Program 2024

9.00

REGISTRATION
Front Desk

9.20

WELCOME

Bonaventura Clotet, IrsiCaixa. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain

Francisco Guarner, Teknon Medical Centre, Barcelona, Spain

Ignasi López, Director, Department of Science “la Caixa” Foundation, Spain

Session 1: Microbiome Ecology Chairs: Mireia Valles-Colomer, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain M. Luz Calle, Universitat de Vic, Spain
9.30	Evolution of the Gut Microbiome Isabel Gordo, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
10.00	Determinants of Human Microbiome Composition Arnau Vich Vila, VIB-KU Leuven, Belgium
10.30	Discussion
11.00	Coffee Break & Poster Viewing

Session 2: Microbiome and Immunity Chairs: Amanda Rodriguez, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain Christian Brander, IrsiCaixa, Badalona, Spain
11.30	Modulation of Response to Medication by the Microbiome Sara Vieira-Silva, University Medical Center JGU, Mainz, Germany
12.00	Mutual Modulation of the Gut Microbiota and the Immune System Chaysavanh Manichanh, Vall d’Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
12.30	Discussion
13.00	Guided Psoter Tour / Lunch break & Poster Viewing

Session 3: Microbiome in Cancer Chairs: Claudia Arajol, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain Adam Burgener, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, United States
14.45	Tumor-associated bacteria in Head and Neck Cancer Natalie Silver, Cleveland Clinic, USA
15:45	Gut microbiome and response to immunotherapy Rinse K Weersma, University of Groeningen, The Netherlands
16:15	Special activity on the occasion of World Micorbiome Day

Session 4: Oral Abstracts Presentation Chairs: Margarita Martínez, Universitat de Girona, Spain Ricard Guerrero, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
9.00	Oral abstracts presentations
10.00	Discussion: panel with abstracts presenters & best abstract award
10.30	Coffee Break & Poster Viewing

Session 5: Translating Microbiome Biomarkers into the clinic Chairs: Chairs: Francisco Guarner, Teknon Medical Centre, Barcelona, Spain José Manuel Fernández-Real, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Girona (IDIBGI), Spain
11.00	Consensus on Microbiome-based Biomarker(s) Validation Process Jöel Doré, MetaGenoPolis, Center of Excellence in Microbiome Analysis, France
11.30	International Consensus Initiative on Gut Microbiome Testing in Clinical Practice Gianluca Ianiro, Fondazione “A. Gemelli”, Rome, Italy
12.00	Discussion

Session 6: Inflammation Mechanisms Chairs: Roger Paredes, IrsiCaixa. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Spain Mireia Valles-Colomer, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
12.30	Curing Bacterial Vaginosis? Jacques Ravel, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA
13.00	Microbiota modulation in covid and post covid syndrome Siew C. NG, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
13.30	Discussion
14.00	Closure Francisco Guarner, Teknon Medical Centre, Barcelona, Spain