Scientific Organizers: Peter J. Turnbaugh, Curtis Huttenhower and Michael A. Fischbach
The conference will:
• Cover key topics and challenges such as resistance to therapeutics as a result of changes in the microbiome,
host-microbial signaling mechanisms, and the consequences of microbial biotransformations and toxicity
on health and disease;
• Explore exciting new areas including the discovery of natural products from microorganisms, the potential
for synthetic biology to engineer microbiomes, and computational approaches to understandi microbial
metabolism and biosynthesis;
• Foster long-lasting collaborative partnerships between individuals with wide-ranging expertise from both
academia and industry.