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An afternoon session focusing on Gut Health research, bringing basic and translational scientists and researchers together to promote networking and to drive high impact research further.
The scientific program will consist of short presentations from experts in various areas of Gut research, including how the gut microbiome contributes to a number of pathologies, such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), pouchitis, obesity and allergies.
We will also host a poster session where students, post docs and research fellows can present their work and increase opportunities for discussion.
Schedule
13:00 Welcome
Professor Gary Frost & Dr Jia Li
13:05 Gut Health Theme Overview & Progress
Professor Mark Thursz
13:15 Introduction to Gut Health Project 1: Characterisation of the metabolic & microbial signature of IBD
Dr Horace Williams
13:20 Rectal swabbing, no need for stool samples – PPI in action
Dr Shiva Radhakrishnan
13:35 Introduction to Gut Health Project 2: IBD & the role of short chain fatty acids
Professor Gary Frost
13:40 The influence of diet on pouch health
Lucia de Campos Braz
13:55 Discussion Session
14:15 Coffee Break & Poster Session
15:15 Public Involvement & Engagement
Maria Piggin (Partnerships and Training Manager, Patient Experience Research Centre) & Azad Ayub (Gut Health Theme Public Lay Champion)
15:45 Introduction to Gut Health Project 3: Extreme Phenotypes
Intestinal failure/IBD
Sonia Bouri
16.00 Introduction to Gut Health Project 4: Investigating the link between IBD & Colorectal cancer, and lower anterior resection syndrome
Mr James Kinross
16.05 Microbiome and Surgical Gut Health (Anastomotic healing, anterior resection syndrome and perioperative gut function)
Dr James Lewis
16:20 Discussion Session
16:30 Close
Key Reasons to Participate
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Discover the cutting edge science which will be presented during the scientific sessions
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Participate in scientific discussions
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Network with other colleagues in the field