SDCC, Room 3
Sponsored by the ASIP Inflammation/Immunopathology Scientific Interest Group and the Vascular and Mucosal Pathobiology Scientific Interest Group
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.