Fetal Physiology Satellite

Fetal Physiology Satellite

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Room: E219BC

Chairs:
Jennifer Thompson, PhD, University of Calgary
Stephanie Wesolowski, PhD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus


SESSION I: INNOVATION APPROACHES IN FETAL IMMUNE CELL DEVELOPMENT
Moderators:
Sahar Khoshravesh, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Stephanie Wesolowski, PhD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Decoding Fetal Immune Passports by TCR and Spatial Transcriptomics
Enrico Barrozo, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Maternal IL-10 regulates fetal emergency myelopoiesis
Amélie Collins, MD, PhD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

COFFEE BREAK

SESSION II: IMMUNE CELL PROGRAMMING AND CONSEQUENCES
Moderators:
Irina Burd, MD, PhD, University of Maryland
Jessica Vazquez, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

10:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.

Maternal diet controls macrophage and hematopoietic stem cell fate in fetal development and across the lifespan
Jed Friedman, PhD
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences

10:40 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.

The impact of maternal inflammation on the development and susceptibility of the offspring’s intestinal tract
Steve McElroy, MD
UC Davis Health Center

11:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Maternal microbiome and developmental programming: promises, problems, & possibilities
Kristin Connor, PhD
Carleton University

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

LUNCH BREAK

SESSION III: DYNAMIC MITOCHONDRIA AND FETAL NUTRIENT UTILIZATION
Moderators:
Eileen Chang, PhD, University of Colorado
Molly McGuckin, PhD, University of Colorado

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

New insights into mitochondrial dynamics in nutrient utilization and expenditure
Orian Shirihai, MD, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Fetal-maternal nutrition and fetal programming: from mitochondria to epigenetics
Chiara Mando, PhD
Università degli Studi di Milano

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Placental insufficiency and fetal metabolic adaptations
Sean Limesand, PhD
The University of Arizona

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Lipid-induced metabolic consequences in fetal cardiomyocytes
Sonnet Jonker, PhD
Oregon Health and Science University

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

COFFEE BREAK

SESSION IV: DISEASE RISK FOLLOWING IN UTERO EXPOSURES
Moderators:
Lisa-Joss Moore, PhD, University of Utah
Amy Wooldridge, PhD, The University of Adelaide

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Lipid metabolism in umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells reveals the developmental roots of susceptibility for obesity
Kristen Boyle, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Fueling Life: Understanding Mitochondrial Dynamics in the Placenta and Fetal Brain for Healthy Offspring
Emily Camm, PhD
Hudson Institute of Medical Research