Microbiome Metabolism and Metabolites: Discovery and Function in Health and Disease (J3)
January 19-22, 2026
| Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Pieter Dorrestein, Michael A. Fischbach, Neha Garg and Ines Thiele
Scholarship Deadline: Sep. 24, 2025 | Abstract Deadline: Dec. 31, 2025 | Early Registration Deadline: Nov. 21, 2025
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
Riverview Lounge |
| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
Riverview Lounge |
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–9:30 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Session (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Emily P Balskus, HHMI-Harvard University
Mechanistic Enzymology of Microbiome-Derived Gene Products |
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Mohamed S. Abou Donia, Princeton University
Metagenomics Discovery of Microbial Gene Clusters |
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
Riverview Lounge |
| 10:00–11:30 AM |
Microbial Biochemistry in Health and Disease (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Stavroula Hatzios, Yale University
Microbial Modulation of Redox-Active Molecules in the Gut |
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Harry Sokol, Saint-Antoine Hospital
Effect of Microbiome on Energy Metabolism in IBD |
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Tamia A Harris-Tryon, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Host-Microbial Crosstalk at the Skin Surface |
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| 11:15–12:15 PM |
Meet the Editors (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
| 11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 11:15–2:30 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
Alhambra Ballroom |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Riverview Lounge |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Microbiome Metabolites in Immune Regulation and Metabolic Health |
Alhambra Ballroom |
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Shana Sturla, ETH Zürich
Impact of the Human Gut Microbiome on Chemical Metabolism and Toxicity |
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Fredrik Bäckhed, University of Gothenburg
Microbiome and Metabolic Signaling in the Gut |
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Changtao Jiang, Peking University Health Science Center
Unlocking the Potential of Gut Microbial Enzymes for Precision Treatment of Metabolic Diseases |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 1 |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Emerging Tools to Study Microbiome Derived Metabolites |
Alhambra Ballroom |
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Ines Thiele, University of Galway
Metabolic Models of Microbiome |
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Alexey Melnik, Arome Science Inc.
Quantitative Metabolomics in Microbiome Research |
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Pieter Dorrestein, University of California, San Diego
Speeding up the Process to Discover Microbiome Derived Molecules with Fast Computation, Leveraging Public Data and New Metabolomics Mining Tools |
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Clary B. Clish, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Metabolomics in Human Health |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
Riverview Lounge |
| 11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 11:00–3:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable (Joint) |
Alhambra Ballroom |
| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Riverview Lounge |
| 5:00–7:00 PM |
The Genes that Make Microbial Metabolites |
Alhambra Ballroom |
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Marnix Medema, Wageningen University
Elucidating the Functions of Metabolic Gene Clusters in Microbiomes using Computational Omics |
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Abigail Sloan Devlin, Harvard Medical School
Gut Microbial Chemistry in Health and Disease |
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Karen D Corbin, AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Microbial Metabolites as Biomarkers and Mechanistic Influencers of Human Energy Balance |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 7:30–10:00 PM |
Poster Session 2 |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
Thursday, January 22, 2026
| 7:00–8:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–11:00 AM |
Advanced Methods to Study the Microbiome (Joint) |
Cascade Ballroom |
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Donald E. Ingber, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard
Studying the Vaginal Microbiome with Organ-on-a-Chip Methods |
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Cheri Ackerman, Concerto Biosciences
Measuring Millions of Microbial Combinations to Unravel the Ecology of the Skin Microbiome |
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Elaine Y. Hsiao, University of California, Los Angeles
Advances in the Gut-Brain Axis |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
Riverview Lounge |
| 11:00–2:30 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions |
Alhambra Ballroom |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
Riverview Lounge |
| 5:00–6:45 PM |
The Metabolism at the Intersection of Microbiome, Host, Drugs and Pathogens |
Alhambra Ballroom |
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Casey Michelle Theriot, North Carolina State University
Bile Salt Hydrolases as Regulators of C. difficile Colonization in the Gut |
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Neha Garg, Georgia Institute of Technology
A Metabolomics Approach to Dissect Interactions between the Pathogen, the Beneficial Bacteria, and the Host |
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Sebastian A. Riquelme Colet †, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Talk Title to be Announced |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers) |
Alhambra Ballroom |
| 7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
Alberta/New Brunswick |
| 8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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