Chair
Jonathon W. Homeister, MD, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Co-Chair
Denuja Karunakaran, PhD
The University of Queensland
Session Description: This symposium explores the newest discoveries into the role the gut microbiome has in the pathobiology of vascular diseases. Presentations by national and international experts in the field will focus on the mechanisms by which the gut microbiome can modulate both atherosclerotic vascular disease and hypertensive vascular disease.
| Chair - Welcome and Introductions | ||
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | The Role of Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolites in Blood Pressure Regulation David Durgan, PhD • Baylor College of Medicine |
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| 10:45 AM - 11:20 AM | A Dysfunctional Gut-Brain Axis in Hypertension Mohan Raizada, PhD • University of Florida |
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| 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Role of the Gut Microbiota in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Debby PY Koonen, PhD • University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands |
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