New complimentary webinar from Science:
A Systems Approach to the Microbiome World: Investigating Host-Microbiota Symbiosis You are invited to hear our panel of experts on
September 24, 2014, in this live, online educational seminar. For more information and complimentary registration
visit: webinar.sciencemag.org
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Time: 12 Noon Eastern, 9 a.m. Pacific, 5 p.m. UK, 6 p.m. Central Europe
Duration: 1 hour
About This Webinar
Microorganisms living in or on the body of a healthy human adult outnumber human cells by 10 to one. A large number of the 100 trillion microbes that compose the majority of life on Earth have coevolved a close relationship with the mammalian immune system. Therefore, by solely limiting research to either the host or bacteria, only half of the information required in microbiome studies is being seen. The symbiotic relationship of the host and resident microbiota must remain in delicate harmony to maintain a healthy body. Disruption of the microbial community can lead to an imbalance in homeostasis of the immune cells including Th17, T regulatory, and innate lymphoid cells, which can influence susceptibility of the host to a variety of health disorders including rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, diabetes, and ulcerative colitis, among others. As the number of microbiome studies grow, it is becoming increasingly clear that the host and microbiota do not operate alone. To understand the complete story, the interaction between the host and bacterial systems needs to be considered through a more holistic, systematic approach. This webinar will discuss just such an approach, examining the problem from the perspective of both the host and microbiome. During the webinar, viewers will:
• Learn about important ways in which the host and microbiome interact
• Hear how the human skin microbiota influences host physiology and immunity
• Be introduced to the complex interactions between gut microbes and human health
• Have an opportunity to put questions to the panel, live! Participants:
Oleg Paliy, Ph.D.
Wright State University
Dayton, OH
Yasmine Belkaid, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Register at:
webinar.sciencemag.org Questions? E-mail: web...@aaas.org.
Produced by the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office and sponsored by Affymetrix.
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