Biosphera Scientific Days: first edition

Published: Oct 14, 2022 by FME Lab

The first Biosphera Scientific Days were held on October 13 and 14, 2022 on the Campus Agro Paris-Saclay. Dedicated to the launch of its eight thematic programs with scientific presentations and workshops led by the coordinators of these programs (Stéphane from FME & Ariane Bize from PROSE Unit presented the coordination of the Microorganisms program).

the Biosphera 2022 Scientific Days brought together nearly 200 participants, including 95 master’s students. This participation reflects the links between research and education that Biosphera is building.

These days were also an opportunity to exchange on scientific results through posters. Congratulations to Sybille Tabuteau (FME master2 student) who was the winner in the Master category with our poster entitled : Food-Borne Bacteria Undercover - MAGs (metagenome-assembled genomes) can reveal biases in cultured food bacterial isolates and help identifying new species and strains.

A short video of the event here :

https://cirrus.universite-paris-saclay.fr/s/fzbfM9xnMiWg24B

The FME lab communicates about the links between the microbiome, nutrition and health.

On Thursday 27 November, the FME lab took part in the Food System Microbiomes Conference in Wageningen during the session dedicated to the connections between microbiomes, nutrition and health. The session was co-chaired by Stéphane Chaillou (INRAE, Micalis) and Prof. Christophe Courtin (KU Leuven), and provided an opportunity to showcase advances from two major European projects: DOMINO and HealthFerm.

Understanding How Fermented Foods Shape Health Insights From a New PIMENTO Review

A new scoping review published in Frontiers in Nutrition¹ as part of the COST Action PIMENTO initiative provides a comprehensive assessment of what is currently known about the health effects of fermented foods in specific human populations. This work reflects a substantial collective effort. We conducted an extensive and rigorous screening of the scientific literature, reviewing and selecting studies across many categories of fermented foods and health outcomes.

Humblot Christèle, Alvanoudi Panagiota, Alves Emilia, Assunçao Ricardo, Belovic Miona, Bulmus-Tuccar Tugce, Chassard Christophe, Derrien Muriel, Karagöz Mustafa Fevzi, Karakaya Sibel, Laranjo Marta, Mantzouridou Fani Th, Rosado Catarina, Pracer Smilja, Saar Helen, Tap Julien, Treven Primož, Vergères Guy, Pertziger Eugenia, Savary-Auzeloux Isabelle, A scoping review of the health effects of fermented foods in specific human populations and their potential role in precision nutrition: current knowledge and gaps. Frontiers in Nutrition. 2025 doi:10.3389/fnut.2025.1650633 ↩

New tool suite - Food Microbiome Metabolic Modules (F3M)

The FME team has published a new preprint in Open Research Europe entitled
“Food Microbiome Metabolic Modules (F3M): a tool suite for functional profiling of food microbiomes.”
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