Virtual Symposium
Date: JUNE 03, 2026 ZOOM LIVE Webinar *All times listed below are in Eastern Standard Time.* Please download the course agenda 
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| Session I: Epidemiology and Physiology of Fetal Programming of Metabolic Disease Moderators: Courtney Peterson, PhD (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) Rachel Whooten, MD, MPH (Massachusetts General Hospital) |
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| 8:30-8:45am | Opening Remarks
Steven Grinspoon, MD (Harvard Medical School) |  |
| 8:45-9:15am | The George L. Blackburn Keynote Lecture: Developmental Origins of Disease: Eight Key Pillars
Kent L. Thornburg, MS, PhD, FAPS (Oregon Health & Science University) | |
| 9:15-9:40am |
Maternal Obesity and Offspring Metabolic Health Emily Oken, MD, MPH (Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute) | |
| 9:40-10:00am |
Diabetes During Pregnancy and Offspring Metabolic Health Marie-France Hivert, MD, MMSc (Harvard Medical School) | |
| 10:00-10:25am |
Environmental Exposures and Offspring Metabolic Outcomes Jennifer Thompson, PhD (University of Calgary) | |
| 10:25-10:50am | Panel Discussion | |
| Break |
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| Session II: Mechanisms of Fetal Programming of Metabolic Disease Moderators: Elvira Isganaitis, MD, MPH (Joslin Diabetes Center) Carmen Monthe-Dreze, MD (Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University) |
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| 11:00-11:30am |
The Placenta in Fetal Programming of Disease
Lena Serghides, PhD (University Health Network) | |
| 11:30-11:55am |
Paternal Transmission of Metabolic Disease Risk - A Modifiable Risk Factor for Disease Prevention?
Mary-Elizabeth Patti, MD (Joslin Diabetes Center) | |
| 11:55-12:20pm |
Maternal Immune Activation and Fetal Programming: Placenta-Brain Crosstalk
Andrea G. Edlow, MD, MSc (Massachusetts General Hospital) | |
| 12:20-12:40pm |
Human Milk Composition in the Developmental Programming of Metabolic Disease
Carmen Monthe-Dreze, MD (Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University) | |
| 12:40-1:00pm | Panel Discussion | |
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Lunch
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| Session III: Applications to Clinical Care Moderators: Sara J. Cromer, MD, MS (Massachusetts General Hospital) Margaret Lippincott, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital) |
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| 1:45-2:10pm |
Management of Obesity Before During and After Pregnancy?
Patrick M. Catalano, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital) | |
| 2:10-2:30pm |
Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes During Pregnancy
Camille E. Powe, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital) | |
| 2:30-2:55pm |
Prenatal Infection and Inflammation: Implications for Lifelong Offspring Health
Lindsay Fourman, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital) | |
| 2:55-3:15pm |
Preconception Opportunities to Improve Next Generation Health
Keith Godfrey, BM, PhD, FMedSci (University of Southampton) | |
| 3:15-3:35pm |
Panel Discussion | |
| 3:35-3:40pm |
Closing Remarks
Steven Grinspoon, MD (Harvard Medical School) |
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