This event will bring together experts from academia and industry in relation to genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics to discuss the latest advances in understanding the microbiota and its crucial role in health, disease, and environmental studies.

During the event, topics such as nutritional interventions, clinical studies in different health areas, and the impact of environmental microbiota will be addressed, providing a comprehensive view of its role in various contexts. A unique opportunity to learn about the most innovative techniques and their applications in biomedical and environmental research.

Agenda

08:30h  Register

09:00h  Welcome and new COS equipment

09:30h  Microbiota in Nutritional Studies

• Study of the microbiota in nutritional studies with children José Antonio Moreno, Head of Basic Research, Laboratorios Ordesa
• Microbiota Rhythms: Impact on Metabolic Health Cristina Torres, URV
• Addressing youth obesity with a mediterranean-enriched diet: A multiomic microbiome study Helena Torrell, COS

11:30h  Coffee Break

12:00h  Clinical Microbiota

• The insights of shotgun, the price of 16S and the speed of PCR: Optical Mapping redefines microbiome profiling Arno Bouwens, Perseus Biomics
• Mònica Bulló, IISPV
• Stroke-associated infection and gut dysbiosis Francesc Miró, VHIR
• Presentation of selected posters

14:00h  Lunch

15:00h  Environmental Microbiota

• Insights into anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge microbiome using omics approaches Maria Alcina, UMINHO
• The virome of environmental samples: a tool for studying the circulation of human and animal viruses Sílvia Bofill, UB
• Caroline Zaoui, Nobobiom

17:00h  Visit to COS facilities

18:00h  End of the event