Companion Animal Nutrition Summit

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.