The International Scientific Assoc for Probiotics & Prebiotics
@isappscience.bsky.social
A nonprofit scientific organization dedicated to advancing the science of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics, fermented foods, and the microbiome.
The winner of the 2026 Sanders Award for Advancing Biotic Science is Prof. David Mills PhD of UC Davis!
Prof. Mills has made important scientific discoveries & pursued translation of scientific insights. He's also been active as a mentor and in community service.
isappscience.org/2026-sanders...
Prof. Mills has made important scientific discoveries & pursued translation of scientific insights. He's also been active as a mentor and in community service.
isappscience.org/2026-sanders...
January 16, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The winner of the 2026 Sanders Award for Advancing Biotic Science is Prof. David Mills PhD of UC Davis!
Prof. Mills has made important scientific discoveries & pursued translation of scientific insights. He's also been active as a mentor and in community service.
isappscience.org/2026-sanders...
Prof. Mills has made important scientific discoveries & pursued translation of scientific insights. He's also been active as a mentor and in community service.
isappscience.org/2026-sanders...
Looking for an overview of the important advancements in biotic science over the past year? Look no further than this special edition of our podcast, featuring a conversation with three ISAPP board members:
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
January 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Looking for an overview of the important advancements in biotic science over the past year? Look no further than this special edition of our podcast, featuring a conversation with three ISAPP board members:
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
Looking for a deep dive into the newly published guidelines on dietary management of chronic constipation? See our podcast with Eirini Dimidi for highlights of the publication and how to advance evidence-based practice in this area.
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
December 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Looking for a deep dive into the newly published guidelines on dietary management of chronic constipation? See our podcast with Eirini Dimidi for highlights of the publication and how to advance evidence-based practice in this area.
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
In our latest podcast, Prof. Yvan Vandenplas speaks about the recent ESPGHAN recommendations paper on probiotics & prebiotics in infant formula, and how clinical trials should be designed to move the field forward.
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In our latest podcast, Prof. Yvan Vandenplas speaks about the recent ESPGHAN recommendations paper on probiotics & prebiotics in infant formula, and how clinical trials should be designed to move the field forward.
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
Several of ISAPP's current and past board members are on this year's list of Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers!
🎉 Congratulations to these outstanding scientists, who ask the difficult questions and help advance biotic science across the globe.
🎉 Congratulations to these outstanding scientists, who ask the difficult questions and help advance biotic science across the globe.
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Several of ISAPP's current and past board members are on this year's list of Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers!
🎉 Congratulations to these outstanding scientists, who ask the difficult questions and help advance biotic science across the globe.
🎉 Congratulations to these outstanding scientists, who ask the difficult questions and help advance biotic science across the globe.
Curious about the latest scientific work on colonization resistance in the gut & barriers to probiotic engraftment? Check out our new podcast episode with Prof. Kevin Foster:
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Curious about the latest scientific work on colonization resistance in the gut & barriers to probiotic engraftment? Check out our new podcast episode with Prof. Kevin Foster:
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
The latest podcast episode in our series on microbial ecology is not to be missed! Dr. Joao Xavier talking about microbial ecosystem management in people being treated for cancer. Listen now:
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
October 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The latest podcast episode in our series on microbial ecology is not to be missed! Dr. Joao Xavier talking about microbial ecosystem management in people being treated for cancer. Listen now:
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
Our podcast has kicked off a brand new series on leveraging microbial ecology for health! See our first episode here, with Marjon de Vos speaking about eco-evolutionary processes & how they affect antimicrobial resistance:
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Our podcast has kicked off a brand new series on leveraging microbial ecology for health! See our first episode here, with Marjon de Vos speaking about eco-evolutionary processes & how they affect antimicrobial resistance:
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
isappscience.org/resource/epi...
ISAPP was pleased to hold a joint symposium with the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility addressing the question: "Is gut health a meaningful concept in neurogastroenterology?"
Stay tuned for ISAPP's gut health definition paper, to be published soon!
Stay tuned for ISAPP's gut health definition paper, to be published soon!
September 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
ISAPP was pleased to hold a joint symposium with the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility addressing the question: "Is gut health a meaningful concept in neurogastroenterology?"
Stay tuned for ISAPP's gut health definition paper, to be published soon!
Stay tuned for ISAPP's gut health definition paper, to be published soon!
