Name: Why the gut microbiome is critical to children’s health: Harnessing microbiome science to end malnutrition
Start: 2024-09-25T14:00:00-0400
End: 2024-09-25T16:00:00-0400

SCIENCE SUMMIT 2024: 17 - 27 September, New York

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Wednesday September 25, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Science Summit venue (2nd floor)

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Malnutrition is linked to nearly half of all child deaths worldwide and costs an estimated USD$3.5 trillion annually. The most significant burden falls on low- and middle-income countries, with undernutrition affecting one out of five children. It robs children of their childhood and, for many, leads to a lifetime of poor learning and earning power.

In recent years, microbiome science has transformed our approach to seemingly intractable diseases such as antibiotic-resistant infections, inflammatory bowel disease, and cancer. Now, we have the opportunity to apply microbiome research to confront childhood malnutrition. This session will explore the transformative potential of microbiome science in combating global malnutrition and underscore the importance of science, particularly the microbiome, as a critical pathway to the design and delivery of new, innovative therapeutics to support the SDGs. With few therapeutic advancements in malnutrition in 30 years, this first-time panel will convene a unique blend of scientists, innovators and changemakers to prompt insightful conversation, new commitments and renewed action.

Speakers

Julie Barrett O'Brien

CEO, OpenBiome

Julie Barrett O’Brien is the Chief Executive Officer of OpenBiome. She is a global health leader who has guided organizations through transformative change. She was one of the earliest advocates for investing in strengthening health systems, and she played a vital role in bringing... Read More →

Jeffrey I. Gordon

Washington University in St. Louis

Dr. Jeffrey I. Gordon is Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor and Director of the Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology at Washington University in St. LouisJeffrey I. Gordon received his BA from Oberlin College and his MD from the University of Chicago... Read More →

Tahmeed Ahmed

icddr,b

Tahmeed Ahmed is the Executive Director of icddr,b, based in Bangladesh. He conducts community-based and clinical research to improve health outcomes for women and children, focusing on diarrheal diseases and associated conditions. One of his areas of focus is upstream research using... Read More →

Billo Tall

Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Senegal

Billo Tall is a Senegalese physician and researcher who has significantly contributed to maternal and newborn health in West Africa. Her work has been recognized nationally and internationally, and she continues to be a leading advocate for maternal and newborn health in Senegal and... Read More →

Nigel Rollins

World Health Organisation

Nigel Rollins trained as a pediatrician at Queen’s University, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He completed his doctoral research in Tanzania before moving to South Africa to work as Professor and Head of the Center for Maternal and Child Health at the University of KwaZulu-Natal... Read More →

Vanessa Ridaura

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Vanessa Ridaura is Senior Program Officer, Microbiome Products, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She received her PhD in Molecular Genetics and Genomics at Washington University in the Laboratory of Jeffrey I Gordon, pursued her post-doctoral training at NIAID under the mentorship... Read More →

Hilina Belete

Hilina Enriched Foods, Ethiopia

Hilina Belete is the General Manager of Hilina Enriched Foods, based in Ethiopia. Established in 1998, Hilina Enriched Foods manufactures food products specifically designed to combat various forms of malnutrition and other micronutrient deficiencies affecting children and other vulnerable... Read More →

Majdi Osman (Moderator)

OpenBiome

Dr. Majdi Osman is Chief Medical Officer at OpenBiome. He is an internationally recognized physician-scientist who leads OpenBiome’s translational medicine program. He is also the co-founder of YBank, a non-profit dedicated to adolescent health; a visiting assistant professor at... Read More →

Convenor Anne-Marie Green

OpenBiome

Wednesday September 25, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Science Summit venue (2nd floor)

Health

Attendees (157)

Science Summit 2024

Attendees (157)

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