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Program: Scientific Session
General Topic: Basic Science

Tiny Tenants, Big Influence: Microbial Regulation of Host Immunity

Monday, October 27, 2025
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM Central Time

    Moderator(s)

  • Tejpal Gill, PhD

    OHSU
    Portland, Oregon, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • KH

    Kelly Hudspeth, PhD

    N/A
    Rockville, Maryland, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

This session will explore the role of the microbiome in rheumatic diseases.

Learning Objectives:

  • Explain the role of gut dysbiosis in lupus
  • Describe how gut dysbiosis alters T-cell metabolism and function
  • Examine how gut microbial composition influences the response to therapeutic interventions

Presentations:

  • 4:15 PM – 4:45 PM Central Time
    Gut Microbial Reprogramming of the Lipid Metabolism Through Non-Coding RNAs
  • 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM Central Time
    TBD

    Speaker: Arthur Mortha, PhD – University of Toronto