Keystone Symposia Conference | Developmental Origins and Epigenesis in Human Health and Disease

Meeting Program

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Monday, April 26
3:00 - 7:30 PM	Registration	Stamford Foyer
6:30 - 7:30 PM	Refreshments	Stamford Foyer
7:30 - 8:30 PM	Keynote Address Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/26/2010	Stamford Ballroom
	Adrian P. Bird, University of Edinburgh, UK Investigating the Molecular Basis of Rett Syndrome
8:30 - 8:45 PM	Orientation for New Attendees and New Investigators Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/26/2010 NOTE: Keystone Symposia's Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Andy Robertson, to lead discussion in a "What to Expect during your Attendance" for interested delegates.	Stamford Ballroom
Tuesday, April 27
8:00 - 9:00 AM	Breakfast	Canning Ballroom
8:00 - 9:00 AM	Poster Setup	Stamford & Bencoolen Foyer
9:00 AM- 12:00 PM	Mechanisms of Developmental Plasticity Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/26/2010	Stamford Ballroom
	* Anne Ferguson-Smith, University of Cambridge, UK Gene Imprinting as an Adaptive Model of Developmental Plasticity
	Stephen M. Cohen, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore MicroRNA Functions: Insights from Drosophila Genetics
	Emma Whitelaw, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia Epigenetics and Transgenerational Effects
	John Mattick, University of Queensland, Australia RNA as the Regulator of Epigenetic Memory and the Mediator of Epigenome-Environment Interactions
10:20 - 10:40 AM	Coffee Break	Stamford & Bencoolen Foyer
12:00 - 1:00 PM	Lunch	Canning Ballroom
12:00 - 5:00 PM	Poster Viewing	Stamford & Bencoolen Foyer
12:00 - 2:30 PM	Poster Session 1 Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/26/2010	Stamford & Bencoolen Foyer
2:30 - 3:00 PM	Coffee Available	Stamford & Bencoolen Foyer
3:00 - 5:00 PM	Phenotypic Plasticity in Evolution Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/26/2010	Stamford Ballroom
	* Russell D. Fernald, Stanford University, USA Social Control of the Brain
	Catherine C. Dulac†, Harvard University, USA Talk Title to be Determined
	Speaker to be Announced,
	Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
Wednesday, April 28
8:00 - 9:00 AM	Breakfast	Canning Ballroom
8:00 - 9:00 AM	Poster Setup	Stamford & Bencoolen Foyer
9:00 AM- 12:00 PM	Developmental Influences in Chronic Disease Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/26/2010	Stamford Ballroom
	* Peter Gluckman, University of Auckland, New Zealand The Developmental Contribution to the Risk of Chronic Disease
	Caleb E. Finch, University of Southern California, USA Early Exposure to Infections Accelerates Aging
	Joseph Nadeau, Case Western Reserve University, USA Transgenerational Epigenetic Control of Phenotypic Variation and Disease Risk
	Keith M. Godfrey, University of Southampton, UK Insights into Human Development and Disease from Birth Cohort Studies
10:20 - 10:40 AM	Coffee Break	Stamford & Bencoolen Foyer
12:00 - 1:00 PM	Lunch	Canning Ballroom
12:00 - 5:00 PM	Poster Viewing	Stamford & Bencoolen Foyer
12:30 - 2:30 PM	Poster Session 2 Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/26/2010	Stamford & Bencoolen Foyer
2:30 - 3:00 PM	Coffee Available	Stamford & Bencoolen Foyer
3:00 - 5:00 PM	Neural Development Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/26/2010	Stamford Ballroom
	* Michael Meaney, McGill University, Canada Developmental Influences on Cognitive Processes
	Yi Eve Sun, University of California, Los Angeles, USA DNA Methylation and Neural Cell Fate
	Speaker to be Announced,
	Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
Thursday, April 29
8:00 - 9:00 AM	Breakfast	Canning Ballroom
9:00 AM- 12:00 PM	Environmental Control of Tissue Differentiation Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/26/2010	Stamford Ballroom
	Zofia Zukowska, Georgetown University, USA Gender-specific Stress-induced Programming for Obesity: Role of Neuropeptide Y and Adipose Stem Cells
	Stephen Suomi, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, USA Genetic and Environmental Effects on Behavior: Nonhuman Primate Model
	Judy Sng, Singapore Institute of Clinical Sciences, Singapore Control of the Critical Period in Sensory Development
	Jonathan R. Seckl, University of Edinburgh School of Clinical Sciences & Community Health, UK Glucocorticoid 'Programming' of the Brain: From Stress to Liquorice
10:20 - 10:40 AM	Coffee Break	Stamford & Bencoolen Foyer
2:30 - 3:00 PM	Coffee Available	Stamford & Bencoolen Foyer
3:00 - 5:00 PM	Environmental Factors and Developmental Plasticity Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 03/26/2010	Stamford Ballroom
	* Terrence Forrester, University of the West Indies, Jamaica Human Polyphenisms and Nutritional Adaptation
	Michael Skinner, Washington State University, USA The Environment and Epigenetics on Transgenerational Inheritance
	Robert Waterland, Baylor College of Medicine, USA The Search for Human Metastable Epialleles
	Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
5:00 - 7:00 PM	Social Hour w/ Lite Bites	Stamford & Bencoolen Foyer
Friday, April 30
	Departure
*=Session Chair †=Speaker invited, not yet responded.

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Developmental plasticity results from the interplay of fetal environment and genetic factors. There is considerable data to indicate that these interactions play an important role in the susceptibility of the individual to the development of chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and to the cognitive capacity of that individual. Evidence suggests that gene/environment interactions may result in epigenetic changes that not only indicate susceptibility to chronic disease, but may play a causative role in the processes. The specific nature of the signaling pathways that dictate these susceptibilities and capacities are not known. This symposium is designed to explore experimental models of development, to understanding the role of epigenetics in regulating important signaling pathways, and to examine the relationship of the fetal environment to normal development and the susceptibility to chronic disease.

Developmental Origins and Epigenesis in Human Health and Disease (D1)