Dr Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri
University of Cambridge, UK
Dr Emilio Herrera
Universidad de Chile, Chile
Environmental Impacts on Pregnancy and Offspring Outcomes: Lessons Learned and Avenues for Intervention
This meeting showcases the latest work assessing the impact of environmental influences on maternal physiological support of offspring development. It also explores the utility of different strategies (including nutritional, lifestyle-exercise, antioxidants and pharmacological agents) to mitigate the negative impacts of adverse environmental conditions during gestation on the lifelong health of the mother and child.
Attend this conference to:
- Hear the latest pregnancy research with invited talks and discussions
- Network with colleagues face-to-face and make new collaborations
- Get feedback and different perspectives on your work from peers
09:00 SA1 The environment and the developing brain: a continuing conversation
Professor Stephen Matthews, University of Toronto, Canada
09:30 C01 High dose vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and risk of offspring autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at age 10 - A randomized clinical trial
Kristina Aagaard, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
09:45 SA2 Maternal environmental conditions, offspring neurodevelopmental outcomes, and novel targeted interventions
Dr Emily Camm, The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia
10:15 C02 Placental function and fetal brain development is controlled by maternal gut Bifidobacterium
Dr Jorge Lopez-Tello, University of Cambridge, UK
11:00 SA3 Metabolic inflammation, diet and programming obesity
Dr Clare Reynolds, University College Dublin, Ireland
11:30 C03 Investigating maternal and offspring vascular protection afforded by sulforaphane in a murine model of maternal obesity and insulin resistance
Jessica Morris, King’s College London, UK
11:45 SA4 Pregnancy complications and treatments using mesenchymal stem cells
Professor Alessandro Rolfo, Università di Torino, Italy
12:15 C04 Sex-differential effect of physical activity before pregnancy on normal embryonic development; a prospective study of yolk sac size in low-risk pregnancies
Dr Alexander Vietheer, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway and University of Bergen, Norway
14:30 SA5 Environmental pollutants such as diesel engine exhaust and lifelong health using rabbit model
Dr Anne Couturier-Tarrade, French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), Paris, France
15:00 C05 Lipidomic and transcriptional profiling of the pregnant mouse liver reveals a selective role for phospholipids in providing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids to the fetus
Risha Amarsi, King’s College London, UK
15:15 SA6 Novel vasodilator mechanisms and the protective role of antioxidants in the fetal programming of vascular function
Dr Bernardo Krause, Universidad de O'Higgins, Chile
15:45 C06 Developmental hypoxia increases cardiac reactive oxygen species production but does not sensitise the mitochondrial permeability transition pore to calcium
Kerri Smith, University of Manchester, UK
16:30 SA7 Lifestyle intervention in obese pregnancy and cardiovascular remodelling in 3-year-olds
Dr Paul Taylor, Kings College London, UK
17:00 C07 Sex differences in placenta efficiency and oxidative balance induced by undernutrition during gestation in rats
Professor Silvia Arribas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
17:15 SA8 Programming cardiovascular disease and evidence from humans
Dr Fàtima Crispi, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain
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|---|---|
| Member | £30.00 |
| Non-Member | £60.00 |
| Conference Dinner* | £30.00 |
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- Case study
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Key information
Key dates
| Registration opens | 1 April 2022 |
| Abstract submission opens | 1 June 2022 |
| Abstract submission closes | 30 June 2022 |
| Abstract decisions released | 22 July 2022 |
| Conference Attendance Award deadline | 31 July 2022 |
| Registration deadline | 15 September 2022 |
| Meeting date | 29 September 2022 |
Venue
The meeting will take place at the Coin Street Conference Centre in London:
108 Stamford Street
South Bank
London SE1 9NH
Travel
Tube
Waterloo (Bakerloo, Jubilee and Northern lines) 5 minutes walk
Southwark (Jubilee line) 7 minutes walk
Blackfriars (Circle and District lines) 5 minutes walk
Plan your journey on the TFL website
Bus
Waterloo Station: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 77, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 211, 243, 341, 381, 507, 521
Blackfriars Bridge: 45, 63, 100 to Blackfriars Bridge
Stamford Street: 381
Plan your journey on the TFL website
Train
Blackfriars, Waterloo or Waterloo East
Plan your journey on the National Rail website
Bike
Bike racks are available for public use directly outside of the centre
Boat
Blackfriars Millennium pier or Festival pier
Car
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