SELECTED EVENTS and RESOURCES:
WEBSITE:
The Gut Microbiota for Health website and resource — was created by the Gut Microbiota and Health Section of the European Society for Neurogastroenterology & Motility (ESNM), member of United European Gastroenterology (UEG) http://www.gutmicrobiotaforhealth.com/en/home/
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The Sixth Gut Microbiota for Health Summit – Paris – March 11-12, 2017
- “The World’s leading experts gathered in Paris, France, on March 11-12, to review the latest research into gut microbiota and its growing relevance for overall health and improved nutrition. The conference came at a pivotal time: recent scientific breakthroughs regarding gut bacterial communities are revolutionising both medical research and nutritional interventions, … The summit aimed to pass on the most recent scientific advances to the medical community, which notably includes gastroenterologists, paediatricians, nutritionists and dieticians.”
- Here you can view more select clips and videos of full sessions from their 2015 conference, including Martin Blaser (NYU), on Overuse of antibiotics, a threat to microbiota health.
EXHIBITION:
The Secret World Inside You – Exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History, NYC through August 2016. Now closed. See also, NYTimes review of this special exhibition.
Home experiment, suitable for children: How to make your own Winogradsky column. It “provides a place for different types of bacteria to grow and a window through which you can view them.”
Conferences:
September 15-16, 2016 — The symposium, “Gut Microbiota and Probiotics Throughout the Lifespan: Metabolic and Brain Function,” will be held on at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The symposium will provide an overview of the latest scientific evidence related to gut microbiota and probiotics and their importance to health across the lifespan. This specifically includes the pregnancy period, infancy and childhood, adulthood, and older adults.
Online courses:
Gut Check: Exploring Your Microbiome (Coursera), University of Colorado Boulder & University of Colorado System with Professor Rob Knight, Dr. Jessica Metcalf, Dr. Katherine Amato.
MORE VIDEO:
Eating for Two Trillion: Dietary Intake Shapes Our Resident Gut Microbes
Introductory review of microbiome studies, and some mouse research at university at UCSF: “Humans are each home to trillions of microbes that have a widespread impact on our physiology and predisposition to disease.” Peter Turnbaugh, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UCSF. Recorded on 12/10/2015. Series: “UCSF Center for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment”
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