Controversies in Vagal Physiology

Symposium — Tuesday, April 27, 2021 — 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM — Virtual Session, Room APS-13
CNS Section — Chair: R. Alberto Travagli — Co-Chair: Carie Boychuk

The vagus nerve plays multiple roles in pathophysiology spanning from the control of gastrointestinal, respiratory and cardiovascular functions, to the modulation of anti-inflammatory and depression states, and it may be a conduit for the spread of ingested patogens. 

Speakers

• Introduction
  Carie Boychuk — Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Texas San Antonio
  10:00 AM - 10:05 AM


• Highly Selective Brain-to-Gut Communication via Genetically-defined Vagus
  Ken Tao — Harvard University
  10:05 AM - 10:20 AM


• Vagus Nerve Signaling in Innate and Adaptive Immunity
  Kevin Tracey — Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health
  10:20 AM - 10:40 AM



• The Therapeutic Potential and Limitations of the Cholinergic Anti-inflammatory Pathway: Focus on Gastrointestinal Disorders

  Nathalie Stakenborg — Translational Research Center for GI Disorders(TARGID), KU Leuven
  10:40 AM - 11:00 AM


• The Vagus and the Kidney
  Shinji Tanaka — Medicine/Nephrology, University of Virginia
  11:00 AM - 11:20 AM


• Round Table
  Carie Boychuk — Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Texas San Antonio
  11:20 AM - 11:30 AM