Day 1
September 24, 2026
Recent Advances and Perspectives in Host–Microbiota Interactions
Opening
Opening Session
Session 1
Host–Microbiota Communication: Mechanisms and Causality
Topics
- Host–microbiota signaling pathways
- Microbiota–immune system communication
- Microbial ecosystem dynamics
- Experimental microbiome models
- Establishing causality in microbiome research
Session 2
Microbial Metabolites: Strategic Mediators of Host Health
Topics
- Short-chain fatty acids and immune regulation
- Diet–microbiota–metabolite axis
- Postbiotics and microbial signaling molecules
- Metabolite-driven physiology
- Therapeutic potential of microbial metabolites
Symposium
From Fermentation to Clinics: The Japanese Path to Precision Probiotics
Highlights Japan’s leadership in probiotics — from fermentation science to clinical applications, showcasing advances in microbial strains, postbiotics, and translational microbiome innovation.
Topics
- Probiotic strain discovery and development
- Fermented foods and microbiome health
- Postbiotics and microbial metabolites
- Early-life microbiota interventions
- Clinical validation of probiotics
- Industrial innovation
Day 2
September 25, 2026
Translating Microbiome Science into Health and Society
Session 3
Microbiome Medicine: Bridging Mechanisms and Clinical Practice
Topics
- Microbiome in chronic disease
- Transplantation microbiome
- Metabolic disorders and inflammation
- Clinical microbiome research
- Microbiome-based therapeutic strategies
Session 4
Tackling the Aging Society: Microbiota, Longevity, and Healthy Life Expectancy
Topics
- Microbiota and aging biology
- Frailty and microbiome changes
- Immunosenescence and microbiota
- Nutrition–microbiome–longevity axis
- Preventive microbiome strategies
Closing
Engineering the Microbiome for Health and Longevity
Explores how microbiome science is moving toward intentional modulation and engineering of microbial ecosystems. Topics include living therapeutics, precision probiotics, metabolite-based interventions, and preventive microbiome medicine.