PROGRAMME

MONDAY 15 MARCH 2010

10.30 Opening of the 2nd TNO Beneficial Microbes Conference

Session 1 Setting the scene Chair: Dr. Koen Venema, TNO Quality of Life, the Netherlands

10.45 Applications of beneficial microbes: state of the art! Dr. Mary Ellen Sanders, Dairy & Food Culture Technologies, USA   11.15 Eubiosis and dysbiosis of the microbiota in health and disease Dr. Joël Doré, INRA, France   11.45 The microbiota in weight management Dr. Arthur Ouwehand, Danisco, Finland   12.15 Lunch break

Session 2 Gut microbiome-host metabolic crosstalk Chair: Prof.dr. Jerry Wells, Wageningen University, the Netherlands

13.30 Does the gut microbiota contribute to the development of insulin resistance? Dr. Chieh-Jason Chou, Nestlé Research Center, Switzerland   14.00 The interaction of SCFA with the adipose tissue: relevance for Type 2 Diabetes Prof.dr. Roel Vonk, University of Groningen, the Netherlands   14.30 Stable-isotope technology to gain knowledge on crosstalk between microbe and host Dr. Albert de Graaf, TNO Quality of Life, the Netherlands   15.00 Contributed paper Gut microbes and dietary polyphenols: approaches to study bioconversion and bioavailability Dr. Doris Jacobs, Unilever, the Netherlands   15.15 Contributed paper Small intestinal segment perfusion test in pigs: future applications in microbe-gut crosstalk? Dr. Jan van der Meulen, BioMedical Research, Wageningen University and Research Center, the Netherlands   15.30 Networking break

Session 3 Host-microbe crosstalk Chair: Prof.dr. Jerry Wells, Wageningen University, the Netherlands

16.00 Life in the slime Prof.dr. Gunnar Hansson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden   16.30 The role of beneficial microbes in the gut-brain axis: reduction of pain perception Prof.dr. John Bienenstock, McMaster University, Canada   17.00 Early life stress: beneficial microbes as a helper against psychiatric illnesses? Dr. Siobhain O'Mahony, University College Cork, Ireland   17.30 Contributed paper Exopolysaccharides of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG shield against innate immune factors in the intestine Dr. Sarah Lebeer, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium   17.45 Contributed paper Identification of genetic loci in Lactobacillus plantarum that modulate the immune response of dendritic cells Dr. Marjolein Meijerink, Top Institute Food and Nutrition, the Netherlands

18.00 - 19.30 TNO's Lounge Party/Poster presentation   TUESDAY 16 MARCH 2010 Session 4 Microbial influence on the immune system Chair: Prof.dr. Dirk Haller, Technical University of Munich, Germany

08.30 Regulation of adaptive immune cell differentiation by intestinal commensal bacteria Dr. Kenya Honda, University of Tokyo, Japan   09.00 Post-translational inhibition of proinflammatory chemokine secretion in intestinal epithelial cells: implications for chronic intestinal inflammation Dr. Gabriele Hörmannsperger, Technical University of Munich, Germany   09.30 Probiotics and the immune system: an industrial perspective Dr. Joost van Neerven, FrieslandCampina, the Netherlands   10.00 Contributed paper Oligosaccharides synergize with Toll-like leceptor ligands to enhance a TH1 type immune response when applied to human intestinal epithelial cells in vitro Sander de Kivit, Utrecht University, the Netherlands   10.15 Networking break

Session 5 Beneficial microbes in early life Chair: Dr. Annick Mercenier, Nestlé Research Center, Switzerland

10.45 Microbe-driven immune development in early life Prof.dr. Johan Garssen, Danone, the Netherlands   11.15 Beneficial microbes for premature babies and children with malignancy on chemotherapy Prof.dr. Yuichiro Yamashiro, Juntendo University, Japan   11.45 Probiotics and allergy: a clinical perspective Dr. Jon Vanderhoof, Mead Johnson Nutrition, USA   12.15 Contributed paper Impact of oral administration of probiotics, Bifidobacterium breve M-16V, in early infancy on the development of gastro-intestinal microbiota Dr. Jiro Nakayama, Kyushu University, Japan   12.30 Lunch break (offered by Danone, the Netherlands)

Session 6 There's more to life than the gut! Chair: Dr. Marjorie Koenen, TNO Quality of Life, the Netherlands

13.30 Beneficial microbes in the oral cavity Dr. Jeremy Burton, Blis Technologies, New Zealand   14.00 Beneficial microbes in the urogenital tract Ruben Hummelen, M.Sc., Canadian R&D Center for Probiotics, Canada / Erasmus University, the Netherlands   14.30 Microbes on the surface: molecular analysis of the skin microbial flora Dr. Bart Keijser, TNO Quality of Life, the Netherlands   15.00 Contributed paper The Axillary Microbiome – defening the microbial ecology of the human underarm Dr. David Taylor, Unilever, UK   15.15 Networking break

Session 7 Beneficial microbes in feed applications, an update Chair: Prof.dr. Theo Niewold, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

15.45 Dietary manipulation of rumen microbiota to reduce methane production Dr. Diego Morgavi, INRA, France   16.15 New topics and limits related to the use of beneficial microbes in pig feeding Prof.dr. Paolo Bosi, University of Bologna, Italy   16.45 Applications of beneficial microbes in poultry production: an overview Dr. John Patterson, Purdue University, USA   17.15 Probiotics for companion animals: a brief review James Kyffin, Probiotics International, UK   17.45 Contributed paper Establishing beneficial bacteria in the gut of chicks prior to hatching Dr. Jean Eduardo de Oliveira, Provimi, Belgium

18.00 - 19.30 Drinks during poster presentations

20.30 20.30 Conference dinner

WEDNESDAY 17 March 2010 Session 8 More probiotic applications than you imagined Chair: Dr. Jeremy Burton, Blis Technologies, New Zealand

08.30 Pre- and probiotics for human skin Prof.dr. Jean Krutmann, Heinrich-Heine-University, Germany   09.00 Pathophysiological basis of immune dysfunction in liver failure: strategies for novel therapeutic approaches Prof.dr. Rajiv Jalan, University College London, UK   09.30 Probiotics may help women regain their figures after pregnancy Dr. Kirsi Laitinen, University of Turku, Finland   10.00 Can probiotics affect flu and immunity against H1N1? Prof.dr. Juergen Schrezenmeir, Germany   10.30 Contributed paper Microbial healthcare cleaning Dr. Robin Temmerman, Chrisal, Belgium   10.45 Networking break

Session 9 Future developments: systems biology Chair: Dr. Koen Venema, TNO Quality of Life, the Netherlands

11.15 Systems biology strategies to uncover hidden host-microbe interactions: current insights, future applications Dr. Peter van Baarlen, Wageningen University, the Netherlands   11.45 The new science of metagenomics: bioprospecting the secrets of microbial communities Dr. Daniel van der Lelie, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA   12.15 How to measure health improvement in apparently healthy people? Prof.dr. Renger Witkamp, Wageningen University/TNO Quality of Life, the Netherlands   12.45 Closing of the 2nd TNO Beneficial Microbes Conference

 

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