75th Mosbacher Kolloquium
"The Microbiome - from Understanding to Modulation"
Mosbach/Baden
March 21 - 23, 2024
Welcome
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
The Mosbacher Kolloquium is the traditional spring meeting of the German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM). The meeting is held annually in Mosbach, which provides a picturesque setting for scientific discussions over the latest scientific discoveries and emerging topics. The intimate setting encourages exchange between seasoned and junior researchers.
At the 75th Mosbacher Kolloquium we will highlight recent techniques to characterize and manipulate complex microbiomes. For example, the human microbiome comprises a vast array of microbes, with the gut alone harboring more than 1,000 bacterial species. The complex interactions between the microbiome, pathogens, and the immune system can impact health and disease states. Yet we lack a precise understanding of the individual or synergistic contributions of gut bacteria to human health, and we lack the ability to modulate the functions of the majority of human-associated microbes.
These deficiencies also apply to other microbial communities in/on plants, animals, and entire ecosystems.
The Mosbacher Kolloquium 2024 seeks to address these problems by bringing together leaders in the next iteration of microbiome sciences. An interdisciplinary panel of leading scientists from around the world will provide an overview of the state-of-the-art research, allowing us to chart future developments at the interface of basic science and clinical development.
We look forward to seeing you in Mosbach next spring!
Jörg Vogel
Ruth Ley
Nassos Typas
Programm
16:00 - 19:45
Arrival and registration
18:00 - 19:00
Primer (Introductory lecture)
A short intro to the topic of this year's Mosbacher Kolloquium
(delivered by the organizers)
20:00
Welcome reception
by the Lord Mayor of Mosbach and the president of GBM
(City hall of Mosbach)
08:50
Opening remarks
09:00 - 12:00
Session 1: The microbiome in human health and disease
(Chair: N.N.)
Tami Lieberman /Cambridge [USA]
Local adaptation in human microbiomes
09:30 - 09:45
Early career investigator talk 1
(selected from the abstracts)
09:45 - 10:15
Maria Vehreschild /Frankfurt am Main [DE]
Where do we stand? – Current status of clinically relevant interventions in microbiome research
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee break
Francesca Odoardi /Göttingen [DE]
Role of the lung microbiota in CNS autoimmunity
11:15 - 11:30
Early career investigator talk 2
(selected from the abstracts)
11:30 - 12:00
Dirk Haller /München [DE]
Understanding the functional relevance of microbiome signatures
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch break
12:00 - 13:15
Meet the prof
(organized by the Junior GBM)
Guest: tba
12:00 - 13:30
Panel Discussion
"Science & Sustainability"
(organized by the GBM Young Investigators)
Guests:
tba
13:00 - 14:30
Poster session 1
(even poster numbers)
14:30 - 16:45
Session 2: Biochemical reactions in the human microbiome
(Chair: N.N.)
Laurie Comstock /Chicago [USA]
Mechanisms of bacterial interactions in the gut microbiota
15:00 - 15:30
Hannes Link /Tübingen [DE]
Mapping and understanding bacterial metabolism with multi-omics approaches: from E. coli to microbiomes
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30
Michael Zimmermann /Heidelberg [DE]
Systematic investigation of metabolic microbiota-host interactions (preliminary)
16:30 - 16:45
Early career investigator talk 3
(selected from the abstracts)
16:45 - 17:00
Bayer Pharmaceuticals PhD Prize
17:00 - 17:15
GBM PhD Award
(Chair: Claus Seidel)
17:15 - 19:30
GBM General Meeting
(for GBM members only!)
19:30 - 20:30
Feodor Lynen Lecture
(Laudatio: Jörg Vogel)
Julia Vorholt /Zürich [CH]
Reverse engineering of plant microbiomes
20:30 - 21:45
Lynen Reception & Poster session 2
(all poster numbers)
22:00 - 24:00
Get Together & Networking
(organized by the Junior GBM)
09:00 - 12:00
Session 3: Microbial networks & diversity of functions
(Chair: N.N.)
Ute Hentschel /Kiel [DE]
Title not submitted yet
09:30 - 09:45
Early career investigator talk 4
(selected from the abstracts)
09:45 - 10:15
Ami Bhatt /Stanford [USA]
From Precise Microbiome Genomics to Precision Medicine
Coffee break
10:45 - 11:15
Peer Bork /Heidelberg [DE]
Title not submitted yet
11:15 - 11:30
Early career investigator talk 5
(selected from the abstracts)
11:30 - 12:00
Harris Wang /New York [USA]
Title not submitted yet
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch break
12:00 - 13:00
Meet the prof
(organized by the Junior GBM)
Guest: tba
13:00 - 14:30
Poster session 3
(odd poster numbers)
13:15 - 14:15
Meet the industrial scientist
(organized by the Junior GBM)
Guest: tba
14:30 - 16:30
Session 4: The microbiome’s impact on host-pathogen interactions
(Chair: N.N.)
