Global Microbiome Conservancy 10-Year Anniversary – Online Celebration

10 Year Anniversary Online Celebration Day 1 – October 7, 2026, 14:00–20:30 CEST. Speakers: Anni Zhang (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); Yanjia Jason Zhang (Harvard Medical School, USA); Francesca Luca (The University of Chicago, USA); Thulani P. Makhalanyane (Stellenbosch University, South Africa); Guillaume Méric (University of Bath, UK); Bärbel Stecher-Letsch (Technical University of Munich, Germany); Hilary Browne (University College Cork, Ireland); Sudarshan Shetty (Danone Research & Innovation, Netherlands); Carolina Tropini (University of British Columbia, Canada); Rachel Carmody (Harvard University, USA); and Silvia Caballero (Gates Foundation, USA). Day 2 – October 8, 2026, 12:00–19:00 CEST. Speakers: Yvonne Ai Lian Lim (University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur); Sunny Wong (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); Jo-Ann Passmore (University of Cape Town, South Africa); Georg Zeller (Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands); Christian Diener (Medical University of Graz, Austria); Alexandre Almeida (University of Cambridge, UK); Ariangela Kozik (University of Michigan, USA); Walter Sandoval (Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay); and Daniel MacDonald (UC San Diego School of Medicine, USA)

On behalf of the Kiel Microbiome Center (Kiel University, Germany) and the Center for Microbiome Informatics & Therapeutics (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA), we are delighted to invite you to the Global Microbiome Conservancy (GMbC) 10-Year Anniversary Online Celebration, taking place on October 7–8, 2026.

We are excited to celebrate a decade of the GMbC with leading voices from the international microbiome community, reflecting on the progress of microbiome science over the past ten years and looking ahead to the future.

The two-day online celebration will feature an exciting lineup of speakers from institutions around the world, spanning academia, research, industry, and foundations. The full speaker lineup and event schedule are included in the attached flyer.

📅 October 7–8, 2026
🌍 Online
🕐 Day 1: 14:00–20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
🕐 Day 2: 12:00–19:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Registration is now open! Please use this link or the QR Code on the flyer (see download for flyer below) to register and feel free to share the invitation with colleagues who may be interested.

Please feel free to share this invitation with your network and colleagues who may be interested. We would be delighted to welcome them to this special celebration.

We look forward to celebrating this important milestone with you and to exploring the future of microbiome science together.

Warm regards,

Mathilde Poyet, Mathieu Groussin & Katya Moniz

On behalf of the Kiel Microbiome Center and the Center for Microbiome Informatics & Therapeutics

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Global Microbiome Conservancy 10-Year Anniversary - Online Celebration
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