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