Joint with: Microbiome Metabolism and Metabolites: Discovery and Function in Health and Disease
Human Microbiome: From Models and Mechanism to Medicine

Jan 19–22, 2026 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Ami S. Bhatt, Tami Lieberman and Harry Sokol

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Jan 19–22, 2026 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Ami S. Bhatt, Tami Lieberman and Harry Sokol

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, January 19, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Welcome and Keynote Session (Joint)
8:00–9:30 AM
 Cascade Ballroom
Emily P Balskus, HHMI-Harvard University
Mechanistic Enzymology of Microbiome-Derived Gene Products
Mohamed S. Abou Donia, Princeton University
Metagenomics Discovery of Microbial Gene Clusters
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
 Riverview Lounge
Microbial Biochemistry in Health and Disease (Joint)
9:30–11:15 AM
 Cascade Ballroom
Stavroula Hatzios, Yale University
Microbial Modulation of Redox-Active Molecules in the Gut
Harry Sokol, Saint-Antoine Hospital
Effect of Microbiome on Energy Metabolism in IBD
Tamia A Harris-Tryon, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Host-Microbial Crosstalk at the Skin Surface
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meet the Editors (Joint)
11:15–12:15 PM
 Cascade Ballroom
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
On Own for Lunch
11:15–2:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
 Cascade Ballroom
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
Microbe-Host Interactions
5:00–7:00 PM
 Cascade Ballroom
Mahesh S. Desai, Luxembourg Institute of Health
Diet, the Gut Microbiome and Host Health
Ami S. Bhatt, Stanford University
Deciphering Microbe-Host Communication
Ramnik Xavier, Massachusetts General Hospital
Large-Scale Population Studies to Understand the Gut-Immune Axis
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Microbe-Microbe Interactions in the Human Microbiome
8:00–11:00 AM
 Cascade Ballroom
Tami Lieberman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Evolution of the Skin Microbiome Across Scales
Sur Herrera Paredes, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Population Genetics to Study Evolution in the Human Microbiome
Naama Geva-Zatorsky, Technion Institute of Technology
Functional Plasticity in Microbiota-Host interactions
Benjamin D. Ross, Dartmouth College
Mechanisms and Consequences of Microbial Warfare in the Gut
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 Riverview Lounge
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
On Own for Lunch
11:00–3:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Career Roundtable (Joint)
3:00–4:30 PM
 Alhambra
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
In vivo Diversity and Dynamics
5:00–7:00 PM
 Cascade Ballroom
Bernat Olle, Vedanta Biosciences
Development of Potential First-in-Class Live Biotherapeutic Products for Gastrointestinal Diseases
Julie A. Segre, National Institutes of Health
Global Skin Microbiomes and Emerging Fungal Pathogens
Sarah Lebeer, University of Antwerp
Citizen Science to Study the Vaginal Microbiome
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Advanced Methods to Study the Microbiome (Joint)
8:00–11:00 AM
 Cascade Ballroom
Donald E. Ingber, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard
Studying the Vaginal Microbiome with Organ-on-a-Chip Methods
Cheri Ackerman, Concerto Biosciences
Measuring Millions of Microbial Combinations to Unravel the Ecology of the Skin Microbiome
Elaine Y. Hsiao, University of California, Los Angeles
Advances in the Gut-Brain Axis
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 Riverview Lounge
On Own for Lunch
11:00–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
 Cascade Ballroom
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
Microbiome Drivers of Disease
5:00–6:45 PM
 Cascade Ballroom
Benjamin Hadida, Exeliom Biosciences
Microbiome-Based Therapeutics for Cancer Treatment
Karine Clément, INSERM / Sorbonne Universite
Diabetes, Obesity and the Gut Microbiome
Premysl Bercik, McMaster University
Microbiome and IBS
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
 Cascade Ballroom
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, January 23, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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