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Monday, August 29, 2022

• 08:00 09:00

  Gairdner Canada John Dirks Global Health Award Lectures

  Co-Chairs: Janet Rossant, President Gairdner Canada and James Reynolds, Chief Scientific Officer of KBHN

  Keynotes:

  • Fraser Mustard Lecture Awardee of KBHN “Acting Early: from Developmental Science to the Scalable Prevention of Mental Health Problems”, Vikram Patel (Proudly sponsored by Kids Brain Health Network)
  • Child Health and Nutrition, Cesar Victora (Proudly sponsored by Gairdner Foundation & Telus Health)
• 09:00 10:00

  Presidential Plenary x4

  Co-Chairs: Janet Rossant, President Gairdner Canada and James Reynolds, Chief Scientific Officer of KBHN

  • Birth Outcomes During Covid-19 Lockdowns: The International Perinatal Outcomes in The Pandemic (IPOP) Study, Merilee Brockway

  • Associations Between Parental Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease and Offspring Birth Outcomes Suggest Different Mechanisms of Early Determination of Adult Cardiometabolic Disease, Carlos Sanchez-Soriano

  • Sex Specific Differences in Mid-Pregnancy Fetal Liver Gene Expression in The Guinea Pig Model of Fetal Growth Restriction, Rebecca Wilson

  • CYP2E1 Methylation in Newborn of Indian Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Women & Future Diabesity Risk, Ashutosh Tomar

• 10:00 12:00

  Posters & Coffee

• 12:00 13:00

  Lunch on Own

• 12:00 13:00

  Lunch Panel Discussion

  Proudly sponsored by University of Southampton

  The Venice Forum: DOHaD and Investing in Maternal Newborn and Child Health in COVID Recovery

  Chairs: Lucilla Poston and John Challis

  • Senator Stanley Kutcher
  • Prof. Rémi Quirion
  • Prof. Sir Peter Gluckman
  • Dr Helga Fogstad
• 13:00 14:30

  Global Faces of DOHaD

  Co-chairs: Dino Giussani and Macarena Lepez

  • Maternal Obesity during Pregnancy: Human Studies in South Africa, Larske Soepnel 
  • Maternal Undernutrition and Low BMI during Pregnancy: Human Studies in Japan, Hiroaki Itoh
  • Maternal Hypoxia during Pregnancy: Human Studies in Bolivia, Colleen Julian
• 13:00 14:30

  DOHaD in Humans: Don't Forget Genetics!

  Co-chairs: Susan Ozanne and Chathura Gunasekara

  • Mendelian Randomization in the DOHaD Contex, David Evans
  • Genetic Impacts on DNA Methylation in the Context of DOHaD, Jordana Bell
  • Genetic Influences on DNA Methylation at rRNA Epialleles, Vardhman Rakyan
• 13:00 14:30

  Placental Development and Life‑Long Consequences

  Proudly sponsored by OHSU Moore Institute for Nutrition & Wellness

  Co-chairs: Kent Thornburg and Jorge Lopez-Tello

  • Inflammation Effects on the Fetal Blood-Brain Barrier and Life-Long Neurological Disorder, Alex Bonnin
  • Links Between Placental and Fetal Development, Myriam Hemberger
  • Placental Adaptative Responses to Hypoxia and Inflammation, Irene Cetin
• 13:00 14:30

  Early Brain Development and the Origins of Infant Mental Health

  Proudly sponsored by Kids Brain Health Network & partially supported by CHEO Foundation

  Co-chairs: James Reynolds and Maude Champagne

  • Social Origins of Developmental Risk for Mental Illness, Judy Cameron
  • Caregiver Sensitivity and Child Outcomes through the Lens of Global Meta-Analytic Research, Sheri Madigan
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Novel Insights Through a DOHaD Lens, Joanne Weinberg
• 13:00 14:30

