Companion Animal Nutrition Summit

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.

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.

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.

Natasha J. Olby, VetMb, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology)

An overview of the relationship between gut and oral microbiomes and neurodegenerative diseases and whether microbiota manipulation can influence canine brain health.

Holger A. Volk, DVM, PhD, PGCAP, DECVN

A review of dietary management strategies to improve brain health, slow brain ageing, and help manage neurologic and cognitive disorders in dogs.

Nicole Ehrhart, VMD, MS, DACVS

Through comparative geroscience and One Health approaches, companion animal medicine can inform and accelerate approval and widespread use of health span interventions to benefit companion animals and humans.

Marcus Böhme, MSc, PhD

An overview of the relationship between the gut microbiota and age-related changes in the brain, including opportunities for microbiota-based interventions in brain ageing.

Kate E. Creevy, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)

An update is provided on the investigation into the genetic and environmental determinants of healthy aging in companion dogs, including data collection, analysis, and identification of factors associated with age-related health outcomes.

Steve Horvath, PhD

Epigenetic clocks, used to predict biological age from DNA methylation data, are a promising research tool that may facilitate the translation of interventions from humans to pets and vice versa.