Symposium: Origins of Obesity

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Date/Time:Tuesday, 10 May 2011 from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm
Location:Gateway Hotel and Conference Center, 2100 Green Hills Dr.
Cost:$50-$180
URL:http://www.nwrc.iastate.edu/symposia/
Contact:
Phone:515-294-8624
Channel:College of Human Sciences
Categories:Conferences
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"Origins of Obesity: Maternal, Epigenetic and Lifestyle Factors." The symposium is focused on research exploring factors that may play a role in the genesis of obesity including maternal, epigenetic and lifestyle factors, and understanding how they integrate to develop comprehensive and effective, intervention and prevention strategies for obesity and related chronic disease.

2011 Symposium schedule
Origins of Obesity: Maternal, Epigenetic and Lifestyle Factors
May 9-11

Maternal Session
(Monday 1:00pm-4:00pm; moderator Dr. Christina Campbell)

12:15-12:35pm, Registration

12:45-12:55pm, Welcome & Opening Remarks, Dr. Christina Campbell, Associate Professor, Iowa State University

1:00-1:50pm, Fetal Programming of Childhood Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction: Role of Prenatal Stress and Stress Biology, Dr. Pathik Wadhwa, Professor, University of California, Irvine, CA

1:55-2:45pm, Lifestyle Intervention During Pregnancy, Dr. Michelle Mottola, Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

2:45-3:00pm, Break

3:05-3:55pm, Physical Activity and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Risk, Dr. Lisa Chasan-Taber, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

4:30-6:30pm, Wine and Cheese Reception Sponsored by the NWRC Flakoll Conference Room, NWRC, Ames, IA

5:15-5:45pm, NWRC Tours


Lifestyle Factors Session
(Tuesday 8am-12pm, moderator: Dr. Lorraine Lanningham-Foster)

7:20-7:55am, Breakfast

8:00-8:50am, Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: Understanding the Links to Maternal and Family Stress, Dr. Brenda Lohman, Associate Professor, Iowa State University

8:55-9:45am, Role of Exercise, Energy Restriction and Breastfeeding in the Promotion of Postpartum Weight Loss and Prevention of Maternal Obesity, Dr. Cheryl Lovelady, Professor, USDA, Grand Forks, ND

9:50-10:05am, Break

10:10-11:00am, Parental Influence on Shaping Home Obesigenic Environments: Development and Application of the Family Nutrition and Physical Activity (FNPA) Screening Tool, Dr. Gregory Welk, Associate Professor, Iowa State University

11:05-11:55, Early Markers of Adult Obesity (ELMO): A Review, Dr. Anna Farmer, Assistant Professor, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Sponsored by ILSI-North America

12:00-1:10pm, Lunch

Epigenetic Session
(Tuesday 1:30-4:30pm, moderator: Dr. Kevin Schalinske)

1:30-2:20pm, Role of Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA) in Fetal Programming, Dr. Sheila Innis, Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2:25-3:15pm, Influence of Maternal Diet During Pregnancy on Gene Expression in Children, Dr. Angela Devlin, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

3:15-3:30pm, Break

3:35-4:25pm, Influence of Maternal and Neonatal Environment on Adipose Tissue Cell Function, Dr. Kate Claycombe, Chair-elect for ASN-RIS, USDA, Grand Forks, ND

4:30-6:30pm, Poster Session/Competition and Reception


Future Research
(8am-12pm, moderator: Dr. Lorraine Lanningham-Foster)

8:20-8:55pm, Breakfast

9:00-9:50am, Developing a Model to Guide Future Research, Dr. Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

9:55-10:45am, Issues Relating to Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Methodology, Dr. Christina Campbell, Associate Professor, Iowa State University

10:45-11:00am, Break

11:05-11:55am, Panel Discussion (Dr. P. Wadhwa, Dr. Siega-Riz, Dr. Campbell)

Noon, Closing Remarks, Dr. Christina Campbell, Associate Professor, Iowa State University