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How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : |
200 |
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Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : |
America-Canada-Ausrtalia-Netherlands-India-Korea-Nigeria |
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Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : |
Yes |
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If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : |
company:Nutricia,Nutricia research, Indana, Nutra |
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What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : |
Two subjects were notable for me:
1- Exposure to antibiotics in first 6 months because of microbiota suppressing produce increase body weight in early life.
2- Psychobiotics are capable of producing and delivering neuroactive substances such as gamma-aminobutyric acid and serotonin, which act on the brain-gut axis. Preclinical evaluation in rodents suggests that certain psychobiotics possess antidepressant or anxiolytic activit
since there were some inconsistency in the results of articles so the conclusion is not conclusive now. |
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If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : |
Conference Chair
Johan Garssen, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
Alan Landay, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Program Committee
John F Cryan, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Alain van Gool, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
David Hafler, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Charles R Mackay, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
André Marette, Laval University, Québec City, QC, Canada
Gregor Reid, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada |
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Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : |
No- Delegates who attend are looking to discover and learn what is going on in the field, not only in their specific disease area, but also to leverage key knowledge across therapeutic areas. they include:
R&D active in the areas of drug & medication, nutraceuticals and specialised medical nutrition.
Scientists working in academia interested in the interface between pharma and nutrition.
Clinicians investigating and applying the combination of drug treatment and (specialised) nutrition in patient care. |
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Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : |
Since there is not America embassy in Iran I had some trouble to apply for visa. Also for any reservation in that country I had to have credit card that I must borrow from my friends.But the other processes was almost easy to prepare. |
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Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : |
Since I have worked on endotoxins and microflora in my past project the presentations were interesting and useful.
Two subjects were notable for me:
1- Exposure to antibiotics in first 6 months because of microbiota suppressing produce increase body weight in early life.
2- Psychobiotics are capable of producing and delivering neuroactive substances such as gamma-aminobutyric acid and serotonin, which act on the brain-gut axis. Preclinical evaluation in rodents suggests that certain psychobiotics possess antidepressant or anxiolytic activit
since there were some inconsistency in the results of articles so the conclusion is not conclusive now. |