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Food System Microbiomes 2024 International Conference, May 14-17, 2024, Torino, Italy

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Dear colleagues,

With great pleasure we announce the upcoming Food System Microbiomes 2024 International Conference! This new conference will address microbiomes across the food system and will take place in beautiful Torino, Italy, from 14-17 May 2024.

There is increasing interest in food system’s microbiomes. Microbiomes are highly important to achieve sustainable primary production, to increase food quality and safety, to maintain food production and ultimately, they are of key relevance for human and animal health. In this conference we will discuss the role of food system’s microbiomes for burning issues like the fertilizer crisis, animal welfare, antibiotic resistance, food quality, circularity and dietary transition. We will address latest findings, important aspects for new innovations and will also identify knowledge gaps to be further addressed.

The Food System Microbiomes 2024 International Conference is organized as part of the newly founded MicrobiomeSupport Association, a follow-up of the Coordination and Support Action MicrobiomeSupport. We aim to further increase the awareness of food system microbiomes across different stakeholder groups, and this scientific conference is one of the planned activities of the new association.

The conference will take place in the Cavallerizza Reale of the University of Torino, right in the charming, old city center. Torino is surrounded by a beautiful landscape, the Alps and the Piemont region. We invite you to present exciting results, engage in discussions with experts from academia and industry and enjoy the historic and cultural sites of Torino

Looking forward to meeting you in Torino at the Food System Microbiomes 2024 International Conference!

Portrait Luca Cocolin
Luca Cocolin
Portrait Angela Sessitsch
Angela Sessitsch

On behalf of the Organizing Committee

MAIN TOPICS

Microbiomes and the fertilizer crisis


Microbiomes mitigating biotic and abiotic stress


Animal welfare, antibiotic resistance, and robustness


Microbiomes and (GHG, manure) emissions


Food systems microbiomes and epidemics


Microbiome diversity and food quality


The edible microbiome


Microbiomes for improving health and well-being


Microbiomes for plant fermentation

Preservation of food systems microbiomes


Circular food systems for microbiomes improving animal, human and environmental health


Food systems knowledge and technology gaps


Connectivity of microbiomes in the food system


Workshop – The MicrobiomeSupport Association


Workshop – New foods/diets and gut microbiome health


Workshop – Food systems knowledge and technology gaps

 

CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS

Antton Alberdi
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Gabriele Berg
Graz University of Technology, Austria

Karel Callens
FAO, Italy

Marco Candela
University of Bologna, Italy

Trevor Charles
University of Waterloo, Canada

Paul Cotter
Teagasc, Ireland

Franciska de Vries
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Raffaella Di Cagno
University of Bolzano, Italy

Danilo Ercolini
University of Naples, Italy

Simone Gatzke
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany

Celia Herrera-Rincon
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Christèle Humblot
IRD, France

Sharon Huws
Queens University of Belfast, Northern Ireland

Tanja Kostic
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria

Lene Lange
Bioeconomy Research & Advisory, Denmark

Emmanuelle Maguin
INRAE, France

Jesús Mercado Blanco
CSIC, Spain

Matthew Ryan
CABI, UK

Dennis Sandris Nielsen
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Yolanda Sanz
CSIC, Spain

Inga Sarand
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Michael Schloter
Helmholtz Centre Munich, Germany

Carolin Schneider
INOQ GmbH, Germany

Angela Sessitsch
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria

Hauke Smidt
Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands

Paul Smith
TEAGASC, Ireland

Søren Johannes Sørensen
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Martin Wagner
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria

Christina Warinner
Harvard University, USA

 

Organizing Committee

Luca Cocolin
Università di Torino, IT

Angela Sessitsch
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, AT

Lene Lange
Bioeconomy Research & Advisory, DK

Inga Sarand
Tallinn University of Technology,EE

Marco Candela
Università di Bologna, IT

Hauke Smidt
Wageningen University & Research, NL

Tanja Kostic
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, AT

Looking forward to meeting you in Torino!
Your Food System Microbiomes 2024 Organizing Committee