International Military Microbiome Meeting (IM3)
The IM3 unites NATO nations to advance microbiome technologies for the military. By identifying research gaps and establishing shared best practices, the IM3 aims to accelerate the development and deployment of microbiome-based solutions to optimise Warfighter performance.
- Startdatum:
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- Time:
- 09:00 - 17:20 (CET)
- Location:
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TNO location - Leiden | Sylviusweg 71, 2333 BE Leiden
- Costs:
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TBA
TNO, the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command-Soldier Center (DEVCOM SC), and NATO member nations co-organize IM3.The IM3 explores the latest global advancements in microbiome sciences, from host-microbe interactions and health interventions to emerging research and microbiome engineering.
All of which will inform technical and investment strategies, policy decisions, NATO S&T priorities, and national defense health programmes focused on human health and performance optimisation and augmentation.
Programme
08:00-08:45 | Registration and Refreshments
08:45-09:00 | Welcome & Introduction (Jason Soares & Femke Hoevenaars)
Session 1: Enabling Technologies
Host: Susanne Glenna, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), Norway
| Co-host(s): Jason Soares, US Army DEVCOM Soldier Center, US
09:00-09:20 | TBD
09:20-09:40 |Shaun Pennington, Liverpool school of tropical medicine, UK
09:40-10:00 | Richard Horniblow, University of Birmingham, UK
10:00-10:20 | Marc Johnson, University of Missouri, US
10:20-10:35 | Session Q&A
10:35-11:05 | Break
Plenary session
11:05-11:50 | Plenary Speaker: Gerard Clarke, U College Cork, Ireland
11:50-12:00 | Plenary Q&A
12:00-14:00 | Networking lunch & poster session
Specialist session: Best Practices, Ethical, Legal, Social, Environmental considerations in microbiome research
Host: Lynn Kam, Naval Health Research Center, US | Co-host(s): Femke Hoevenaars, TNO, Netherlands
14:00-14:20 | Michael Goodson, NATO-RTG-358 Chair, US
14:20-14:40 | Jason Soares, BioFutures 2050 Co-author, US
14:40-15:10 | Open room discussion
15:10-15:30 | Coffee break
Session 2: Frontiers in Microbiome
Host: Sarah Harding, Defence Science & Technology Laboratory, UK | Co-host(s): Iris Hoogh, TNO, Netherlands
15:30-15:50 | Stefaan Verbruggen – Queen Mary University of London, UK
15:50-16:10 | Mimi Strand, Army Research Office, US
16:10-16:30 | Ophelia Enturelli, Duke US (virtual)
16:30-16:50 | CDR Vincente, Naval Health Research Center, US (Virtual)
16:50-17:05 | Session Q&A
17:05-17:10 | Day 1 wrap-up
17:30-18:30 | No Host Networking Social
Location – TBD
08:00-08:45 | Registration and refreshments
08:45-09:00 | Day 2 introduction
Session 3: Gastrointestinal Microbiomes I: Gut-Brain Axis
Host: Mike Goodson, Air Force Research Labs, US | Co-host(s): Femke Hoevenaars, TNO, Netherlands
09:00-09:20 | Emily Hoedt - University of Newcastle, Australia (virtual)
09:20-09:40 | Jon Swann - U Southampton, UK
09:40-10:00 | Siv Kjølsrud Bøhn - Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
10:00-10:15 | Session Q&A
10:15-10:45 | Coffee break
Panel Discussion: Translating to Military Applications - Bench to Battlespace Special Session
Host: Julie Greeves, Army HQ, UK | Co-host(s): Richard Agans, US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Public Health and Preventive Medicine, US
Panel Members: CDR Tyler Sharp, US Public Health Service, US; Dr. Georgia Millward, Defense Centers Public Health - Aberdeen, US, Cory Bernhards, US Army DEVCOM CBC
10:45-11:00 | Panel introductions
11:00-11:45 | Panel Q&A
11:45-11:55 | Closing comments
11:55-12:55 | Lunch
Session 4: Targeted Interventions for Microbiome Modulation
Host: Primož Treven, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia | Co-host(s): Lynn Kamm, Naval Health Research Center, US
12:55-13:15 | Kiran Patil - U Cambridge, UK
13:15-13:35 | Paul de Vos – Maastricht University, NL
13:35-13:55 | Christian Groendahl – SNIPRbiome, Denmark
13:55-14:15 | Anna Lindell - Cambiotics, Denmark
14:15-14:30 | Session Q&A LIVE
14:30-15:00 | Coffee / networking break
Session 5: Oral & Respiratory Tract Microbiomes
Host: Richard Agans, US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Public Health and Preventive Medicine, US | Co-host(s): Susanne Glenna, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), Norway
15:00-15:20 | Leah Schneider, Defence Public Health, US
15:20-15:40 | Jo Fothergill, University of Liverpool
15:40-16:00 | Toni Gabaldon, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Spain (virtual)
16:00-16:15 | Session Q&A
Closing plenary pecture
16:15-17:00 | David Niemann, Appalachian State U, US (virtual)
17:00-17:10 | Closing plenary Q&A
17:10-17:25 | Meeting closing, acknowledgments and RSM wrap-up
Speakers
Who should join?
TNO invites specialists from NATO, partner nations, military, and the civilian sector (academia, government, and industry) interested in:
- Military microbiome research
- Military medicine and holistic performance optimisation
Practical details
- Costs: To Be Announced (TBA)
- Format: Hybrid (Sessions will be broadcast)
- Virtual participation: max. 100 participants
- In person participation: max. 80 participants
- Location: TNO offices at Sylviusweg 71, 2333 BE Leiden
Join the conference
Join us to advance microbiome technologies for the military by identifying research gaps and establishing shared best practices to optimise Warfighter performance.
Contact us
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Femke Hoevenaars
Functie:Senior Scientist‘I'm passionate about innovating on personal nutrition strategies for your physiology.’
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Standplaats:Leiden - Sylviusweg
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Email:Email Femke
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