Workshop “The Microbiome: Role in Health and Disease”

This workshop belongs to the series “Current Trends in Biomedicine”, organized by the Universidad Internacional de Andalucía (UNIA).

More information and application at http://www.unia.es/biomedicine

SCOPE: Vertebrates become colonized with complex microbial communities in the intestine and many other body surfaces soon after birth. Millions of years of co-evolution have led this host-microbe interaction into a symbiotic relationship in which the microbiota contributes to many host physiological processes including building the intestinal epithelial barrier, development of the immune system, protection against pathogen colonization, cell renewal, and nutrient acquisition. Notably, several disorders have been linked to the composition of the gut microbiota including inflammatory bowel disease, obesity and diabetes. Although little is known about how the microbial communities are formed and regulated in different individuals, it is likely that strategies to alter their composition and plasticity will be part of clinical medicine in the near future. The workshop will bring  the world’s leading scientists working  in different aspects of the microbiome to discuss recent advances in the field.

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