Recordings

Watch on-demand recordings of sessions from the Microbiome Throughout Life (MBTL) International Conference, held 19-21 March 2026 in Belgrade, Serbia.

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WORKSHOP “INTRODUCTION TO METAGENOMIC DATA ANALYSIS WITH bioBakery”
Instructors: Aitor Blanco-Míguez, Coordinator Microbiome Bioinformatic Core, Prebiomics, Italy Francesco Asnicar, Tenure-track researcher, Department CIBIO, University of Trento, Italy Riccardo Vanini, PhD student in Biomolecular Sciences, Department CIBIO, University of Trento, Italy
2:14:02
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OPENING KEYNOTE LECTURE: A SEEDING REACTION TO COLONIZING MICROBES EARLY IN LIFE
Chair: Michael Silverman, Children`s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA A seeding reaction to colonizing microbes early in life Petter Brodin, Imperial College London, UK
31:25
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THE MICROBIOME FROM PREGNANCY TO EARLY LIFE – SESSION 1, PART 1
Chair: AlexandraZhernakova, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands Leveraging early-life microbes to prevent autoimmune diabetes Michael Silverman, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA Mom Matters: Maternal influences on infant gut microbiome and health in 714 mother-infant pairs in the Lifelines NEXT cohort Trishla Sinha, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Panel Discussion
51:04
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COMPUTATIONAL, INTEGRATIVE AND AI TOOLS FOR META-OMICS – SESSION 2, PART 1
Chair: Liviana Ricci, Cibio, University of Trento, Italy The transmission landscape of the human microbiome: a One Health perspective Mireia Valles Colomer, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain Decoding diet-microbiome interactions using data science and ex vivo models Mani Arumugam, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Digital biology in microbiome innovation Henrik Bjørn Nielsen, Cmbio, Denmark Microbial virulence landscapes of the infant gut across birth modes and locations Valeriia Ivanova, Bar Ilan University, Israel Panel Dicussion
1:07:39
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MICROBIOME, AGING AND DISEASE – SESSION 3
Chair: Mirjana Rajlić-Stojanović, University of Belgrade, Serbia Gut microbiome associations with diet and cardiometabolic health Francesco Asnicar, University of Trento, Italy Strain- and genetic-level resolved microbial roles in human health and biological aging Jingyuan Fu, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Meta-analysis of ischemic stroke microbiota identifies cross-cohort microbial signatures predictive of outcome Adam Sorbie, LMU University Hospital, Germany Strain-specific neuroprotection by human gut bacteria: blautia fusiformis and ruminococcoides intestinale extend lifespan and preserve cognition in C. elegans neurodegeneration models via distinct molecular programs Stefan Jakovljevic, Institute Of Molecular Genetics And Genetic Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia Full-length 16S rRNA sequencing of fecal samples reveals distinct gut microbiome signatures in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease Simon De Jaegher, University Of Siena, Italy Age-associated remodelling of the human gut microbiome: insights from a meta-analysis of public metagenomic datasets…
1:39:55
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KEYNOTE LECTURE: GUT FEELINGS: THE MICROBIOME AS A KEY REGULATOR OF BRAIN & BEHAVIOUR ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
Chair: Rochellys Diaz Heijtz, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden Gut feelings: The microbiome as a key regulator of brain & behaviour across the lifespan John F. Cryan, University College Cork, Ireland
32:23
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THE GUT-BRAIN AXIS & THE ROLE OF GUT TESTING IN HUMAN DISORDERS – SESSION 4
Chair: John F. Cryan, University College Cork Ireland Microbiota-derived peptidoglycan signaling shapes brain development and behavior Rochellys Diaz Heijtz, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden The gut microbiome for prediction of disease development or drug response Rinse Weersma, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Potential Uses of Gut Microbiome Testing Tim Spector, King`s College London, UK Gut microbiota in children with neurodevelopmental disorders Ekaterina Voroshilina, DNA – Technology Panel Discussion
1:17:31
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MICROBIOMES BEYOND BACTERIA – SESSION 5
Chair: Alexandra Zhernakova, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands We need to talk …. about the virome Collin Hill, University College Cork, Ireland Maternal gut mycobiota-derived fungal extracellular vesicles in fetal environment Anna Kaisanlahti, University of Oulu, Finland A five-year longitudinal study reveals population-dependent phage dynamics and high turnover rates in the human gut Yishay Pinto, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Panel Discussion
44:07
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INDUSTRY SESSION BY DNA-TECHNOLOGY: HOW MOLECULAR TESTING CAN IMPROVE VAGINAL MICROBIOME EVALUATION IN WOMEN’S HEALTH
Chair: Alexandra Zhernakova, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands How Molecular Testing Can Improve Vaginal Microbiome Evaluation in Women’s Health Ekaterina Voroshilina, DNA – Technology
39:42
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THE MICROBIOME FOR CLINICIANS: HOW TO MOVE MICROBIOME INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE – SESSION 6, PART 1
Chair: Gianluca Ianiro, Universita Catollica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, Italy The opportunities of exploiting gut microbiome in clinical practice Gianluca Ianiro, Universita Catollica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, Italy Gut microbes as medicine? From preclinical mechanisms to clinical application Patrice Cani, University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium Bloating and microbiota: therapeutic options Dan L. Dumitrașcu, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania Influence of nutrition to gut microbiome and gastrointestinal and liver diseases Vladimir Milivojevic, School of Medicine, Belgrade University, Serbia Evolution of the peri-implant microbiome and its relationship with long-term marginal bone stability: A randomized clinical study Pablo Galindo-Moreno, University of Granada, Spain Modulating the microbiota: a systematic review of probiotics as adjunctive therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease Abdulrahman Ismaiel, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Standardized probiotic supplementation shows favourable trends in reducing Incidence of…
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