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11th Annual Meeting of ISAPP
June 12-14, 2013
New York City
In collaboration with the
Sackler Institute of Nutrition Sciences and the New York Academy of Sciences

Probiotics, Prebiotics, and the Host Microbiome: The Science of Translation
(June 12, 2013) The in-house event is SOLD OUT. Register for the live, interactive webinar

By-Invitation-Only Meeting Information: Discussion Groups and Wrap Up Session REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CLOSED

LATEST NEWS
May 13, 2013
Gut Microbes for Health Experts Exchange is a medium to share news, innovation and information among experts on the topics of Gut Microbiota for Health. It is an initiative of the European Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility with the institutional support of Danone.
April 10, 2013
ABC News story on probiotics used for necrotizing enterocolitis in Australia and New Zealand.
April 9, 2013
Just released, Probiotics, Prebiotics and the Gut Microbiota (2013) concise monograph available free from ILSI Europe. Also available (2010) Prebiotic Effects: Metabolic and Health Benefits (2010) by M. Roberfroid et al. [BJN 104(Suppl.2):S1-S63].
March 15, 2013
The American Gastroenterological Association created the AGA Center for Gut Microbiome Research and Education to function as a virtual “home” for AGA’s activities related to the gut microbiome. AGA also named a ten-member scientific advisory board to this center, including ISAPP’s executive director.
March 1, 2013
The Dannon Company Announces Second Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Program. Applications for this $25,000 scholarship for an incoming or current graduate student studying the nutritional benefits of yogurt (including probiotics) are being accepted through April 15, 2013. The application and full scholarship details are available at www.dannon.com/fellowship.
February 28, 2013
The European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility launched a website to distribute information on research and applications of gut microbiota for experts, media and society. Gut Microbiota Worldwatch.
January 22, 2013
Collaboration of ISAPP on Microwarriors 2, the new movie exploring the latest scientific research in probiotics from around the world, is announced.
January 22, 2013
Continuing Education courses on probiotics: Probiotics for GI Health in 2012: Issues and Updates (CME-certified, targeted for primary care physicians). Free.
Probiotic Supplementation: What Nurse Practitioners Need to Know to Recommend Safe and Effective Formulations. (CE-certified, targeted for nurse practioners.) Free.
January 14, 2013
National Geographic features microbes in a new article, “Small, Small World. They’re invisible. They’re everywhere. And they rule.” Article accompanied by intriguing photographs, including one of gut microbes. Liberties are taken with colorization, however. As one probiotic microbiologist noted, if microbes from our gut were all colors of the rainbow, our poo wouldn’t be such a drab brown. Another feature for the popular press, Slate online highlighted vaginal microbiota in a recent article, What’s in Your Vagina? A healthy microbiome, hopefully.
December 17, 2012
See the newly released report from the ISAPP meeting held in Cork, Ireland October 1-3, 2012. Download meeting report.
December 8, 2012
The Global Probiotics Council, a committee established in 2004 by DANONE Research and Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd., announced the 6th annual Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research. Three $50,000 annual grants will support new research on probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota in the United States. Young Investigators committed to basic research on gastrointestinal microbiota, probiotics and their role in health and wellness should apply (by February 12, 2013). Information.
November 13, 2012
Continuing Medical Education: “Probiotics for GI Health in 2012: Issues and Updates” posted today and is available free of charge.
November 12, 2012
The term “probiotic” will no longer be allowed on food labels in the EU starting December 14, 2012. EFSA has remained unconvinced that the strength of the science behind probiotic products meets their efficacy standards. Conferring a health benefit is imbedded in the term, “probiotic;” therefore, the term can only be used on products with an approved health benefit. NUTRAingredients article.
October 31, 2012
The ISAPP Board of Directors responds to the accusation of publication bias in the field of probiotic research: no evidence that publication bias for probiotic field is any different than other fields. ISAPP calls for publication of all studies (positive, negative or null) and full disclosure of conflicts of interest. Open letter.
October 25, 2012
The Gut Microbiota & Health Section of the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility launched an online Facebook platform titled “Gut Microbiota World Watch.” This public information service is devoted to spreading knowledge and raising recognition of the importance of the gut microbiota for overall health.
October 1, 2012
ISAPP sponsors speakers at first Probiotic Association of India conference in New Delhi. Report.
September 14, 2012
Science Friday radio interview with Susan Lynch, UCSF, on microbial colonization of healthy sinuses, “Microbes benefit more than just the gut.”
August 30, 2012
Webcast now available: “The New Microbiota & Probiotics Paradigm: from Mechanisms to Clinical Applications”, featuring the following lectures and Q&A:


Probiotics are live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amount confer a health benefit on the host (FAO 2001).

A prebiotic is a selectively fermented ingredient that results in specific changes in the composition and/or activity of the gastrointestinal microbiota, thus conferring benefit(s) upon host health. (Gibson et al. 2010. Food Science and Technology Bulletin: Functional Foods 7 (1) 1–19.)

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