PRELIMINARY PROGRAMXVI Symposium of the International Association on Gnotobiology
Joint with theXXXI Congress of the Society of Microbial Ecology and Disease
Djurönäset Kursgård, Stockholm, Sweden
May 28-30, 2008

May 28Chairpersons

08.00-10.00

Registration

10.00-12.30

WelcomeThe PC Trexler Lecture

Functional genomics &the normal flora

Animal models for gastrointestinal functional studies
S Kamiya (Japan)

G.Donelli
E.Norin……………………
P.Carter
F.Bäckhed

Intestinal flora composition
E Zoetendal (The Netherlands)
Intestinal flora function
T Midtvedt (Sweden)
Molecular fingerprinting techniques of the intestinal microbiome
L Engstrand (Sweden)

12.30-13.30
LUNCH

Poster session

13.30-15.30

Metabolomics

Understanding the microbial-mammalian cross-talk
J Nicholson (UK)
Microbial bile acid metabolism
P Hylemon (USA)I.RowlandJ-Å.Gustafsson

Microbial nitrogen metabolism
Lundberg (Sweden)
Lecturers to be announced

15.30-16.30
COFFEE

Poster viewing

16.00-18.00

Intestinal disturbances

Helicobacter pylori – present state of the art
T Wadström (Sweden)

E.Zoetendal
L.Engstrand

IBD/IBS – animal models
S Pettersson (Sweden)
Lecturer to be announced18:00 -19.00

General assemblies AG &SOMED, Poster viewing

20.00

DINNERMay 29
08.30-10.30

Chaipersons
Immunology

The hygien hypothesis - revised
B Björkstén (Sweden)

J.Bienenstock
E.Norin

Atophy and allergy in 5 different EU countries – functional aspects
C Edwards (UK)S. aureus and its superantigens – state of the art
A Wold (Sweden)
To be announced
10.30-11.00
COFFEE
11.00-13.00

Poster viewing
Innate immunity &intestinal peptides

Intestinal antimicrobial peptides
K Pütsep/M Andersson (Sweden)
Intestinal microbial peptides
J Bienenstoch (Canada)
Microbial – antimicrobial compounds
M Mikelsaar (Estonia)
To be announced

G.Donelli
R.Möllby

13.00-14.00
LUNCH

Poster viewing

14.00-16.00

Nutrition

Obesity – pediatric aspects
C Marcus (Sweden)

A.Ouwehand
K.Pütsep

Obesity – microbial aspects
F Bäckhed (Sweden)
To be announced
16.00-16.30
COFFEE

Poster session

16.30-18.30

CancerCancer and steroid receptors – state of the art
J-Å Gustafsson (Sweden)

B.Shenderov
I.Ernberg

Prostate cancer – state of animal models
M Pollard (USA)
Microbial products and Cancer coli – state of the art
I .Rowland (UK)
To be announced
19.30

Conference banquet

May 30

Lecture subject

Lecturer

Chairmen

08.30-10.30

Antibiotics and genetransfer

GMOs – a hazard to whom
T Traavik (Norway)

S.Kamiya
S.AhrnéProbiotic GMOs – when will we see them
Lecture from a leading probiotic company
Intestinal gene transfer
T Midtvedt (Sweden)
Antibiotics and alterations in flora composition
C-E Nord (Sweden)
10.30-11.00
COFFEE
11.00-13.00

Biofilms of medical
relevance

Biofilm in the oral cavity
I Olsen (Norway)
Biofilm in the GI tract
U Römling (Sweden)

Industry
representative
T.Wadström

Novel strategies to control biofilms on medical devices
G Donelli (Italy)
Lecturer to be announced
LUNCH
13.00-14.00
14.00-15.30

Pre- & Probiotics

Pre-probiotics – State of the art
Industry representative
Probiotics for non-intestinal disturbances
G Reid (Canada)
Rules from regulatory agencies – Europe
S Ahrné (Sweden)
Rules from regulatory agencies – Japan
S Kamiya (Japan)

I.OlsenT.Midtvedt

Rules from regulatory agencies – Russia
B Shenderov (Russia)
Rules from regulatory agencies – Western hemisphere
L Vieira (Brazil)
Closing remarks
Busses leave to Stockholm City

G.Donelli
E.Norin
Have a good trip back home

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