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
Microbiota Metabolites, Mitochondria and Healthy Aging
Session 3
The Microbiota–Mitochondria Axis of Longevity
Topics
- Microbial metabolites regulating mitochondrial metabolism
- Mitochondrial function and aging biology
- Redox signaling and metabolic resilience
- Diet–microbiota–mitochondria interactions
- Microbiota metabolism and systemic aging
Session 4
Reprogramming Metabolism: Microbiota and Mitochondria Interventions
Topics
- Microbial metabolites as metabolic regulators
- Targeting mitochondrial metabolism through microbiota
- Precision probiotics and metabolite therapeutics
- Microbiota-driven metabolic interventions
- Biotechnology innovation and startup initiatives
Roundtable
Can We Reprogram Aging? Microbiota, Mitochondria and the Reinvention of Metabolic Medicine