We’re excited to share that the ISAPP Annual Meeting 2026 will take place in Tokyo, Japan, from the 6th to the 8th of October!
Abstract submissions will open soon! ⏰
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🔗Meeting information: isapp-sfa.com/2026-upcoming
📢 The application deadline for the 2027 Gregor Reid Award for Outstanding Scholars in Developing Nations closes tomorrow, October 31st, 2026.
Don't forget to submit your application!
🔗 Apply here: isappscience.org/about/grego…
📢 The application deadline for the 2027 Gregor Reid Award for Outstanding Scholars in Developing Nations is fast approaching!
⏰️ The application deadline is October 31st, 2026.
🔗 Apply here: isappscience.org/about/grego…
In this month’s ISAPP-SFA blog post, Ryan Suleman explores a growing question in microbiome research: could Akkermansia muciniphila help support metabolic health?
Read the full blog below!
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📢 Are you an early-career researcher in the biotics & microbiome fields? The application deadline for this year's Glenn Gibson Early Career Award is fast approaching!
⏰ Deadline: October 31st, 2026
🔗 More information: isappscience.org/about/gibso…
📢 We are excited to announce that applications for the 2027 Gregor Reid Award for Outstanding Scholars in Developing Nations are now open!
⏰️ The deadline is October 31st, 2026
🔗 For more information, visit the ISAPP website: isappscience.org/about/grego…
In this month's ISAPP-SFA blog, Annika M. Weber unpacks the “super donor” effect and how it’s shaping more tailored microbiome therapies.
🔗 Read the full blog: isapp-sfa.com/new-blog/2026/…
In this month’s ISAPP-SFA blog, Andreea-Monica Marin explores vaginal bacteria and their potential links to pregnancy outcomes, using an innovative vagina-on-a-chip model to investigate the mechanisms behind these associations.
Read below!👇
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How well do the new 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans align with the evidence? In this month's ISAPP-SFA blog, María G. Sanabria-Véaz explores the science behind the latest recommendations on protein, fibre, fats, and public health nutrition.
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Today we're celebrating the microbes that play a vital role in our health, and the researchers working to better understand them! The ISAPP-SFA brings together ECRs from around the world who are advancing research on biotics and the microbiome. #WorldMicrobiomeDay 🌍️
In this month’s ISAPP-SFA blog, Naglaa Ramadan Atta shares how a childhood question sparked a journey into microbiome research, probiotics, and postbiotics.
Read the blog below!
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How did a dietitian end up in a microbiology laboratory? In this month’s ISAPP-SFA blog, Dr. Fatma Koç shares how curiosity led her from nutrition science into gut microbiome, metabolomics, and microbiology research.
Read the full blog below!
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Could traditional cheese offer more than just flavour? This month’s ISAPP-SFA blog explores how traditional cheeses host microbial communities that may produce compounds linked to the gut-brain axis 🧀
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In this month’s ISAPP-SFA blog, Qinnan Yang tells us how plant genetics and microbiome research are coming together to uncover new sources of prebiotics.
🔗 Read here: isapp-sfa.com/new-blog/2026/…
📢 Final reminder to apply for ISAPP 2026 in Tokyo, Japan!
Please ensure your abstract is submitted by midnight (GMT) tonight (Monday, 23 February 2026).
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📢 BIG NEWS: The ISAPP-led scientific consensus definition on gut health was just published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology! Read about it here:
eurekalert.org/news-releases…
In this month’s ISAPP-SFA blog, Manxi Huang shares how her father’s ongoing digestive struggles shaped her path into microbiome research.
Read the full blog below!
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One week left to apply! ⏰ Don't forget to prepare your abstract submission for the 2026 ISAPP annual meeting in Tokyo, Japan.
📅 Submit your abstract by midnight (GMT) on Monday, 23rd February 2026.
🔗 isapp-sfa.com/tokyo-2026
Don't forget to prepare your abstract submission for the 2026 ISAPP annual meeting in Tokyo, Japan! ⏰
📅 Submit your abstract by midnight (GMT) on Monday, 23rd February 2026.
🔗 Abstract submission: isapp-sfa.com/tokyo-2026
@ISAPPscience
Can bacteria remember? In this month’s ISAPP-SFA blog, Killian Scanlon explores how microbes like E. coli can store and use information over time, from gene regulation to community-level “memory.”
Read the full blog below!
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