2:00 PM - Welcome/Introduction 

                   Mark Pimentel, MD, FRCP(C) & Ruchi Mathur, MD

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CONTENT AND CONVENORS

2:05 PM - Global Microbiome: Effects of Travel, Pathogens, and Resistance

                   Brad Connor, MD                     

2:35 PM - Disruptors and Convenors of the Small Intestinal Microbiome

                   Gabriela Leite, PhD

3:05 PM - The Fungome

                   Satish Rao, MD

3:35 PM - Panel Discussion/Q&A Session

3:45 PM - PM Break/Exhibit Hall

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GI CONDITIONS AND THE MICROBIOME

4:00 PM - IBD and the Microbiome​

                   Karen Madsen, PhD

4:30 PM - C. difficile: The Era of Microbiome-Based Treatments​

                   Sahil Khanna, MBBS, MS, FACG, AGAF

5:00 PM - IBS and the Microbiome​

                   Mark Pimentel, MD, FRCP(C)

5:30 PM - Colon Cancer​

                  Janelle Arthur, PhD

6:00 PM - Panel Discussion/Q&A Session​

6:10 PM - 8:00 PM - Welcome Reception

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Sunday, June 4, 2023​

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AGING AND THE MICROBIOME

8:00 AM - Welcome/Introduction

                   Mark Pimentel, MD, FRCP(C) & Ruchi Mathur, MD

8:15 AM - Age, Aging, and the Microbiome​

                   Ruchi Mathur, MD

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METABOLIC DISORDERS, DIET, AND THE MICROBIOME

8:45 AM - Parkinson’s and the Microbiome​

                   Sarkis Mazmanian, PhD

9:15 AM - Anorexia and the Microbiome​

                   Kylie Reed, PhD Candidate 

9:45 AM - Diet and the Microbiome

                     William Chey, MD​

10:15 AM - Liver Disease and the Microbiome​

                    Jasmohan Bajaj, MD

10:45 AM - Panel Discussion/Q&A Session

10:55 AM - AM Break

               

TECHNOLOGIES AND THE MICROBIOME​

11:15 AM - Direct and Indirect Microbiome Testing in Clinical Practice

                     Ali Rezaie, MD, MSc

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THE FUTURE OF THE MICROBIOME

11:45 AM - The Future of the Microbiome​

                     Jack Gilbert, PhD

12:15 PM - Panel Discussion/Q&A​

12:30 PM - Adjourn​

10:15 AM  |  AM Break/Exhibits