Events
37th Old Herborn University Seminar
Microbiome & Neurological Disorders
July 17 and 18, 2025
Hohe Schule, Herborn-Dill, Germany
3rd Old Herborn University Summer School
Microbiome & Neurological Disorders
July 14 to 17, 2025
Schloss Herborn, Herborn-Dill, Germany
37th Old Herborn University Seminar
Public Presentations
Thursday, July 17, 2025
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 08:00 – 08:30 | ✎ REGISTRATION | |
| 08:30 – 08:40 | Official Salutation & Welcome | Tillmann Rusch |
| 08:40 – 09:00 |
Introduction – A short History of the Old Herborn University |
Volker Rusch Peter Heidt |
| 09:00 | SESSION 1: GUT-BRAIN AYIS | Chairman: Rochellys Diaz Heijtz |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | The Role of the Microbiota-Gut-Brain-Axis in Neurological Disorders | Rochellys Diaz Heijtz |
| 09:30 – 10:00 |
Microbes as Mentors: Guiding Infant Neurodevelopment from the Gut |
Antonio Suarez |
| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Metabolomics of the Gut-Brain Axis |
AJonathan Swann |
| 10:30 – 10:40 | DISCUSSION | |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | ☕ COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:00 | SESSION 2: TRANSLATIONAL ASPECTS |
Chairman: |
| 11:00 – 11:30 |
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Treatment of Parkinson Disease |
Filip Scheperjans |
| 11:30 – 12:00 |
The Gut-Brain Axis in Multiple Sclerosis: Unraveling the Role of Gut Microbiota |
Ashutosh Mangalam |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | ☕ LUNCH | |
| 13:00 – 13:30 |
The role of the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Psychiatry & beyond |
Valerie Taylor |
| 13:30 – 13:40 | DISCUSSION | |
| 13:40 | SESSION 3: YOUNG ACADEMICS Student Talks & Poster Session |
Chairman: Jörg Walter Bartsch |
| 13:40 – 13:55 |
Student-Talk 1 |
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| 13:55 – 14:10 | Student-Talk 2 Title and Speaker to be announced after the Summer School |
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| 14:10 – 14:25 | Student-Talk 3 Title and Speaker to be announced after the Summer School |
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| 14:25 – 14:45 | ☕ COFFEE BREAK | |
| 14:45 – 16:00 | POSTER SESSION | |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Academic Ceremony | |
| 16:30 | Courtyard Reception | |
| 19:00 | ☕ FORMAL DINNER & SOCIAL EVENT Open bar, good music and the opportunity to dance |
Friday, July 18, 2025
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 09:00 – 12:00 | INTERNAL DISCUSSION 1 Discussion amongst OHU-Faculty & international Speakers |
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| 12:00 – 13:00 | ☕ LUNCH | |
| 13:00 – 15:00 |
INTERNAL DISCUSSION 2 |
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| 16:30 – 17:00 | City-Tour Tour around the Old University |
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| 18:30 | ☕ DINNER |
Please register via our contact form:
Fees:
- Old Herborn University Seminar Admission Fee: € 50 (includes: Scientific Sessions, Lunch & Coffee Breaks)
- Formal Dinner & Social Event Admission Fee: € 50 (includes: Dinner, Open Bar, DJ + Dance)
3rd Old Herborn University
Summer School Program 2025
Monday, July 14, 2025
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 09:00 | ✎ Registration & Check-in at Schloss Herborn | |
| 09:30 | Official Welcome Introduction to the structure of the Summer School; Allocation of individual assignment |
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| 09:45 |
Lecture 1: Microbiome and Parkinson’s Disease – A Clinical Perspective |
Marcus Unger |
| 10:40 | ☕ COFFEE BREAK | |
| 10:50 |
Lecture 2: Microbiome and Parkinson’s Disease – A Researcher’s Perspective |
Andreas Schwiertz |
| 11:45 |
Round Table |
Marcus Unger |
| 12:30 | ☕ LUNCH BREAK | |
| 13:30 |
Challenge your Research |
Marcus Unger |
| 16:00 | ☕ COFFEE & CAKE BREAK | |
| 16:30 |
Preparation for Old Herborn University Seminar on Thursday |
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| 18:30 | ☕ DINNER | |
| 20:00 | Joint Pub-Crawl |
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 09:00 | ☕ BREAKFAST | |
| 09:30 |
Lecture 3.1: Decoding the Gut Flora: How Bioinformatics Unveils our Microbiome. Microbiome Analysis in Bioinformatics |
Stefan Janssen |
| 10:25 | ☕ COFFEE BREAK | |
| 10:40 |
Lecture 3.2: Decoding the Gut Flora: How Bioinformatics Unveils our Microbiome. Microbiome Analysis in Bioinformatics |
Stefan Janssen |
| 12:10 | ☕ LUNCH BREAK | |
| 13:10 |
Lecture 4: Next Generation Sequencing of the Microbiom |
Volker Ruppert |
| 14:05 |
Round Table |
Stefan Janssen |
| 14:50 |
Challenge your Research II |
Stefan Janssen |
| 16:20 | ☕ COFFEE & CAKE BREAK | |
| 16:35 | Challenge your Research II 2 students present their projects 10 min talk & 20 min challenging discussion each |
Stefan Janssen Volker Ruppert Muhidien Soufi |
| 17:35 | Preparation for Old Herborn University Seminar on Thursday Preparation for Presenters of the Old Herborn University Seminar on Thursday (papers & vitae) |
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| 18:30 | ☕ DINNER | |
| 20:00 | Joint Laser Tag Event |
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 09:00 | ☕ BREAKFAST | |
| 09:30 |
Group Excursion Group A: Neurology Task Force Marburg Group B: Microbiology Task Force Marburg |
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| 13:30 | ☕ LUNCH BREAK | |
| 14:30 |
Q&A: Scientific / Clinical Career |
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| 15:15 |
Challenge your Research III |
Advanced Clinical Doctors & Scientists |
| 16:45 | ☕ COFFEE & CAKE BREAK | |
| 16:30 | Challenge your Research III 2 students present their projects 10 min talk & 20 min challenging discussion each |
Advanced Clinical Doctors & Scientists |
| 18:00 |
Departure back to Herborn |
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| 19:00 | ☕ DINNER | |
| 20:00 |
Official Farewell & Open Evening |
Please register via our contact form:
Target Audience:
Students of natural sciences, medical sciences, and human medicine with their own research project (Doctoral Thesis/Bachelor’s/Master’s Thesis).
Application Documents:
Please include a brief abstract (in English) about your current research Project (300 Words max.).