# Event Details - **Event Name**: Christian Brechot Ocala Evening Lecture - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: How Viruses and Microbiomes Interactions Affect Diseases and InfectionsAbout this EventTHE TALK: How Viruses and Microbiomes Interactions Affect Diseases and InfectionsEpidemics and pandemics due to infectious agents, be viruses or bacteria, are still a major threat for public health. Following up on the HIV epidemics, we have experienced Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya, and of course SARS CoV1 and SARS Cov2 (COVID-19). COVID-19 is not completely over, and we know that there will be other epidemics and pandemics (the USA as an example, is experiencing a severe burst of measles). Resistance to antibiotics has also emerged as a major concern.Microbiomes, these huge populations of bacteria which are present in all of us in the gut, the skin and many tissues have been now well recognized to be major drivers of human health and there is plenty of evidence showing its role in cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as in cancer and other medical conditions. In addition, the composition of the microbiomes has a very significant impact on the sensitivity to infectious diseases as well as vaccine efficacy. Importantly, it is possible to intervene on these microbiomes through pro-pre-postbiotics as well as transplantation of intestinal microbiota. Some of these molecules not only act on the gut microbiota but show systemic effects (tissue repair, anti-inflammatory) which can offer novel treatments to diseases such as Alzheimer’s.This lecture will describe how viral infections and microbiomes are entangled and what can be the impact for treating both infectious diseases and chronic diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases.Christian Bréchot, MD, PhD, is Professor in the Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Senior Associate Dean for Research in Global Affairs, and Associate Vice President for International Partnerships and Innovation in the USF Morsani College of Medicine. He is the former President of the Institut Pasteur and French NIH, as well as Vice-President of the Institut Merieux (a holding of several companies). Since 2017, Dr. Bréchot has also served as President and now vice-chair of the Global Virus Network, a network of 98 research centers worldwide, headquartered at USF. Dr Brechot has entrepreneurial activities, being the founder and chairman of The Healthy Aging Company and the Chief Medical Officer of Theravectys. He is part of 12 patents and members of several boards, including the French American Business Council  of West Florida (FRAMCO).  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/christian-brechot-ocala-evening-lecture/100001982834734066 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, nonprofit, workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fchristian-brechot-ocala-evening-lecture-tickets-1982834734066 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Ocala - **state**: FL - **country**: United States - **location**: 15 SE Osceola Ave - **lat**: 29.1867086 - **long**: -82.1347272 - **full address**: 15 SE Osceola Ave, 15 Southeast Osceola Avenue, Ocala, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (https://allevents.in/org/florida-institute-for-human-and-machine-cognition/22772727) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/f74d43a80777fd9cbd26a192be64478240a116ed671f01e4abc87323d4b3449f-rimg-w1200-h600-dc759032-gmir.jpg?v=1771030097 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/5bc7d4a4c5c1ba2c6d6b5b342eb6426d7bea6a678d653baccdd9d262fee283e2-rimg-w400-h400-dc32332f-gmir.jpg?v=1771030097 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** 15 SE Osceola Ave, 15 Southeast Osceola Avenue, Ocala, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** health-wellness, nonprofit, workshops - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Christian Brechot Ocala Evening Lecture ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Christian Brechot Ocala Evening Lecture", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/f74d43a80777fd9cbd26a192be64478240a116ed671f01e4abc87323d4b3449f-rimg-w1200-h600-dc759032-gmir.jpg?v=1771030097", "startDate": "2026-03-12", "endDate": "2026-03-12", "url": "https://allevents.in/ocala/christian-brechot-ocala-evening-lecture/100001982834734066", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "15 SE Osceola Ave", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "15 Southeast Osceola Avenue", "postalCode": "34470", "addressLocality": "Ocala", "addressRegion": "FL", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "29.1867086", "longitude": "-82.1347272" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "How Viruses and Microbiomes Interactions Affect Diseases and Infections", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-03", "availabilityEnds": "2026-03-12", "validFrom": "2026-04-03", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/ocala/christian-brechot-ocala-evening-lecture/100001982834734066" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-03", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-03", "url": "https://allevents.in/ocala/christian-brechot-ocala-evening-lecture/100001982834734066", "price": 0, "name": "Seating first come first serve" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/florida-institute-for-human-and-machine-cognition/22772727" } ] } ] ```