UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s One Health Microbiome Center will host the One Health Microbiome Symposium on May 30-31, 2024, at the Huck Life Sciences Building on the University Park campus. The event will assemble experts from diverse research fields to explore the intricate role microbial communities, or microbiomes, play within and across the spheres of agricultural, environmental, and human health. The symposium will focus on global microbiome-based opportunities and challenges through a wide range of topics, including groundbreaking phage therapy for human infectious diseases and the optimization of food production through beneficial bacteria in soil and plants.
Distinguished keynote speakers include:
- Paul Schulze-Lefert, renowned for his expertise in plant-microbial interactions and the innate immune system of plants; Schulze-Lefert is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, the German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, the American Academy of Microbiology, USA, and European Molecular Biology Organization.
- Edith Hammer is a trailblazer in microbial ecology and studies plant-fungi symbioses and their abilities to alter the surrounding soil composition. Hammer leads the branch for climate and C-cycle science of the strategic research environment BECC, the Section Soil Biology at the European Geosciences Union, and 2023’s Microsoil Network.
- Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello is a leading figure in human microbiome research at Rutgers University where her lab focuses on understanding the development of the human microbiome from birth and how early perturbations may alter its makeup. Dominguez-Bello is a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), as well as a member of the editorial board and reviewer at several scientific journals.
- Steffanie Strathdee, a pioneer in infectious disease epidemiology, is a global public health ambassador and the architect behind the first successful bacteriophage treatment of a multi-drug resistant infection in the U.S. Strarthdee is the Associate Dean of Global Health Sciences and Harold Simon Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Diego. She co-directs the Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics (IPATH).
The One Health Microbiome Symposium will feature four topical sessions, each delving into critical aspects of microbiome research across the One Health pillars that the Center advances in its research and education missions. In addition, attendees can participate in panel discussions, flash talk competitions, and poster sessions, all designed to foster spaces for networking and collaboration.
Abstract submissions are currently open until March 1st , 2024, inviting researchers and professionals from all stages to contribute to this enriching dialogue. To register for the event, please visit the Microbiome Center Symposium Registration page and secure your spot. Attendance is capped at 150 participants. All scholars and fields of research and education are encouraged to participate.
For more information, please contact Nichole Ginnan at nginnan@psu.edu.
About Penn State's One Health Microbiome Center
The One Health Microbiome Center in the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences is one of the largest and most active organizations in the field, with a mission to optimize, accelerate, and disseminate long-lasting applications and knowledge on the microbiome.
Event Details
- Date: May 30-31, 2024
- Location: Huck Life Sciences Building, University Park, Pennsylvania
- Registration: Eventbrite Registration Page
- Abstract submission: Abstract Submission Portal (Due March 1st, 2024)