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Beneficial Microbes and International Symbiosis
<\/strong>Society Joint Conference<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Madison, Wisconsin\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0July 19 \u2013 23, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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The 2026 Conference on Beneficial Microbes will be co-organized with the International Symbiosis Society. The conference will provide a forum for the exchange of the latest conceptual and technological developments in the fast-moving field of beneficial host-microbe interactions. By bringing together US and international researchers across multiple disciplines (microbiology, immunology, developmental biology, neurobiology, physiology, nutrition, genomics, ecology, systems biology, evolutionary biology and clinical science), the conference will continue its 20-year tradition to examine the central role of microbes across biology. We encourage established and new investigators and trainees to attend the meeting and submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. Most talks will be selected from abstract submissions! We look forward to seeing you in Madison, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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2026 Keynote Speakers<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Colleen M. Cavanaugh<\/em>
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Jonathan A. Eisen
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Topics and Session Chairs\u00a0<\/h3>\n

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Topics<\/b><\/p>\n

One Health and Beneficial Microbes<\/p>\n

Microbe-Host Interaction at the Molecular Scale I<\/p>\n

Microbe-Host Interactions at the Molecular Scale II<\/p>\n

Microbe-Host Interactions at the Ecological Scale<\/p>\n

Microbe-Host Interactions at the Ecological Scale II<\/p>\n

Microbe-Host Interactions at the Evolutionary Scale<\/p>\n

Emerging Concepts in Microbe-Host Dynamics<\/p>\n

New Approaches to Study Microbe-Host Crosstalk<\/p>\n

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Jack Gilbert<\/em>,\u00a0University of California-San Diego<\/em><\/p>\n

John Rawls,\u00a0Duke University<\/em><\/p>\n

Amelia Lindsey,\u00a0University of Minnesota<\/em><\/p>\n

Julia Oh,\u00a0Duke University<\/em><\/p>\n

Christopher Lane, University of Rhode Island<\/em><\/p>\n

Maggie Sogin,\u00a0University of California Merced<\/em><\/p>\n

Shai Bel,\u00a0Bar-Ilan University<\/em><\/p>\n

Laura Knoll, University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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Federico Rey
<\/strong>University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/em><\/p>\n

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Rosie Alegado
<\/strong>University of Hawai\u02bbi, M\u0101noa<\/em><\/p>\n

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Planning Committee 2026<\/h3>\n
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Elizabeth Johnson<\/strong>,\u00a0Cornell University<\/em>
Kevin Kohl<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>University of Pittsburg
<\/em>Kathy Paige Lemon<\/strong>, Baylor College of Medicine
<\/em>Irene Newton<\/strong>, Indiana University (ISS)<\/em><\/p>\n

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David Clarke<\/strong>,\u00a0University College Cork<\/em>
Kat Milligan-McClellan,\u00a0<\/strong>University of Connecticut<\/em>
Buck Samuel<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Baylor College of Medicine
<\/em>Elizabeth Heath-Heckman<\/strong>, Michigan State University (ISS)<\/em><\/p>\n

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9th Conference on Beneficial Microbes<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Registration & Abstract Site Open
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The 2024 Conference on Beneficial Microbes will provide a forum for the exchange of the latest conceptual and technological developments in the fast-moving field of beneficial host-microbe interactions. By bringing together US and international researchers across multiple disciplines (microbiology, immunology, developmental biology, neurobiology, physiology, nutrition, genomics, ecology, systems biology, evolutionary biology and clinical science), the conference will continue its 20-year tradition to examine the central role of microbes across biology. We encourage established and new investigators and trainees to attend the meeting and submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations. Most talks will be selected from abstract submissions! We look forward to seeing you in Madison, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024 Keynote Speakers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Jeffrey I. Gordon
<\/strong>Washington University in St. Louis<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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M\u00f3nica Medina
<\/strong>Pennsylvania State University<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rosanna A. Alegado<\/strong>
University of Hawai\u02bbi, M\u0101noa<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jens Kreth<\/strong>
Oregon Health & Science University<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark J. Mandel<\/strong>
University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Elizabeth L. Johnson<\/strong>
Cornell University<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth K. Mallott<\/strong>
Washington University in St. Louis<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Irene L.G. Newton<\/strong>
Indiana University<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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University of Pennsylvania<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conference Co-Chairs <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Kevin Kohl
<\/strong>University of Pittsburgh<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/strong>Baylor College of Medicine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rosie Alegado<\/strong>, University of Hawai\u02bbi, M\u0101noa<\/em>
Nichole Broderick<\/strong>, Johns Hopkins University<\/em>
Elizabeth Johnson<\/strong>, Cornell University<\/em>
Eric Martens<\/strong>, <\/strong>University of Michigan<\/em>
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David Clarke<\/strong>, University College Cork<\/em>
Mark Mandel<\/strong>, University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/em>
Kat Milligan-McClellan<\/strong>, <\/strong>University of Connecticut<\/em>
Buck Samuel<\/strong>, Baylor College of Medicine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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