The annual Ri.MED Scientific Symposium NUTRITION, MICROBIOME AND METABOLISM – A science based multidisciplinary Symposium to explore cutting-edge research and nutritional health – will be held on October 17th and 18th, 2024 in Palermo, Italy. This meeting will bring together a panel of internationally recognized researchers for a two-day meeting to address the future of health through food.
The meeting will begin with a moderated conversation open to food safety and food politics, to be held on October 17th at 10:30 AM in Palazzo Branciforte. Italian will be the official language of this session. Palazzo Branciforte is a unique place, combining identity and innovation. A place where history, archaeology, modern and contemporary art, books, and the great Italian culinary tradition come together.
The Scientific Symposium will be also held at Palazzo Branciforte starting on Thursday, October 17th at 2:30 PM and ending on Friday October 18th evening. English will be the official language. We will take a journey in three parts through the microbiome, immune system response and environmental factors. The symposium will delve into how modern science can establish a solid, dependable foundation in an area that has seen superficial popularization but is now ready to emerge as a leading scientific discipline, bridging the environmental influences on pathophysiology.
Registration fees
- € 150,00 – University student or postgraduates student (PhD, master, specialization school, etc.)
- € 250,00 – Early registration – by July 17, 2024
- € 350,00 – Regular registration
For registration and payment, please click “Register now”
Chairs of the Symposium
Giulio Superti-Furga, Ph.D – Scientific Director, Ri.MED Foundation and Director, CeMM
Maria Rescigno, Ph.D – Full Professor and Deputy Rector – Humanitas University
Benoit Chassaing, Ph.D – Principal Investigator and Group Leader – Institut Pasteur
Confirmed Speakers
Heather Armstrong, PhD – University of Alberta
Raphaëlle Bourdet-Sicard, Ph.D – Danone Nutricia Research
Clarissa Campbell, Ph.D – CeMM
Nathalie Maria Delzenne, Ph.D – Université Catholique de Louvain
Lisa Derosa, M.D, Ph.D – Gustave Roussy Institute
Mahesh Desai, Ph.D – Luxembourg Institute of Health
Graham David Finlayson, Ph.D – University of Leeds
Andrew Gewirtz, Ph.D – Georgia University
Gabriel Nunez, M.D – University of Michigan
Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos, M.D, Ph.D – European Food Safety Authority
Nicola Segata, Ph.D – University of Trento
Frances Spragge, Ph.D – University of Oxford
Christoph Thaiss, Ph.D – Penn Institute for Immunology
Matthias Tschöp, M.D – Technical University of Munich
Special guest: Saghar Setareh, food writer
Submit your abstract!
You will have the choice to request evaluation for short talk and/or poster format. The scientific committee of the Symposium will choose the best works to be presented as short talks during the Symposium and/or for the poster session. You are invited to submit by July 1st , 2024 sending the abstract to symposium2024@fondazionerimed.com
