Program

Saturday, October 12

13:00–13:10

Opening AddressTakane Katayama (Kyoto University)
13:10–13:50

Keynote Lecture 1
From antimicrobial production to plant fibre degradation: bifidobacterial abilities that may be transferred from mother to babyDouwe van Sinderen (University College Cork)
13:50-14:10

Invited Lecture 1
Biological functions of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) via effects to colonic microfloraTadasu Urashima (Obihiro University)
14:10-14:30

Invited Lecture 2
Evolutionary adaptation of oligosaccharide uptake systems within the genus BifidobacteriumMikiyasu Sakanaka (Kyoto University)
14:30-14:50

Sponsor session 1
The role of HMOs as prebiotics and beyondKatja Parschat (Novonesis)
14:50-16:10

Poster & Coffeee break
16:10-16:30

Invited Lecture 3
Towards a Psychobiotic Therapy for Mood Disorder: Bifidobacterium breve CCFM1025 Alleviate Depression via Regulating Gut MicrobiomeGang Wang (Jiangnan University)
16:30-16:50

Invited Lecture 4
Identification and characterization of bifidobacterial genes contributing to survival in the mouse intestine by insertion sequencingSatoru Fukiya (Hokkaido University)
16:50-17:10

Sponsor session 2
Exploring the impact of human-redidential bifidobacteria (HRB) on human health with a focus on the metabolitesAyako Horigome (Morinaga Milk Industry)
17:10-17:50

Keynote Lecture 2
Bifidobacteria and mammals: a fascinating illustration of microbe-host co-evolutionMarco Ventura (University of Parma)
17:50-20:00

Welcome party

Sunday, October 13

9:30-10:10

Keynote Lecture 3
Multiple cohort study in Asia to understand the impact of food modernization on the gut microbiota and healthJiro Nakayama (Kyushu University)
10:10-10:30

Invited Lecture 5
Anaerobes and oxygen: Adaptive responses of bifidobacteria to oxygenShinji Kawasaki (Tokyo University of Agriculture)
10:30-10:50

Invited Lecture 6
Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, a biomarker for healthy gut microbiota?Akihito Endo (Tokyo University of Agriculture)
10:50-11:10

Sponsor session 3
Efficacy of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BL-99 in the treatment of functional dyspepsiaLian Hung (Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group)
11:10-11:50

Keynote Lecture 4
The genetic background and beneficial function of Bifidobacterium longum in the Chinese populationQixiao Zhai (Jiangnan University)
11:50-13:00

Poster & Lunch
13:00-13:20

Special Lecture
My humble but invaluable association with Prof. Mitsuoka on intestinal microbiology, with reference to bifidobacteria.Ro Osawa (Kobe university)
13:20-13:40

Invited Lecture 7
Bifidophage diversity in the healthy infant gutFrancesca Bottacini (Munster Technological University)
13:40-14:00

Invited Lecture 8
Degradation strategy of plant arabinogalactan-proteins in Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longumKiyotaka Fujita (Kagoshima University)
14:00-14:20

Sponsor session 4
Exploration of Microbiota Structures and Functions in Chinese Infants and the Development of Efficiently Utilizing HMOs Bifidobacterium StrainsQinghua Yu (Diprobio (Shanghai))
14:20-14:40

Coffeee break
14:40-15:20

Keynote Lecture 5
Bifidobacterium bifidum: Probiotic Science to Live Therapeutic ProductSin-Hyeog Im (Pohang University of Science & Technology)
15:20-15:40

Invited Lecture 9
Mucin O-glycan Breakdown by Bifidobacterium bifidum is dependent on Carbohydrate-Binding ModulesToshihiko Katoh (Kyoto University)
15:40-16:00

Invited Lecture 10
Effects of Interspecies Interactions on Bifidobacterial ColonizationKeita Nishiyama (Tohoku University)
16:00-16:30

Concluding remarks and Awarding ceremonyJin-Zhong Xiao (Morinaga Milk Industry (Shanghai))