September 9: Atlantic Session, 12:30 - 15:30 UTC
  
September 11: Pacific Session, 00:30 - 03:30 UTC

Microbial ecosystems underpin life on Earth, yet they are increasingly imperiled by human activities, including unsustainable agricultural practices and overuse of antibiotics. These disturbances disrupt microbial networks essential for environmental stability, biodiversity, and animal and human health, contributing to the global rise of chronic diseases and ecosystem degradation. Equitable approaches for the preservation of microbial diversity are urgently needed.

This 5th Global Microbiome Network symposium (GloMiNe 2025) focuses on the challenges and ways ahead. In partnership with the Microbiome Virtual International Forum (MVIF), the Microbiota Vault initiative assembles a community of experts from all over the world to discuss and promote the importance of conservation efforts on microbial biodiversity.

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Atlantic Session – Sept. 9th

Atlantic Session Local Time and Date

Starting September 9th, 12:30 UTC

12.30 – 12:35

Welcome
Gloria Dominguez-Bello and Christina Pavloudi

12:35 – 12:50

Gloria Dominguez-Bello
The Microbiota Vault
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12:50- 13:05

Youzheng Teo and Anton Lavrinienko
Presentation of the Launch Phase
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13:05 – 13:15

Questions

13:15 – 13:30

Manuel Fankhauser
The Role of Philanthropic Foundations and Donors in the Preservation of Invisible Biodiversity
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13:30 – 13:45

Beat Frey
Biobanking of microorganisms from permafrost and glaciers of the Swiss Alps
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13:45 – 14:00

Alejandro Reyes
Filling the Gaps in Global Microbiome Knowledge from Latin America
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14:00 – 14:15

Daniel Figeys
Life gut microbiome cryopreservation and assays
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14:15 – 14:30

Alexandre Soares Rosado
From Deserts to Coral Reefs: Preserving Microbial Diversity for One Health in the Arabian Peninsula
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14:30 – 14:45

Raquel Peixoto
Coral probiotics: From the Laboratory to the Real World
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14:45 – 15:00

Bonface Gichuki
A genomic catalogue of cultivated gut bacteria from children in non-industrialised populations.

15:00 – 15:15

Curtis Huttenhower
Viral diversity in the human microbiome
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15:15 – 15:30

Luis Pedro Coehlo
Cataloging the global microbiome. Very big data for very small things
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Pacific Session – Sept. 11th

Pacific Session Local Time and Date

Starting September 11th, 00:30 UTC

00:30 – 00:35

Welcome
Safarina Malik and Célio Dias Santos Júnior

00:35 – 00:50

Gloria Dominguez-Bello
The Microbiota Vault
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00:50 – 01:05

Adrian Egli
Experiences from the Microbiota Vault Pilot Project
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01:05 – 01:15

Questions

01:15 – 01:30

Safarina Malik
Social Microbiome Gradient Across the Rural-to-Urban Transition in Indonesia
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01:30 – 01:45

Meghan Azad 
Global perspectives on human milk and infant microbiomes
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01:45 – 02:00

Thomas Sharpton
Disentangling the exposome’s impact on the gut microbiome and health
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02:00 – 02:15

Jack Gilbert
Precision Microbiome Health Care
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02:15 – 02:30

David Mills
Preservation of the global early life microbiota: Can a synergism with human milk reveal beneficial strains?
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02:30 – 02:45

Kate Bowerman
Surveying the faecal microbiomes of Australian marsupials
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02:45 – 03:00

Takuji Yamada 
Microbiome spectra and prevalent colibactin-associated mutational process in Japanese colorectal cancer
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03:00 – 03:15

Francine Marques
Preserving microbial diversity: An Australian perspective
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03:15 – 03:30

Calum J. Walsh
Rational Engineering of Live Bacterial Therapeutics from a Human Microbiome Biobank
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