April 2, 2025 ISAPP webinar

New Frontiers in Female Reproductive Tract Microbiota and Biotic Interventions: Mini-symposium

In this mini-symposium, a panel of international experts cover the state of knowledge about the vaginal, cervical and endometrial microbiota and implications for health and disease, as well as insights for the development of probiotics and microbiome-targeted interventions. Recorded on April 2, 2025.

Topics covered include:

  • Evidence linking the vaginal microbiome composition to preterm birth risk, and host-microbe mechanisms contributing to the onset of early labor
  • The relationship between the vaginal microbiome, human papilloma virus and cervical cancer risk – similarities and differences across geographic cohorts
  • The potential of commensal vaginal microbiota and administered probiotic species (e.g. Lactobacillus) to maintain female reproductive health and protect against disease
  • Insights from clinical trials on probiotics and live biotherapeutic product interventions across the globe
  • Future targets for research and development of novel biotic-related therapies for female reproductive health

在本次小型研讨会上，国际专家小组将探讨阴道、宫颈和子宫内膜微生物群的知识现状及其对健康和疾病的影响，并探讨益生菌和针对微生物群的干预措施的开发。会议录制于2025年4月2日。

主题包括：

阴道微生物群组成与早产风险关联的证据，以及导致早产的宿主-微生物机制

阴道微生物群、人乳头瘤病毒与宫颈癌风险之间的关系——不同地区人群的相似性和差异性

阴道共生菌群和益生菌（例如乳酸杆菌）在维持女性生殖健康和预防疾病方面的潜力

全球益生菌和活性生物治疗产品干预临床试验的见解
女性生殖健康新型生物相关疗法研发的未来目标

December 11, 2024. ISAPP webinar

New ISAPP Expert Recommendation: Scientific Criteria for Classifying Prebiotics

The study of prebiotics, a concept introduced nearly 30 years ago, continues to evolve with advances in high-resolution gene sequencing technologies and research on how dietary substances impact health through the microbiome. Both scientists and consumers may face confusion about which substances can genuinely be classified as prebiotics, but a recently published expert recommendation from ISAPP aims to clarify the criteria for prebiotic substances.

This ISAPP webinar, recorded on Dec 11, 2024, addresses the challenges in defining and classifying prebiotics, describing a unified, global approach for the scientific field moving forward.

October 19, 2022. ISAPP webinar: Human milk oligosaccharides — Prebiotics in a class of their own?

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are non-digestible carbohydrates and are the third most abundant component in human milk after lactose and fat. More than 200 different varieties have currently being identified in human milk, of which 2’-fucosyllactose is the most prevalent. HMOs play an important role in the development of the intestinal microbiota and the immune system of infants, which may influence health later in life. This webinar features Ardythe Morrow PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, giving an overview of what HMOs are, how they can play a role in infant health and the current scientific state of the art on postulated beneficial effects.

April 28, 2022. ISAPP webinar: The prebiotic potential of polyphenols

In this webinar, Prof. Daniele Del Rio (University of Parma, Italy) and Prof. Yves Desjardins (Université Laval, Canada) address polyphenols in plants, evidence that polyphenols provide health benefits, how gut microbiota modulates the bioactivity of dietary polyphenols, and whether available knowledge about polyphenols meets expectations for prebiotic substances. This webinar is hosted by Prof. Bob Hutkins from the University of Nebraska and Dr. Maria Wiese from TNO.

April 20, 2022. ISAPP webinar: Fermented Foods and Health — Does Today’s Science Support Yesterday’s Tradition?

ISAPP and Today’s Dietitian collaborated on a free webinar in which Hannah Holscher, PhD, RD, and Jennifer Burton, MS, RD, LDN discussed the foundational elements of fermented foods, the role of microbes in fermentation, and more.

https://ce.todaysdietitian.com/ISAPPfermentedfoodsRecorded

January 28, 2022. ISAPP webinar: Synbiotics: Definitions, Characterization, and Assessment

Webinar by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP), featuring Profs. Bob Hutkins and Kelly Swanson. Moderated by Drs. Mary Ellen Sanders and Karen Scott.

July 1, 2021. The human mycobiome: An ISAPP mini-symposium

This ISAPP mini-symposium features six short lectures that explore different aspects of the human mycobiome, including research, clinical and industry perspectives. The mini-symposium was hosted by ISAPP board members Mary Ellen Sanders & Eamonn Quigley, with presentations by Pauline Scanlan, Heather Hallen-Adams, Iliyan Iliev, Joseph Petrosino, Eamonn Quigley and Frank Schuren.

ISAPP 2021 Annual Meeting, June 1 & 2

ISAPP 2021 Annual Meeting: Harriët Schellekens, University College Cork, Ireland

ISAPP 2021 Annual Meeting: Ali Keshavarzian, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA

ISAPP 2021 Annual Meeting: Paul Wischmeyer, Duke University, USA

ISAPP 2021 Annual Meeting: Gregg Dean, Colorado State University, USA

ISAPP 2021 Annual Meeting: Irina Spacova & Ilke De Boek, University of Antwerp, Belgium

ISAPP 2021 Annual Meeting: Rita Ferreira, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

ISAPP 2021 Annual Meeting: Glenn Gibson, Bob Hutkins, Gregor Reid, Irene Lenoir-Wijnkoop, Mary Ellen Sanders

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