6 - Microbiome Research in Pediatric Populations: From Association to Application

Sunday, October 19, 2025

1:30 PM - 3:15 PM US ET

Location: B401-B402

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.75 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 2 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 2 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Mahalia Desruisseaux, MD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT, United States
Luther Bartelt, MD

Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Faculty(s)

Carrie Cowardin, PhD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, VA, United States
Maribeth Nicholson, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN, United States
Ria Goswami, PhD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Virology
Weill Cornell Medical College

Disclosure(s):

Mahalia S. Desruisseaux, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Luther A. Bartelt, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Carrie A. Cowardin, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Maribeth Nicholson, MD, MPH: UpToDate. Inc: Honoraria

Ria Goswami, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

explain the associations between maternal-child microbiome interactions and pediatric malnutrition;
describe interplay between host microbiota and the immune response to HIV infection in pediatric populations;
discuss existing gaps in use and efficacy of microbiota-directed therapy in pediatric populations.

Presentations:

1:30 PM - 2:05 PM US ET

Modeling Maternal-Child Microbiome Interactions in Pediatric Malnutrition
Speaker: Carrie A. Cowardin, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia School of Medicine
2:05 PM - 2:40 PM US ET

Gut Microbial Influences on Host Responses: HIV Acquisition and Control
Speaker: Ria Goswami, PhD (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medical College
2:40 PM - 3:15 PM US ET

Bridging the Gap: Microbiota-Directed Therapies in Pediatric Populations
Speaker: Maribeth Nicholson, MD, MPH – Vanderbilt University Medical Center