Join us for the 2nd edition of the FUTURES International Scientific Conference, hosted by IHU Infiny on Wednesday, October 15, from 9 AM to 5 PM. A full day dedicated to fundamental, translational, and clinical research in IBD.

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 – IHU Infiny Symposium
Prouvé Convention Center, Nancy

Program

Morning – Mechanisms and Interactions: Exploring the Gut–Brain Axis

9:00 – Welcome
9:30 – Opening
9:45 – Keynote Lecture

• Francisca JOLY, AP-HP Beaujon, President of the SFNCM – Francophone Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, author of L’intestin, notre deuxième cerveau (The Intestine, Our Second Brain)

10:30 am : Session 1 – Gut-Brain Axis

• Charles BERNSTEIN, University of Manitoba, Fatigue and IBD
• Philippe NAVEILHAN, TENS, Université de Nantes, TBD
• Bruno Bonaz, Grenoble University Hospital, Hypnosis and the Management of Crohn’s Disease

Lunch

Afternoon – Towards Precision Medicine: Personalised Imaging and Therapies

1:30 pm – Session 2 – Digestive Imaging and Non-Invasive Diagnostics

• Freddy ODILLE, IADI, Université de Lorraine–Inserm, and Valérie LAURENT, Nancy University Hospital, Introduction of New Imaging Techniques for the Monitoring of Crohn’s Disease

• Valérie LAURENT, Nancy University Hospital, New Fast MRI Examination Without Injection or Distension (Fast MR)
• Astrée LEMORE, Nancy University Hospital: Analysis of MRIs in Crohn’s Disease Patients – Reading and Radiological Scoring
• Antoine KNEIB, PhD Candidate, IADI – Université de Lorraine: Analysis of MRI Examinations in Crohn’s Disease Patients Using Artificial Intelligence
• Martin DOGUET, PhD Student, IADI – Université de Lorraine: Non-Invasive Exploration of Gastrointestinal Motility by Surface Electrophysiology
• Pauline LEFEBVRE, Associate Professor, Université de Lorraine: Virtual Histology by Ex-Vivo MRI of Intestinal Lesions After Resection Surgery (VISCERAL Study)
• Sarah MAGUIABOU PhD Student, Université de Lorraine: Measurement of Intestinal Stiffness Using MRI Elastography – Ex-Vivo Study in Pigs
  

3:15 pm : Session 3 – Innovative Therapies and Personalized Care

• Émilie VIENNOIS, Inflammation Research Center – Inserm, Université Paris Cité: Targeting miRNAs at the Host–Microbiota Interface in IBD
• David MOULIN, IMoPA – Université de Lorraine, CNRS
• Xavier HEBUTERNE, Nice University Hospital: Nutrition and IBD – From Prevention to Comprehensive Disease Management

4:45 pm : Closing Remarks

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