Science Events in Seattle
Stay up-to-date with all of the life science events taking place in the Seattle area with the Science in Seattle events calendar! From academia to industry and biotech to pharma, our events calendar is your complete source for life science conferences, symposiums, networking, and workshops in Seattle. We even cover science pub nights and science fundraisers!
If you’re interested in promoting your life science event on the Science in Seattle events calendar, please use our event submission form.
- This event has passed.
2024 ISB Virtual Microbiome Series
October 16 - 9:00 am - October 17 - 2:00 pm
A gut feeling: Microbes and their impacts on our minds
On October 16 – 18, 2024, ISB will host a virtual course and symposium on the gut-brain axis.
The trillions of commensal (non-harmful) microbes that live in and on our bodies contain a hundred fold more unique genes than we harbor within our own genomes. Recent work has shown that many of these microbial genes are essential to the proper functioning of our bodies, with almost half of all metabolites in human blood significantly associated with variation in the ecology of the gut. This metabolic cross-talk between our microbes and our bodies extends to all organ systems, including the central nervous system. There has been an explosion of research into the two-way communication between the gut microbiota and the brain, which has helped us to understand complex behavioral and neurophysiological phenotypes in many animal species. This year’s course and symposium are dedicated to exploring the gut-brain axis.
ISB is hosting a series of events in October of 2024 that leverage data sets from neuropsychiatric cohorts to better understand the metabolic interplay between the human gut microbiome and the central nervous system in health and disease.