Top basic science sessions to attend at DDW

Bring back the latest updates in stem cells, microbiome, inflammation and more by attending these basic science sessions. Each day features a theme catered to specific areas of research.

Saturday, May 18

Theme: Basic Mechanisms, Modeling GI Biology and Disease

• 8 a.m. - Preclinical Models of Pancreatic Diseases: Opportunities and Limitations
• 10 a.m. - Pathogenic Mechanisms of Microbial Influences on Gut Inflammation and IBD
• 2 p.m. - Basic Mechanism of Tissue Repair and Injury
• 4 p.m. - GI Organoids and Engineered Organ Systems

Sunday, May 19

Theme: Stem Cells, Repair and Regenerative Medicine

• 8 a.m. - Mucosal Healing and Repair
• 10 a.m. - Funderburg Symposium
• 2 p.m. - Cell Atlases in Charting Human GI Cancer Initiation and Progression
• 4 p.m. - Gastrointestinal Stem Cells and Cellular Plasticity

Monday, May 20

Theme: Microbiome, Pathogens and Nutrition

• 8 a.m. - The Gut as a Sensory Organ: To the Brain and Back
• 10 a.m. - Gut Microbiome: Ally or Foe for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
• 2 p.m. - Microbes, Molecules, and Metabolites: Methodical Muli-omics to Illuminate Mechanisms
• 4 p.m. - Dietary and Microbial Derived Bioactive Compounds: Impact on Gastrointestinal Mucosal Health

Tuesday, May 21

Theme: Inflammation, Fibrosis in Digestive Organ Biology

• 8 a.m. - Epithelial Function and Cell Signaling in Inflammation
• 10 a.m. - Inflammatory Tuning of Gut Epithelial Proliferation
• 2 p.m. - Cellular Crosstalk in Intestinal Inflammation
• 4 p.m. - Inflammation and GI Cancers