BCO Day 2016: Microbiome - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Dear all, We are pleased to announce that The Biocenter Oulu day 2016: Microbiome - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly will be held on Wednesday the 16th of March, 2016. Everyone is very welcome to come and hear the talks by distinguished invited speakers, including Professor Karen E. Nelson from USA, and the most recent Matti Äyräpää -award winner Professor Erika Isolauri. The full programme of the day is also available at http://www.oulu.fi/biocenter/bco-day-2016 . Time: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 from 9.00 until 4.30 pm Place: Auditorium 101A in the Main Building of the Medical Campus, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland Registration to the event: Teija Luoto, e-mail teija.luoto(at)oulu.fi tel. 029448 6103 by March 7, 2016. Biocenter groups register to contact persons in research groups.
PROGRAMME Session 1: Opening and Keynote Chaired by Anna Laitakari
09.00-09.05
Opening remarks Anna Laitakari, Chair of the Organizing Committee, Biocenter Oulu
09.05-09.15
Welcome Prof. Johanna Myllyharju, Scientific Director of Biocenter Oulu
09.15-09.20
Welcome Prof. Seppo Vainio, Director of Biocenter Oulu Doctoral Programme
09.20-10.00
Keynote "Advances in human microbiome research" Prof. Karen E. Nelson, J.Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, USA
10.00-10.40
Coffee at the exhibition area (40 min)
Session 2: Treatment of the Microbiome Chaired by Pierre Leprovost
10.40-10.45
Thermo Fisher presentation
10.45-11.20
"Probiotic intervention during pregnancy for reducing the risk of childhood diseases" Prof. Erika Isolauri, University of Turku, Finland
11.20-11.55
"Gut commensals as next generation probiotics: we need them for clinical treatment and health promotion" Dr. Hermie Harmsen, University of Groeningen, The Netherlands
11.55-13.30
Lunch break and exhibition (1 h 35 min)
Session 3: Microbiome Related Diseases Chaired by Anna Laitakari
13.30-13.35
Biobank presentation - Pia Nyberg
13.35-14.10
"Dynamics and development of the human microbiota and it's impact on health and disease" Prof. Lars Engstrand, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
14.10-14.45
"Our second genome and health" Dr. Petri Auvinen, University of Helsinki, Finland
14.45-15.15
Coffee at the exhibition area (30 min)
Session 4: Influencing the Microbiome Chaired by Pierre Leprovost
15.15-15.50
"Drugging host-microbe interactions" Dr. Filipe Gomes Cabreiro, University College London, UK
15.50-16.25
"Diet, microbiota and response-based stratification" Dr. Anne Salonen, University of Helsinki, Finland
16.25-16.35
General discussion and concluding remarks
Yours Sincerely, Anna Laitakari & Pierre Leprovost Chairs of the Organizing Committee