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Scientific Session

Small Animal Internal Medicine

The Impact of the Gastrointestinal Microbiome on Immune-mediated Disease

Thursday, June 23, 2022

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM CT

Location: ACC Ballroom E

CE: 1

Primary Presenter(s)

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Nick D. Jeffery, DVM, PhD, DECVN

Professor, Neurology& Neurosurgery
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas, United States

Slides Proceedings/Handout

Co-Presenter(s)

Oliver Garden, BVetMed, PhD, FHEA, FCPP, FRCVS, DACVIM (SAIM), DECVIM-CA

Dean and Kenneth F. Burns Endowed Chair in Veterinary Medicine
Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Review of the ways in which the GI microbiome can alter immune responses in the brain, leading to susceptibility to encephalitis and the potential for novel means to ameliorate detrimental outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

Understand that the GI microbiome is in constant dialogue with the immune system.
Recognize the mechanisms by which this dialogue takes place.
Recognize the potential for manipulation of the microbiome to offer novel therapeutic approaches.