Program

Program of The 1st International Symposium on Bifidobacterium Research

Saturday, October 12

  • 13:00–13:10
    Takane Katayama (Kyoto University)
    Opening AddressTakane Katayama (Kyoto University)
  • 13:10–13:50
    Douwe van Sinderen (University College Cork)
    Keynote Lecture 1
    From antimicrobial production to plant fibre degradation: bifidobacterial abilities that may be transferred from mother to baby
    Douwe van Sinderen (University College Cork)
  • 13:50-14:10
    Tadasu Urashima (Obihiro University)
    Invited Lecture 1
    Biological functions of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) via effects to colonic microflora
    Tadasu Urashima (Obihiro University)
  • 14:10-14:30
    Mikiyasu Sakanaka (Kyoto University)
    Invited Lecture 2
    Evolutionary adaptation of oligosaccharide uptake systems within the genus Bifidobacterium
    Mikiyasu Sakanaka (Kyoto University)
  • 14:30-14:50
    Katja Parschat (Novonesis)
    Sponsor session 1
    The role of HMOs as prebiotics and beyond
    Katja Parschat (Novonesis)
  • 14:50-16:10
    Poster & Coffeee break
  • 16:10-16:30
    Gang Wang (Jiangnan University)
    Invited Lecture 3
    Towards a Psychobiotic Therapy for Mood Disorder: Bifidobacterium breve CCFM1025 Alleviate Depression via Regulating Gut Microbiome
    Gang Wang (Jiangnan University)
  • 16:30-16:50
    Satoru Fukiya (Hokkaido University)
    Invited Lecture 4
    Identification and characterization of bifidobacterial genes contributing to survival in the mouse intestine by insertion sequencing
    Satoru Fukiya (Hokkaido University)
  • 16:50-17:10
    Ayako Horigome (Morinaga Milk Industry)
    Sponsor session 2
    Exploring the impact of human-redidential bifidobacteria (HRB) on human health with a focus on the metabolites
    Ayako Horigome (Morinaga Milk Industry)
  • 17:10-17:50
    Marco Ventura (University of Parma)
    Keynote Lecture 2
    Bifidobacteria and mammals: a fascinating illustration of microbe-host co-evolution
    Marco Ventura (University of Parma)
  • 17:50-20:00
    Welcome party

Sunday, October 13

  • 9:30-10:10
    Jiro Nakayama (Kyushu University)
    Keynote Lecture 3
    Multiple cohort study in Asia to understand the impact of food modernization on the gut microbiota and health
    Jiro Nakayama (Kyushu University)
  • 10:10-10:30
    Shinji Kawasaki (Tokyo University of Agriculture)
    Invited Lecture 5
    Anaerobes and oxygen: Adaptive responses of bifidobacteria to oxygen
    Shinji Kawasaki (Tokyo University of Agriculture)
  • 10:30-10:50
    Akihito Endo (Tokyo University of Agriculture)
    Invited Lecture 6
    Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, a biomarker for healthy gut microbiota?
    Akihito Endo (Tokyo University of Agriculture)
  • 10:50-11:10
    Lian Hung (Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group)
    Sponsor session 3
    Efficacy of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BL-99 in the treatment of functional dyspepsia
    Lian Hung (Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group)
  • 11:10-11:50
    Qixiao Zhai (Jiangnan University)
    Keynote Lecture 4
    The genetic background and beneficial function of Bifidobacterium longum in the Chinese population
    Qixiao Zhai (Jiangnan University)
  • 11:50-13:00
    Poster & Lunch
  • 13:00-13:20
    Ro Osawa (Kobe university)
    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
    Francesca Bottacini (Munster Technological University)
    Invited Lecture 7
    Bifidophage diversity in the healthy infant gut
    Francesca Bottacini (Munster Technological University)
  • 13:40-14:00
    Kiyotaka Fujita (Kagoshima University)
    Invited Lecture 8
    Degradation strategy of plant arabinogalactan-proteins in Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum
    Kiyotaka Fujita (Kagoshima University)
  • 14:00-14:20
    Qinghua Yu (Diprobio (Shanghai))
    Sponsor session 4
    Exploration of Microbiota Structures and Functions in Chinese Infants and the Development of Efficiently Utilizing HMOs Bifidobacterium Strains
    Qinghua Yu (Diprobio (Shanghai))
  • 14:20-14:40
    Coffeee break
  • 14:40-15:20
    Sin-Hyeog Im (Pohang University of Science & Technology)
    Keynote Lecture 5
    Bifidobacterium bifidum: Probiotic Science to Live Therapeutic Product
    Sin-Hyeog Im (Pohang University of Science & Technology)
  • 15:20-15:40
    Toshihiko Katoh (Kyoto University)
    Invited Lecture 9
    Mucin O-glycan Breakdown by Bifidobacterium bifidum is dependent on Carbohydrate-Binding Modules
    Toshihiko Katoh (Kyoto University)
  • 15:40-16:00
    Keita Nishiyama (Tohoku University)
    Invited Lecture 10
    Effects of Interspecies Interactions on Bifidobacterial Colonization
    Keita Nishiyama (Tohoku University)
  • 16:00-16:30
    Jin-Zhong Xiao (Morinaga Milk Industry (Shanghai))
    Concluding remarks and Awarding ceremonyJin-Zhong Xiao (Morinaga Milk Industry (Shanghai))