IMPACTT Microbiome

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Ferring Pharmaceuticals: Pioneering the development of life-changing microbiome products and microbiota-based technologies.

Ferring is committed to unlocking the power of the gut microbiome to develop innovative microbiome-based therapeutics that help people live better lives. Visit Ferring at booth #4 at #HavingIMPACTT2025 to learn more: www.ferring.com

Today is the last day to submit your abstract and get our early-bird registration rate for #HavingIMPACTT2025!

Nicholas Arpaia, PhD. Plenary Speaker. Dr. Arpaia is an Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. His research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms that drive pro- vs. anti-inflammatory immune responses in mucosal barrier tissues and the tumor microenvironment. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.

Meet Dr. Nicholas Arpaia, Associate Professor @columbiauniversity.bsky.social who will speak about programmable probiotics for personalized cancer immunotherapy at #HavingIMPACTT2025

Elsa Rousseau, PhD. IMPACTT Mentee Speaker. Dr. Elsa Rousseau is an Assistant Professor at Université Laval. Her research program focuses on the development of artificial intelligence approaches to shed light on the interrelationships between bacteria and their phages, and their link with their environment (such as the human gut microbiome). Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.

Meet Dr. Elsa Rousseau, Assistant Professor at @ulaval.ca who will speak about developing computational approaches to studying bacteriophages in the gut at #HavingIMPACTT2025

Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research Symposium. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada. DEADLINE EXTENDED! NEW Early-Bird Registration & Abstract Submission Deadline: July 22, 2025. REGISTER: www.impactt-microbiome.ca

📣‼️DEADLINE EXTENDED: We have EXTENDED our early-bird registration & abstract submission deadline by ONE WEEK for our #HavingIMPACTT2025 microbiome symposium! This means you now have until Tuesday, July 22, 2025 to submit your abstract and take advantage of our early-bird registration rate!

Tomorrow is your last day to submit your abstract & get the early-bird registration rate for our #HavingIMPACTT2025 microbiome symposium! There are fewer than 50 spots remaining, so move fast!

Lauren Davey, PhD. IMPACTT Mentee Speaker. Dr. Lauren Davey is an Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria. Her lab focuses on Akkermansia muciniphila, using genetic tools, animal models, and bioinformatics to understand how this organism colonizes the gut and interacts with the host. She also studies how diet and the gut microbiome can be used to promote healthy aging. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.

Meet Dr. Lauren Davey, Assistant Professor @uvic.ca who will speak about using genetics to investigate and engineer the gut bacterium Akkermansia at #HavingIMPACTT2025

So humbly honoured to have this recognition. But as we all of know, it really does take a village. This is a tribute to many. It’s important we look wholistically at what enables research innovation.

I also invite you to think of all those who support you and be so grateful for them all - as I am.

I can’t recommend this IMPACTT microbiome research meeting enough, so note the July 15th abstract deadline. Fantastic meeting. Amazing location. @SydneyMorgan is also one of the best meeting organizers I know. Plus 19 prizes for students/postdocs for this meeting size is also pretty good odds. :)

Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.

Fun fact: #HavingIMPACTT2025 is taking place during larch season! Larch trees are a deciduous conifer, and in the fall the larches around Canmore will turn golden and make for some spectacular viewing. You won't want to forget your hiking boots for this #microbiome #conference!

Life Sciences British Columbia: In the News. 2025 Genome British Columbia Award for Scientific Excellence. Dr. Fiona Brinkman.

Congratulations to our Platform 5 Co-Lead @fionabrinkman.bsky.social on receiving the 2025 @genomebc.bsky.social Award for Scientific Excellence from Life Sciences British Columbia! Learn more about Life Sciences BC and see all the awards and recipients here: lifesciencesbc.ca/lsbc-news/li...

