Chair: Prof F. Azpiroz
Barcelona – España Head of the Gastrointestinal Research Section at the Hospital General Vall d’Hebron in Barcelona, Spain, since 1987, he currently serves as Chair of the Gut Microbiota & Health section of the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility.
Barcelona – España
Head of the Gastrointestinal Research Section at the Hospital General Vall d’Hebron in Barcelona, Spain, since 1987, he currently serves as Chair of the Gut Microbiota & Health section of the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility. Prof. Azpiroz’s clinical practice takes place in a large referral unit and specifically focuses on functional gut disorders. His research programme investigates the origin of gastrointestinal symptoms and involves both physiological and pathophysiological aspects relating to the control mechanisms of gut motility, visceral sensitivity and more recently, intestinal gas dynamics. |
GMFH Editing Team
GMFH Editing Team
Canada

Dr. Karen Madsen is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Alberta and Director of the Centre of Excellence for Gastrointestinal Inflammation and Immunity Research (CEGIIR). She specializes in studying the gut microbiome's role in health and disease, focusing on therapies for inflammatory bowel disease and metabolic disorders. Dr. Madsen has published over 150 research papers and received multiple awards for her contributions to medical research and education. You can follow her on X at @madsen_ca.
Belgium

Professor Everard is a researcher from the Belgian Fund for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS-WEL Research Institute). She is leading a team at the Louvain Drug Research Institute (LDRI) from the University of Louvain (UCLouvain), Brussels, Belgium. The main topic of interest of her team in research is to study how gut microbes are able to impact eating behaviours. More specifically, she is investigating the interactions between the gut microbiota, the intestine and the brain in the context of obesity and eating disorders.
Editor - India Dr. Sharma has been an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal since July 2011.The main focus of Dr. Sharma’s lab is to reveal and analyze the human-associated microbiome among the Indian population and carry out comparative studies with different populations to gain functional insights, while also making comparisons with healthy and