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LOCATION:Mansfield Room (Room 512), Fifth Floor, Cedar House, Ashton Street, Liverpool, UK, L69 3GE
SUMMARY:Microbiome and Performance Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This collaborative workshop will bring together researchers from the University of Liverpool (UoL) and Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) to advance cutting-edge research at the interface of microbiome science and human performance.Drawing on the breadth of expertise within the UoL’s Microbiome Innovation Centre, LJMU’s Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES) and the city’s strong clinical-academic networks, the session is designed to harness complementary strengths across microbiology, sport and exercise science, nutrition, data science, applied performance research and clinical practice.There are multiple fruitful contexts in which “performance” improvements might be beneficial, including: acute and critical illness, aging and human augmentation.Participants will showcase their expertise and available technologies, identify shared priorities and co-develop novel research questions. The workshop aims to strengthen Liverpool’s position as a leader in microbiome and performance research, sparking the development of competitive grant applications and fostering ambitious cross-institutional collaborations with national and international impact. Lunch will be provided. Those interested in attendance are invited to register their interest,  expressing their areas of research specialism and microbiome/performance research interest, along with any suggestions for talks or topics suggested for discussion on the day, by Friday 15 May.For example, two areas with an emerging evidence base are:   - beetroot juice and athletic performance - via nitrogen metabolising bacteria in the oral cavity. Are there other foods/nutritional supplements worth exploring ?   - nutritional supplementation and lactate metabolism in critical illness/sepsis. We use serum lactate as a measure of illness severity. The GI microbiome is a factor in lactate homeostasis.
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