🔥Hot topic alert! Our latest podcast episode with Dr. Thomas Greiner of Bäckhed lab covers GLP-1 in the gut and its contributions to metabolic health.
Listen now:
isappscience.org/episode-65-u...
Listen now:
isappscience.org/episode-65-u...
July 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
🔥Hot topic alert! Our latest podcast episode with Dr. Thomas Greiner of Bäckhed lab covers GLP-1 in the gut and its contributions to metabolic health.
Listen now:
isappscience.org/episode-65-u...
Listen now:
isappscience.org/episode-65-u...
ISAPP gathers in Banff, Canada this week! Our gala dinner was a great chance to honor this year's outgoing board members, Profs. Colin Hill & Eamonn Quigley -- and have some fun with line dancing, s'mores, and more 🍫
July 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
ISAPP gathers in Banff, Canada this week! Our gala dinner was a great chance to honor this year's outgoing board members, Profs. Colin Hill & Eamonn Quigley -- and have some fun with line dancing, s'mores, and more 🍫
In this podcast episode, it was a treat to hear from Dr. Amir Zarrinpar about how microorganisms contribute to circadian rhythms and metabolic health! Tune in to this fascinating conversation for insights on time-restricted eating & more.
isappscience.org/episode-64-i...
isappscience.org/episode-64-i...
July 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
In this podcast episode, it was a treat to hear from Dr. Amir Zarrinpar about how microorganisms contribute to circadian rhythms and metabolic health! Tune in to this fascinating conversation for insights on time-restricted eating & more.
isappscience.org/episode-64-i...
isappscience.org/episode-64-i...
In our latest podcast episode, Prof. Dirk Haller explains his research spanning from nutrition to immunology to gut microbiota, all with the goal of understanding contributions to chronic disease. Listen here:
isappscience.org/episode-63-i...
isappscience.org/episode-63-i...
June 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In our latest podcast episode, Prof. Dirk Haller explains his research spanning from nutrition to immunology to gut microbiota, all with the goal of understanding contributions to chronic disease. Listen here:
isappscience.org/episode-63-i...
isappscience.org/episode-63-i...
Kefir that improves cardiometabolic health: is it far-fetched or scientifically feasible? On our latest podcast, hear from Prof. Ben Willing, who's studying the health benefits of traditional fermented foods and what microorganisms (or other factors) drive them.
isappscience.org/episode-62-e...
isappscience.org/episode-62-e...
June 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Kefir that improves cardiometabolic health: is it far-fetched or scientifically feasible? On our latest podcast, hear from Prof. Ben Willing, who's studying the health benefits of traditional fermented foods and what microorganisms (or other factors) drive them.
isappscience.org/episode-62-e...
isappscience.org/episode-62-e...
Today we launch our series of podcasts on metabolic health through the gut! In this episode, Dr. Karen Corbin PhD RD describes the detailed way in which she studies host energy balance, and how it can reveal the contributions of gut microbes.
isappscience.org/episode-61-d...
isappscience.org/episode-61-d...
June 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Today we launch our series of podcasts on metabolic health through the gut! In this episode, Dr. Karen Corbin PhD RD describes the detailed way in which she studies host energy balance, and how it can reveal the contributions of gut microbes.
isappscience.org/episode-61-d...
isappscience.org/episode-61-d...
Check out this joint ESNM & ISAPP session on the concept of gut health, coming up at the NeuroGASTRO 2025 conference. Early bird registration ends June 9th!
www.neurogastro2025.org/registration...
www.neurogastro2025.org/registration...
June 7, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Check out this joint ESNM & ISAPP session on the concept of gut health, coming up at the NeuroGASTRO 2025 conference. Early bird registration ends June 9th!
www.neurogastro2025.org/registration...
www.neurogastro2025.org/registration...
We're so pleased to hear from Prof. Emad El-Omar MD FRCP, editor of Gut journal, on this week's podcast!
He describes recent progress in defining a healthy gut microbiome, as well as the latest causal links between the gut microbiome & specific GI diseases.
isappscience.org/episode-60-p...
He describes recent progress in defining a healthy gut microbiome, as well as the latest causal links between the gut microbiome & specific GI diseases.
isappscience.org/episode-60-p...
June 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We're so pleased to hear from Prof. Emad El-Omar MD FRCP, editor of Gut journal, on this week's podcast!
