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Agenda
Thursday, March 7th, at the Bush Presidential Library:
5:00 - 5:15: Opening Remarks - Dean Dr. Amy Waer and Dr. Farida Sohrabji
5:15 – 6:15: Keynote 1 - Dr. Louise McCullough - "Effects of the aging maternal biome on offspring health"
6:15 - 7:30: Cocktail Hour
7:30 - 9:00: Dinner
7:00 - 9:45: Bush Presidential Library tours
Friday, March 8th, at The George Hotel:
7:00-8:00: Breakfast
8:00-9:45: Session 1 - The influence of the gut on CNS injury and dementia
Dr. Yuxiang Sun, Dr. Philip Popovich, Dr. Corinne Benakis, Dr. Sonia Villapol
9:45-10:15: Coffee Break
10:15-12:00: Session 2 - Emerging trends in the gut research
Dr. Julia Kaltschmidt, Dr. Alex Byrne, Dr. Shreya Raghavan, Dr. Kathiresh Kumar
12:00-1:30: Lunch and Keynote 2 - Dr. Annet Kirabo - "Immunity and Host-Microbiota Interaction in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension: A personal journey and lessons learned"
1:30-3:15: Session 3 - The role of the gut/immune axis, from development to sex and disease
Dr. Mary Kimmel, Dr. Ashutosh Mangalam, Dr. ÇaÄŸla Tükel, Dr. Juneyoung Lee
3:15-3:40: Coffee Break
3:40-5:25: Session 4 - Local innovations in gut research
Dr. Rachel Pilla, Dr. Walter Cromer, Dr. Jessica Galloway-Pena, Dr. Robert Chapkin
5:30-7:00: Posters, wine, beer, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres
7:00-7:30: Closing remarks
7:30: Dinner
9:30: Smores campfire
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