The event is free, hybrid (attendees can join either in person or virtually) but upon registration by email before September 8th to : epbapteste@gmail.com.
When emailing, please let me know whether you would prefer to attend virtually or in person (40 seats, on a first serve, first come basis).
It will take place within the University Jussieu, Jussieu Campus, in the “salle de Conférence TEB”, at the 2nd floor in between the towers 46/56, on September
- Provisional program (the speaker order is not truly in any order yet)
9:00-9:05 : A few welcome words. Dr. E. Bapteste (CNRS, ISYEB, Paris, France)
9:06-9:26 : Evolutionary Biology : Microbiomes and holobionts : an inspiring debate? Pr. Manuel Blouin (Agroécologie laboratory, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Université Bourgogne, Dijon, France.)
9:27-9:47 : Today’s Biology: open issues raised by microbiomes in medecine and health? Dr. Patricia Lepage (Physiology and Phylogeny of the Human Microbiome (PhylHom), UMR1319 - MICALIS Institute, INRAE Jouy-en-Josas, France)
9:48-10:08 : Today’s Biology: Microbiomes and mental health Dr. Pierre-Marie Lledo (Institut Pasteur, Gènes et Conscience lab, France)
10:09-10:29 : Today’s Biology: Microbiomes, growth and new open issues in physiology. Dr. François Leulier (Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon (IGFL), Integrative Physiology of Host-Microbes Interactions, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS UMR5242, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1,INRAE USC1370, France)
10:30-10:50 : Tomorrow’s Biology: Microbiome and pangenomes : investigating the wars and alliances of microbial genes using AI? Pr. James McInerney (School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK)
5 minutes break
10 :55-11 :15 : Anthropology : ‘Microbiomes, human remains and biopolitics’ Dr. Frédéric Keck (CNRS, Laboratoire d’anthropologie sociale, Paris, France)
11 :16-11 :36 : Anthropology : Paleomicrobiomes and mummies : challenges and future promises of discoveries Dr. Kerstin Kowarik (Natural History Museum Vienna)
11 :37-11 :57 : History of Cooking with microbes (Paris, France) : Marie-Claire Frédéric
- LUNCH BREAK (1h30 for all speakers)
13 :30-13 :50 : Earth Systems Sciences: Microbiomes and planetary protection Dr. Adriana Błachowicz (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, USC School of Pharmacy, USA)
13 :51-14:11 : Art: Microbiome and bioarts : past, present and future Pr. François-Joseph Lapointe (Faculté des arts et des sciences - Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Canada)
14 :12-14 :32 : Media: Diffusing knowledge about microbiomes in radio shows. Mme. Caroline Lachowsky (Radio France International, RFI, Paris, France)
14 :33-14 :53 : Political sciences: Microbiomes and Politics Dr. Guido Girardi (Executive vice-president of the Fundación Desafíos de Futuro, Former President of the Chilean Senate, Santiago, Chile)
14 :54-15 :14 : Tomorrow’s Biology: Microbiome stewardship and biodiversity loss Dr. Gabriele Berg (Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), Graz, AUSTRIA ; Department of Microbiome Biotechnology, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) & University of Potsdam, Potsdam, GERMANY)
15 :15-15 :35 : Tomorrow’s Biology: Microbiomes and bioremediation Dr. Lukas Y. Wick (Chair of the UFZ Integration Platform 'Tapping nature's potential for sustainable production and a healthy environment', Department of Environmental Microbiology,Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Germany)
5 minutes break
15 :40-16 :00 : Philosophy : Microbiomes and ethics Dr. Lene Lange (BioEconomy Research & Advisory" & associated Technical University of Denmark)
16 :01-16 :21 : Tomorrow’s Biology : Microbiomes and microbial dark matter? Mr. Duncan Sussfeld (UMR7205, France.)
16 :22-16 :39 : Tomorrow’s Biology: Microbiome and emergent diseases? Pr. Philippe Sansonnetti (to be confirmed based on the date) (Laboratory Molecular Microbial Pathogenesis, Pasteur Institute, Inserm Unit 786 , Collège de France, Paris, France.)
