Companion Animal Nutrition/Global Summit

Events

Data & Technology, Microbiome
Applying -Omics Approaches, Bioinformatics, and Machine Learning to Study the Companion Animal Microbiome
Learn how researchers are combining meta-omics, bioinformatics, and machine learning to study the gut microbiome in situ and, ultimately, to explain its importance in animal health and development.
Less than 30 minutes

Data & Technology, Excess Body Weight
Utilizing Smart Devices to Improve Comprehensive Weight Loss Programs for Pets
Learn how digital technology can improve pet owner engagement and compliance when smart devices are added to a pet’s traditional weight loss program.
Less than 30 minutes

Data & Technology
Applying Big Data, Machine Learning, and AI to Improve Nutrition and Health
Julia Labadie, DVM, MSPH, PhD
Daniel Promislow, DPhil (Zoology)
Learn how big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are being used to advance veterinary medicine and shape the future of pet care.
60-90 minutes

Data & Technology
Purina Institute Global Summit 2025 Proceedings
Discover how advanced technologies are being harnessed to redefine pet health and nutrition science and empower veterinarians with smarter tools that enable more personalized pet care.
30-60 minutes

Gut Health, Immunity
New Approaches to Immunomodulation and Diagnostics
Chronic enteropathy in dogs is a common clinical problem with a poorly understood pathogenesis. Learn how transcriptomic studies are providing new insights into the mechanisms that contribute to clinical signs of chronic enteropathy.
30-60 minutes

Adverse Food Reactions, Immunity
Canine Food Allergy: Pathogenesis and Offending Allergens
Learn how immune system dysregulation and reduced tolerance to otherwise innocuous food components result in development of food allergies in dogs.
30-60 minutes

Gut Microbiome, Nutrition
Comparative Aspects of Nutrient Effects on the Intestinal Microbiome in Humans and Other Animals
Scientists’ understanding of the host-microbiome relationship has evolved substantially during the past 15 years, revealing a complex interplay among diet, host genetics, microbiota, and health.
30-60 minutes

Gut Microbiome, Inflammation
The Relationship Between the Intestinal Microbiome, Dysbiosis, and Inflammation in Dogs and Cats
Chronic enteropathy in dogs and cats is characterized by overlapping unspecific features that often result from persistent dysbiosis and irreversible changes in intestinal function. Learn why different patients respond differently to therapy.
30-60 minutes

Gut Health, Immunity
Gut Barrier Function and Immune Tolerance in Healthy and Allergic Dogs
Discover what is currently known about the role of acute intestinal injury in the development of chronic enteropathies and food allergies in dogs.
30-60 minutes

Immunity, Nutrition
Impact of Nutrition on Allergy and Tolerance in Dogs
Epithelial barrier dysfunction, oxidant injury, and inflammation are common to both atopic dermatitis and chronic inflammatory enteropathy in dogs. These shared features are attractive targets for nutritional approaches to patient management.
30-60 minutes

Adverse Food Reactions, Immunity
Mechanisms of Developing Food Allergy: Gut-Skin Crosstalk
Both gut and skin host highly interactive ecosystems that contribute to immune responses. Learn how dysbiosis of the skin microbiome correlates with atopic dermatitis and food allergies in people.
30-60 minutes

Chronic Kidney Disease, Immunity
Immune Complex-Mediated Glomerular Disease in Cats and Dogs
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