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1st SLOVENIAN MICROBIOME

NETWORK SYMPOSIUM

November 24, 2022
Bled, Slovenia

About the symposium

Microorganisms are the dominant life forms on our planet and are found in every possible ecosystem. They represent the largest biodiversity on the planet with immense genetic and functional potential. Microbes provide essential functions to the environment or host they live with. By catalyzing essential biogeochemical processes they drive the global nutrient cycles. As symbionts, they determine the well-being of their host by providing nutrients and protection against biotic and abiotic stresses. However, these functions are typically a result of an active microbial community and not provided by a single species or by a single cell. Such a complex community is termed microbiota. The microbiome refers to the entire habitat with its microbes, the collective genomic information (i.e. metagenome), surrounding environmental conditions, their metabolic activities, and ecological functions.

Current microbiome research aims to reveal the microbiota composition, its distribution and temporal dynamics, and, most importantly, its function for the ecosystem or the host. This knowledge is essential in order to exploit or manipulate the microbiota to maintain a clean environment, ameliorate the consequences of global change, or support the health of its host.

Research on the microbiome is an interdisciplinary effort that requires close cooperation between scientists from different disciplines in the earth, life, medical and computational sciences. This symposium will highlight the current state of microbiome research conducted in Slovenia and offers network opportunities between academic and industry partners.

Symposium topics

  • Animal microbiome
  • Human microbiome
  • Plant microbiome
  • Soil microbiome
  • Aquatic microbiome
  • Food microbiome
  • Wastewater microbiome
  • Indoor microbiome
  • Synthetic microbiome

Invited speakers

David Berry
David Berry
University of Vienna
Austria
David Berry
Denis Kutnjak
National institute of biology
Slovenia
Monika Novak Babič
Monika Novak Babič
University of Ljubljana
Slovenia
Maja Rupnik
Maja Rupnik
National laboratory of health, environment and food
Slovenia
Michael Schloter
Michael Schloter
Helmholtz Zentrum München
Germany
Marjetka Suhadolc
Marjetka Suhadolc
University of Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tina Šantl-Temkiv
Tina Šantl-Temkiv
Aarhus University
Denmark
Tinkara Tinta
Tinkara Tinta
National institute of biology
Slovenia
SHORT TALKS
Some applicants will be invited to give a short talk (10 min) based on their submitted abstract. Selected applicants will be notified in late October 2022.

Venue information

Location Hotel Lovec, Ljubljanska cesta 6, Bled, Slovenia.
Timeline
Start: 24 November 2022 8:30 am
End: 24 November 2022 6:00 pm (checkout)
Language The official language of the symposium is English.