Join SPRINT’s ‘Ask the Author’ Webinar: Pesticides and Human Gut Health
SPRINT is pleased to invite you to our next 'Ask the Author' webinar, taking place on Tuesday, 15th April, from 12:30 to 13:30 (CET).
Register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d70cbbd3-02bd-40ba-ae65-4c7e2469dd83@27d137e5-761f-4dc1-af88-d26430abb18f
In this session, two researchers will discuss their work on the impact of pesticides on the human gut microbiome, followed by a Q&A session where you can ask your own questions.
Meet the Speakers
Maaike Gerritse (Wageningen University & Research): As part of the SPRINT project, Maaike is completing her PhD on the human gut and nasal microbiome in relation to pesticide exposure. She also examines the direct effects of pesticides on human tissue using gut and lung organoids.
Find out more about her work here: https://shorturl.at/uAn5Z
Milla Brandão Gois (University of Groningen): Milla studies the impact of environmental factors on the human gut microbiome, with a particular interest in how environmental, microbiome, and genetic factors interact to influence health.
Read one of her latest papers here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1223120/full
Why is SPRINT studying the microbiome?
Understanding how pesticides affect the microbiome is important as it is a crucial aspect of human health. Read more in our blog post by Maaike: https://sprint-h2020.eu/index.php/blog/item/7-how-and-why-sprint-are-studying-microbiomes
Register now to join this insightful discussion!
During our next SPRINT 'ask the author' webinar, Philipp Mäder, PhD researcher and SPRINT partner based at the University of Hohenheim, will provide an overview of his research about the interactive effects of multiple pesticides on soil microorganisms, glyphosate breakdown, and substrate utilisation, alongside providing an overview of some of his other recent experiments, all of which focus on pesticides and soil microorganisms.
📅 Thu, 20 Mar
⏰ 12:30-13:30 CET, 11:30 - 12:30 GMT
▶️ SIGN UP HERE: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/51e3f59f-ef37-4069-be3f-ddec120d7c47@27d137e5-761f-4dc1-af88-d26430abb18f
In advance of the webinar, check out Philipp's research poster: https://sprint-h2020.eu/index.php/resources/sprint-summaries/research-posters, and his recent paper 'Effects of MCPA and difenoconazole on glyphosate degradation and soil microorganisms', here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749124016403?via%3Dihub
Big news! SPRINT will hold its final conference on:
25 June 2025 (Brussels)
SAVE THE DATE!
- Pesticide impacts: Discover SPRINT’s critical new evidence on human health and ecological hazards, and the risks of pesticide mixtures.
- Sustainable transitions: Discuss what the evidence means for the future of plant protection.
SPRINT researchers have spent the past 5 years producing extensive evidence that sheds new light on pesticides’ health, environmental, agricultural and socio-economic impacts.
We are excited to share our key findings and One Health approach with you at this 1-day event: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Plant Protection.
The conference is your opportunity to discover and discuss opportunities for accelerating the move towards sustainable plant protection policies, regulations and practices.
Full details to come! Stay tuned.
Photo credit: John Cryan
A huge congratulations to Dr Rie Matsuzaki, who recently completed her PhD with the SPRINT project!
Rie's research, which focused on pesticides and the microbiota-gut-brain axis, has contributed a great deal to our research. Her PhD was completed at APC Microbiome Ireland, which is part of the SPRINT consortium.
We're pleased to remind our readers of a factsheet we've produced based on one of her recent publications: 'Linking synthetic pesticide exposure to the gut microbiota and brain functioning'.
The latest bumper edition of the SPRINT newsletter is out now!
The team are busier than ever writing reports and papers on our findings. We had a successful review meeting in Brussels, which offered a great opportunity to gain feedback from the European Commission and DG Santé and to further explain our research approach and findings relating to #Pesticides and #PlantProtectionProducts.
We’ll be heading back to Brussels for our final meeting soon, where we’ll be welcoming stakeholders and policymakers to contribute to the co-development of science led policy recommendations. The next few months promise to be a whirlwind of activity at SPRINT, and we are wholeheartedly looking forward to it!
For more about our recent activities, including new research on pesticide reduction strategies on-farm, transition success stories, tips on how to minimise your exposure to pesticides in indoor dust, and an exclusive behind the scenes glimpse of the committees that are the backbone of the project, dive into the newsletter here.
