Transforming Human Health through Microbiome - Webinar 1: A New Era for Microbiome Meta-Omics Analysis

Recent advances in metagenomics, multi-omics and single-cell omics have enabled huge biological insight into the human microbiome and aspects of the microbiome have been associated with health and disease. But how do we make this actionable?

This webinar series, Transforming Human Health through Microbiome, will explore technological and translational advancements in microbiome and its relationship with human health, looking at the latest case studies to showcase the future of therapeutic strategies.

In the first of these two webinars, you will learn about the latest in metagenomics and get guidance on the best approaches for microbiome analysis. In the second, you will explore the relationship of the microbiome with human health and disease, including how this knowledge can be translated into the clinic.

Webinar 1: A New Era for Microbiome Meta-Omics Analysis

Wednesday 18th September 2024 at 3pm BST / 4pm CET/ 10am EDT

Webinar 1 will give a comprehensive overview of technological advances in metagenomics, sequencing and multi-omics for the exploration of host-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions in health and disease. This webinar will provide real time guidance on the latest methods for high quality metagenomic studies.

Speakers:

Sequencing the Human Microbiome

• Caroline Wensel, Ph.D. Candidate, Sears Lab, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Advancing Human Microbiome Profiling with Cutting-Edge Long-Read Sequencing Technologies

• Ali Zomorrodi, Computational and Systems Biology Lead, Massachusetts General Hospital

Single-Cell Isolation of Bacteria from Human Samples

• Dylan John Lawrence, Senior Scientist, Pfizer & Washington University in St. Louis

Takeaways:

• Learn about the best practices in high-throughput, 16s RNA and single-cell sequencing methods to explore the human microbiome
• Discover why you should use long-read as opposed to short-read sequencing for certain microbiome applications
• See the latest method utilizing fluorescence-activated cell sorting for single-cell isolation of bacteria from complex communities for genome sequencing

Webinar 2: Microbiome: The Cornerstone of Life & Health

Wednesday 25th September 2024 at 3pm BST / 4pm CET/ 10am EDT

Webinar 2 will delve into exciting findings that link the microbiome to human disease, including the opportunities and challenges of translating microbiome research from bench to bedside. Prepare to hear extraordinary and informative examples of connections between the microbiome and human disease.

Speakers:

How Microbial Metabolites May Affect Overall Immunity and Tolerance

• Teresa Zelante, Associate Professor, Università degli Studi di Perugia

The Gut Microbiome Modulates Neuroinflammation in a Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease

• Sarkis Mazmanian, Luis & Nelly Soux Professor of Microbiology in the Division of Biology & Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology

Optimizing the Vaginal Microbiome to Protect Reproductive, Maternal and Fetal Health

• Anke Hemmerling, Director, University of California

Takeaways:

• Explore the link between a dysfunctional microbiome and susceptibility to infections, including the regulation of immune homeostasis
• Find out how a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease has provided insights into the relationship of the microbiome, immunity and pathology
• Discover how understanding the healthy and dysfunctional vaginal microbiome can have stark implications for patient management and therapy