TEST unpublished
Events
Geroscience
Mitochondrial Cholesterol Metabolism and Signaling in Cell Survival
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
Panel Discussion: Immunosenescence: The Impact of Age on Immune Function
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
Geroscience, Microbiome
Investigating the Potential of Targeting Microbiome Dysbiosis for Combatting Immunosenescence
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, Immunity
Diet and Immune Function
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
Geroscience, Immunity
Implications of Immunosenescence and Inflammageing for Immunization of Older Individuals
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
Geroscience, Immunity
Understanding How Age-Associated Changes of the Immune System Lead to Immune Dysfunction
The impact of age-related changes on the thymus and immune function and the link between the aging thymus and longevity.
Less than 30 minutes
Geroscience
Panel Discussion: Mitochondria and the Metabolic Determinants of Aging and Longevity
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.
Less than 30 minutes
Cognition, Nutrition
Optimal Nutrition for Promoting Healthy Brain Ageing in Dogs
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, Gut Microbiome
Changes in the Gut Microbiome and Function Over Lifespan
An overview of changes in the gut microbiota composition across the lifespan of dogs and cats and the impact of those changes on microbiota functions.
30-60 minutes
Chronic Enteropathy, Geroscience
Cellular Senescence in Renal Aging and Disease
The role of renal aging and its central concept, cellular senescence, in the etiology of feline chronic kidney disease.
30-60 minutes
Cognition, Gut Microbiome
Panel Discussion: The Microbiome, the Gut and Brain Function
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
Cognition, Microbiome
Canine Cognitive Decline and the Role of the Microbiome
An overview of the relationship between gut and oral microbiomes and neurodegenerative diseases and whether microbiota manipulation can influence canine brain health.
30-60 minutes