Joint meeting with: Harnessing the Microbiome for Disease Prevention and Therapy
The Microbiome: From Mother to Child
January 18-20, 2021 | 10:00AM EST | 3:00PM UTC | 4:00PM CET*
*Program is in development and subject to change
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Early events in microbial colonization have a profound effect on physiology and immune education in the gut, thereby impacting disease susceptibility and infant health outcomes, yet we know remarkably little about the natural history of how the microbiome forms in children. However, recent research is connecting the importance of mother to child microbial transmission on establishment of the infant microbiome, as well as the essential role of the microbiome in health outcomes for the developing child. Therefore, this conference will focus on the importance of the microbiome to maternal-child health. This conference will cover topics such as microbiome and pregnancy outcomes, the development of the infant gut microbiota, the impact of the mother and infant microbiome on neurodevelopment and the relationship between nutrition, breast milk composition and infant gut microbiome. Overall, this conference attempts to explore the role of the microbiome from pre-pregnancy, throughout pregnancy, and in the infants, and evaluate the impact of nutrition, stress and other factors on these microbiomes and ultimately on infant development, including neurodevelopment and metabolic health. By assembling such a diverse group of scientists who usually attend different meetings (either focused on women's health or on infant health), this conference will provide a forum for developing engaged discussions and collaborations that will help move the field forward. Further, attendees will be exposed to a breadth of science unassembled to date. In addition, as this field is still in its infancy, many questions remain, such as the existence of an in-utero microbiome and this conference will include a healthy debate between two scientists with opposite view on the issue.
Pricing:
Regular Registration Rate: $275 USD
Student Registration Rate: $150 USD
Deadlines:
Abstract Submission:
‣ For Short Talk Consideration: Passed
‣ For Poster Booth: Passed
ePoster/SciTalk Submission: January 7, 2021
Financial Aid Application: Passed
*Please note, abstract submission is required
in order to submit an ePoster and/or Scitalk
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Speaking at this eSymposia
Grace M. Aldrovandi
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
David M. Aronoff
Vanderbilt University, USA
Marie-Claire Arrieta
University of Calgary, Canada
Tracy L. Bale
University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA
Emily P. Balskus
Harvard University, USA
Frederic D. Bushman
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Erika C. Claud
University of Chicago, USA
Maria Carmen Collado
Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology-Spanish National Research Council, Spain
Mohamed S. Donia
Princeton University, USA
Michal A. Elovitz
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA
Michael A. Fischbach
Stanford University, USA
Jeffrey I. Gordon
Washington University School of Medicine, USA
Marguerite Indriati Hood-Pishchany
Boston Children's Hospital, USA
Elaine Y. Hsiao
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Tal Korem
Columbia University, USA
Anita L. Kozyrskyj
University of Alberta, Canada
David MacIntyre
Imperial College London, UK
Indira U. Mysorekar
Washington University School of Medicine, USA
Joseph F. Petrosino
Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Jacques Ravel
University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA
David A. Relman
Stanford University, USA
Katharina Ribbeck
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Steven D. Townsend
Vanderbilt University, USA
Moran Yassour
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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