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Technical Meeting on Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, the Microbiome and Undernutrition
Day 1
Session 1
Intestinal barrier failure in EED: What do we know
Paul Kelly
Pathobiology of EED – Mark Manary
Intestinal infection and inflammation in severely malnourished children – Simon Murch
Session 2
Role of gastrointestinal bacteria on health – Michael Blaut
The intestinal microbiome in action – revealing the functions of individual members in health and disease – Alexander Loy
Understanding the role of gut microbiota in acute malnutrition – Simon Murch
Day 2
Session 4
Iron fortification and the gut microbiome – Michael Zimmerman
Session 5
Environmental Enteropathy, oral vaccine failure and growth faltering in infants in Bangladesh – William A Petri, Jr.
Use of fecal host transcripts as biomarkers of EED – Sophia Agapova
Breakout Session C & D Plenary Feedback
Summary of proceedings and discussions: Day 1 and 2 – Mark Manary
Session 6
Assessment of Environmental Enteropathy in MAL-ED Study – Margaret Kosek
The Sanitation Hygiene Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) trial in rural Zimbabwe: an overview – Mduduzi Mbuya
The WASH Benefits Trial: an evaluation of the impact of water, sanitation, hygiene and nutritional interventions on child growth, development and environmental enteric dysfunction in Kenya and Bangladesh – Christine P. Stewart
Day 3
Session 8
Panel Discussion – An overview of on-going operational research – Chair: Christine P. Stewart; Panel: Susanna Smets, Antonio Vargas, Mathias Altman, Ken Maleta, & Jennifer Orgle
Session 9
Summarizing actions, the way forward, and recommendations for the IAEA – William A Petri, Jr., Paul Kelly, & Mark Manary
Closing Remarks – Cornelia Loechl and Jo Zaremba
