 Hello, I am Lavanya Vasudevan from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. It all started three years back when my advisor suggested that I work on human gut microbiota for my doctorate degree. As it started my research journey, in this continually growing field, these microbials and beons have never failed to astonish me till date. They can in fact be regarded as our old friends with whom we have co-evolved. This ecology that lives within our intestines are dependent on us and we likewise depend on them to a great extent. My research work focuses on how diet can be used to nurture these tiny residents in our gut thereby maximizing the health benefits we can achieve from them. As Hippocrates said many years back, let food be thai medicine. Thank you.