Wayne State University School of Medicine

Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

Chairman's Grand Rounds

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Time: 1-2pm

Venue: Margherio Family Conference Center - 1st Floor

SPEAKER:

Donald M Kuhn, PhD

Professor

Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff and 

Research Career Scientist

John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI

No Commerical Relationship

TOPIC: "Gut Microbiome Modulation of Substance Use Disorders"

Objectives:

1.  Describe how the gut microbiome can modulate substance use disorders.

2.  Explain why current approaches in SUD research may have inadvertently discounter how the microbiome can influence drug abuse.

3.  Identify gut microbiome targets that can be used as therapies for substance use disorders.