Programme

Programme

 

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Sessions

  • Session 1: Interactions between microbiota, pathogens and host 
  • Session 2: Impact of nutrition on gut microbiome and health 
  • Session 3: Flash Talks (open topic) selected from poster presentations
  • Session 4: One Health – Linking microbes in the environment, humans and animals 
  • Session 5: Beyond the lab: Applying microbiome research in practice 

 

 IT= Invited Talk, OT= Offered Talk

Programme may be subject to change

Day 1 - Tuesday 13th June 2023

Time (BST) Description  Speaker Location
08:00 – 13:30

Satellite Meeting : Gateway to Global Enteric Methane Reduction (Workshop)

Co -Organised by Sharon Huws, Queen's University Belfast and Matthias Hess, University of California Davis

- Hilton (TECA)
11:00 – 17:30 Main Symposium Registration -

P&J Live, East Burn Road,Stoneywood,AB21 9FX

First Floor, Upstairs Right View Area

14:00 – 14:05 Welcome Karen Scott Conference Suite 1A
14:05 – 15:30

Session 1: Interactions between microbiota, pathogens and host   

Session Chairs – Alan Walker and Lucie Etienne Mesmin

14:05 – 14:50

IT 01: Using the Oligo-Mouse-Microbiota to understand gut microbiota ecology, evolution and pathogen exclusion

Bärbel Stecher Conference Suite 1A
14:50 – 15:10 OT 01: Towards a better description of the interactions of food-borne pathogen Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli with intestinal mucus and human microbiome. Lucie Etienne-Mesmin Conference Suite 1A
15:10 – 15:30 OT 02: Comparative analysis of 4 enteropathogens in mice with complex and OligoMM12 microbiota Mathias Klaus-Maria Herzog Conference Suite 1A
15:30 – 16:00 Refreshment Break - Conference Suite 1B/C
16:00 – 17:30 Session 1 continued
16:00 – 16:20 OT 03: An IBD-associated pathobiont collaborates with the NSAID to promote inflammation and cell death in a susceptible host via the caspase-8/NLRP3 axis Raminder Singh Conference Suite 1A
16:20 – 16:40 OT 04: Revealing the causal relationship between age-associated immune remodelling and changes in the gut microbiome Selina Stahl Conference Suite 1A
16:40 – 17:00 OT 05: Novel molecular mechanisms by commensal bacteria to inform immunomodulatory microbiome therapies Jorge Gutierrez-Merino Conference Suite 1A
17:00 – 17:20 OT 06: Designing synthetic communities using a functionally-guided approach complemented with metabolic modelling Thomas Hitch Conference Suite 1A
19:30 – 21:00

Civic Welcome Reception 

Complimentary shuttle buses from P&J Live into town will be provided from 6pm

- Town House, Broad St, Aberdeen AB11 5BU        
 

Day 2 - Wednesday 14th June 2023

08:30 – 17:30 Registration  -

P&J Live, First Floor, Upstairs Right View Area

09:00 – 10:25

Session 2: Impact of nutrition on gut microbiome and health

Session Chairs – Sylvia Duncan and Milka Popova

09:00 – 09:45 IT 02: Integrating multi-omics and enzymology to untangle systems for typical and atypical glycan processing in gut microbiomes Sabina Leanti La Rosa Conference Suite 1A
09:45 – 10:05 OT 07: Faecal microbiome mediates the effect of diet on colorectal-cancer risk: comparison of meat based versus pesco-vegetarian diets  Philippe Gérard Conference Suite 1A
10:05 – 10:25 OT 08: The molecular basis of the degradation of flavan-3-ols by the human gut bacterium Eggerthella lenta Pascale Mosoni Conference Suite 1A
10:25 – 11:00 Refreshment Break  - Conference Suite 1B/C
11:00 – 12:20 Session 2 continued 
11:00 – 11:20 OT 09: p-Cresol derivatives interact with the blood–brain barrier and highlight the complex nature of microbiota–host communication pathways associated with the gut–brain axis Lesley Hoyles Conference Suite 1A
11:20 – 11:40 OT 10: Inter-individual differences in segmental transit time and pH are linked to the human gut microbiome composition and metabolism Nicola Procházková Conference Suite 1A
11:40 – 12:00 OT 11:  Oligofructose Improves Small Intestinal Lipid-Sensing Mechanisms via Alterations to the Small Intestinal Microbiota Frank Duca Conference Suite 1A
12:00 – 12:20 OT 12: The impact of seaweed-based nutritional manipulation on the rumen microbiome Alessandra Ferrillo Conference Suite 1A
12:20 – 13:30 Lunch  - Conference Suite 1B/C
13:30 – 15:30 Poster Session ODDS with Tea & Coffee from 3pm - Conference Suite 1B/C
15:30 –16:45

