In this short video, find out about the key aspects of the Gut Microbiota for Health summit 2013 that took place in Madrid : hot topics, sessions, workshops and networking. Looking forward to welcoming you…
Using mice models, scientists from UCL and WUR found that Akkermansia muciniphila could have a role in reversing high-fat diet-induced metabolic disorders, in this study obesity and type-2 diabetes. The two first authors, Amandine Everard…
The 2nd Gut Microbiota for Health Summit took place in Madrid from the 24th to the 26th of February, 2013. The event was co-organised by the Gut Microbiota & Health section of the ESNM and…
During the Biovision Forum 2013, you chaired the session on the Gut Microbiota and moderated a round table on the subject. What are the main messages coming out of this event? FL: I think it was an excellent initiative that the Biovision Forum got interested in the microbiota and that the topic was in the spotlight. The forum has an objective to stimulate discussion between politics, academics, industrials and the general public. The round table brought together high academic profiles (Dr Nathalie Delzenne from the University of Louvain, Dr Dirk Haller from the Technical University Munich, Dr Dusko Ehrlich from INRA). They each delivered their speech to promote…