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Yakult UK Symposium 2010 Programme  |
| 9.00 |
Registration
Coffee & pastries available |
| 9.50 |
Welcome
Dr Linda Thomas
Science Director, Yakult UK Ltd |
Morning session - Probiotics and the immune system
Chair: Professor Jeremy Hamilton-Miller
Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology, Royal Free and University College Medical School London |
| 10.00 |
Care of the elderly: the problems to be addressed
Professor Dermot Power
Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland |
| 10.30 |
Probiotics for the elderly: how might they help?
Professor Ian Rowland
Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Reading |
| 11.00 |
Refreshment break |
| 11.30 |
Exercise and immune function: probiotic potential for athletes
Professor Mike Gleeson
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University |
| 12.00 |
Allergies: a role for microbiota and probiotics
Professor Claudio Nicoletti
Research Leader, Institute of Food Research, Norwich |
| 12.30 |
Lunch / networking |
Afternoon session - Probiotics and gut health
Chair: Catherine Collins RD
Principal Dietitian, St George's Hospital NHS Trust, London |
| 13.30 |
Beyond probiotic headlines: spotlight on new probiotic research
Professor Bob Rastall
Head of Department, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading |
| 14.00 |
Irritable bowel syndrome, the gut flora, prebiotics & probiotics
Professor Eamonn Quigley
Professor of Medicine and Human Physiology, University College Cork, Ireland |
| 14.30 |
Gut flora - friend of foe: intestinal inflammation
Dr James Lindsay
Clinical Senior Lecturer & Consultant in Gastroenterology, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry,
The Royal London Hospital |
| 15.00 |
Refreshment break |
| 15.30 |
Panel discussion
Moderator: Professor Glenn Gibson
Professor of Food Microbial Sciences, University of Reading |
| 16.30 |
Drinks and nibbles
Relax and enjoy. An opportunity to discuss and network. |
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