SWEDISH NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCES Gut microbiota in health and disease – from concept to evidence Date: Venue: 17 March 2016 (09.00–17.00) The Beijer Hall, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm PROGRAMME 09.00 Registration and coffee 09.30 Welcome Prof. Göran K. Hansson, Secretary General, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 09.35 Introduction Prof. Inger Björck, Food for Health Science Centre, Lund University, Sweden MECHANISMS FOR GUT MICROBIOTA IMPACT ON HOST PHYSIOLOGY 09.40 Gut microbiota and type 2 diabetes Prof. Fredrik Bäckhed, Wallenberg Laboratory, Sahlgrenska Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 10.30 Understanding the microbiota in metabolic conditions: cause or consequence? Prof. Max Nieuwdorp, Amsterdam Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands 11.15 Poster session 12.00 Lunch 13.15 Brain-gut-microbiota axis: Role in psychiatric illness Prof. Ted Dinan, Dept. of Psychiatry, University College Cork, Ireland INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DIET AND GUT MICROBIOTA FOR DISEASE PREVENTION 14.00 Tailoring of gut microbiota composition with optimized food concepts for metabolic benefits Assoc. Prof. Frida Fåk, Food for Health Science Centre, Lund University, Sweden 14.30 Dietary modulation of gut microbiota contributes to alleviation of both genetic and simple obesity in children Prof. Liping Zhao, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 15.15 Coffee break BOX 5 0005, SE-10 4 05 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, RECEPTION +46 8 673 95 00, FAX +46 8 15 56 70 BESÖK/VISIT: LILLA FRESCATIVÄGEN 4A, STOCKHOLM, INFO@KVA.SE  HTTP://KVA.SE T-BANA/METRO: Universitetet SWEDISH NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCES 15.45 Prebiotic modulation of the gut microbiota for health benefits Prof. Nathalie Delzenne, Louvain Drug Research Institute Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium 16.30–17.00 Discussion Scientific committee Prof. Lilia Ahrné, SP Food and Bioscience; Prof. Inger Björck, Lund University; Prof. emeritus Hans Lingnert; Prof. Ann-Sofie Sandberg, Chalmers University of Technology Adjunct scientific committee Prof. Fredrik Bäckhed, University of Gothenburg; Assoc. Prof. Frida Fåk, Lund University; Prof. Margareta Nyman, Lund University The symposium is supported by Lund University, FORMAS and Stiftelsen till bröderna Jacob och Marcus Wallenbergs minne The symposium will be webcasted live at kva.se and will later be available as video-on-demand at kvatv.se. For more information and registration please visit: http://kva.se/gutmicrobiota BOX 5 0005, SE-10 4 05 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, RECEPTION +46 8 673 95 00, FAX +46 8 15 56 70 BESÖK/VISIT: LILLA FRESCATIVÄGEN 4A, STOCKHOLM, INFO@KVA.SE  HTTP://KVA.SE T-BANA/METRO: Universitetet