 2020, 22:2.

Dennis-Wall JC, Burns AM, Solch RJ, Ukhanova M, Dahl WJ, Christman MC, Boileau T, Brauchla M, Shin J, Nieves C, Mai V, Langkamp-Henken B: A beverage containing orange pomace improves laxation and modulates the microbiome in healthy adults: a randomised, blinded, controlled trial. Journal of Functional Foods, 2019, 60: 103438.

Burns AM, Solch RJ, Dennis-Wall JC, Ukhanova M, Nieves C, Mai V, Christman MC, Gordon DT, Langkamp-Henken B: In healthy adults, resistant maltodextrin produces a greater change in fecal bifidobacteria counts and increases stool wet weight: a double-blind, randomized, controlled crossover study. Nutrition Research 2018, 60:33-42.

Diet, gut-brain axis, healthy brain aging, baking and horseback riding