Maryam Kebbe, PhD. IMPACTT Mentee Speaker. Dr. Maryam Kebbe is an Assistant Professor at the University of New Brunswick, and directs the Perinatal-Pediatric Health & Development Studies (PEADS) Laboratory. Her research program investigates the connections between early life nutrition, physical activity, metabolism, and the gut microbiome, aiming to enhance metabolic health and prevent obesity in early life. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025, Canmore, Canada.

Meet Dr. Maryam Kebbe, Assistant Professor at the University of New Brunswick who will speak about the role of nutrition in gut health at #HavingIMPACTT2025

Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Resesarch Symposium. Sept 22-24, 2025, Canmore, Canada. Location, Location, Location: Nestled in the Canadian Rockies at a premium hotel, our symposium offers stunning views and luxury rooms, just steps from walking trails and the city centre. Renowned Speakers: Fourteen invited speakers from around the world who are leaders in their fields. Presenter Awards: Nineteen awards available for graduate student and postdoc presenters. Registration and Abstract Submission: Early-bird registration and abstract submissions are open until July 15, 2025! www.impactt-microbiome.ca

📣ONE WEEK LEFT‼️ to submit your abstracts and take advantage of our early-bird registration rates for our Having IMPACTT 5 microbiome symposium, happening Sept 22-24, 2025 in Canmore, Canada. Deadline: July 15, 2025. Learn more: www.impactt-microbiome.ca/having-impac...

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Glen Carter, PhD. Plenary Speaker. Dr. Glen Carter is a Group Leader in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Australia. The aim of his work is to translate fundamental discoveries into new antimicrobial and microbiome-based strategies to combat the rising threat of multidrug-resistant organisms. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.

Meet Dr. Glen Carter, Group Leader at the University of Melbourne who will speak about harnessing the gut microbiome to combat multidrug-resistant organisms at #HavingIMPACTT2025

Nicola Harris, PhD. Plenary Speaker. Dr. Nicola Harris is a Professor and Co-Lead of the Mucosal Immunology Research Group at Monash University. Her lab is interested in the interactions between immune cells, neurons, and epithelial cells, and studies how these interactions can regulate physiological function and wound repair/ tissue regeneration during health and disease. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.

Meet Dr. Nicola Harris, Professor at @monashuniversity.bsky.social who will speak about the factors that drive mucosal healing during IBD at #HavingIMPACTT2025

Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada. Session 1: Diet, Microbiome, & Host. Session 2: Translational Microbiome: From Insight to Intervention. Session 3: Microbiome-Immunity Interplay. Session 4: Microbial Ecosystems. Session 5: Microbiome Interactions in Autoimmunity & Inflammatory Disease.

We have 5 main session topics at #HavingIMPACTT2025 covering a wide range of microbiome topics! Our early bird registration & abstract submission deadline is July 15, 2025 - head to our website to learn more: www.impactt-microbiome.ca/having-impac...

Jeremiah Faith, PhD. Plenary Speaker. Dr. Jeremiah Faith is a Professor in the Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. His research focuses on modeling the interactions between gut microbes and host physiology with an emphasis on Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.

Meet Dr. Jeremiah Faith, Professor at Mount Sinai who will speak about defined microbial therapeutics for infectious and inflammatory disease at #HavingIMPACTT2025

Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025, Canmore, Canada. "Location, Location, Location": Nestled in the Canadian Rockies Mountains at a premium hotel, our symposium offers stunning views and luxury rooms, just steps from walking trails and the city centre. "Renowned Speakers": Fourteen invited speakers from around the world who are leaders in their fields. "Presenter Awards": Nineteen awards available for graduate student and postdoc presenters. "Registration & Abstract Submission": Early-bird registration and abstract submissions are open until July 15, 2025! www.impactt-microbiome.ca

Just 3 weeks until our early-bird registration & abstract submission deadline for our #HavingIMPACTT2025 microbiome symposium on Sep 22-24, 2025 in Canmore, Canada! We have tons of awards and an incredible speaker lineup, so you don't want to miss out! www.impactt-microbiome.ca/having-impac...

