3rd Copenhagen Gut Microbiome Symposium

08.30-09.00
Arrival, setting up posters, and croissants/coffee.

09.00-9.15
Welcome and intro. Henrik Munch Roager & Noora Annika Ottman.

#09.15-10.45: Talks session #1, Chair: Sandra B. Andersen.

09.15-10.00:
Keynote #1: “Industrialization drives convergent microbial and physiological shifts in the human metaorganism”, Associate professor Mathieu Groussin, Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology / University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, Germany.

10.00-10.30:
“Gut microbial metabolites as modulators of nervous tissue homeostasis”, Post doc Jessica Perego, Institute of Experimental Neurology, San Raffaele Vita-Salute University and IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Italy.

10.30-10.45:
“The role of fermentable fibers in Trichuris muris infection: host susceptibility and microbial interactions”, PhD student Anne M. Jensen, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

10.45-11.30: Poster session 1 with coffee.

#11.30-12:30 Talks session #2, Chair: Andrew Williams.

11.30-11.45:
“Fecal metabolome alterations in infants at risk of allergies during the first year of life”, Post doc Mariyana V. Savova, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, the Netherlands / Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

11.45-12.00:
“Bifidobacterium species show distinct correlations to aromatic lactic acid enantiomers in the infant gut”, PhD student Ahmed Gaafar, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

12.00-12.15:
“Faecal microbiome profiling uncovers biomarkers for piglets resilient to post- weaning diarrhoea”, Assistant professor Mattia Pirolo, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

12.15-12.30:
“Dietary influence on gut microbial community formation: a systematic approach”, PhD student June DA Buijink, NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

12.30-13.30: Lunch.

#13.30-15.00: Talks session #3, Chair: Benjamin AH Jensen.

13.30-14.15:
Keynote #2: “Diet-microbiota interactions - A personalized point of view", Associate professor Benoit Chassaing, Institut Pasteur, France.

14.15-14.45:
“Bacterial translocation as a possible driver of end-stage liver disease”, Post doc Sune K. Yang-Jensen, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

14.45-15.00:
“Engineered microbial therapeutic targets host-impaired microbial metabolism to alleviate MASLD”, Post doc Andreas Koulouktsis, NNF Center for Biosustainability / NNF Microbiome Health Initiative, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.

15.00-16.00: Poster session 2 - Fruit and Coffee.

16.00-17.00: Talks session #4, Chair: Karsten Kristiansen.

16.00-16.15:
“Manipulating intestinal transit time alters gut microbiome composition and metabolism in humans – the PRIMA-KOST trial”, PhD student Malte S. Jørgensen, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Denmark .

16.15-16.30:
“Strain-level transmission and enrichment of oral bacteria in the gut of stunted children”, PhD student Simon Yersin, Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

16.30-16.45:
“Clinical significance of gut microbiota community types for long-term response to fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with psoriatic arthritis”, PhD student Panpan Qin, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 

16.45-17.00:
“Linking SN38-G-specific activity and structural variants of β-glucuronidase in colorectal cancer”, PhD student Emma Russ, GROW - Research Institute for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

17.00-17.10:
Poster prize announcement.

17.10-17.20:
Concluding remarks.

17.20-18.00: Drinks and snacks.