He describes recent progress in defining a healthy gut microbiome, as well as the latest causal links between the gut microbiome & specific GI diseases.
isappscience.org/episode-60-p...
He describes recent progress in defining a healthy gut microbiome, as well as the latest causal links between the gut microbiome & specific GI diseases.
isappscience.org/episode-60-p...
Have you heard about the HACK index as an approach for measuring a health-associated gut microbiome across multiple geographies? Dig into the details in our latest podcast with computational microbiologist Dr. Tarini Shankar Ghosh.
isappscience.org/episode-59-t...
isappscience.org/episode-59-t...
May 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Have you heard about the HACK index as an approach for measuring a health-associated gut microbiome across multiple geographies? Dig into the details in our latest podcast with computational microbiologist Dr. Tarini Shankar Ghosh.
isappscience.org/episode-59-t...
isappscience.org/episode-59-t...
On our podcast, the ISAPP hosts talk regulatory science & how it can support microbiome-based biomarkers! Hear from our guest, Dr. Celine Druart PhD of PRI:
isappscience.org/episode-58-r...
isappscience.org/episode-58-r...
May 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
On our podcast, the ISAPP hosts talk regulatory science & how it can support microbiome-based biomarkers! Hear from our guest, Dr. Celine Druart PhD of PRI:
isappscience.org/episode-58-r...
isappscience.org/episode-58-r...
Check out our latest podcast episode! Continuing with our "healthy microbiome" series, Raphaela Joos of University College Cork describes how the Human Microbiome Action Consortium created an expert-led consensus around the concept of a healthy human microbiome.
isappscience.org/episode-57-i...
isappscience.org/episode-57-i...
May 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Check out our latest podcast episode! Continuing with our "healthy microbiome" series, Raphaela Joos of University College Cork describes how the Human Microbiome Action Consortium created an expert-led consensus around the concept of a healthy human microbiome.
isappscience.org/episode-57-i...
isappscience.org/episode-57-i...
The ISAPP community is saddened by the loss of a valued colleague: Prof. Jyoti Tamang of Sikkim University in India.
May 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The ISAPP community is saddened by the loss of a valued colleague: Prof. Jyoti Tamang of Sikkim University in India.
Today we kick off our new podcast series on what makes a "healthy microbiome"! Our first episode features Dr. Gianluca Ianiro of Italy talking about a recent consensus paper on microbiome testing. Listen here:
isappscience.org/episode-56-a...
isappscience.org/episode-56-a...
May 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Today we kick off our new podcast series on what makes a "healthy microbiome"! Our first episode features Dr. Gianluca Ianiro of Italy talking about a recent consensus paper on microbiome testing. Listen here:
isappscience.org/episode-56-a...
isappscience.org/episode-56-a...
Have you seen the hot-off-the-press "NiMe Diet" paper? Dr. Anissa Armet PhD RD explains the study in this edition of the podcast. (Plus, see the show notes for the NiMe Diet cookbook with the study's high-fiber recipes!)
isappscience.org/episode-55-h...
isappscience.org/episode-55-h...
April 24, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Have you seen the hot-off-the-press "NiMe Diet" paper? Dr. Anissa Armet PhD RD explains the study in this edition of the podcast. (Plus, see the show notes for the NiMe Diet cookbook with the study's high-fiber recipes!)
isappscience.org/episode-55-h...
isappscience.org/episode-55-h...
Precision fermentation is a cutting-edge technology in food science -- find out exactly how it works in this podcast with Prof. William Chen of Singapore.
isappscience.org/episode-52-a...
isappscience.org/episode-52-a...
April 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Precision fermentation is a cutting-edge technology in food science -- find out exactly how it works in this podcast with Prof. William Chen of Singapore.
isappscience.org/episode-52-a...
isappscience.org/episode-52-a...
Our latest podcast episode features Prof. Yves Desjardins (plant scientist 🌿) giving an overview of what polyphenols are & how they create niches for certain bacteria in the gut.
Listen now:
isappscience.org/episode-54-i...
Listen now:
isappscience.org/episode-54-i...
April 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Our latest podcast episode features Prof. Yves Desjardins (plant scientist 🌿) giving an overview of what polyphenols are & how they create niches for certain bacteria in the gut.
Listen now:
isappscience.org/episode-54-i...
Listen now:
isappscience.org/episode-54-i...