We closed out #HavingIMPACTT2025 with a keynote talk by Robert Jenq about microbiome interventional studies in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and CAR-T cell-based immunotherapies.
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Opportunities: Opportunity to identify molecular determinants of colonization and out-competition; Opportunity to engineer logic-gated sensors for colonization based on environmental features; Opportunities to get organized, focus, and standardize
New this year at #HavingIMPACTT2025: a "SWOT"-style panel discussion on the future of microbial therapeutics! Our panelists @arpaialab.bsky.social, Jeremiah Faith, Valerie Taylor, and Robert Jenq discussed the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of microbial therapeutics.
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Our #HavingIMPACTT2025 Session 4 on Microbial Ecosystems was rapid-fire, full of short talks from Elsa Rousseau, Ann Gregory, and others on topics ranging from gut bacteriophages, to functional changes in pregnancy, to using CRISPR-Cas9 to eliminate antibiotic resistance genes.
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Our #HavingIMPACTT2025 Session 3 on microbiome-immunity interplay featured talks from Melody Zeng and Nicholas Arpaia on immune regulation by the gut microbiome in early life and beyond, as well as programmable probiotics for personalized cancer immunotherapy.
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Our #HavingIMPACTT2025 Session 2 on Translational Microbiome featured Jeremiah Faith, Glen Carter, and Lauren Davey discussing microbial therapeutics, multidrug-resistant organisms, and engineered gut bacteria.
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A white woman presenting a slide that reads: Rates of IBD are rising rapidly in Canada, particularly in children. Compared to adult patients, children with Crohn disease (a form of IBD) can have: increased incidence of severe disease, increased risk for growth/puberty delays, and increased emotional distress.
Our #HavingIMPACTT2025 Session 1 on Diet, Microbiome, and Host included talks by Benoit Chassaing, Genelle Lunken, and Maryam Kebbe on topics ranging from dietary interventions to the mycobiome in IBD to the role of nutrition across the lifespan.
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Our first keynote speaker Dr. Ruth Ley @microbiome.bsky.social opened #HavingIMPACTT2025 with a talk about the shared evolutionary history of gut microbes and humans
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It's a beautiful day for a microbiome symposium! #HavingIMPACTT2025 is offically underway at the Malcolm Hotel in Canmore, Canada! Follow along for more.
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QIAGEN: Decode the microbial world with us. Visit Booth #2 at IMPACTT.
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Mucosal Immunology (@societymucosalimm.bsky.social), the official publication of the Society of Mucosal Immunology (SMI), is proud to sponsor #HavingIMPACTT2025 and foster discussion of immunity at mucosal surfaces. Learn more at mucosalimmunology.org
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DNA Genotek Inc. is excited to be a Gold Sponsor of #HavingIMPACTT2025! Check out their innovative line of microbiome collection devices and extraction kits developed to help overcome challenges in microbiome research at dnagenotek.com
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The Rosell® Institute for Microbiome and Probiotics by LALLEMAND is a proud sponsor of IMPACTT: Advancing Microbiome Research at the Malcolm Hotel in Canmore, Canada, September 22-24, 2025.
The Rosell® Institute for Microbiome and Probiotics by Lallemand is a proud Platinum Sponsor of #HavingIMPACTT2025. Learn about their commitment towards advancing microbiome research and development and promoting innovative science at www.rosellinstitutelallemand.com/en/
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Discover how speed powers precision. BioAro Inc. is showcasing PanOmiQ at the IMPACTT Symposium, September 22 to 24, 2025. See how their real-time genomic platform accelerates microbiome and metagenomic sequencing. Visit the BioAro booth at #HavingIMPACTT2025 to learn more.
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Our #HavingIMPACTT2025 microbiome symposium is SOLD OUT! If you want to join our waitlist, we'll let you know if a spot becomes available before our registration deadline of Sept 15, 2025: having-impactt-2025.eventbrite.ca
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Meet Illumina, a Silver Sponsor of #HavingIMPACTT2025! Learn more about Illumina’s innovative solutions and how they can enhance your microbiome research at www.illumina.com
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The Weston Family Foundation’s Microbiome Initiative supports groundbreaking research, accelerating the application of the microbiome to improve healthy aging for all Canadians. Westonfoundation.ca. 120+ projects supported. $22M for Proof-of-Principle and Catalyst projects. $10M for Scaling Funding. $15M for Transformational Research and Brain Health projects. $18M for other programs, including Healthy Brain Healthy Aging, Canadian Organoid Network, and Canadian Microbiome Mapping Initiative.
The Weston Family Foundation is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of #HavingIMPACTT2025. Through their Microbiome Initiative, they support groundbreaking research that accelerates the application of the microbiome to transform healthy aging for all Canadians. Visit bit.ly/4na4thJ to learn more.
