Assistant Professor Texas A&M University College Station, Texas
Presentations:
1:30 PM – 1:33 PM CDT
Horse Species Symposium Introduction
1:33 PM – 1:36 PM CDT
Presentation of the Equine Science Award
1:36 PM – 2:05 PM CDT
Awardee Talk: Equine Science: A community that grew Robert J. Coleman, PAS – University of Kentucky
2:05 PM – 2:50 PM CDT
The Gut Microbiome and its Influence on Cognition and Mental Health: from Zebrafish to Horses Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD – University of Missouri Metagenomics Center (MUMC)
2:50 PM – 3:35 PM CDT
Microbial origins in the developmental programming of offspring health Eldin Jašarević – University of Maryland School of Medicine
3:35 PM – 3:45 PM CDT
Horse Species Symposium Break
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM CDT
Early life factors shaping gut development and lifelong disease risk Adam J. Moeser, DVM, MS PhD – Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM CDT
Understanding the role of the fecal bacterial microbiota in equine colic Dipti Pitta, PhD – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine; Nagaraju Indugu, PhD – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine; Meagan Hennessy – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine; Bonnie Vecchiarelli – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine; Holly Stewart – Colorado State University; Jackie Willette – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine; Tamara Dobbie – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine; Julie Engiles – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine; Louise Southwood – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