Session 3: Flash talks (11 x 5min) selected from poster presentations

Session Chairs– Karen Scott and Petra Louis

Conference Suite 1A
15:30 –15:35 P008: Mitochondrial complex I dysfunction promotes microbial composition that impacts on ulcerative colitis Leticia Abecia Conference Suite 1A
15:35 – 15:40 P023: A gut microbiome perspective of extracellular vesicle-mediated communication between human cells and bacteria Simon Swift Conference Suite 1A
15:40 – 15:45 P028: Surf and Turf: The Adaptation of Ruminant Microbiomes to Marine forages Jeff Tingley Conference Suite 1A
15:45 – 15:50 P032: The use of a continuous flow in vitro model to assess the role of psyllium as a potential mechanism for FODMAP consumption in IBS patients Hannah Harris Conference Suite 1A
15:50 – 15:55 P035: Linking diet and gut microbiota in obesity: usefulness of a new in vitro human mucosal colon model Stéphanie Blanquet-Diot Conference Suite 1A
15:55 – 16:00 P072: Microbiome-derive metabolites are powerful biomarkers for anal cancer screening Jana Seifert Conference Suite 1A
16:00 – 16:05 P077: Understanding polyunsaturated fatty acid provisioning by gut microbiota elements through the lens of an earthworm model Stephanie Schnorr Conference Suite 1A
16:05 – 16:10 P081: Auxotrophies in human gut bacteria are indicative of microbiome stability Svenja Busche Conference Suite 1A
16:10 – 16:15 P100: The effect of exercise intervention and cardiorespiratory fitness on the gut microbiome: a Generation 100 cohort study Natalia Bednarska Conference Suite 1A
16:15 – 16:20 P107: Distinct effects of anaerobe gut fungi on feed lignocellulose composition and structure during its degradation Jolanda van Munster Conference Suite 1A
16:20 – 16:25 P113: Increasing resolution of mycobiome profiling in the human gut David Schneider Conference Suite 1A
16:25 – 16:45 Q&A - Conference Suite 1A
16:45 – 17:30 Session 2 continued 
16:45 – 17:30 IT 03: Impact of diet on microbial metabolism in infants and adults    Tine Rask Licht Conference Suite 1A

19.30 for 20:00

until 23:00

Conference Dinner 

Return coach transportation will be provided from P&J Live and Broad Street, Aberdeen AB11 5BU   

Bus Timings: 18:45 from P&J Live / leaving at 19:10 from Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB11 5BU. Return: 22:30 to 23:00 staggered bus returns to Broad Street and P&J Live

Further Information can be found here 

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Ardoe House Hotel & Spa, South Deeside Road, Blairs, AB12 5YP

Day 3 - Thursday 15th June 2023

08:30 – 12:30 Registration  - P&J Live, First Floor, Upstairs Right View Area
09:00 – 10:25

Session 4: One Health – Linking microbes in the environment, humans and animals

Session Chairs – Karen Scott and Diego Morgavi

09:00 – 09:45 IT 04: Antimicrobial resistance in the human gut microbiome  Willem van Schaik Conference Suite 1A
09:45 – 10:05 OT 13: Resistome characterization in neonatal calves and their environments on dairy farms: Implications for AMR surveillance and risk mitigation Katie Lawther Conference Suite 1A
10:05 – 10:25 OT 14: RiboTaxa: combined approaches for rRNA genes taxonomic resolution down to the species level from metagenomics data revealing novelties Oshma Chakoory Conference Suite 1A
10:25 – 11:00 Refreshment Break  - Conference Suite 1B/C
11:00 – 12:20 Session 4 continued
11:00 – 11:20 OT 15: Analysis of milk, feces and soil microbiomes composition and structure across Quebec dairy farms Dominic Poulin-Laprade Conference Suite 1A
11:20 – 11:40 OT 16: Linking environmental pollution and gut microbiome in individuals living in highly contaminated settlements Francesca De Filippis Conference Suite 1A
11:40 – 12:00 OT 17: Recipient independent high accuracy FMT prediction and optimization in mice and humans Yoram Louzoun Conference Suite 1A
12:00 – 12:20 OT 18: The human gut microbiome explored at single nucleotide resolution Falk Hildebrand Conference Suite 1A
12:20 – 13:30 Lunch - Conference Suite 1B/C
13:30 – 15:30 Poster session EVENS with Tea & Coffee from 3pm  - Conference Suite 1B/C
15:30 – 17:40

Session 5: Beyond the lab: Applying microbiome research in practice

Session Chairs – Petra Louis and Simon Roques

15:30 – 16:15 IT 05: From Bench to Bedside: The journey of EnteroBiotix Lynsey Howard Conference Suite 1A
16:15 – 16:35 OT 19: Harnessing the gut microbiome to identify novel anaerobic bacteria with biotherapeutic potential Indrani Mukhopadhya Conference Suite 1A
16:35 – 16:55

OT 20: Harnessing diverse prophages of STEC O157:H7 phage-type 8 for rapid identification of fresh produce-associated STEC strains

Janet Nale

Conference Suite 1A
16:55 – 17:40 IT 06: Leveraging lactobacilli against respiratory viral diseases Irina Spacova Conference Suite 1A
17:40 – 18:00 Closing Remarks  Karen Scott Conference Suite 1A

20:00 – 23:00

with Stovies (food) at 21:15

Conference Ceilidh  

Return coach transportation will be provided from P&J Live and Broad Street, Aberdeen AB11 5BU   

Bus Timings: 19:00 from P&J Live / leaving at 19:20 from Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB11 5BU. Return: 23:15 bus returns to Broad Street and P&J Live

Further information can be found here 

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Beach Ballroom, Beach Promenade, Aberdeen, AB24 5NR