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Ann Gregory, PhD. IMPACTT Mentee Speaker. Dr. Ann Gregory is an Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. Her research explores the human virome, the vast collection of viruses residing in and on our bodies. Using both computational and experimental approaches, she and her lab aim to unravel how these viruses interact with our immune system and other microbes, and how they influence our health. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.
Meet Dr. Ann Gregory, Assistant Professor @ucalgary.bsky.social who will speak about mapping viruses and microbes across ecosystems at #HavingIMPACTT2025
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Genelle Lunken, PhD. Plenary Speaker. Dr. Genelle Lunken is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. She is also a registered dietitian and the translational research lead at the IBD Centre of BC. Her lab focuses on host-immune-microbe interactions, with a particular emphasis on identifying host and microbial factors that contribute to variable responses to therapies in IBD patients. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.
Meet Dr. Genelle Lunken, Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia @ubcpress.bsky.social who will speak about the connection between diet, mycobiome, and IBD at #HavingIMPACTT2025
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Ferring Pharmaceuticals: Pioneering the development of life-changing microbiome products and microbiota-based technologies.
Ferring is committed to unlocking the power of the gut microbiome to develop innovative microbiome-based therapeutics that help people live better lives. Visit Ferring at booth #4 at #HavingIMPACTT2025 to learn more: www.ferring.com
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Today is the last day to submit your abstract and get our early-bird registration rate for #HavingIMPACTT2025!
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Nicholas Arpaia, PhD. Plenary Speaker. Dr. Arpaia is an Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. His research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms that drive pro- vs. anti-inflammatory immune responses in mucosal barrier tissues and the tumor microenvironment. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.
Meet Dr. Nicholas Arpaia, Associate Professor @columbiauniversity.bsky.social who will speak about programmable probiotics for personalized cancer immunotherapy at #HavingIMPACTT2025
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Elsa Rousseau, PhD. IMPACTT Mentee Speaker. Dr. Elsa Rousseau is an Assistant Professor at Université Laval. Her research program focuses on the development of artificial intelligence approaches to shed light on the interrelationships between bacteria and their phages, and their link with their environment (such as the human gut microbiome). Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.
Meet Dr. Elsa Rousseau, Assistant Professor at @ulaval.ca who will speak about developing computational approaches to studying bacteriophages in the gut at #HavingIMPACTT2025
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Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research Symposium. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada. DEADLINE EXTENDED! NEW Early-Bird Registration & Abstract Submission Deadline: July 22, 2025. REGISTER: www.impactt-microbiome.ca
📣‼️DEADLINE EXTENDED: We have EXTENDED our early-bird registration & abstract submission deadline by ONE WEEK for our #HavingIMPACTT2025 microbiome symposium! This means you now have until Tuesday, July 22, 2025 to submit your abstract and take advantage of our early-bird registration rate!
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Tomorrow is your last day to submit your abstract & get the early-bird registration rate for our #HavingIMPACTT2025 microbiome symposium! There are fewer than 50 spots remaining, so move fast!
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Lauren Davey, PhD. IMPACTT Mentee Speaker. Dr. Lauren Davey is an Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria. Her lab focuses on Akkermansia muciniphila, using genetic tools, animal models, and bioinformatics to understand how this organism colonizes the gut and interacts with the host. She also studies how diet and the gut microbiome can be used to promote healthy aging. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.
Meet Dr. Lauren Davey, Assistant Professor @uvic.ca who will speak about using genetics to investigate and engineer the gut bacterium Akkermansia at #HavingIMPACTT2025
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Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.
Fun fact: #HavingIMPACTT2025 is taking place during larch season! Larch trees are a deciduous conifer, and in the fall the larches around Canmore will turn golden and make for some spectacular viewing. You won't want to forget your hiking boots for this #microbiome #conference!
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Maryam Kebbe, PhD. IMPACTT Mentee Speaker. Dr. Maryam Kebbe is an Assistant Professor at the University of New Brunswick, and directs the Perinatal-Pediatric Health & Development Studies (PEADS) Laboratory. Her research program investigates the connections between early life nutrition, physical activity, metabolism, and the gut microbiome, aiming to enhance metabolic health and prevent obesity in early life. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025, Canmore, Canada.
Meet Dr. Maryam Kebbe, Assistant Professor at the University of New Brunswick who will speak about the role of nutrition in gut health at #HavingIMPACTT2025
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Glen Carter, PhD. Plenary Speaker. Dr. Glen Carter is a Group Leader in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Australia. The aim of his work is to translate fundamental discoveries into new antimicrobial and microbiome-based strategies to combat the rising threat of multidrug-resistant organisms. Having IMPACTT 5: Advancing Microbiome Research. Sept 22-24, 2025. Canmore, Canada.
Meet Dr. Glen Carter, Group Leader at the University of Melbourne who will speak about harnessing the gut microbiome to combat multidrug-resistant organisms at #HavingIMPACTT2025
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