Manipulating Microbiomes Microbiota-based Interventions for Pathogen Control
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Venue & accessibility info: Meridian Hall, Collegium Helveticum
Please register here. Participation is free of charge
Conventional strategies to control pathogens have been weakening. In clinical settings, faecal microbiota transplants are now being used to treat patients with resistant gut infections. For vector control, symbiotic microbes are utilised to block the transmission of pathogens such as Dengue virus. But what are the implications–from the evolutionary to the ethical–of manipulating host microbiota?
The event will bring together workers from different disciplines and systems to discuss the approaches and potential consequences of microbiota-based interventions for pathogen control. Join us for a day of talks and discussions.
Program
09:00 |
Arrival to the venue |
09:15 |
Opening & welcome remarksSebastian Bonhoeffer |
09:25 |
The Power and Consequences of Harnessing Protective SymbiosesGeorgia Drew |
09:50 |
Session I |
Engineering Defined Bacterial Consortia Based on Trophic InteractionsGabriel Leventhal Advances in the Development of a Microsporidia MB Endosymbiont-Based Plasmodium Transmission Blocking StrategyJeremy Herren European Medicines Agency (EMA) Perspective on Non-traditional Medicinal Products to Tackle Antimicrobial ResistanceMarco Cavaleri |
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12:15 |
Lunch break |
13:45 |
Session II |
Endosymbionts in Biological Control |
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15:35 |
Coffee break |
15:50 |
Session III |
Tracking Real-Time Interactions of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa with Co-infecting Pathogens in the Host Model ZebrafishDaniela Rovito The Role of Early-Life Diet, Gut Microbes, and Microbial Metabolites in Allergy Prevention in ChildrenRemo Frei |
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16:55 |
Open discussion |
17:15 |
Closing remarksfollowed by a small reception |
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