Chronic Kidney Disease, Immunity
Jessica Hokamp, DVM, PhD, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)
An overview of immune complex-mediated glomerular diseases of dogs and cats, including glomerular anatomy, classification, causative agents, pathogenesis, diagnostics, and clinical implications.
30-60 minutes
Chronic Kidney Disease
Bianca Lourenço, DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
Progression of chronic kidney disease in cats is multifactorial, poorly understood, and highly variable. Learn more about the eight factors that have been implicated in renal inflammation, fibrosis, and disease progression.
30-60 minutes
Immunity, Life Stage Nutrition, Nutrition
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.
30-60 minutes
Immunity, Nutrition
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.
30-60 minutes
Gut Microbiome, Immunity, Nutrition
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.
Less than 30 minutes
Immunity, Inflammation, Nutrition
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.
30-60 minutes
Gut Health, Gut Microbiome, Immunity, Nutrition
Expand your knowledge on how nutrition can be leveraged to modify inflammation and immunity.
30-60 minutes
Geroscience
Natalia Wagemans, MD, PhD
Nicole Ehrhart, VMD, MS, DACVS
Jan S. Suchodolski, MedVet, DrVetMed, PhD, AGAF, DACVM
Donald B. Palmer, PhD, PGCAP, FHEA, FRSB
Michelangelo Campanella, PharmD, PhD, MRPharmS, PGCAP, FHEA, PHF, FRSB
Companion Animal Nutrition Summit program chairs share the key takeaway messages from their sections of the two-day event.
Less than 30 minutes
Geroscience
Michelangelo Campanella, PharmD, PhD, MRPharmS, PGCAP, FHEA, PHF, FRSB
Jessica Quimby, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
Gino Cortopassi, PhD
Yuanlong (Gary) Pan, BVM, PhD
Speakers from the Mitochondria and the Metabolic Determinants of Aging and Longevity section of the 2023 Companion Animal Nutrition Summit answer questions related to their presentations.
Less than 30 minutes