Cross Talk is a Marie Curie Initial Training Network focusing on health, 

Our network gathers 13 partners  and  14 young scientists funded by the Cross Talk project as well 4 associated PhD students .

Training of the fellows is the core activity of Marie Curie ITN projects. Cross Talk orientated the training towards

“The emergence of a supra-discipline, the human microbiome metagenomics”

which calls for competencies in molecular biology, microbiology, cell biology, immunology, animal and human physiology. Cross Talk aims at developing new concepts and trans-discipline training based on an integrated scientific program, laboratory exchanges and frequent contacts with industrial partners. Beyond the promotion of scientific excellence, Cross Talk insists on the parallel development of fellows’ transversal skills (management, communication & networking).

The overall scientific goal is to answer key questions on

“the role of the host-gut microbiota crosstalkin the development and maintenance of a health:”

The next Workshop and last one of the Cross Talk ITN will be held in Oslo - April 2012, 12-13th. Co-organized with our partner the University of Oslo represented by Finn-Eirik JOHANSEN, this event will be oriented toward "Host-microbes cross-talk: from animal models to human patients". Please put this day in your diary ! More information soon.

Our 4th Network Meeting and 3rd Fall School took place in Wageningen, it was a great success. We thank  LABIP for its involvment in our Fall School.

International Scientific Conference on Probiotics and Prebiotics - IPC2010, June 12-14, 2010 - Kosice, Slovakia

International Human Microbiome Congress, March 19-21, 2012 - Paris, France

3rd TNO Beneficial Microbes Conference, March 26-28, 2012 - Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands