The Human Microbiome in the Era of Precision Health

List of speakers:

- Valentina Tremaroli, University of Gothenburg
- Fredrik Bäckhed, University of Gothenburg
- Daniel Wang, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Anders Esberg, Umeå University
- Karsten Kristiansen, University of Copenhagen
- Susanne Brix Pedersen, Technical University of Denmark
- Marju Orho-Melander, Lund University
- Tove Fall, Uppsala University 

08.30 – 09.00    
Arrival and morning coffee
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome and Overview 
- Rikard Landberg, Chalmers University of technology

Session 1

09:10 - 09:30    
“Candidate next-generation probiotics for metabolic diseases”
- Senior researcher Valentina Tremaroli, University of Gothenburg
09:30 – 09.50    
“Microbial metabolites as mediators of cardiometabolic disease”
- Prof. Fredrik Bäckhed, University of Gothenburg
09.50- 10:20
“Gut Microbial Signatures and Strain-Specific Functions in Type 2 Diabetes”
- Assist Prof. Daniel Wang, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
10:20 - 10:35    
Discussion Session 1

10:35- 11:00
Coffee Break    

Session 2

11:00 - 11:20
“Oral microbiota – commonly studied but yet unexplored”
- Assoc Prof. Anders Esberg, Umeå University
11:20 - 11:40
“The vaginal microbiota in health and disease”
- Prof. Karsten Kristiansen, University of Copenhagen
11:40 - 12:00
“The gut microbial load and composition in early life immune programming”
- Prof. Susanne Brix Pedersen, Technical University of Denmark
12:00 - 12:15    
Discussion Session 2    

12:15 - 13:00    
Lunch Break (lunch is not included)

Session 3

13:00 - 13:20
“The gut microbiome in large population: observations from Malmö in relation to diet, adiposity and time”
- Prof. Marju Orho-Melander, Lund University
13:20 - 13:40
“Gut microbiome links with host genetics and with cardiovascular disease”
- Prof. Tove Fall, Uppsala University
13:40 - 14:00
Discussion Session 3

14:00
End