About
The Applied Hologenomics Conference 2024 received funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the DNRF
Contact
- CEH contact:
- ceh@sund.ku.dk
15.00 – 16.30
Arrival / Registration / Poster Setup / Networking
16.30 – 16.40
Welcome Talk
Prof. Tom Gilbert [UCPH]
16.40 – 17.30
Introductory Keynote: The Holobiont Imperative – Why We Have to Rethink (Our) Nature
Prof. Thomas Bosch [Kiel Life Science Center]
17.30 – 18.30
Moderated discussion with audience / Q&A:
"Life, the Holobiont, and Everything"
Assoc. Prof. Antton Alberdi [University of Copenhagen] (Moderator), Prof. Thomas Bosch [Kiel Life Science Center], Prof. Monica Medina [Pennsylvania State University]
18.30 – 20.30
Welcome Reception
8.00 – 9.00
Coffee and Networking
9.00 – 9.35
Devices and Materials for Sampling/Manipulating the Human Microbiome
Prof. Anja Boijsen [Technical University of Denmark]
9.35 – 10.10
Plasmid Dynamics and Maturation of the Infant Gut Microbiome
Prof. Søren Sørensen [University of Copenhagen]
10.10 – 10.20
Metabolic Microbiome-Host Interactions and its Role in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Dr. Jan Taubenheim [University Kiel/University Hospital Kiel]
10.20 – 10.30
SFB: Screening Metagenomic Data for an Ancient Human Symbiont
Asst. Prof. Luisa W. Hugerth [Uppsala University]
10.30 – 11.00
Break
11.00 – 11.30
Gut Microbiome Plasticity and Human Adaptability under Ecological Change
Assoc. Prof Rachel Carmody [Harvard University]
11.30 – 12.00
The Hologenome Beyond Biology - an Arctic Indigenous Perspective on the Holobiont
Assoc. Prof. Aviaja Hauptmann [University of Greenland]
12.00 – 12.10
Saliva Shotgun Metagenomics Reveal Insights into Diversity and Function of Oral Microbiome in Pregnancy
Anusha Thakkutte Antony [Uppsala University]
12.10 – 12.20
Building the World’s Largest Plasmid-Host and Phage-Host Interaction Atlas Using Proximity Ligation Sequencing
Prof. Ivan Liachko [Phase Genomics]
12.20 – 12.30
From Starting Cultures to Gut Health: The Importance of Lactic Acid Bacteria in the Life of Mongolian Pastoralists
Dr. Alexander Hübner [Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology]
12.30 – 13.20
Lunch (Provided)
13.20 – 13.55
Engineering Algal Microbiomes for Sustainable Food and Feed Production
Prof. Lone Gram [Technical University of Denmark]
13.55 – 14.30
Rewilding Plant Microbiomes
Prof. Jos Raaijmakers [Netherlands Institute of Ecology]
14.30 – 14.40
Trait-Based Study Predicts Glycerol/Diol Dehydrates as a Key Function of the Gut Microbiota of Hindgut-Fermenting Carnivores
Prof. Clarissa Schwab [Aarhus University]
14.40 – 14.50
Enterosignatures of the Pig Gut Microbiota
Dr. Ioanna-Theoni Vourlaki [Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology]
14.50 – 15.00
Co-diversification of an Intestinal Mycoplasma and Atlantic Salmon
Dr. Jacob Agerbo Rasmussen [University of Copenhagen]
15.00 – 15.10
Soil Microbiome Histories Impact Plant-Microbiome Interactions and Plant Phenotypes under Drought-Stress
Dr. Nichole Ginnan [Pennsylvania State University]
15.10 – 15.40
Break
15.40 – 16.05
Insects (and their Microbiome) as Food and Feed – Challenges and Solutions
Assoc. Prof. Simon Bahrndorff [Aalborg University]
16.05 – 16.25
Crop Drought Resilience in the Era of Hologenomics
Asst. Prof. Chris Barnes [Aarhus University]
16.25 – 16.35
Analysis of Variability Through the Relative Site Frequency Spectrum (rSFS): Applications to Host-Microbiota Interactions
Dr. Sebastian E. Ramos-Osins [Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics]
16.35 – 16.45
Nematode Holobiont – Role of Microbes in Nematode Suppression and Protection
Dr. Olivera Topalovic [University of Copenhagen]
16.45 – 16.55
Genome-Resolved Metagenomic Analysis of the Gut Microbiome in Reared House Fly Larvae (Musca domestica)
Asmus Toftkær Muurmann [Aalborg University]
16.55 – 17.05
