Impressions from the KLS/CRC1182-Lecture: Blaser & Dominguez-Bello
On Tuesday, November 12 2019, we were honoured to have Martin J. Blaser and Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello (New York) as our Kiel Life Science lecturers. Martin Blaser was awarded the Karl August Möbius Fellowship 2019 from the CRC1182. The talks took place in the Centre for Molecular Biosciences (ZMB), Am Botanischen Garten 11, lecture hall (4. OG).
12:00 – 13:00 KLS/CRC1182 lecture – Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello – Microbiome transitions across urbanization
Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello is the Henry Rutgers Professor of Microbiome and Health at the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers University New Brunswick. She also holds appointments as a Professor at the University of Puerto Rico and at the Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research. Her research focuses on the study the co-evolution of the microbiota and host, and impacts exerted by Western lifestyle practices.
14:00 – 15:00 Discussion round – Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello – “Female scientists in the top: Inside information and best practice examples” Chair: Prof. Dr. Eva Stukenbrock
16:15 – 17:15 KLS/CRC1182 lecture – Martin J. Blaser – Improved understanding of the early-life symbiosis between humans and our residential microbes
Award of the CRC1182 Karl August Möbius Fellowship
Martin J. Blaser, director of the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (CABM) at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS), Rutgers University New Brunswick, is a true pioneer with a keen focus on discovering the full impact of the microbiome on human health. In 2015, he was included in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world following the 2014 publication of his book, “Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics is Fueling Our Modern Plagues”, now being translated into 20 languages. Martin Blaser is member of the National Academy of Medicine http://martinblaser.com/
