The 11th IYS – ‘The gut, conductor of our health: putting the microbiota in the spotlight’

Programme Day 1 - 10 October

Registration and poster assembly

Opening and welcome words

KEYNOTE LECTURE 1

Chair: Dr. Nikoletta Vidra, Yakult Europe, The Netherlands

The role of gut microbiome and its interaction with diet in health and disease
Prof. Konstantinos Gerasimidis, University of Glasgow, UK

Break

Tea & Coffee break / Poster viewing

SESSION 1: THE INFANT GUT

Chair: Prof. Ger Rijkers, University College Roosevelt, The Netherlands

Human milk microbiota and beneficial effect on health
Prof. Flavia Indrio, University of Salento, Italy

Establishment of the gut microbiota in 1‑year‑aged infants: from birth to family food
Prof. Christine Edwards, University of Glasgow, UK

One health. Exposome and xenobiome: new ongoing research
Assoc. Prof. Silvia Turroni, University of Bologna, Italy

Break

Lunch  / Poster Viewing

 

SESSION 2: WOMEN'S HEALTH

Chair: Prof. Flavia Indrio, University of Salento, Italy

A balanced view on interplay between gut microbiota, hormones and fertility
Prof. Max Nieuwdorp, Amsterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands

How to advance women’s health with microbiome research and citizen science: The Isala study
Prof. Sarah Lebeer, University of Antwerp, Belgium

Immune system, microbiome and endometriosis
Assoc. Prof. Ludivine Doridot, Université Paris Cité, Institut Cochin, France

Break

Tea & Coffee break /  Poster viewing

SESSION 3: BRAIN HEALTH

Chair: Dr. Olaf Larsen, Yakult Nederland, The Netherlands

Microbiota Gut-brain axis and mental health
Assoc. Prof. Alejandro Arias-Vasquez, Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands

Lifestyle factors and the gut-brain axis: relevance to Alzheimer’s
Prof. Yvonne Nolan, University College Cork, Ireland

Effects of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei strain Shirota on daytime performance in healthy office workers: A double-blind, randomized, crossover, placebo-controlled trial
Mr. Kazunori Suda, Yakult Honsha European Research Center for Microbiology, Belgium

SESSION 4: FLASH TALKS FROM POSTERS

Chair: Prof. Stephan Bischoff, University of Hohenheim, Germany

Five poster flash talks selected by the Scientific Committee (5 min each)

 

End of sessions Day 1

Free time

Symposium dinner

Boarding Oceandiva + Pre-dinner drinks & snacks

Doors closing. Welcome words by Mr. Hiroyasu Matsubara, Managing Director, Yakult Europe

Boat trip + symposium dinner + dancing

Return to dock

End of the dinner