International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP)

New ISAPP blog post by Prof. Dan Merenstein MD: ❓ How does medicine currently capture the idea of who will respond to a specific intervention? ❓ How does this apply in the field of biotics? Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gWusmiFd

Have you heard? This year's Gregor Reid Award for Outstanding Scholars in Developing Nations is Josiane Kenfack of Cameroon! Looking forward to hearing about her work at ISAPP's annual meeting in July. https://lnkd.in/gxbYrpUe

Check out our latest podcast -- Dr. Paul Cotter speaks about how fermented foods are made, what might account for their health benefits, and a vision of fermented foods one day delivering personalized benefits. https://lnkd.in/d5uN9ErZ

ISAPP was pleased to attend the Mexican Society of Microbiota Meeting recently in Guadalajara, bringing together 180 clinicians, scientists, and policymakers! Marla Cunningham talked about clinical evidence of probiotics for common indications & board member Gabriel Vinderola debunked myths about probiotics.

The winner of the 2025 Glenn Gibson Early Career Researcher Award is Dr. Peijun Tian PhD, a researcher focused on probiotics for brain health 🧠 https://lnkd.in/gm57Pejf

Curious what ISAPP experts have to say about the most interesting and impactful science of the past year? We kicked off Season 4 of the Science, Microbes & Health podcast with this discussion on the scientific highlights from the past year in the fields of biotics and the microbiome. https://lnkd.in/g5x34tGH Colin Hill Maria Marco

📢 ANNOUNCING... the winner of the 2nd Sanders Award for Advancing Biotic Science! Meet Remco Kort, whose accomplishments include publishing 100+ scientific papers, co-founding Yoba For Life, and helping establish the Micropia museum. https://lnkd.in/gJaXeP_q

💡 Check out ISAPP's expert roundup on the top scientific highlights of 2024! 📰Enhancing biotic benefits through metabolites 📰Field-wide efforts to understand how diet impacts biotic interventions 📰Progress in understanding a healthy gut microbiome ... and more! https://lnkd.in/gW4rKVUv

💊 Have you heard about our latest publication? This one's on the topic of probiotics for restoring an antibiotic-disrupted gut microbiota. Read about it here: https://lnkd.in/gR9Te9PU

Join ISAPP’s live webinar 💻 New ISAPP Expert Recommendation: Scientific Criteria for Classifying Prebiotics.  December 11, 2024 at 10:00 am Eastern In this webinar, five expert speakers will address the challenges in defining and classifying prebiotics and will describe a unified approach to assist the scientific field moving forward. Topics include the definition of prebiotics and its implications, what it means for a substance to be selectively utilized by the microbiota, evidence for causality in prebiotic effects and a practical example of evaluating a prebiotic candidate. Registration is free and open to all. https://bit.ly/3CFx2By