MVIF 50 - with keynote talk by Dr. Julie Huber

Microbiome Virtual International Forum (MVIF) is a recurring bite-sized alternative to multi-day microbiome conferences: Regular short-format (~3 hours) conferences that provide all the key elements of a traditional conference.

Forum n. 50 is a Pacific-first event, with live talks starting 1st June 2026, 9:30 am Tokyo time (see what time it is where you are here and add to your calendar here ). Professor Emad El-Omar will be the keynote speaker for this event.

For Atlantic time zones, recorded talks with live hosting and discussion will start on 3rd June at 8:30 am New York time (see what time and date it is where you are here and add to your calendar here ).

MVIF is a non-profit association registered in Italy

If you'd like to support MVIF, you can donate to our crowdfunding campaign .

Thanks to our co-organizing non-commercial partners the Seerave Foundation and CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy , and to our commercial partners for their support:

Silver Sponsor, Illumina

Iron Sponsor, CSB