Go Global: IHMC Seoul 2026

"Connecting Microbiome Research with AI-Driven Health Innovation"

Two PhD students from our Centre, whose research focuses on diet, microbiome and metabolome in health and diseases, attended IHMC 2026 Seoul, the 11th Congress of the International Human Microbiome Consortium.

A key focus of the congress was the growing role of artificial intelligence in advancing microbiome research and precision healthcare. Discussions highlighted how microbiome, metabolome, multi-omics and clinical data can be integrated to better predict disease risk, understand treatment response and support more personalised approaches to disease prevention and management.

The students gained valuable exposure to emerging global research directions, particularly how AI-driven tools may help translate microbiome science into more targeted, data-informed healthcare solutions in the future.