  Health Inequities and Social Determinants of DOHaD

  Proudly sponsored by Kids Brain Health Network

  Co-chairs: Lucy Lach and Jeffrey McCrossin

  • Child Nutrition and Social Inequities, Zulfi Bhutta
  • Migration, Social Determinants of Child Health and Health Inequities, Monica Ruiz Casares 
  • Intersectionality of Social Determinants of Health in Children, Marjorie Aude Rabiau 
• 13:00 14:30

  Indigenous DOHaD Gathering

  Prouldy sponsored by Women and Children's Health Research (WCHRI)

  Co-Chairs: Rhonda Bell and Adam Purificati-Fune

  • Gathering Knowledge Holders, Sharon Jinkerson Brass and Glida Morgan
    
    
  • Alexandra King and Melissa April
    
    
  • Witness to Indigenous DOHaD Gathering, Rick Lightning
• 15:00 16:30

  Open Oral: Indigenous Health and Global Health

  Co-chairs: Malcolm King and Annica Kempe

  • Individual And Parental Attendance At Indian Boarding Schools In The United States: Associations With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) And Allostatic Load, Zaneta Thayer
  • Peers4wellness: Voicing The Experiences Of Indigenous Women (Cis-Gender, Trans-Gender) With Healthcare And Introducing A Historic Trauma Responsive Model Of HCV/HIV Research And Care (The Oneness Bundle), Alexandra King, Sharon Jinkerson-Brass, Sadeem Fayed
  • Maternal and Early Life Determinants of Anishinabeck Infant and Child Growth Trajectories, Hiliary Monteith
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders among Metis Children in Alberta, Stuart Lau
  • Community Engagement and Context In Setting Up A Multi-Faceted Longitudinal Intervention In Rural India, Manohar Prasad Prabhu 
  • Birthweight And Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk During Mid-Adolescence: Findings from The Minimat Cohort In Rural Bangladesh, Mohammad Redwanul Islam
• 15:00 16:30

  Open Oral: Pregnancy Outcomes and Birth Complications

  Co-chairs: Emilio Herrera and Kalyanaraman Kumaran 

  • Evaluating The Effect of Covid-19 Vaccination On Maternal-Fetal Outcomes, Samantha Piekos
  • Modelling Gestational Weight Gain Trajectories Using the Super Imposition Translation And Rotation (Sitar) Growth Model To Predict Maternal And Neonatal Adverse Health Outcomes: The Interbio-21st Study, Nusrat Jabin
  • The Effects Of Social Isolation On Gestational Length And Inflammatory Profile Of Rats: A Model For Covid Isolation Stress, Nayara Lopes
  • Pre-Eclampsia, Emergency Cesarean Delivery And Bifidobacterium Levels In Infant Gut Microbiota, Maryam Paraktoon
  • The Role Of The Mechanosensor Piezo1 In The Developing Vasculature: A Study In The Human Fetus And The Chicken Embryo, Germán Arenas
  • Maternal Psychosocial Stress And Birth Outcomes In The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study Of Latinos, Lindsay Fernandez-Rhodes
• 15:00 16:30

  Open Oral: DOHaD and Cardiometabolic Outcomes

  Proudly sponsored by CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health

  Co-chairs: Sebastien Bouret and Jennifer Thompson

  • Perinatal Iron Deficiency Causes Sex-Specific Mitochondrial Responses In Neonatal Rat Hearts, Claudia Holody
  • Maternal Obesity Programmes Offspring Mir-505-5p Expression In The Hypothalamus And Impacts Hypothalamic Fatty Acid Sensing Mechanisms, Laura Dearden
  • The Novel Role of HSC In Regulating Glucose Tolerance In Offspring Of Obese Mice, Merve Denizli
  • Maternal Self-Reported Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Offspring Cardiometabolic Outcomes, Edwina Yeung
  • Early Origins of Cardiac Dysfunction in An Embryonic Model Of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea During Development, Sara Perelmuter
• 15:00 16:30

