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QMUL Microbiome Network

The QMUL Microbiome Network is a new initiative to bring together researchers who are working on, or are interested in, any aspect of microbiome research.

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We aim to create a platform for researchers across the University to interact and collaborate on microbiome-related projects. The network will hold bi-annual symposia to share new microbiome research at QMUL and from invited external speakers. The inaugural symposium will be held on Thursday 28 March 28 from 1.30-4.30pm (schedule and details below).

To register for the event and/or to join the network mailing list to keep up to date on the network’s activities, please fill in the following form: QMUL Microbiome Network Form.

For questions, please contact Dr Ruairi Robertson (r.robertson@qmul.ac.uk) or Dr Kieran Bates (k.bates@qmul.ac.uk).

QMUL Microbiome Network Inaugural Symposium

Thursday 28 March 2024, 1.30pm - 4.30pm

Clark-Kennedy Lecture Theatre, Innovation Centre, Whitechapel Campus

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  • 1.30 - 1.45pm - Introduction to the QMUL Microbiome Network (Ruairi Robertson & Kieran Bates) 
  • 1.45 - 2.00pm - The infant gut microbiome and undernutrition (Ruairi Robertson)  
  • 2.00 - 2.15 pm - The water microbiome (Ozge Eyice-Broadbent) 
  • 2.15 - 2.30pm - Host-symbiont interactions (Lee Henry)  
  • 2.30 - 2.45pm - Mucosal immunity and the microbiome (Esra Aksoy)  
  • 2.45 - 3.15pm - Tea, Coffee and Cakes  
  • 3.15 - 3.30pm - Fungal pathogens in the human gut (Neil McCarthy)  
  • 3.30 - 3.45pm - The microbiome and its role in element cycling (Mark Trimmer) 
  • 3.45 - 4.00pm - In vitro skin models of the microbiome (Esme McPolin-Hall) 
  • 4.00 - 4.15pm - The defensive microbiota (Kieran Bates) 
  • 4.15 - 4.30pm - Closing remarks and open discussion (Ruairi Robertson and Kieran Bates)  
  • 4.30pm - Networking in the Good Samaritan Pub 

 

 

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