Citizen science & the vaginal microbiome | Caroline Dricot

Caroline Dricot Researcher at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, where she contributed to the ISALA project a pioneering citizen-science project that became the largest study on the vaginal microbiome in the world with sister projects in as many as 20 countries along with significant international recognition. Favorite metabolite Riboflavin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riboflavin)) Also known also as vitamin B2, is a vitamin found in food and sold as a dietary supplement. It is essential to the formation of two major coenzymes, flavin mononucleotide and flavin adenine dinucleotide. These coenzymes are involved in energy metabolism, cellular respiration, and antibody production, as well as normal growth and development. Paper discussed in the episode Dricot et al. 2025 pre-print bioRxiv | Vitamin B2 Production by Vaginal Lactobacilli Promotes Symbiosis](https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.28.684342v1)) Sign up for The Metabolomist mailing list to be the first to hear about the latest episodes and news around metabolomics at https://themetabolomist.com Finally available – Alice’s book on metabolomics data interpretation The STORY principle – A guide to the biological interpretation of metabolomics