The Gut, Its Microbes and Health: New Knowledge and Applications for Asia
Singapore, Singapore
8 – 9 October 2014
SUMMARY REPORT
The summary report is available here.
PRESENTATIONS
Plenary Session 1: The Intestinal Ecosystem and Core Microbiome
Basic Concepts: Gut Microbiota and Human Health (Presentation not available)
Prof. Liping Zhao, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Population Differences in Gut Microbiome in Relation to Diet, Environment and Human Gene
Prof. Yuan Kun Lee, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Plenary Session 2: Gut Physiology and Intestinal Microbiota throughout the Life Cycle
Colonic Physiology and the Gut Microflora
Dr. Iain Brownlee, Newcastle University, Singapore
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Intestinal Microbiota during the Life Cycle
Prof. Patricia Conway, University of New South Wales, Australia
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Plenary Session 3: Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease
Probiotics: A Double-edged Sword in Caries Prevention
Prof. Stephen Chin-Ying Hsu, Department of Preventive Dentistry, NUS, Singapore
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Fecal Transplantation
Dr. Reuben Kong Min Wong, National University Hospital, Singapore
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The Microbiome Influences Host Physiology in Early Life (Presentation not available)
Prof. Sven Pettersson, School of Biological Sciences and National Cancer Centre, Singapore & Microbiology & Tumor Biology Center, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
The Gut Microbiome of Undernourished Indian Children
Dr. G. Balakrish Nair, Center for Human Microbial Ecology, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, India
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Dietary Modulation of Gut Microbiota for Better Health (Presentation not available)
Prof. Liping Zhao, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Translating Gut Microbiome Structure to Function: Insights from Dietary Fibre
Dr. Trevor Lockett, Preventative Health National Research Flagship & CSIRO Animal, Food and Health Sciences, Australia
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Plenary Session 4: Maintaining Gut Microbiome Stability
Prebiotics Fibre: an Asian Perspective
Prof. Robert Rastall, University of Reading, UK
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Probiotics: Definition, Benefits, Selection, Formulation and ISAPP Consensus Paper (Presentation not available)
Prof. Seppo Salminen, University of Turku, Finland
Indigenous Probiotics and Immunological Effects
Dr. Ingrid Surono, Binus University, Indonesia
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Towards Microbial Fermentation Metabolites as Biomarkers for Health Benefits of Prebiotics
Prof. Kristin Verbeke, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Plenary Session 5: Environmental Influences on the Gut Microbiota
Antibiotic Resistance in Gut Microbiota
Dr. Sharmila Mande, TCS Innovation Labs, India
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Gut Microbiota, Dietary Carcinogens and Colorectal Cancer
Prof. Hideki Ishikawa, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Plenary Session 6: Foods for Gut Health – Regulatory Challenges
Challenges in Substantiation: What We Need to Know (Presentation not available)
Prof. Seppo Salminen, University of Turku, Finland
Regulatory Challenges in the Development of Probiotics as Foods
Ms. Yusra Egayanti, National Agency of Drug and Food Control, Indonesia
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For more information about this event and other activities in Southeast Asia on the microbiome, contact ILSI Southeast Asia Region: ilsisea@singnet.com.sg