Participation in the 3rd International Conference on Beneficial Microbes

The International Conference on Beneficial Microbes (ICOBM), in collaboration with the Sarawak Biodiversity Center, was held at Kuching, Malaysia from the 30^th of July to 1^st of August. This biennial gathering, chaired by Professor Dr. Min-Tze Liong, comes back with the theme “Microbes for the Benefit of Mankind.”

Opening Ceremony of ICOBM 2018, led by Prof. Dr. Min-Tze Liong and ICOBM Committee.

This year, Prof. Dae-Kyung Kang was the keynote speaker and chair for the Food Microbiology, Science & Technology Session, in which he presented the “Characterization of probiotic properties in Lactobacillus mucosae LM1 by omics-based approaches.”

Prof. Dae-Kyung Kang’s presentation during the Food Microbiology, Science & Technology Session.

Two of the PhD students in LIMB: Bernadette Bagon and Sang Hoon Kim, also participated in the conference as student participants for the Oral and Poster Presentation, respectively.

Left: oral presentation of Bernadette Bagon; right: poster presentation of Sang Hoon Kim.

The conference was a good opportunity, not only to meet and discuss with experts in the field of probiotic research, but also to catch up with old acquaintances from across the world. The conference also introduced the history of Sarawak Village to the attendees.

Left: Sarawak Village entrance; right: Sarawak river at night.