Cognition, Geroscience, Nutrition, Senior Pet Needs
Yuanlong (Gary) Pan, BVM, PhD
A brief review of age-related changes in the brain and how specific nutrients can support brain health in healthy senior dogs and those with cognitive dysfunction syndrome.
Less than 30 minutes
Geroscience
Ana Gabriela Jimenez, PhD
Explore the mechanisms that may allow small breed dogs to age more slowly than large breed dogs in the context of cellular metabolism and oxidative stress.
30-60 minutes
Geroscience
Michelangelo Campanella, PharmD, PhD, MRPharmS, PGCAP, FHEA, PHF, FRSB
An overview of maladaptive mitochondrial cholesterol handling and trafficking associated with ageing and age-related diseases such as canine mammary cancer.
30-60 minutes
Geroscience, Immunity, Senior Pet Needs
Donald B. Palmer, PhD, PGCAP, FHEA. FRSB, Graham Pawelec, MA, PhD (Cantab), FGSA, Caroline Childs, BSc (Hons), PhD, Rnutr, Niharika A. Duggal, BSc (Hons), PhD, PGCHE
Speakers at the 2023 Companion Animal Nutrition Summit answer questions and discuss topics related to Immunosenescence: The Impact of Age on Immune Function.
30-60 minutes
Chronic Enteropathy, Geroscience
Jessica Quimby, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
The role of renal aging and its central concept, cellular senescence, in the etiology of feline chronic kidney disease.
30-60 minutes
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Geroscience, Gut Microbiome, Immunity, Microbiome, Nutrition
Niharika A. Duggal, BSc (Hons), PhD, PGCHE
Microbiome-based therapies, which offer a range of health benefits, are attracting interest as a target for anti-immune ageing therapies.
30-60 minutes
Geroscience, Gut Microbiome, Immunity, Nutrition, Probiotics
Caroline Childs, BSc (Hons), PhD, RNutr
An introduction to the links between diet and immune function and the evidence for using diet in the prevention or management of health conditions.
30-60 minutes
Brain Development, Cognition, Geroscience, Gut Microbiome, Gut-Brain Axis, Nutrition
Jan S. Suchodolski, MedVet, DrVetMed, PhD, AGAF, DACVM Marcus Böhme, MSc, PhD Holger A. Volk, DVM, PhD, PGCAP, DECVN Natasha J. Olby, VetMb, PhD, DACVIM
Speakers from The Microbiome, the Gut and Brain Function section of the 2023 Companion Animal Nutrition Summit answer presentation-related questions.
Less than 30 minutes
Geroscience, Immunity, Senior Pet Needs
Graham Pawelec, MA, PhD (Cantab), FGSA
An overview of how age-related changes in the human immune system can add to the understanding of companion animal aging and immune function.
30-60 minutes