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URL:https://murmitoyen.com/events/vanille/udem/detail/676887-environmental-
 pollutants-gut-microbiota-and-health-in-children
LOCATION:Université de Montréal - 7101 avenue du Parc\, 7101\, avenue du 
 Parc\, Montréal\, QC\, Canada\, H3N 1X9
SUMMARY:Environmental pollutants\, gut microbiota and health in children
DESCRIPTION:The important role of gut microbiota for human health has been 
 acknowledged. Normal delivery and breastfeeding plays an important role in
  the transfer and support of our ancestral microbes. C-section and antibio
 tics may cause disruptions in early gut microbiota composition in early li
 fe\, and disruptions in this critical period may have lifelong effects on 
 numerous functions. While we still do not fully understand the mechanism b
 y which single components of the gut microbiota exert their effects\, nume
 rous animal experiments show the devastating effects of lack of microbes e
 arly in life. Preliminary results in our infant child cohort of 550 Norweg
 ian children indicate that certain early markers of disruptive composition
 \, typical of C-section infants\, can also be tied to later BMI\, allergy 
 and neurodevelopment. Functional characteristics are also changed. On the 
 other\, hand we also observe associations between exposure to persistent e
 nvironmental toxicants in early life and many of the same outcomes\, such 
 as BMI and neurodevelopment. Infants are under double attack. These factor
 s may also interact\; toxicants may affect gut microbiota and gut microbio
 ta may determine the fate of toxicants in the body\, further complicating 
 the picture. More research is needed on environmental causes of disease in
 cluding their possible interactions.
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\nConférencière
\nMerete Egges
 bø is a senior researcher at Norwegian Institute of Public Health and le
 ads a research group in environmental epidemiology. She is the PI of the p
 rospective HUMIS & NoMIC birth cohorts\, encompassing more than 2600 child
 ren and with an indebt longitudinal data collection amongst others on envi
 ronmental toxicants and gut microbiota composition. The focus so far has b
 een on understanding their role in reproductive health\, growth/obesity an
 d neuropsychological functioning. She leads several prestigious Norwegian 
 Research council programs and participates in several EU projects. She has
  published 65 papers\, 9 first author and 9 as last author\, peer-reviewed
  (H-index 25\, google scholar).
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\nAnimation
\nMichèle Bouchard\, Che
 rcheuse régulière\, IRSPUM et professeure titulaire\, Département de sa
 nté environnementale et santé au travail\, ESPUM Titulaire de la Chaire 
 d'analyse et de gestion des risques toxicologiques
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