The goal of the Nutrition Winter School is to gather talented early-career researchers and experienced scientists from various backgrounds to enjoy scientific lectures and fruitful discussions under the magical atmosphere of Lapland. This can help the young investigators to find new avenues in their research area.
The program is designed to cover the topics from different perspectives: from basic science to the latest advances in the field of gut health, from a clinical, experimental and molecular biological point-of-view.
Changes to the program are possible.
19:00 Get-together drinks at Pub Panimo
Pre-seminar programme
8:30 – 12:00 Snowshoe hiking with Leena to Iisakkipää Fell.
(Equipment rental self-paid)
12:00 – 14:00 Seminar registration open at the hotel
SESSION 1: INTRODUCTION
15:00 – 16:00 Opening words - Welcome to Nutrition Winter School 2023
Nutrition Winter School 2023 Organizing Committee
16:00 – 18:00 Introductions
All seminar participants will introduce themselves
EVENING PROGRAM
18:00 – 19:00 Dinner at the Conference Hotel
19:30 Tour de Saariselkä
Meeting point at Hotel Riekonlinna reception at 19:30.
8:45 – 9:00 Summary of the day before
9:00 – 10:00 Keynote lecture: Physiology of the intestine - revisited
Prof. Karl-Heinz Herzig, Oulu University, Finland
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee break
SESSION 2: GUT AS A GATE AND BARRIER
10:15 – 11:00 Intestinal barrier
Dr Richard Forsgård, Örebro University, Sweden
11:00 – 11:30 Short presentations
Evangelia Kerezoudi: Impact of fermentation supernatants of rich in β-glucans Pleurotus eryngii mushrooms on intestinal permeability
Rebecca Ventin-Holmberg: Gut mucosal microbiota composition in inflammatory bowel disease introduced to infliximab
11:30 – 12:00 Poster session 1
Snap poster presentations from the participants
12:00 – 15:00 Lunch and outdoor activities
13:00-14:30 Optional outdoor activity of the day: Guided electronic fatbike tour
(Equipment rental self-paid)
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee and snack at the conference venue
SESSION 3: gut as a messenger basecamp
15:00 – 16:00 Keynote lecture: Gut-liver axis – impact for health and disease
Prof. Stephan C. Bischoff, University of Hohenheim, Germany
16:00 – 17:00 Industry minisession
Qiagen, Medfiles
17:00 – 18:00 Poster session 2
Snap poster presentations from the participants
EVENING PROGRAM
18:00 – 19.00 Dinner at the Conference Hotel
19:30 Winter Olympics at the nearby Aurora Hut
Meeting point at Hotel Riekonlinna reception at 19:30.
8:45 – 9:00 Summary of the day before
SESSION 4: GUT AS A NEUROLOGICAL ORGAN: IS IT THE SECOND OR FIRST BRAIN?
9:00 – 9:50 Keynote lecture: Role of the gut in the neurological system
Prof. Robert JM Brummer, Örebro University, Sweden
9:50 – 10:00 Coffee break
10:00 – 11:00 Keynote lecture: Food: relevance for symptom generation and treatment in IBS and IBD
Prof. Magnus Simrén, Gothenburg University, Sweden
11:00 – 12:00 Short presentations
Amanda Blomsten: Symptoms of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) and other eating disorders in adults in the general population with bowel symptoms
Ashwinkumar Dabhi: Single center observational study of impact of regular consumption of acarbose and psyllium husk on anthropometric and metabolic profile of patients with metabolic syndrome
Kathleen Wijnant: Salivary metabolomics and microbiomics unravel insights in pediatric psychosocial stress and weight status
Sanna Nybacka: Long-term effectiveness of two different carbohydrate-restrictive diets in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): The CARIBS Trial
12:00 – 15:00 Lunch and outdoor activities
13:00-14:30 Optional outdoor activity of the day: Guided snowshoeing
(Equipment rental self-paid)
14:45 – 15:00 Coffee and snack at the conference venue
SESSION 5: GUT AS AN MICROBE INCUBATOR – WHAT IS THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF INTESTINAL MICROBES
15:00 – 15:50 Keynote lecture: Biotics in the prevention and treatment of intestinal diseases
Prof. Seppo Salminen, Turku University, Finland
16:00 – 17:30 Short presentations
Emilia Köning: Relation of faecal microbiota to manipulative pig behavior
Nicola Procházková: Inter-individual variations in segmental gut transit time and pH are associated with differences in gut microbial metabolism
Noora Houttu: Gut microbiota richness in relation to metabolic and inflammatory markers in pregnant women with overweight and obesity
Astrid Vermeulen: Diet as diverging factor in microbiome analysis – the oatmeal study
Valeria Iannone: Engineered bacteria as a new potential therapeutic strategy for NAFLD in mice
17:30 – 18:00 Poster session 3
Snap poster presentations from the participants
EVENING PROGRAM
18:00 – 19.00 Dinner at the Conference Hotel
19:30 “Under the Northern Lights” evening at the Aurora Hut.
