Lecture 'Harnessing the Microbiome to Improve Human Health Using Novel Probabilistic AI Methods'

For whom
Alumni , Employees , Students
When
30-03-2026 from 15:00 to 16:30
Where
Campus Heymans, Building B, Room -1.11 (Apotheek), Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent
Language
English
Organizer
Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis - Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Contact
evelien.wynendaele@ugent.be

This talk targets a general audience, highlighting biomedical impacts and intuitive explanations of key computational innovations.

Our microbiota constitute extremely rich ecosystems with critical functions for human health. Disruptions (e.g., diet or antibiotics) can cause dysbiosis, linked to diseases like infections, inflammatory bowel disease, neurological disorders, diabetes, and cancer.

Recent research goes beyond associations to uncover mechanisms and explore bacteriotherapies and microbiome-based diagnostics. However, studying the microbiome is challenging due to complex, large, and noisy data.

This talk presents new computational approaches, including:

  • probabilistic models to design bacteriotherapies;
  • deep learning for interpretable diagnostics;
  • generative models linking microbiome, immunity, and infections;
  • methods to study spatial and temporal microbial dynamics.
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