SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
* Accreditation from RIZIV/INAMI is obtained. 3 credit points for attending the 19/4 program, 3 credit points for attending the 20/4 program.
Thursday 19th April, 2018
10:00 Open Registration and Poster Assembly
11:30 Lunch
12:30 Welcome
Dr Bart Degeest, Managing Director and Science Director Yakult Belgium
KEYNOTE LECTURE I
12:45 “You and your microbes and the use of population biobanks to understand their intricate relationship”
Prof Cisca Wijmenga, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
SESSION 1. MICROBIOTA
13:25 Chair: Dr Gwen Falony, KU Leuven, Belgium
13:30 “The interaction of epigenetics and microbiota development“
Prof Torsten Plösch, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
14:00 “Systems ecology of microbiome-human interactions: identifying which functions are key”
Prof Paul Wilmes, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
14:30 “The microbiota and immune system in health and disease”
Prof Maria Rescigno, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
15:00 Tea & coffee break and poster viewing
SESSION 2. STUDIES WITH LACTOBACILLUS CASEI SHIROTA (LcS): WHAT DO THEY TELL US (…A broad spectrum of activities)
15:45 Chair: Dr Tomoyuki Sako, Yakult Central Institute, Japan
15:50 ‘’Immunological effects of LcS: the basis for mechanistic explanations’’
Dr Masanobu Nanno, Yakult Central Institute, Japan
16:20 ‘’A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised trial of probiotic therapy Lactobacillus casei Shirota in stable cirrhotic patients“
Dr Jane Macnaughtan, UCL Institute of Liver and Digestive Health, University College London, UK
16:50 ‘’Can stress be managed through the gut? –A clinical study of examination stress on students“
Prof Kensei Nishida, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Japan
FLASH TALKS (poster presentations)
17:20 Chair: Prof Luc De Vuyst, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
- Selection by scientific committee A
- Selection by scientific committee B
- Selection by scientific committee C
- Selection by scientific committee D
- Selection by scientific committee E
18:00 End of sessions
19:30 – Pre-dinner drinks
20:00 Dinner at Brasserie De Oude Vismijn
Words from: Mr Hiroyasu Matsubara, Managing Director Yakult Europe B.V.
Friday 20th April, 2018
KEYNOTE LECTURE II
8:30 ‘’Phages and probiotics: friends or foes?’’
Prof Colin Hill, University College Cork, Ireland
SESSION 3. THE GUT: CLOSELY LINKED TO OTHER ORGANS !
9:10 Chair: Prof Nathalie Delzenne, UC Leuven, Belgium
9:15 ‘’The role of microbiota in the prevention and treatment of cancer’’
Prof Julian Marchesi, Imperial College London, UK
9:45 ‘’The gut and the liver: two of a kind? (metabolic potential, cross talk)’’
Prof Ina Bergheim, University of Vienna, Austria
10:15 ‘’The gut and the endocrine system: a peaceful combination?’’
Prof Patrice Cani, UC Leuven, Belgium
10:45 Tea & coffee break and poster viewing
SESSION 4. PROBIOTICS: FROM CLINICAL OBSERVATION TO MECHANISM
11:15 Chair: Prof Yvan Vandenplas, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
11:20 ‘’Mechanisms of probiotic activities: the needle in the haystack or too many to understand?’’
Prof Sarah Lebeer, University of Antwerp, Belgium
11:50 ‘’The epithelial barrier: that is where it all starts! (infection, obesity, inflammation, translocation, …)’’
Prof Jan Wehkamp, University of Tübingen, Germany
12:20 ‘’Modelling the gut microbiome in vitro to assess food intervention efficacy and mode of action’’
Prof Tom Van de Wiele, Ghent University, Belgium
POSTER PRIZE AWARDS
12:50 Chair: Dr Tomoyuki Sako, Yakult Central Institute, Japan
13:10 Closing remarks
Dr Bruno Pot, Science Director, Yakult Europe B.V.
13:20 Lunch
14:30 End of International Yakult Symposium
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
- Prof Nathalie Delzenne, UC Louvain, Belgium
- Prof Jeroen Raes, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Prof Luc De Vuyst, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
- Dr Tomoyuki Sako, Yakult Central Institute, Japan
- Dr Bart Degeest, Yakult Belgium, Belgium
- Dr Bruno Pot, Yakult Europe, The Netherlands