Beyond Fragments 2027
Rethinking Health as a Lifelong Flow
Rome | April 2027
Official Language: English (Simultaneous Translation: English/Italian)
Email: info@upmedcongress.com
Friday
8:30–13:30
Pediatric Area I:
The First 1,000 Days and Imprinting
8:30 | Opening & Vision
Participant Registration, Institutional Greetings and Opening Remarks
9:00 | State of the Art I
Neonatal Microbial Colonization and Nervous System Development: Perinatal Priming Mechanisms and Neural Network Development
9:30 | State of the Art II
Intestinal Barrier Permeability and Early Neuroinflammation: Comparative Barrier Mechanisms in the Gut and Blood–Brain Barrier (BBB)
10:00 | Coffee Break & Poster Viewing (Pediatric Area)
10:30 | GLOBAL RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE
Oral Abstract Presentations
10:30 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION I
Topic: Basic Science / Neonatal Microbiota (15 min)
10:45 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION II
Topic: Basic Science / Neonatal Microbiota (15 min)
11:00 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION III
Topic: Pediatrics / Nutrition
(15 min)
11:15 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION IV
Topic: Pediatrics / Nutrition
(15 min)
11:30 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION V
Topic: Translational Research (15 min)
11:45 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION VI
Topic: Translational Research (15 min)
12:00 | FLASH TALK / RAPID-FIRE SESSION
Short Oral Presentations from International Abstracts (4 presentations × 7 min)
12:30 | Q&A and Panel Discussion on the Presented Work
13:00 | Lunch & Networking
Friday
14:30–18:30
Pediatric Area II:
Neurodevelopment and Functional Disorders (DGBI)
14:30 | State of the Art I
The Gut–Brain Axis in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD: Metabolomic Correlates and Clinical Evidence
15:00 | State of the Art II
Disorders of Gut–Brain Interaction in Pediatrics: Colic, Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Bowel Habit Disorders
15:30 | GLOBAL RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE
Oral Abstract Presentations
15:30 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION VII
Topic: Neurodevelopment
(15 min)
15:45 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION VIII
Topic: Neurodevelopment
(15 min)
16:00 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION IX
Topic: Pediatric DGBI (15 min)
16:15 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION X
Topic: Pediatric DGBI (15 min)
16:30 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION XI
Topic: Pediatric Clinical Research (15 min)
16:45 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION XII
Topic: Pediatric Clinical Research (15 min)
17:00 | FLASH TALK / RAPID-FIRE SESSION
Short Oral Presentations from International Abstracts (4 presentations × 7 min)
17:30 | Coffee Break & Guided Poster Walk – Pediatric Tracks
18:00 | Roundtable
Discussion of Cases Presented by International Researchers
Saturday
9:00–13:00
Transition and Neuroimmunity:
The Adolescent Bridge: Stress Axis, Cytokines & Neuroimmune Vulnerability
9:00 | State of the Art I
Adolescence, the HPA Stress Axis and Microbiome Remodeling: A Window of Vulnerability and Plasticity
9:30 | State of the Art II
Mucosal Immunity, the Cytokine Cascade and the Onset of Eating Disorders and Mood Disorders
10:00 | Coffee Break & Poster Viewing (Transition Tracks)
10:30 | GLOBAL RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE
Oral Abstract Presentations
10:30 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION XIII
Topic: Immunity and Stress (15 min)
10:45 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION XIV
Topic: Immunity and Stress (15 min)
11:00 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION XV
Topic: Eating Disorders / Anxiety
(15 min)
11:15 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION XVI
Topic: Eating Disorders / Anxiety
(15 min)
11:30 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION XVII
Topic: Transitional Psychiatry
(15 min)
11:45 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION XVIII
Topic: Transitional Psychiatry
(15 min)
12:00 | FLASH TALK / RAPID-FIRE SESSION
Short Oral Presentations from International Abstracts (4 presentations × 7 min)
12:30 | Q&A and Roundtable Discussion
13:00 | Lunch Break & Industry-Sponsored Satellite Symposia
Saturday
14:30–18:30
The Adult Spectrum:
From Chronic Distress to Neurodegeneration
14:30 | State of the Art I
IBS in Adults: Visceral Hypersensitivity, Central Pain Processing and Functional Neuroimaging
15:00 | State of the Art II
Gut Signals in Cognitive Decline and Parkinson’s Disease: Evidence for Enteric Propagation
15:30 | GLOBAL RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE
Oral Abstract Presentations
15:30 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION XIX
Topic: Adult Gastroenterology / IBS
(15 min)
15:45 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION XX
Topic: Adult Gastroenterology / IBS
(15 min)
16:00 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION XXI
Topic: Neurodegeneration / Parkinson
(15 min)
16:15 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION XXII
Topic: Neurodegeneration / Parkinson
(15 min)
16:30 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION XXIII
Topic: Adult Psychiatry / Depression
(15 min)
16:45 | ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION XXIV
Topic: Adult Psychiatry / Depression
(15 min)
17:00 | FLASH TALK / RAPID-FIRE SESSION
Short Oral Presentations from International Abstracts (4 presentations × 7 min)
17:30 | Coffee Break & Guided Poster Walk (Adult & Translational Tracks)
18:00 | Roundtable
Interactive Discussion with Selected Speakers
Sunday
09:00–13:15
Lifespan Therapeutics & Global Best Abstracts
09:00 | State of the Art I
Psychobiotics and FMT (Fecal Microbiota Transplantation): Current Evidence, Dosing and Clinical Safety
09:30 | State of the Art II
Precision Clinical Nutrition and Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Neuromodulation (t-VNS)
10:00 | Late-Breaking & Best Abstracts
Global Research Excellence
10:00 | BEST ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS I
10:15 | BEST ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS II
10:30 | BEST ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS III
10:45 | BEST ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS IV
11:00 | BEST ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS V
11:15 | Coffee Break & Final Evaluation by the Scientific Committee
11:45 | Roundtable
Presentation and Approval of the 2027 Consensus Document on the Gut–Brain Axis Across the Lifespan
12:45 | Closing Ceremony
Young Researchers’ Awards Ceremony (Young Investigator Travel Grants), CME/ECM Requirements and Closing Remarks