Special Interest Group Workshops
GUT Microbes
Nutrients, Microbiota & Microbial Medicines
Thursday 17 July: 2:00pm-3:30pm
Location: Hall C
Hosts: Emily Gulliver & Melanie Hutton
Speakers:
Associate Professor Andrea Stringer - Head of the Gut Health Group, University of South Australia
Dr Andrew Robertson - Head of Drug Product Development, Biomebank
Dr Damjana Bogatic - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Research Fellow, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, South Australia
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.
To attend this Workshop select the Special Session as part of your full ASM SA 2025 registration.
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Mobile Genetic Elements
MGE basics: an introduction to transposable elements and bacteriophages
Thursday 17 July: 2:00pm-3:30pm
Location: Room E1
Hosts: Dr Galain Williams & Tasnia Islam
Speakers:
Associate professor Sally Partridge - Principal Research Fellow, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and the University of Sydney
Ms Bhavya Papudeshi - PhD student, Flinders Accelerator for Microbiome Exploration, Flinders University, Adelaide
Session Details:
Have you ever wondered what an insertion sequence is? Or what is the difference between an insertion sequence and a transposon? And once you’ve worked out the difference, how exactly do you analyse them? What about bacteriophages — how do they fit and how are they classified? If you've ever found yourself pondering these, and other questions, then this is the workshop for you! This interactive MGE workshop session will provide a gentle introduction to the theory and analysis of some of the most challenging mobile genetic elements: Transposable elements and bacteriophages.
Come along to learn the following:
What are insertion sequences and transposons
What are bacteriophages and how are they classified
What tools and approaches are used for the analysis of transposable elements and bacteriophages
To attend this Workshop select the Special Session as part of your full ASM SA 2025 registration.
If you’re already registered log in to your dashboard and select the session from the ‘Add-Ons’ page.