Symposium: Origins of Obesity
Date/Time: | Wednesday, 11 May 2011 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
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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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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