General Information

Targeting Microbiota 2019 Speakers

Introduction note by the President of ISM Targeting Microbiota 2019 Peter Konturek, Teaching Hospital of the University of Jena, Germany	Special session on Built Environment Microbiome Markus Egert, Furtwangen University, Germany
Skin microbiota 2019: From basics to applied cosmetics and skin care Florence Abdallah, University Paris-Sud, Inserm, France	International Space Station and hospital environments: Composition and function of microbiomes in confined built environments Christine Moissl-Eichinger, Medical University Graz, Austria
Microbiota and cancer : between Detection and Prognosis Romain Villeger, University of Clermont Auvergne, France	Hyaluronan, a new neuroimmune modulator of the microbiota-immune-gut-axis Cristina Giaroni, University of Insubria, Italy
Modulating the microbiota of the hospital environment by probiotic cleaning: impact on infections and antimicrobial resistance Elisabetta Caselli, University of Ferrara, Italy	Gut bacterial metabolites as markers and mediators of cardiovascular aging Marcin Ufnal, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
microRNA in host-microbiome interaction and probiotics Elena M Comelli, University of Toronto, Canada	Brain-Gut-Microbiota Axis in Alzheimer’s Disease Agata Mulak, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
Dialogue between the skin and the microbiota: The immune system is under control Chantal Pichon, French National Centre for Scientific Research, France	Intestinal barrier, gut microbiota and psoriasis Mariusz Sikora, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
Psychotropic Drugs and Microbiota - Important and Little Known Interaction Igor Loniewski, Pomeranian Medical University, Poland	Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular diseases in the Qatari population: Can the salivary microbiome predict it? Souhaila Al Khodor, Sidra Medical and Research Center, Qatar
Metabolic and Metagenomic Consequences of E. coli Infections Matteo Serino, Inserm and Digestive Health Research Institute, France	Gut microbiota and graft-versus-host disease in patients after bone marrow transplantation: FMT as a prevention or treatment? Jaroslaw Bilinski, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
Carcinogenic microbiota of oral cavity Tomasz M. Karpiński, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Poland	Fecal Preservation by Freeze-Drying: Applications and Perspectives Julie Reygner, Université Paris Descartes, Franc
Skin-Bacterial Microbiota Communication: Key Role in Cutaneous Homeostasis Marc G.J. Feuilloley, University of Rouen Normandy, France	Intergenerational Transfer of the Atopic-Disease Potential from the Murine Maternal Gut Microbiota Grafted with Human Faecalibacterium Prausnitzii Pathobionts Heenam Stanley Kim, Korea University, South Korea

Concluding remarks of 6th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota

It was a great pleasure for me to organize together with Marvin Edeas the annual 6th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota in Porto on October 28-30, 2018. I think that the conference was very well organized both logistically and in terms of its scientific content. 

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Call for Scientific Abstracts & Innovations

The Scientific Committee of the International Society of Microbiota invites all scientists, academics and industrials to present their researches in microbiota area during the 7th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota, which will be held in Krakow, Poland, next October, 2019.

How to get to Porto

Porto is a major infrastructural hub of north Portugal, which is why it can be easily reached by a variety of means of transport. Foreign visitors might find it at hand to get to Porto by plane, the closest airport being Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport, located about 11 kilometers north of the center of the city. Getting to Porto by train is, again, a reliable alternative. Driving to Porto is yet another solution. Thus, depending on each tourist’s vacation priorities and point of departure, they can select the most convenient manner of traveling to Porto.

By plane

Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport is located on the north outskirts of Porto, about 11 kilometers from the center of the city. It is serviced by some 20 airline companies which operate both business class and low cost flights, such as Luxair, TAP Portugal, Ryanair, Air Berlin, Air Transat and Aigle Azur. These airline companies establish connections between Porto and sundry national and international destinations, such as Lisbon itself, Brussels, Toronto, Montreal, Milan, Paris, Madrid and Frankfurt, Bordeaux and London.

The airport transfer means are highly reliable, Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport being accessible by both public means of transport (buses and metros) and private means (rented cars and taxis).

Website: www.ana.pt

By train

In north Portugal, Porto is the most important railway hub of all the cities. It is services by two main train stations. Estacao de Sao Bento (Sao Bento Train Station) is located in central Porto, in Praca Almeida Garrett, being the terminal of regional trains which travel between Porto and sundry north destinations (such as Braga, Viana do Castelo and Duoro).

Estacao de Campanha (Campanha Train Station) is the terminal of trains leaving for and arriving from the south (Lisbon included). Thus, a train trip between Porto and Lisbon takes about three hours, but what is also worth mentioning is the said Estacao de Campanha is also used by trains which establish international railway connections.

In order to learn more about the railway routes between Porto and sundry other national and international destinations, train schedules, ticket prices and the like, please visit Comboios de Portugal.

By bus

Getting to Porto by bus is yet another inspired alternative for people who travel from abroad and for nationals alike. Bus trips have their inner advantages, and they can be taken into account by people who, for one reason or another, rule out flights and train trips, eventually opting for this manner of transport.

Rede Nacional de Expressos

The Lisbon headquartered Rede Nacional de Expressos links Porto to virtually the entire Portugal. One of the most frequented routes is the one between Porto and Lisbon. Thus, the company operates 9 trips a day between the capital and Porto, which is fairly reassuring for all tourists (business and pleasure tourists alike) who need to get from one destination to another in a relatively short time.

For complete and updated information on the bus trips, arrivals and departures, network of lines, as well as ticket prices and the like, follow the indications below:

Website: www.rede-expressos.pt

InterNorte

InterNorte might come in handy for tourists who want to travel between Porto and Lisbon, but the services of this company can also be opted for in case travelers want to go from Portugal to Paris. The company has quarters in Porto and Lisbon alike, but it also has branch offices in Paris and two other locations in France.

In order to learn more about the bus trips operated by InterNorte, bus schedules, ticket prices and the like, use the indications below:

Website: www.internorte.pt

Eurolines

Unsurprisingly, Eurolines offers the best deals when it comes to international connections between Porto and sundry destinations on the continent. One of the Portuguese headquarters of the company is in Lisbon, but Eurolines also has a branch office in Porto.

For complete information on the bus line network between Porto and the cities of Europe, bus schedules, ticket prices, trip duration and the like, follow the indications below:

Website: www.eurolines.com / www.lusoeurolines.com.pt

News source: http://www.porto-tourism.com/how-to-get-to-porto.html