Dr. Derrick MacFabe MD FACN is the Assistant Professor and Director of the Kilee Patchell-Evans Autism Research Group, Depts. of Psychology (Neuroscience) & Psychiatry (Division of Developmental Disabilities), at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. He is also a Core Member of the iTARGET Autism Initiative, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Dr. MacFabe is currently a Visiting Professor, Centre for Healthy Living and Food Innovation (HEFI), Faculty of Medicine, Maastricht University, Netherlands. His research examines the role of the role of gut- microbiome-brain interactions on the identification and possible treatments of autism spectrum disorders.