Microbiome Metabolism and Metabolites: Discovery, Mechanism, and Function (X2)
January 31-February 3, 2028 | Fairmont Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Sloan Devlin and Kenya Honda
| 4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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Tuesday, February 1, 2028
| 8:00–8:30 AM |
Poster Setup |
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| 8:15–5:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 8:30–8:40 AM |
Welcome Remarks |
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| 8:40–10:00 AM |
Keynote Session (Joint) |
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Wendy S Garrett †, Harvard School of Public Health
Microbial Metabolites at the Interface of Mucosal Immunity, Inflammation, and Cancer |
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Eran Elinav †, Weizmann Institute of Science
Metagenome-informed Metaproteomics Signatures of Human Health |
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| 10:00–10:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:00–11:45 AM |
Decoding Microbiome-Host Interactions: From Data Signatures to Molecular Mechanisms (Joint) |
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Christoph A. Thaiss †, Arc Institute & Stanford University
Intestinal Interoception Links the Aging Microbiome to Cognitive Decline |
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Lora V. Hooper †, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Microbiota Control of Intestinal Epithelial and Immune Physiology |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 11:55–12:55 PM |
Meet-the-Editors (Joint) |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: New Approaches to Microbiome Metabolite Discovery. |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Metabolites, Genes, and Enzymatic Logic of the Microbiome |
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Pierre Stallforth †, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute
Natural Product Discovery from Ancient Human Microbiomes |
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Pieter Dorrestein †, University of California, San Diego
Connecting Microbiome Metabolomics to Molecular Structures and Functions |
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Emily P Balskus †, HHMI-Harvard University
Deciphering Human Gut Microbial Metabolism with Chemistry |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
On Own for Dinner |
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Wednesday, February 2, 2028
| 8:00–8:30 AM |
Poster Setup |
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| 8:15–5:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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| 8:30–11:30 AM |
Metabolic Cooperation and Competition in Microbial Communities |
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Jeremiah Faith †, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
From Defined Microbial Communities to Live Biotherapeutics |
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Samuel Light †, University of Chicago
Metabolic Strategies that Shape Gut Microbial Community Function |
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Alvaro Sanchez †, Institute of Functional Biology & Genomics, CSIC
Predictive Rules for Microbial Community Assembly and Metabolic Interactions |
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Lindsay R Kalan †, McMaster University
Chemical Ecology and Competitive Interactions in the Skin Microbiome |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–7:00 PM |
Nutrition, Host Metabolism, and Microbial Chemistry |
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Peter J Turnbaugh †, University of California, San Francisco
Mechanisms Linking Diet to the Gut Microbiome and Host Metabolism |
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Elizabeth Sattely †, Stanford University
Gut Microbial Metabolism of Specialized Compounds from Dietary Plants |
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Weston Whitaker †, Pennsylvania State University
Engineering a Metabolic Niche for Controlled Gut Colonization |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
On Own for Dinner |
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Thursday, February 3, 2028
| 8:30–11:30 AM |
Microbial Molecules as Signals Across Host Systems |
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Sloan Devlin, Harvard Medical School
Gut Microbial Chemistry of Host-Derived Compounds |
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Mohamed S Donia, Princeton University
Microbiome Biosynthetic Gene Clusters as Sources of Host-Active Molecules |
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Andreas J. Bäumler †, University of California, Davis
Host-Derived Metabolites as Drivers of Microbial Signaling and Systemic Disease |
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Lisa Maier †, University of Tübingen
Genes and Mechanisms Underlying Drug-Microbiome-Host Interactions |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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| 9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:40–12:40 PM |
Panel Discussion: Direct Translation of the Microbiome: Industry Perspectives (Joint) |
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| 2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2 |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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| 4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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| 5:00–6:45 PM |
From Host Phenotypes to Causal Microbial Molecules |
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Kenya Honda, Keio University School of Medicine
Human Microbiota to Causal Immunomodulatory Bacteria and Metabolites |
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Pamela Chang †, Cornell University
Chemical Probes and Microbial Metabolites Linking the Gut Microbiome to Inflammation and Host Defense |
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Ara Koh †, POSTECH
Gut Microbial Metabolites in Neurologic and Metabolic Disease |
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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 |
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| 7:00–8:00 PM |
On Own for Dinner |
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