The European Network for Gastrointestinal Health Research (ENGIHR) is a European Science Foundation Research Networking Programme (RNP) which promotes interactions between researchers interested in gut health research in Europe. This is done through a series of scientific meetings organised over a four-year period. The Network has a multidisciplinary nature, encompassing food manufacturers, food scientists, nutritionists, microbiologists, and clinicians. It promotes the training and development of young scientists through short visits grants, and encourages the integration of new partners.

NEWS……..

Registration is now open for the 2013 ENGIHR Conference

(September 18th-20th, Valencia, Spain):

The Intestinal Microbiota and Gut Health: Contribution of the Diet, Bacterial Metabolites, Host Interactions and Impact on Health and Disease

The programme is available here. Visit the Conference page for more details

Short Communication submission deadline: 16th August. We encourage participants to submit a Short Communication. Please use these guidelines: 2013 ENGIHR Conference; Short Communication Guidelines.

Registration deadline: 16th August. Please use this form: 2013 ENGIHR Conference Registration Form. 

Travel Grant Application deadline: 14th June. Please use this form: 2013 ENGIHR Conference Travel Grant Application Form. 

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Download the September 2012 Newsletter here.

The ENGIHR Steering Committee met in Tallin, Estonia, on October the 19th. The provisional dates for the 2013 ENGIHR workshop will be the 25th-27th September 2013 and the focus of the meeting will on “metabolites of the gut microbiota”. More details will be available soon.

A Workshop entitled “Gut microbiota in health and disease” will be held from 13 -15 September in Maastricht, the Netherlands. More information can be found at the website www.gutmicrobiota.org .

ENGIHR is now on LinkedIn. We plan to use this space for general discussions about funding, research ideas, and plans for future ENGIHR activities. See you there!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2nd ENGIHR Workshop (2nd-4th May, 2012). The workshop report will soon be available on the Workshop page.

A local ENGIHR meeting took place in Manchester (UK) on November 4th. “Diet and the Gut Microflora in Health and Disease” was being organised jointly by ENGIHR and the Manchester Diet, Digestion and Health network. Report to follow…….

The ENGIHR Steering Committee met in London on the 16th September. Plans were made for the next workshop to be held in Finland in May 2012. The meeting will be hosted by Dr Maria Saarela (VTT). More details to follow………