Bärbel Stecher /München [DE]
Title not submitted yet
15:00 - 15:30
Fiona Powrie /Oxford [UK]
Title not submitted yet
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30
Till Strowig /Braunschweig [DE]
Competition in the gut: From ecology to novel therapeutics
16:30 - 17:00
Otto Meyerhof Award
17:00 - 18:00
Otto Warburg Medal
(Laudatio: Volker Haucke)
Johannes Buchner /München [DE]
Title not submitted yet
09:00 - 12:00
Session 5: Modulating microbiome’s composition & functions
(Chair: N.N.)
Lisa Maier /Tübingen [DE]
Drug-microbiome interactions and their consequences on the host
09:30 - 09:45
Early career investigator talk 6
(selected from the abstracts)
09:45 - 10:15
KC Huang /Stanford [USA]
Eco-evolutionary dynamics of gut bacteria within and across hosts (preliminary)
Coffee break
10:45 - 11:15
Karina Xavier /Oeiras [PO]
Title not submitted yet
11:15 - 11:30
Early career investigator talk 7
(selected from the abstracts)
11:30 - 12:00
Andrew Goodman /West Haven [USA]
Title not submitted yet
12:00 - 13:00
Junior GBM Session
(Chair: Nicola Bopp & Marcel Zimmeck)
Ilana Brito /Ithaka [USA]
Title not submitted yet
Kiran R. Patil /Cambridge [UK]
Title not submitted yet
13:00 - 13:15
Poster prizes & closing remarks
Registration
Deadlines
Early registration: January 31
Standard registration: February 29
On site registration is possible.
Abstract submission: January 31
Sponsoring & Industrial Exhibition
If you wish to present your company at the Mosbacher Kolloquium of the GBM please see the pricelist for sponsoring and the exhibition and the booth plan or contact
Dr. Anke Lischeid
GBM Managing Director
lischeid@gbm-online.de
Phone: +49 69 660567-12
Registration Fees
The registration fee includes coffee/tea/mineral water during the conference breaks.
Please note the general terms and conditions for payment and cancellation and our privacy policy.
If you want to join the GBM with your registration to enjoy the reduced participation fee, please fill in the online membership application (or fill the pdf application and send it to the GBM head office.
* member of the GBM, DECHEMA, DGZ, GDCh, VAAM, Bunsen Society
(Please bring a proof of your membership to the Kolloquium.)
| Non-members* | before Feb 1 |
before Mar 1 |
on site |
| Academia/ from Industry |
340 | 420 | 450 |
| PhD student | 150 | 190 | 210 |
| Bachelor/ Master student |
90 | 120 | 140 |
| Retiree | 90 | 120 | 140 |
All prices in EURO
| Members* | before Feb 1 |
before Mar 9 |
on site |
| Academia/ from Industry |
300 | 380 | 410 |
| PhD student | 140 | 180 | 200 |
| Bachelor/ Master student |
80 | 110 | 130 |
| Retiree | 80 | 110 | 130 |
All prices in EURO
We thank for the kind support by:
Main Sponsor:
Sponsors:
Information
Accommodation
We do not have an overview of the current vacancies of the hotels in and around Mosbach. We therefore recommend booking via online portals such as booking.com or hotel.de.
The city of Mosbach publishes a list of hosts at https://www.mosbach.de
Abstracts
Please submit your abstract online after you finished the registration process.
All neccessary information will be provide during the abstract submission process.
In case you are preparing your abstract offline please mind the maximum length of 1500 characters.
Conference Proceedings
Your name badge and a program booklet will be available at the registration desk. Please wear your name badge during the whole meeting.
We do not provide a abstract book. A list of all abstracts will be available here shortly before the meeting.
Grants
As a young member of the GBM you can apply for a travel grant until January 31.
Still not a member of the GBM? Here you can apply for it.
Internet & Email
A wireless LAN connection is available within the foyer of the Alte Maelzerei.
SSID: GBM
Key : gbm-online
Meals & Drinks
Coffee, tea and mineral water will be provided for free during the coffee breaks.
Lunch is available at your own expense in the conference center or at the restaurants nearby in the town of Mosbach.
Office
Numbers of the conference office (during the opening hours):
Tel. +49 69 6605670
Opening hours:
| Wednesday | 16:00 - 19:45 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 17.:00 |
| Friday | 08:30 - 16:00 |
| Saturday | 08.30 - 11.00 |
Posters
The poster should be presented in portrait format (DIN A0 resp. ~120 x 85 cm). Posters should be presented throughout the whole meeting. The best three posters will be awarded at the end of the meeting with a price money of 300 € each. Three further poster prizes will be awarded by the Junior GBM. The winners will each receive a book voucher of 150 Euro from ChemBioChem/Wiley-VCH.
The winners will be announced at the end of the meeting on Saturday. To receive the price, personal attendance is required.
Venue
Alte Mälzerei
Alte Bergsteige 7
74821 Mosbach
Visa
As a participant from abroad you may need a visa from the German embassy. If so please contact the meeting secretariat. We will send you the required invitation letter.
Organization & Contact
Jörg Vogel
Julius Maximilians Universität Würzburg
Ruth Ley
Max Planck Institute for Biology, Tübingen
Nassos Typas
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg
Meeting Secretariat:
Gesellschaft für Biochemie
und Molekularbiologie
Mörfelder Landstr. 125
60598 Frankfurt am Main
+49 69 660567-0
info@mosbacher-kolloquium.org