We are pleased to announce that the 2024 NCBC Microbiome Symposium will take place in person on Wednesday, May 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, located at 15 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC.
We have an exciting day of presentations planned, including keynote speakers Drs. Martin J. Blaser (director of the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and the Henry Rutgers Chair of the Human Microbiome and Professor of Medicine and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey), and Maria Gloria Dominguez Bello (Henry Rutgers Professor of Microbiome and Health at Rutgers University).
The symposium will also feature poster sessions, networking time for trainees and the keynote speakers, companies, and lunch.
This will be a great opportunity for researchers to reconnect with fellow academia and industry scientists. All attendees must register and purchase a ticket. If you would like to present a poster please submit an abstract as space will be limited.
Agenda:
8:00a.m. Trainee event: Meet the keynotes for breakfast
8:30a.m. Registration and coffee/breakfast
9:00a.m. Session 1: Microbiome science in human health
10:15a.m. Refreshment break / Posters and networking
10:30a.m. Keynote Speakers
Drs. Martin Blaser and Gloria Maria Dominguez-Bello
11:45a.m. Lunch / Poster session and networking
1:30p.m. Session 2: Microbiome science in agriculture and environmental health
2:45p.m. Refreshment break / Posters and networking
3:15p.m. Session 3: Industry research in the Triangle
Altis Biosystems, Verb biotics, Locus Biosciences, HoofPrint Biome, and Ancilia Biosciences
4:15p.m. Trainee event: Panel discussion on how to get a job in RTP
5:00p.m. Closing
Ticket Pricing:
Not a PI or Senior Scientist (including undergrad, grad, and postdoc at trainee) - $40
PI/Senior Scientist/Industry - $100
Poster Session Guidelines:
Trainee poster submissions will be accepted for this symposium. The best poster presented by Student, Post-doc, or Fellow will receive a prize. Anyone wishing to participate in the poster session must submit a title and abstract in PDF format by Friday, May 1st to Hannah Cole <hannah_cole@ncbiotech.org>. Abstracts should be 250 words or less. Posters must be microbiome-related and no larger than 4 feet by 4 feet. Mounting materials will be provided. Please contact us directly with any questions about eligibility.
W e'd like to thank our symposium sponsors:
Duke Microbiome Center
NC State College of Vetrinary Medicine
Novonesis
Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr)
UNC-Chapel Hill Office of Research Development