Melody Zeng, PhD. Plenary Speaker. Dr. Melody Zeng is an Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College. Her lab employs multi-disciplinary approaches to identify and define gut microbiome- regulated immune pathways to advance therapeutic development for diseases that stem from gut immune dysregulation in early life, including neurodevelopment, cancer, infection and allergy. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.

Meet Dr. Melody Zeng, Associate Professor @weillcornell.bsky.social who will speak about immune regulation by the gut microbiome in early life and beyond at #HavingIMPACTT2025

Benoit Chassaing, PhD. Plenary Speaker. Dr. Benoit Chassaing is a Research Director at Institut Pasteur/INSERM in France. His laboratory focuses on understanding how environmental factors are involved in shaping detrimental microbiota, with a particular focus on intestinal inflammation and metabolic deregulations. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.

Meet Dr. Benoit Chassaing, Research Director @institutpasteur.bsky.social who will speak about interactions between the microbiome and dietary additives at #HavingIMPACTT2025

Shalina Ousman, PhD. Plenary Speaker. Dr. Shalina Ousman is a Professor at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute of the University of Calgary. She is interested in identifying endogenous protective mechanisms in multiple sclerosis and peripheral nerve regeneration. Her research is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Multiple Sclerosis Canada. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025, Canmore, Canada.

Meet Dr. Shalina Ousman, Professor @ucalgary.bsky.social who will speak about progressive multiple sclerosis and the gut microbiome at #HavingIMPACTT2025

An image of Morraine lake on a sunny day. Below, in black and yellow letters, reads: MANA Banff 2025: Abstract Submission Now Open.

MANA (Metabolomics Association of North America) is hosting its 7th annual conference on Sep 2-5, 2025 in Banff, Canada! Check out their website for more details, and to register and submit an abstract: www.metabolomicsnaevents.org

Francesca Ronchi, PhD. Plenary Speaker. Dr. Francesca Ronchi is a Principal Investigator at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Her lab studies how bacteria and diets influence the host immune response during healthy and inflammatory conditions. They are particularly interested in the interplay between diet, microbiota, and central nervous system (CNS) functions. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025, Canmore, Canada.

Meet Dr. Francesca Ronchi, Principal Investigator Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, who will speak about the diet-microbiota effect on host physiology at #HavingIMPACTT2025

Presenter Awards for presenters chosen from abstracts. Travel Award (sponsored by the Weston Family Foundation). Best Short Talk Award (sponsored by NKP-Isotec). Best Flash Talk Award (sponsored by the Rosell Institute for Microbiome & Probiotics). 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place poster awards (sponsored by Mucosal Immunology). Peoples' Choice awards (2 poster and 1 flash talk) (sponsored by Mucosal Immunology). Plus TEN additional travel awards! Having IMPACTT Symposium, Sept 22-24, 2025 in Canmore, Canada.

Award update for #HavingIMPACTT2025 - Introducing Peoples' Choice Awards for Poster and Flash Talk presentations! We now have 19 (!!!) awards to hand out to presenters this year - register & submit your abstract soon so you don't miss out! www.impactt-microbiome.ca/having-impac...

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Ruth Ley, PhD, Keynote Speaker. Dr. Ruth Ley is the Director of the Department of Microbiome Science at the Max Planck Institute for Biology, Tübingen. Her research addresses fundamental questions about the symbiosis between microbiome and human host. Her lab takes an evolutionary and genetic approach to identify microbiota with key roles in the host-microbiome relationship. See her talk at Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research Symposium on Sept 22-24, 2025 in Canmore, Canada.

Meet Keynote Speaker Dr. Ruth Ley @microbiome.bsky.social, Director of the Dept. of Microbiome Science @maxplanckcampus.bsky.social in Tübingen, who will speak about the shared evolutionary history of gut microbes and humans at #HavingIMPACTT2025

Save the date for Microbes in Microbiomes 2026 in Miami, USA!
Follow along for key updates on registration, grants and abstract submissions by visiting the event page - microb.io/MiM26 #MiM26