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Seerave Foundation and #MVIF invite you to their symposium, Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy, a two-part event designed to move the field from evidence to action.

It's free to join, just bring your questions and your curiosity!

🔗 cassyni.com/s/mvif-oncobiome2026

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Great turnout for the Atlantic #MVIF-Seerave event on Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy! 🎉

There's still time to catch the Pacific session:
cassyni.com/s/mvif-oncob...

Help us spread the word, thanks!
September 16, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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See you today at a joint symposium by Seerave Foundation and #MVIF!
Seerave Foundation and #MVIF invite you to their symposium, Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy, a two-part event designed to move the field from evidence to action.

It's free to join, just bring your questions and your curiosity!

🔗 cassyni.com/s/mvif-oncobiome2026

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September 15, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Tomorrow marks the start of a new #MVIF season!

Kicking off with the Oncobiome-Seerave Atlantic event on Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy.

Join us here: cassyni.com/s/mvif-oncob...
Seerave Foundation and #MVIF invite you to their symposium, Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy, a two-part event designed to move the field from evidence to action.

It's free to join, just bring your questions and your curiosity!

🔗 cassyni.com/s/mvif-oncobiome2026

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September 14, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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New #MicrobiomeDigest is OUT microbiomedigest.com/2026/09/11/s...

• cattle virome / @ryancook94.bsky.social

• mothers-adult daughters vaginal microbiome / @sarahlebeer.bsky.social

• microbiome biomarker recovery in CRC / André Salgado

See you next week at the Seerave & #MVIF Symposium!
September 11, 2026
See you at the Seerave & MVIF Symposium next week! General Integrating multi-omics technologies to decipher microbiome functions – Tim Van Den Bossche – Nature Communications Phylogenetic measu…
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September 11, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Seerave Foundation and #MVIF invite you to their symposium, Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy, a two-part event designed to move the field from evidence to action.

It's free to join, just bring your questions and your curiosity!

🔗 cassyni.com/s/mvif-oncobiome2026

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September 10, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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Seerave Foundation and #MVIF invite you to their symposium, Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy, a two-part event designed to move the field from evidence to action.

It's free to join, just bring your questions and your curiosity!
🔗 cassyni.com/s/mvif-oncobiome2026

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August 27, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Seerave Foundation and #MVIF invite you to their symposium, Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy, a two-part event designed to move the field from evidence to action.

It's free to join, just bring your questions and your curiosity!
🔗 cassyni.com/s/mvif-oncobiome2026

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August 27, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Join Seerave & #MVIF Symposium:
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& #MeetTheSpeakers

Peter Barton Hutt traces the legal history of "Medical Food" from an informal FDA category in the late 1960s to its formal definition in the 1988 Orphan Drug Amendments and current FDA labeling regulations.
Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy - Seerave & MVIF Symposium
## Seerave & MVIF Symposium: The Microbiome in Cancer Immunotherapy ## The gut microbiome is a modifiable determinant of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors, yet it remains one of the most underr...
cassyni.com
August 25, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Join Seerave & #MVIF Symposium:
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and #MeetTheSpeakers

Selena Ahmed & Nile Nair introduce the "molecular language of food."

The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI) is mapping the world's largest molecular atlas of edible biodiversity!
Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy - Seerave & MVIF Symposium
## Seerave & MVIF Symposium: The Microbiome in Cancer Immunotherapy ## The gut microbiome is a modifiable determinant of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors, yet it remains one of the most underr...
cassyni.com
August 25, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Join Seerave & #MVIF Symposium:
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and #MeetTheSpeakers

Jennifer McQuade reviews the state of evidence: diet as a modifiable lever on the microbiome, and immunotherapy outcomes.
Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy - Seerave & MVIF Symposium
## Seerave & MVIF Symposium: The Microbiome in Cancer Immunotherapy ## The gut microbiome is a modifiable determinant of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors, yet it remains one of the most underr...
cassyni.com
August 25, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Join Seerave & #MVIF Symposium:
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and #MeetTheSpeakers

Jen Wargo explores how gut & tumor microbes shape immunity, cancer biology & response to immunotherapy, and why fiber-fermenting bacteria + adequate dietary fiber are linked to better outcomes with checkpoint blockade.
Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy - Seerave & MVIF Symposium
## Seerave & MVIF Symposium: The Microbiome in Cancer Immunotherapy ## The gut microbiome is a modifiable determinant of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors, yet it remains one of the most underr...
cassyni.com
August 20, 2026 at 9:25 AM
. Seerave Foundation & #MVIF Symposium:
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& #MeetTheSpeakers

Bertrand Routy reviews PPIs, SSRIs, benzodiazepines, OTC drugs, probiotics: how do they shape the microbiome, and what does that mean for clinical outcomes?

Join us!
Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy - Seerave & MVIF Symposium
## Seerave & MVIF Symposium: The Microbiome in Cancer Immunotherapy ## The gut microbiome is a modifiable determinant of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors, yet it remains one of the most underr...
cassyni.com
August 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Seerave & #MVIF event
cassyni.com/s/mvif-oncob...
& #MeetTheSpeakers

Rinse Weersma @weersmalab.bsky.social tackles a widely overlooked issue: Proton Pump Inhibitors, often prescribed without strong evidence & are increasingly linked to "oralization" of the gut microbiome.

