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Microbes and Microbiomes in Health Workshop

This is an add-on workshop for an additional $50 that can be purchased alone or in combination with conference tickets. Register here.

Workshop 1: Microbes and Microbiomes in Health

Monday, September 22, 2025 | BRC Room 280

12:30pm – 5:30pm

Join us for a half-day pre-conference workshop sponsored by the Ken Kennedy Institue AI2Health cluster titled “Microbes and Microbiomes in Health”. The workshop will feature both computational and biological perspectives for studying microbes and microbiomes relevant to human health. This workshop will bring together experts in computational biology, microbiology, and microbiome science to discuss cutting-edge approaches for studying microbial communities and their impact on health.

**This workshop will have four lightning talks (10 minutes each). If you'd like to be considered to give a lightning talk, please email kenkennedy@rice.edu.**

Check-in

12:30pm – 1:00pm

Kickoff & Opening Remarks

1:00pm – 1:10pm

Opening Keynote Talk with Dr. Sarah Wallace, NASA JSC

1:10pm – 1:50pm

Break

1:50pm – 2:00pm

Invited Talk I with Dr. Sonia Villapol, HMRI

2:00pm – 2:25pm

Lightning Talks Round I

2:25pm – 2:45pm

Speakers:

Break

2:45pm – 3:00pm

Invited Talk II on Computational AI

3:00pm – 3:25pm

Lightning Talks Round II

3:25pm – 3:45pm

Speakers:

Break

3:45pm – 4:00pm

Closing Keynote Talk with Dr. Tandy Warnow, UIUC

4:00pm – 4:40pm

Reception

4:40pm – 5:30pm

Organized By:

Todd Treangen and AI2Health Research Cluster with the Ken Kennedy Institute