Meeting point at Hotel Riekonlinna reception at 19:30.
8:45 – 9:00 Summary of the day before
SESSION 6: GUT AS AN IMMUNOLOGICAL ORGAN: THE MOST IMPORTANT REGULATOR OF RESISTANCE
9:00 – 9:50 Keynote lecture: Intestinal immunology: How to feed the immune system
Prof. Outi Vaarala, Senior Vice President for Research and Development, Orion Group
9:50 – 10:00 Coffee break
10:00 – 11:00 Keynote lecture: Dietary fats affecting the immunological system
Prof. Philip Calder, Southampton University and Southampton General Hospital, UK
11:00 – 12:00 Short presentations
Lotta Luiskari: Ketogenic diet high in milkfat promotes the colonic expression of claudins without changes in intestinal permeability in healthy mice
Veera Houttu: Multi-omic phenotyping of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in response to high-intensity interval training
Ferran Fos-Codoner: Dietary galactose increases the expression of mitochondrial OXPHOS genes and modulates the carbohydrate oxidation pathways in mouse intestinal mucosa
Madeleine West: Gut disturbances and anorexia nervosa: medical complications or core pathophysiology
12:00 – 15:00 Lunch and outdoor activities
13:00-14:30 Optional outdoor activity of the day: Guided cross-country skiing
(Equipment rental self-paid)
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee and snack at the conference venue
SESSION 7: gut as an endocrinic influencer
15:00 - 15:30 Gut permeability and metabolic diseases
Dr Hanne Salmenkari, University of Helsinki, Finland
15:30 – 16:00 Local renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in the intestine
Doctoral researcher Hanna Launonen, University of Helsinki, Finland
SESSION 8: NEXT STEPS IN GUT HEALTH RESEARCH
16:00 – 17:00 How to get your paper published
Prof. Philip Calder, Southampton University and Southampton General Hospital, UK
17:00 – 18:00 How to get stakeholders interested in your research?
Prof. Robert JM Brummer, Örebro University, Sweden
EVENING PROGRAM
19:30 Closing dinner at Restaurant Kaunispään huippu
The closing dinner on top of Kaunispää fell. Meeting point at Hotel Riekonlinna reception at 19:30. There is bus connection to the restaurant, so please, be on time!
8:45 – 9:00 Summary of the day before
SESSION 8: NEWS FROM ANALYTICS AND DIAGNOSTICS
9:00 – 10:00 Preclinical models in studying intestinal health and diseases – focus on the colon
Prof. Diana Toivola, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 – 11:00 Clinical diagnostics and inflammation markers in intestinal diseases
Prof. Perttu Arkkila, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
11:00 – 11:45 Closing words & take-home messages
Nutrition Winter School 2023 Organizing Committee & all speakers and participants
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME ENDS
Afternoon: A public smoke sauna at Kiilopää for those staying over until Saturday (self-paid)