Wayne State University School of Medicine

Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences

Chairman's Grand Rounds

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021

Time: 1-2pm

Venue: Zoom Conference

Speaker:

Donald M. Kuhn, Ph.D.

Professor

Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences 

Wayne State University School of Medicine

&

John D. Dingell VA Medical Center (11R)

TOPIC:

"The Gut Microbiome:

Perspectives for Psychiatrists"

Objectives:

1.  Describe 3 key aspects of the gut microbiome that impact human health.

2.  Explain mechanisms that can be used to modify the gut microbiome.

3.  Identify how targeting the gut microbiome can translate to the treatment of psychiatric disorders.