Conference 8th May 2012 9 a.m. Wellcome Trust Conference Centre, Genome Campus, Hinxton
Exploring Human Host-Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease
- Web page
- http://advanced-courses-wellcome.msgfocus.com/c/13p9Z1pfMmhQFlR49
- Categories
- Biomedical, Epidemiology, NextGen Sequencing, Systems biology
- Submitter
- Richard Edwards
This exciting new Wellcome Trust Scientific Conference will bring together leading scientists from the fields of microbiology, ecology, immunology, gastroenterology and paediatrics to discuss the latest developments in this fast-developing field. Registration is now open, full details are on our website.
Topics:
- Development and diversity of the microbiome
- The influence of the microbiome on disease
- Metabolism interactions
- Modulating the microbiome (probiotics & prebiotics)
- Functional metagenomics and integrated systems biology
- Drugable therapies
Scientific organising committee:
- Fredrik Bäckhed (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
- Glenn Gibson (Reading University, UK)
- Jeremy Nicholson (Imperial College London, UK)
Speakers:
- Willem de Vos (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
- Francisco Guarner (University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Spain)
- Elaine Holmes (Imperial College London, UK)
- Curtis Huttenhower (Harvard University, USA)
- Sunil Kochhar (Nestle, UK)
- Ruth Ley (Cornell University, USA)
- Julian Marchesi (Cardiff University, UK)
- Simon Murch (Warwick Medical School, UK)
- Gregor Reid (Lawson Health Research Institute, Canada)
- Karen Scott (Rowett Research Institute, UK)
- Fegus Shannahan (University College Cork, Ireland)
- Douwe van Sinderen (University College Cork, Ireland)
- Ian Wilson (AstraZeneca, UK)
Deadlines for your diary:
- Abstract deadline: 12 March 2012
- Registration deadline: 9 April 2012
Registration Open.