The annual Ri.MED Scientific Symposium NUTRITION, MICROBIOME AND METABOLISM – A science based multidisciplinary Symposium to explore cutting-edge research and nutritional health – was held on October 17th and 18th, 2024 in Palermo, Italy. This meeting brought together a panel of internationally recognized researchers for a two-day meeting to address the future of health through food.
The meeting began with a moderated conversation open to food safety and food politics, held on October 17th at 10:30 AM in Palazzo Branciforte. Italian was 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 was also held at Palazzo Branciforte starting on Thursday, October 17th at 2:30 PM and ending on Friday October 18th evening. English was the official language. We took a journey in three parts through the microbiome, immune system response and environmental factors. The symposium delved 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.
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
Massimo Pinzani, MD Ph.D – Scientific Director, IRCCS ISMETT and Professor of Medicine, University College London
Timothy R. Billiar, M.D – Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, UPMC
Invited Speakers
Heather Armstrong, PhD – University of Alberta
Raphaëlle Bourdet-Sicard, Ph.D – Danone Nutricia Research
Clarissa Campbell, Ph.D – CeMM
Hellas Cena, M.D – University of Pavia
Nathalie Maria Delzenne, Ph.D – Université Catholique de Louvain
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
Selected Speaker
Ilia Belotserkovsky, Ph.D – BIOASTER Technology Research Institute
Antonia Bruno, Ph.D – University of Milano-Bicocca
Georg Busslinger, Ph.D – Medical University of Vienna and CeMM
Bastien Castagner, Ph.D – McGill University
Clara Delaroque – Institut Pasteur
Björn O. Schröder, Ph.D – Umeå University
Special guest
Saghar Setareh, food writer and photographer
Photogallery
Symposium Media Partner