Join us to hear more!
Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy - Seerave & MVIF Symposium
## Seerave & MVIF Symposium: The Microbiome in Cancer Immunotherapy ## The gut microbiome is a modifiable determinant of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors, yet it remains one of the most underr...
cassyni.com
August 19, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Join Seerave & #MVIF Symposium
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& #MeetTheSpeakers

@jenswalter15.bsky.social asks: what can diet really do to the microbiome? Using an ecological lens, he separates taxonomic shifts from community-level constraints µbial function, arguing diet's real clinical impact.
Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy - Seerave & MVIF Symposium
## Seerave & MVIF Symposium: The Microbiome in Cancer Immunotherapy ## The gut microbiome is a modifiable determinant of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors, yet it remains one of the most underr...
cassyni.com
August 19, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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Join Seerave & #MVIF Symposium cassyni.com/s/mvif-oncob...
and #MeetTheSpeakers

Laurence Zitvogel (Institut Gustave Roussy 🇫🇷) will talk about how gut dysbiosis contributes to cancer immunotherapy resistance, reviewing microbial signatures and stool/blood biomarkers and more!
Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy - Seerave & MVIF Symposium
## Seerave & MVIF Symposium: The Microbiome in Cancer Immunotherapy ## The gut microbiome is a modifiable determinant of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors, yet it remains one of the most underr...
cassyni.com
August 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Join Seerave & #MVIF Symposium cassyni.com/s/mvif-oncob...
and #MeetTheSpeakers

Laurence Zitvogel (Institut Gustave Roussy 🇫🇷) will talk about how gut dysbiosis contributes to cancer immunotherapy resistance, reviewing microbial signatures and stool/blood biomarkers and more!
Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy - Seerave & MVIF Symposium
## Seerave & MVIF Symposium: The Microbiome in Cancer Immunotherapy ## The gut microbiome is a modifiable determinant of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors, yet it remains one of the most underr...
cassyni.com
August 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM
✨Season 6✨ starts in SEPTEMBER w/ a special event!

Seerave & #MVIF Symposium:
Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy

Join researchers, clinicians & innovators as Seerave Foundation & #MVIF convene a global community around oncology-microbiome evidence to shape actionable recommendations!
August 12, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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We're in the final stages of preparing a special event for September featuring oncology-microbiome studies & innovations!

In the meantime, catch #MVIF 48 w/ Zhemin Zhou & their award-winning presentation on the FMT’s efficacy in non-small-cell lung cancer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU4k...
Zhemin Zhou - Strain-level heterogeneity drives microbiome therapeutic efficacy dynamics| MVIF48 S05
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July 22, 2026 at 9:09 PM
We're in the final stages of preparing a special event for September featuring oncology-microbiome studies & innovations!

In the meantime, catch #MVIF 48 w/ Zhemin Zhou & their award-winning presentation on the FMT’s efficacy in non-small-cell lung cancer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU4k...
Zhemin Zhou - Strain-level heterogeneity drives microbiome therapeutic efficacy dynamics| MVIF48 S05
YouTube video by Microbiome Virtual International Forum
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July 22, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Reposted by Microbiome Virtual International Forum
✨Season 6✨ starts w/ a special event!

Seerave & #MVIF Symposium:
Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy

Join researchers, clinicians & innovators as Seerave Foundation & #MVIF convene a global community around oncology-microbiome evidence to shape actionable recommendations!
July 17, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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The next season of #MVIF begins in September, but the archive remains open.

We highlight #MVIF 47 and Mohammad Salimi's prize-winning presentation on mining putative peptides sourced from the human gut.

Available now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BCZ...
Mohammad Salimi - Gut microbes may yield safe anticancer agents, aiding natural tumor. | MVIF45 S05
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July 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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New #MVIF season isn't here till September
but #MVIF 46 talks are available for (re)listening

@erikbakkeren.bsky.social breaks down how they developed a mathematical model to determine general principles of strain displacement.

Watch a prize-winning talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aST7...
Erik Bakkeren - Strain displacement in microbiomes via ecological competition | MVIF45 S05
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July 13, 2026 at 9:27 AM
The next season of #MVIF begins in September, but the archive remains open.

We highlight #MVIF 49 with Jiyang Chan and their work on the short-term effects of travel on gut microbiota dynamics and ARG acquisition.

Listen to this prize-winning talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iueo...
Jiyang Chan - Daily sampling shows rapid microbiota & AMR gene changes during travel | MVIF49 S05
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July 19, 2026 at 4:25 AM
✨Season 6✨ starts w/ a special event!

Seerave & #MVIF Symposium:
Microbiome Modifiers and Cancer Immunotherapy

Join researchers, clinicians & innovators as Seerave Foundation & #MVIF convene a global community around oncology-microbiome evidence to shape actionable recommendations!
July 17, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The next season of #MVIF begins in September, but the archive remains open.

We highlight #MVIF 47 and Mohammad Salimi's prize-winning presentation on mining putative peptides sourced from the human gut.

Available now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BCZ...
Mohammad Salimi - Gut microbes may yield safe anticancer agents, aiding natural tumor. | MVIF45 S05
YouTube video by Microbiome Virtual International Forum
www.youtube.com
July 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM