Building Bridges
Pediatric Translational Research Symposium
Program Schedule
8:30 - 8:35a
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Welcome
Joel Lavine, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
Conference Organizer
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8:35 – 9:00a
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Keynote Address
Hypoxia Tolerance: Approaches for Study and Novel
Insights from a Genetic Model
Gabriel Haddad, MD
Chairman, UCSD Department of Pediatrics
Physician-in-Chief, RCHSD
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Obesity & Co-Morbidities Moderator: Joel Lavine, MD, PhD
9:00 – 9:20
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The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network Over 32 Years
James Fowler, PhD Associate Professor, UCSD Department of Political Science
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9:20 – 9:30a
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Questions
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9:30 - 9:50a
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Macrophages as Mediators of Obesity-related Insulin Resistance
Jerry Olefsky, MD
Professor of Medicine & Dean of Research, UCSD
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9:50 – 10:00a
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Questions
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10:00–10:20a
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Nuclear Hormone Receptors as Mediators of Energy Balance and as Targets for Obesity
Ron Evans, PhD
Professor, Salk Institute
Investigator, HHMI
March of Dimes Chair in Developmental Biology
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10:20–10:30a
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Questions
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10:30–10:50a
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NAFLD in Children as a Precedent of Diabetes and Consequence of Obesity
Jeffrey B. Schwimmer, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UCSD
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10:50–11:00a
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Questions
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11:00–11:15a
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Break
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Language & Brain Development Moderator: Joel Lavine, MD, PhD
11:15–11:35a
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Developmental and Age-Related Disorders of the Nervous System
William C. Mobley, MD, PhDA
Professor and Chair, UCSD Department of Neurosciences
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11:35–11:45a
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Questions
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11:45–12:05p
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Synapse Alterations in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: What We Are Learning From Rett Syndrome
David N. Lieberman, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, UCSD Department of Neurosciences
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12:05–12:15p
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Questions
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12:15–12:35p
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Early Language Processing and Development
Jeff Elman, PhD
Professor of Cognitive Sciences
Dean of Social Sciences, UCSD
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12:35-12:45p
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Questions
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12:45– 2:00p
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Lunch and Poster Session
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Host Pathogen Interactions Moderator: Stephen Spector, MD
2:00 – 2:20p
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A Novel Platform for Development of Vaccines Against Herpesviruses – Can We Elicit Immune Responses That Are Better Than the Natural Infection?
Deborah H. Spector, PhD
Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, UCSD
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2:20 – 2:30p
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Questions
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2:30 – 2:50p
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Protecting Children: H1N1 Vaccine Design
Robert Liddington, PhD
Professor/Director ID Program, Burnham Research Institute
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2:50 – 3:00p
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Questions
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3:00 – 3:20p
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Natural Products from the Sea: Quest to Uncover Novel Therapeutics
Paul Jensen, PhD
Research Scientist, Scripps Institute of Oceanography
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3:20 – 3:30p
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Questions
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3:30 – 4:00p
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Keynote/Closing Address Intestinal Permeability, Innate Immunity, and Liver Fibrosis
David Brenner, MD
Professor of Medicine,
Vice-Chancellor of Health Sciences, UCSD;
Dean, UCSD School of Medicine
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