NSA Adelaide Annual Dinner - Soil to Small Intestine: The Microbiome and Me

The Annual Dinner is the flagship event for the Adelaide Branch of the Nutrition Society of Australia, and this year we’re thrilled to present the theme: "Soil to Small Intestine: The Microbiome and Me"

Hosted at Electra, you'll enjoy a delicious three-course meal interwoven with cutting-edge science and meaningful conversation. This year’s dinner will spotlight the microbiome, both within and outside the human body - from the gut to the ground - and how these invisible ecosystems profoundly shape our health and wellbeing.
Join us for an evening of nutrition, science, good food, and community as we connect with colleagues and dive deep into the world of microbes - both beneath our feet and within our bodies.
About Our Speakers:
Professor Damien Keating
Title: Gut-microbiome interactions controlling human metabolism

Damien is Deputy Director of the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI) and Head of the Gut Sensory Systems research group at Flinders University. He undertook post-doctoral research positions in Hamburg and Melbourne before accepting a research leadership role in Adelaide. He has held federal government fellowships and grants for the past 20 years and leads a research program focused on understanding how cells lining the gut wall sense nutrients, medicines and microbial metabolites to affect health and disease.

Dr Craig Liddicoat
Title: Soil and gut microbiome connections: From healthy ecosystems to healthy people

Dr Craig Liddicoat is a soil and gut microbiome researcher based at Flinders University. Craig uses DNA-based tools to examine the roles of microbial communities in soil-plant systems, animals and humans to better understand the potential for both beneficial and harmful microbial connections between ecosystems and human health. Currently, he is investigating the restoration of health-promoting soil biodiversity within the ‘People, Cities and Nature’ research program based in Aotearoa New Zealand. His talk will summarise the growing body of evidence that links soil, gut and human health via the microbiome pathway.

Host or Publisher Nutrition Society of Australia Adelaide Branch