Long-read Metagenomics of Shanghai Pet Dogs Enables the Retrieval of Hundreds of Bacterial Species as High-Quality MAGs
Dr. Anna Cusco [Fudan University]
17.05 – 17.15
Microbiome Dynamics Across the Lifespan of Australian Angus Cattle
Dr. Thibault Legrand [CSIRO]
17.15 – 18.00
Panel Discussion: Multi’omics and the Future of Sustainable Agrisciences
Assoc. Prof. Morten Limborg [University of Copenhagen] (Moderator), Prof. Lone Gram [Technical University of Denmark], Dr. Stinus Lindgreen [Radikale Venstre], Prof. Claus Felby [Novonordisk Foundation]
18.00 – 19.45
Poster Session
(Drinks and Light Snacks Provided)
8.00 – 9.00
Coffee and Networking
9.00 – 9.35
Eco-Evo-Devo Drivers of Microbial Assemblage Dynamics in Tropical Marine Holobionts
Prof. Monica Medina [Pennsylvania State University]
9.35 – 10.10
Keep One Another Close: The Importance of Wildlife-Microbe Symbioses in a Changing World
Assoc. Prof. Kevin Kohl [University of Pittsburgh]
10.10 – 10.20
Gut Microbiome Characteristics are Associated with Conservation Practices and Host Genetic Diversity in a Wild Vertebrate Species
Dr. Sarah F. Worsley [University of East Anglia]
10.20 – 10.30
Pleistocene Reindeer Dental Calculus as a Source for Ancient Oral, Rumen and Dietary Flora
Dr. Jaelle Brealey [Norwegian Institute for Nature Research]
10.30 – 11.00
Break
11.00 – 11.30
Temporal Hologenomics: A New Approach in Biodiversity Research, Conservation and Evolutionary Biology
Assoc. Prof. Katerina Guschanski [University of Edinburgh]
11.30 – 11.55
The Hologenomics of Invasion Biology
Senior Scientist Cornelia Jaspers [Technical University of Denmark]
11.55 – 12.05
ASG Project: First Insights about Microbial-Rich Sponge Metagenomes
Dr. Camilla Santos [Wellcome Sanger Institute]
12.05 – 12.15
The Role of Microbial Symbiosis in Insular Adaptation: A Hologenomic Approach
Prof. Laura Baldo [University of Barcelona]
12.15 – 12.25
A Comprehensive Investigation of Woolly Mammoth Remains Associated Microbes
Dr. Benjamin Guinet [Swedish Museum of Natural History]
12.25 – 13.15
Lunch (provided)
13.15 – 13.55
Population Theory for the Hologenome and the Assembly of Holobionts
Prof. Joan Roughgarden [University of Hawaii]
13.55 – 14.30
Spatial Genomics of Microbiota Interactions Inspired by Genome Architecture Mapping
Prof. Ana Pombo [Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine]
14.30 – 15.05
Intertwining Plasmids, Microbial Interactions and Adaptations to Gut Environments
Prof. Itzik Mizrahi [Ben Gurion University]
15.05 – 15.30
Break
15.30 – 15.50
Unveiling Animal-Microbiota Interactions Through the Study of Metabolic Capacities of Microbial Genomes and Metabolite Exchange Capabilities of Microbiomes
Assoc. Prof. Antton Alberdi [University of Copenhagen]
15.50 – 16.10
Exploring Evolutionary Host-Microbiota Interactions Across Vertebrates Using Gut-On-a-Chip
Asst. Prof. Ostaizka Aizpurua [University of Copenhagen]
16.10 – 16.30
Epigenetic Control of the Gut Microbiome
Assoc. Prof. Morten Limborg [University of Copenhagen]
16.30 – 16.40
Deep Viral Metagenomics Reveals Dynamic Changes in Mobile Element Interaction Networks Following Intestinal Microbiota Transplantation
Dr. Benjamin Auch [Phase Genomics]
16.40 – 16.50
Holo-omic Workflow Utilizing Network Analysis Reveals Compositional Bistability Between Rumen Microbiomes
Carl Mathias Kobel [Norwegian University of Life Sciences]
16.50 – 17.00
Advancements in Applying Zebrafish as a Model Organism in Hologenomics
Eiríkur Andri Thormar [University of Copenhagen]
17.00 – 17.10
Spatially Resolved Multi-omic Landscape of the Animal Gut Microbiome
Dr. Bryan Wang [University of Copenhagen]
17.10 – 17.55
Closing Keynote: Winds of Change - Breathing a New Disciplinary Matrix into Biology
Prof. Seth Bordenstein [Director Penn State University Microbiome Center]
17.55 – 18.00
Conference Wrap Up
The Applied Hologenomics Conference 2024 received funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the DNRF