Special Interest Group Workshops
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Assembly, classification and functional investigation of bacterial plasmids
Thursday 18 June: 2:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Goldfields Theatre
Hosts: Dr Galain Williams
Session Details:
Coming soon
Mobile Genetic Elements
Plasmid Workshop: from the desk to the bench.
Nutrients, Microbiota & Microbial Medicines
Thursday 18 June: 2:00pm-3:30pm
Location: Eureka 3
Hosts: Emily Gulliver & Melanie Hutton
Session Details:
This workshop explores the complex interplay between nutrients, the gut microbiota and gut disease as well as emerging microbial-based therapies in gastrointestinal health and disease. We will examine current and emerging microbial therapies, including the use of probiotics, dietary strategies and cultured therapies with a special focus on the clinical applications and mechanisms of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in IBD management. We will hear from leading experts in the academic, clinical and industry space with a panel discussion to follow.