The 11th IYS – ‘The gut, conductor of our health: putting the microbiota in the spotlight’

Programme Day 2 - 11 October

Registration and poster viewing

Programme / Session introduction and household messages

KEYNOTE LECTURE 2

Chair: Prof. Karen Scott, University of Aberdeen, UK

Fermented foods: An update on evidence based health benefits and future perspective
Prof. Paul Cotter, Teagasc Food Research Centre and APC Microbiome Ireland, Ireland

 

Break

Tea & Coffee break / Poster viewing

SESSION 5. LcS STUDIES

Chair: Dr. Osamu Chonan, Yakult Honsha Co.,Ltd., Japan

Effects of habitual intake of fermented milk products containing Lacticaseibacillus paracasei strain Shirota on health maintenance in older people
Dr. Yukitoshi Aoyagi, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Japan

Unique cell wall polysaccharide of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei strain Shirota and importance of intestinal mucosal phagocytes in its immunomodulatory effects
Mr. Masatoshi Morikawa, Yakult Honsha European Research Center for Microbiology, Belgium

SESSION 6: ROUNDTABLE

Clinical trials in the nutrition field: a solution or a nightmare?

Dr. Gwen Falony, Prof. Wendy Hall, Prof. Flavia Indrio, Prof. Hans Verhagen, Dr. Bruno Pot and Dr. Emily Prpa.

Break

Lunch / Poster viewing

SESSION 7: GUT HEALTH: THE OTHER 'AXES'

Chair: Prof. Sarah Lebeer, University of Antwerp, Belgium

The Gut-Lung Axis: Unveiling microbiota-mediated strategies to combat severe infections  
Dr. Bastiaan Haak, Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK & Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands

Mouth – A mirror of systemic health
Prof. Egija Zaura, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands

SESSION 8: GUT METABOLISM

Chair: Dr. Gwen Falony, UMC Mainz, Germany

Gut microbiome and its interaction with host metabolic and neurological functions
Prof. Marie-Christine Simon, University of Bonn, Germany

Host-microbe co-metabolism in human health and disease
Prof. Jingyuan Fu, University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands

Poster Prize awards

Poster prize ceremony
Chair: Prof. Patrizia Brigidi, University of Bologna, Italy

 

 

 

Closing
Dr. Bruno Pot, Science Director, Yakult Europe

End of the 11th International Yakult Symposium