ISAPP Newsletter – February 2022

Did you tune in to ISAPP’s most recent webinar? Below, find the replay of our webinar on the science of synbiotics, with talks by Profs. Bob Hutkins and Kelly Swanson. The Q&A following the talks was moderated by Drs. Mary Ellen Sanders and Karen Scott.

A new blog post goes through the information you should look for on a probiotic product label, and alerts you to the ways that labels often fall short.

As ISAPP marks its 20th year, our organization is kicking off the search for its next executive director. See below for the description of this position commencing June, 2023.

The ISAPP Students and Fellows Association (SFA) proudly announces a very promising applicant pool for the upcoming 2022 conference. Abstract submissions were received from students and fellows from 21 countries. Thorough review is currently underway by the SFA judging panel and successful applicants will receive notification of acceptance and travel awards by February 28th.

Replay of ISAPP's webinar on synbiotics

You can now check out the replay of our most recent webinar, Synbiotics: Definitions, Characterization, and Assessment. In this webinar, Profs. Bob Hutkins and Kelly Swanson give a scientific overview of synbiotics, including how to know whether a product meets the scientific criteria for synbiotic ingredients, and the difference between ‘complementary’ and ‘synergistic’ synbiotics.

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Decoding a probiotic product label

In this blog post, Dr. Mary Ellen Sanders summarizes what to look for on a probiotic label. Although the labels of many products on the shelves lack important information, clear guidelines exist for what should be present on the label of a high-quality, substantiated product.

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ISAPP begins its search for the next executive director

ISAPP is kicking off the search for its new executive director, to take over the role in June, 2023. Please forward this position description to those in your network who may be good candidates to lead our vibrant organization into its next decade.

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This month's featured resource

Our featured resource for February is a Japanese translation of our infographic titled “Gut Microbiota: Our microbial partners”. See our infographics page here for other infographics translated into Japanese, made possible by ISAPP's network of dedicated volunteer translators.

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