  Open Oral: DOHaD and Interventions to Improve Outcomes

  Co-chairs: Maria Bygdell and John Bertram

  • Maternal Metformin Intervention During Glucose-Intolerant Obese Mouse Pregnancy Has Sex-Specific Effects on Adiposity And Cardiometabolic Health Of Aged Offspring, Josca Schoonejans 
  • Resveratrol Intervention in Obese Rat Dams Prevents The Developmental Programming Of Cardiac Remodelling And Aortic Stiffening In Adult Offspring, Paul Taylor
  • Postnatal Sildenafil Administration Prevents Vascular Dysfunction Programmed After Chronic Hypoxic Gestation at High-Altitude, Alejandro A. Candia
  • Mitigating The Impacts of Paternal Obesity With Taurine Intervention, Patrycja Jazwiec
  • The Pforzheim Study: Psychotherapy Mitigates the Impact Of Transgenerational And Maternal Stress And Reduces Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Gerlinde A.S. Metz
  • Extending The South African Child Support Grant: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Implementing a Pregnancy Support Grant, Aisha Moolla
• 15:00 16:30

  Open Oral: Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms in DOHaD

  Proudly sponsored by USDA Agricultural Research Service

  Co-chairs: Fabiola Isabela Suano de Souza and Daniel Hardy

  • MIRNA-15B Contributes To The Programming Of Cardiac Disfunction, Lucas Carminatti Pantaleao
  • Partitioning Genetic Effects On Birth Weight Into Maternal And Fetal Components At Classical HLA Loci, Geng Wang
  • Epigenetic Modulation Of Hypothalamic Cholinergic Anti-Inflammatory Response In Mice Fetuses Of Obese Pregnancies, Lais Simino
  • Systemic Interindividual Variation In DNA Methylation In Humans Is Associated With Transposable Elements And Under Strong Genetic Control, Chathura Gunasekara
  • The Guinea Pig: A New Small Animal Model To Study The Foundations Of Early Human Development, Jesica Canizo 
• 15:00 16:30

  Open Oral: Early Exposures and Longer‑Term Outcomes

  Co-chairs: Rebecca Painter and Derrick SSewanyana

  • Sex-Specific Effects Of Prenatal Hypoxia On Adult Offspring Coronary Artery Function, Nataliia Hula
  • Increased Susceptibility To Cardiac Ventricular Arrhythmia In Adult Offspring Of Hypoxic Pregnancy, Mitchell Lock
  • Intrauterine Exposure To Triclosan Disrupts Thyroid Function In Adult Male And Female Offspring Rats, Guilherme Henrique
  • Sex- and Race/Ethnicity-Specific Associations Between Population Density and Timing of Pubertal Onset, Ai Kubo
  • Childhood Overweight And Risk Of Obesity-Related Adult Cancer In Men, Jimmy Célind
  • Acute And Chronic Exposure To Particulate Matter And Preterm Birth: A Time-Series Study In Shanghai, China, Cheng Li
• 16:15 16:45

  Coffee/Tea Service

• 16:45 17:45

  Keynote Lectures

  Co-chairs: Antonio Marcus de Andrade Paes and Irene Cetin

  Keynotes:

  • President’s lecturer “The Developing Brain Connectome in Health and Disease”, David Edwards (Proudly sponsored by DOHaD International)
  • Harmonisation of Genetics and Lifestyle in Personalised Medicine, Shinichi Kuriyama (Partially supported by BGI and MGI Americas)
• 17:45 19:15

  DOHaD‑Connector Reception

  With an Exhibitors Passport Crawl, Meet the Professor Speed Discussions, Connecting and Networking, Connector Job Postings and Cocktail Reception, the DOHaD 2022 Networking platform aims to create a sense of community among DOHaD trainees; prompting collaborations, inspiring new, innovative research questions, or research opportunities, and sparking peer-mentorship.