Gairdner Microbiome Symposium 2024: Exploring Nutrition, Health & Culture
VIRTUAL - For those who cannot attend in person, we are offering a virtual option for the speaker talks as well as the Q&A session!
Date and time
Location
Online
Agenda
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker talks - Rozanski Hall Room 104
12:00 AM - 1:30 AM
Break for Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Q&A Panel with Speakers - Rozanski Hall Room 104
About this event
- 5 hours
We are excited to announce the University of Guelph’s College of Biological Science will be hosting the Gairdner Microbiome Symposium on June 20, 2024, in partnership with the Gairdner Foundation.
The day-long event will feature three speakers including:
- Dr. Jack Gilbert - "Precision Microbiome Medicine" - Professor of the Department of Pediatrics and Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, President of Applied Microbiology International and winner of the 2023 IFF Microbiome Science Prize
- Dr. Elena Verdu - "Are Microbes the Missing Ingredient in Celiac Disease?" - Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, associate director of the Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute and director of the Axenic Gnotobiotic Unit at McMaster University
- David Good - "Missing Microbiomes and Where to Find Them: Bridging Science and Advocacy with the Yanomami People" - PhD candidate in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph, Explorer’s Club 50 awardee 2023, and founder of the Yanomami Foundation.
This event will also include a Q&A session with the speakers, a research poster competition for trainees, and lab tours in the university’s Summerlee Science Complex.
The event is open to researchers, students, professionals, and the general public with no cost to attend – including a free lunch!
Registration for the virtual event closes June 17th!
We look forward to welcoming you.
Zoom Link
When it gets closer to the event, we will post the Zoom link on the event page. We will also email the Zoom link to all people registered for the virtual symposium!
In-Person Gairdner Microbiome Symposium
If you would like the attend the Gairdner Microbiome Symposium in person please register through the Eventbrite page linked here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gairdner-microbiome-symposium-2024-exploring-nutrition-health-culture-tickets-875323505167
David Good (3rd speaker): New graphic novel out!
The third speaker of the day, David Good, has a new graphic novel out (May 14th!) "GOOD - From the Amazon Jungle to Suburbia and Back" and it is available through the following link GOOD – NBM Graphic Novels (nbmpub.com)
Frequently asked questions
Please unregister from the event on EventBrite to allow someone else to register!
This event is free to all participants!