Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
The MD25 programme will include: 5 thematic sessions, 6 invited plenary lectures, 18 selected presentations, 29 short presentations, 5 poster sessions, a research projects corner.
Sessions
Session 1: Systems microbiology, Functional genomics, Gut microbiota
Session 2: Microbial interactions, Food processing and Future foods
Session 3: Soil and Plant microbiota: rooting for sustainable agriculture
Session 4: Microbial ecosystems, Environmental sustainability
Session 5: Scaling up microbial solutions for the industry
THE RESEARCH PROJECT CORNER
A space in the conference area will be dedicated to permanent information desks where researchers will show research project results, distribute informational materials, and display posters and audio/video material
Tuesday 23 September 2025
16:00 Registration
16.45 Institutional Greetings
17.00 Opening Lecture
Erasmo Neviani, University of Parma, Italy
From single bacterial cells to microbial communities: a round trip to unlock the secrets and technological significance of microbial ecosystems characteristic of dairy niches
18.00 Welcome Ceremony
Wednesday 24 September 2025
8.30 Registration
Session 1: Systems microbiology, Functional genomics, Gut microbiota
9:00 Plenary lecture:
“Eugene B. Chang, University of Chicago, USA
The transitional landscape of host-microbe interactions of the GI tract seen through the lens of systems microbiology
09:40 selected presentations
11:00 Coffe break
11:15 Poster session
11:45 short presentations
12:45 Lunch
Session 2: Microbial interactions, Food processing and Future foods
14:00 Plenary lecture
Eugenio Parente, University of Basilicata, Italy
Advances in the methods for the inference of microbial associations in microbiomes
14:40 selected presentations
15:40 Coffee break
16:00 Poster session
16:30 Short presentations
18:00 - 20:00 guided tour of the Sapienza Botanical Garde
20:30 Gala Dinner
Thursday 25 September 2025
8.30: Registration
Session 3: Soil and Plant microbiota: rooting for sustainable agriculture
9:00 Plenary lecture
Angela Sessitsch, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria
The plant microbiome for sustainability
9:40 selected presentations
11:00 Coffe break
11:15 Poster session
11:45 short presentations
12:45 lunch
Session 4: Microbial ecosystems, Environmental sustainability
14:00 Plenary lecture
Per Halkjær Nielsen, Aalborg University, Denmark
Novel insights into the microbial diversity and ecology of global wastewater treatment and resource recovery systems
14:40 selected presentations
15:40 Coffe break
16:00 Poster session
16:30 short presentations
18:00 guided tour of the Sapienza Museums
Friday 26 September 2025
8.30 Registration
Session 5: Scaling up microbial solutions for the industry
9:00 Plenary lecture:
Stefan Cappelle, Puratos, Belgium
Food fermentation for good: scaling tradition
9:40 selected presentation
11:00 Coffe break
11:15 Poster session
12:30 Closing Ceremony and Awards
13.00 light lunch
14:00 SIMTREA meeting
