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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
CE: 1

    Moderator(s)

  • KH

    Kelly Hudspeth, PhD

    N/A
    Rockville, Maryland, United States

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

  • Sadiq Umar, PhD

    University of Illinois at Chicago
    Chicago, IL, United States

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

    • Session Coordinator(s)

  • Sadiq Umar, PhD

    University of Illinois at Chicago
    Chicago, IL, United States

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

The gut microbiome has been shown to play both protective and pathogenic roles in systemic inflammation and immunity. Speakers Drs. Abdul Malik Tyagi and Arthur Mortha will explore how the microbes of the GI tract , including protozoa, functions to modulate distal inflammation and the musculoskeletal system.

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
    Regulation of Bone Mass by the Gut Microbiome: Healthy, Inflammatory, and Aging Microbiomes

    Speaker: Abdul Malik, PhD – Orthopaedic Surgery Research

  • 4:45 PM - 5:15 PM Central Time
    Gut Commensal Protozoa: Key Modulators of Immunity and Disease Outcomes

    Speaker: Arthur Mortha, PhD – University of Toronto