Purina Institute Events

Ebenezer Satyaraj, PhD

Explore the interplay between diet and the gut-associated immune system. From providing essential nutrients to modulating immune function, dietary interventions offer opportunities to optimize immune health and reduce immune-related disorders.

Juan Ochoa Gautier, MD, FACS, FCCM

Arginine deficiency leads to severe metabolic abnormalities and immune dysfunction in human, feline, and canine patients. Learn about arginine deficiency syndrome, its consequences, and arginine replacement therapy in human medicine.

Josef Neu, MD

The gastrointestinal tract does more than digest food and absorb nutrients. It is the body’s largest immune organ and harbors an extensive microbial ecosystem. Here is a brief refresher on the intestinal immune system.

Simin N. Meydani, DVM, PhD

Normal immune and inflammatory responses are influenced by many factors, including aging and nutrition. Learn how specific nutrients can modify inflammatory and cell-mediated immune responses.

Frédéric Gaschen, Dr.med.vet., Dr.habil., DACVIM (SAIM), Dipl. ECVIM-CA, AGAF

Domenico Santoro, DVM, MS, DrSc, PhD, DACVD, DECVD, DACVM

Learn about the most up-to-date approaches to diagnosis and clinical management of food-responsive skin and gastrointestinal diseases in dogs.

Expand your knowledge on how nutrition can be leveraged to modify inflammation and immunity.

Explore future dates and topics of webinars being sponsored by Purina Institute and World Small Animal Veterinary Association.

Jan S. Suchodolski, MedVet, DrVetMed, PhD, AGAF, DACVM

Kathrin Busch, DVM, DrMedVet, Dipl. ECVIM-CA

Jason Coe, DVM, PhD

Katie Tolbert, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

Melanie Werner, DrMedVet, Dipl. ECVIM-CA (Internal Medicine)

An expert panel discusses how new research and evidence-based guidelines are changing approaches to management of diarrhea in dogs and cats.

Jan Suchodolski, MedVet, DrVetMed, PhD, AGAF, DACVM Melanie Werner, Dr med vet, DECVIM-CA Katie Tolbert, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM) Jessica Quimby, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), PhD Julie Spears, PhD Holger Volk, DVM, DECVN, PhD, PGCAP, FHEA, MRCVS Natalia

The speakers appearing during Day 2 of the Purina Institute Microbiome Forum 2023 join Dr. Jan Suchodolski to answer questions submitted by audience members. Dr. Natalia Wagemans delivers closing remarks.