The Clinical Biology Department of the UZ Brussel organises the symposium 'Microbiome: from benchtop to bedside' on October 25th. The target audience are physicians and scientific profiles. The language of the symposium is English.

Practical

• Tuesday October 25th from 9h till 16h
• Bowling Stones Conference Center Brussels (Steenweg op Brussel 397, 1780 Wemmel)
• Accreditation is requested

Speakers Line-up

• At the bench: overview of microbiome data analyses techniques
  • Dr. Sofie Thijs (Center for Environmental Sciences - Hasselt University)
     
• Gut microbiome markers for pancreatic cancer
  • Dr. Sebastian Schmidt (European Molecular Biology Laboratory - Heidelberg, Germany)
     
• Fecal microbiota transplantation: is it the Holy Grail?
  • Prof. Danny De Looze (Department of Gastroenterology - University Hospital Ghent)
     
• The Flemish vaginal microbiome & the Isala citizen-science project
  • Prof. Sarah Lebeer (Department of Bioscience Engneering - Antwerp University)
     
• The role of the microbiome in assisted reproductive technologies (ART)
  • Prof. Shari Mackens (Brussels IVF - University Hospital Brussels)
     
• Investigating the gut microbiome in Multiple Sclerosis: promises, challenges and pitfall
  • Prof. Marie D'hooghe (National Multiple Sclerosis Center – Melsbroek) & dr. Lindsay Devolder (Center for Microbiology - VIB-KU Leuven)

Registration

• You can register via this link.
• The registration fee is € 25. 

Contact

For more information please contact thomas.demuyser@uzbrussel.be