Aspen-Snowmass Perinatal Biology Symposium 2019 – Scientific Sessions
“Perinatal Exposures: Intersecting Mechanisms leading to Developmental Outcomes”
The program will consist of 9 Plenary Sessions, including the Keynote Lecture and the DJP Barker Memorial Lecture, 2 Poster Sessions, and 3 Trainee Workshops.
Session 1:
- Keynote Lecture – Daniel Nettle, Center for Behaviour and Evolution, Newcastle University
The long reach of early life: Developmental experience and the organization of the adult phenotype – Confirmed
Session 2:
Early events that program embryonic, fetal and postnatal development
a) Joel Caton, Animal Sciences Department, North Dakota State University
Maternal nutrition and early programming events – Confirmed
b) Marisa Bartolomei, Epigenetics Institute, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Epigenetic inheritance in developmental programming – Confirmed
c) Melissa Mann, Magee Women’s Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh
Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and genomic imprinting – Confirmed
d) Early Career Speaker: Sebastian Canovas, Physiology Department, University of Murcia
Role of reproductive tract secretions in embryonic development and early programming – Confirmed
Session 3:
Cellular pathways I
a) Mina Desai, David-Geffen School of Medicine, UC-Los Angeles
Cellular pathways of adipogenesis – Confirmed
b) Min Du, Animal Sciences Department, Washington State University
Cellular pathways of myogenesis – Confirmed
c) Sebastien Bouret, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Hormonal and molecular signals that direct development of brain feeding circuits – Confirmed
d) Justin Dean, Department of Physiology, and Centre for Brain Research, in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, the University of Auckland – Effects of hypoxia and infection on brain development and potential treatments – Confirmed
Session 4:
Maternal nutrition/body composition and programming
a) Tim Regnault, Western University, London Ontario
Maternal diet/body composition in programming of fetal and placental development – Confirmed
b) Early Career Speaker: Sarah Reed, Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut
Maternal nutrition and fetal growth: Developmental changes in different organs – Confirmed
c) Early Career Speaker: Kristen Boyle, Center for Women’s Health Research, University of Colorado
Umbilical stem cells – programmed risk? – Confirmed
Session 5:
Programming of insulin sensitivity and insulin action
a) Michael Symonds, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham
Programming of adipose development – Confirmed
b) Carrie McCurdy, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Oregon
Maternal obesity/high fat diet in skeletal muscle metabolism – Confirmed
c) Sean Limesand, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences University of Arizona
Development of insulin resistance and tissue-specific differences – Confirmed
d) Early Career Speaker: Sara Pinney, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
DNA methylation and pathogenesis of diabetes – Confirmed
Session 6: Placental function and programming
a) Alan Conley, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC-Davis
Role of placental steroids and prostanoids in developmental outcomes – Confirmed
b) Helen Jones, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Placental nutrient sensing and transport – Confirmed
c) Terry Morgan, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Sciences University
Imaging methodologies for abnormal uteroplacental development – Confirmed
d) Early Career Speaker: Antonio Frias, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Sciences University Uteroplacental blood flow in maternal HFD/obesity and nutrient restriction – Confirmed
Session 7:
DJP Barker Memorial Lecture – Peter Nathanielsz, University of Wyoming, Laramie, and Southwest National Primate Research Center, San Antonio
From womb to tomb: The interaction of developmental programming and aging mechanisms – Confirmed
Session 8:
Maternal stress and the endocrine milieu
a) Steve Matthews, Physiology, University of Toronto
Stress hormones and developmental programming – Confirmed
b) Neil Evans, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow
Endocrine disruptors and programming of reproductive health in livestock – Confirmed
c) Vasantha Padmanabhan, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan
Developmental programming of insulin resistance: is androgen the culprit? – Confirmed
d) Early Career Speaker: Stephane Borque, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta2019 Aspen-Snowmass_flyer for advertising_abbreviated_24oct18
Perinatal iron deficiency in developmental programming – Confirmed
Session 9:
Cellular pathways II
a) Ilhem Messaoudi Powers, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, UC-Irvine
Immune system development pre- and post-natally – Confirmed
b) Kjersti Aagaard, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Microbiome and perinatal outcomes – Confirmed
c) Josef Neu, Health Shands Children’s Hospital, University of Florida
Nutrition and the gastro-intestinal environment of the neonate – Tentative
