'International human microbiome congress', Paris, France
19 March 2012 - 19 March 2012
France
An event entitled 'International human microbiome congress' will take place from 19 to 21 March 2012 in Paris, France.
Human microbiome research generates insights into the relations not only between microbes and people, but also the effects of microbes on human health and well-being. Total microbial cells found in association with humans may exceed the total number of cells making up the human body by a factor of ten-to-one. The total number of genes associated with the human microbiome could exceed the total number of human genes by a factor of 100-to-1. Many of these organisms have not been successfully cultured, identified, or otherwise characterised.
The event will bring together leading scientists and other stakeholder to discuss new findings, their impacts and future trends.
The congress is being organised by the EU-funded 'Metagenomics of the human intestinal tract' (METAHIT) project. METAHIT is looking into what links there are between the genes of the human intestinal microbiota, health and major diseases. The consortium gathers 13 partners from academia and industry, a total of eight countries.For further information, please visit: http://www.metahit.eu/paris2012(opens in new window)
Human microbiome research generates insights into the relations not only between microbes and people, but also the effects of microbes on human health and well-being. Total microbial cells found in association with humans may exceed the total number of cells making up the human body by a factor of ten-to-one. The total number of genes associated with the human microbiome could exceed the total number of human genes by a factor of 100-to-1. Many of these organisms have not been successfully cultured, identified, or otherwise characterised.
The event will bring together leading scientists and other stakeholder to discuss new findings, their impacts and future trends.
The congress is being organised by the EU-funded 'Metagenomics of the human intestinal tract' (METAHIT) project. METAHIT is looking into what links there are between the genes of the human intestinal microbiota, health and major diseases. The consortium gathers 13 partners from academia and industry, a total of eight countries.For further information, please visit: http://www.metahit.eu/paris2012(opens in new window)