María Angeles Nunez Sanchez Centre for Research in Vascular Biology I fell in love with the microbiome research while doing my PhD. My research focused on the effect of secondary metabolites in colorectal cancer and quickly discovered the importance of the individual microbiome responding to different nutritional interventions and treatments. I got a EU funded…

Dimitris Tsaltas Cyprus University of Technology I am a microbiome ambassador because I realized how much I can contribute to my country, to the local agrifood sector, to research, to innovation and how important tool is microbiome analysis in educating young microbiologists about the amazing things microbes can do in all small or large natural…

Miguel Fernandez de Ullivarri APC Microbiome I am passionate about microbiome because science is continuously teaching us its importance on our health and disease, and that we have the potential to modulate it for our own benefit. My research is focused on the design of a biotherapy for treating vaginal candidiasis. These are infectious diseases…

Darragh Quinlan Independent small animal vet As a Food Science and Technology graduate from UCC, I worked in research & development for the Danone group, before returning to university to become a veterinarian. Employed as a clinician in a small animal practice in France I have become aware of the importance of the microbiome in…

Travellers to a New World Simon Spichak, APC Microbiome Ireland We’ve waited for everything to align,Checking for every signal and sign,Eagerly waiting for month nine – the appropriate time,To explore and colonize lands both sterile and divine, We sensed the nervous excitement,The occasional kicks and joy,Shaking and rumbling growing inside our earthen mother,Giving rise to…

Christina Tsai NitaBiome I am a Ph.D biochemist with 7 years experience in the microbiome field. I founded a company in developing bacteriophage therapy for treating Staphylococcus aureus infection, called EpiBiome. I joined another company using gut microbiome test to provide lifestyle recommendation. I recently spend more time using video and writing review articles to…

Mathilde Poyet Global Microbiome Conservancy We, at the Global Microbiome Conservancy, are aiming to preserve the full biodiversity of the human microbiome before it is lost to industrialized diets and lifestyles worldwide. Since microbiome imbalances are associated with diseases like asthma, allergy, and inflammatory bowel disease, this biodiversity has unprecedented potential to impact the future…

Esther Kumar Novozymes The world is seeking Sustainable solutions to make the world a better place and I feel proud to associate with an organization that is doing Better Business with Biology by exploring the potential of tiny Microbes in Agriculture, Food and other Industries. We are striving hard to leave the World better than…

Alena Pribyl MICROBA The community of microorganisms that live in our gut are incredibly important for our health, mostly because of the huge variety of substances they produce that can positively or negatively impact our immune, nervous and metabolic systems. It was this fact that captured my interest and drew me away from studying stress…

Graciela Vignolo CERELA Fermentation of raw materials is an ancients way of preserving food. It is a desirable process resulting from the modification of food material by the activity of microorganisms and their enzymes. These transformations through fermentation occur spontaneously due to the development of microorganism populations naturally present (microbiota) in the food environment under…