(Chair and Co-Chair Names, Full affiliations, Day, and Time for Each Activity Will Be Informed in the Final Program)

• Pre-Congress Activities

• Workshop: Tools for Assessing Nutritional Status in Individuals and Populations

Promoted by The Nutrition society (UK).

Classical and Innovative Tools for Nutritional Status Assessment: Challenges and Opportunities.

Karen M. O’Callaghan, MD PhD. King’s College London, United Kingdom.

Low Cost, High Value: Strategies for Nutritional Assessment Research in Low Resource Settings

Karen M. O’Callaghan, MD PhD. King’s College London, United Kingdom.

Debate on Contrasting Experiences in Collecting Nutrition and Health Data: Quality vs Quantity

Debaters will be selected from submitted abstracts.

• Workshop: Pathways and Pitfalls: Navigating an Academic Career in DOHaD.

Promoted by the Trainees and ECRs Subcommittee.

Program to be announced.

• Mini course: Eco-pharmacovigilance and Health Impacts under a One Health Approach.

Promoted by One Health Colombia.

Program to be announced.

• Key Conferences

• Developmental Programming in Diabetic Pregnancies: Mechanisms Underlying the Protective Effects 0f Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Alicia Jawerbaum, PhD. University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

• Early Nutrition for Long-Term Health.

Camila Corvalán, MD PhD. University of Chile, Chile.

• From Womb to World: How Climate Change Affects Women’s Health and Fetal Development.

Jai K Das, PhD. Aga Khan University, Pakistan.

• Brain Insulin as a Modulator of Early Life Effects on Physical and Mental Health.

Patrícia Pelufo Silveira, MD PhD. McGill University, Canada.

• The First and Next 1000 Days of Life: Why they are Crucial for Healthy Growth and Development.

Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, MD PhD. Yale University, USA.

• Joint Lectures

• CoRSIVs – A New Opportunity for Epigenetic Discovery in DOHaD.

Human CoRSIVs are Strongly Implicated in Neurodevelopmental and Metabolic Disorders.

Rob Waterland, PhD. Baylor College of Medicine, USA.

CoRSIVs in Black vs. White Americans – Similar, but different.

Chathura Gunasekara, PhD. Baylor College of Medicine, USA.

• Early Adversities and Brain Health: Insights from Neurobiology, Behaviour, and Development.

Early Adversities and the Programming of Emotional Memories.

Carla Dalmaz, MD, PhD. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Maternal Environmental Enrichment: A Protective Approach to Mitigate Neonatal Brain Injury.

Luz Elena Durán Carabali, PhD. Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

• Insights from Experimental Models Exploring Maternal Obesity and Offspring Aging Trajectories.

The Impact of Maternal Obesity on Offspring: Metabolic and Hormonal Dysregulation Across the Lifespan.

Elena Zambrano, PhD. INCMN Salvador Zubirán, Mexico.

Exploring the Gap Between Biological and Chronological Age in Offspring of Obese Mothers: Insights from Metabolic and Hormonal Markers.

Carlos Alberto Ibáñez Chávez, PhD. INCMN Salvador Zubirán, Mexico.

• Maternal Metabolic Diseases: Interventions During Pregnancy to Improve Maternal and Offspring Health.

Complexities of Interventions During Diabetic Pregnancy: Maximizing Benefits to Mother and Child.

Susan Ozanne, PhD. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Antioxidant Therapy in Animal Models of Maternal Diabetes and Advanced Maternal Age.

Romina Higa, PhD. University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

• Targeting Puberty in Models of Perinatal Distress – A Turn for Health in the Life Cycle.

Title to be announced.

José Donato Júnior, PhD. University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Title to be announced.

Lucas Saavedra, PhD. State University of Maringá, Brazil.

• Effect of Maternal Calcium Intake on the Progeny Blood Pressure (TBC).

Title to be announced.

José Belizán, PhD. University of Buenos Aires, Rosario National University, Argentina.

Title to be announced.

Mercedes Lombarte, PhD. Rosario National University, Argentina.

• Simposia

• Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Offspring Health.

Metabolic Consequences of Embryo Manipulation in Mouse Models.

Paolo Rinaudo, PhD. University of California in San Francisco, USA.

Phenotypic Alterations in Cattle Conceived by IVF.

Marc-Andre Sirard, PhD. Université Laval, Canada.

Epigenetic Changes Following Embryo Manipulation: Current Evidence.

Rocio Melissa Rivera, PhD. University of Missouri, USA.

• Big Data and Cohorts in DOHaD Research.

Interventional Cohort Studies: State-Level Cohort – 120,000 Participants.

Richard Saffery, PhD. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Australia.

Interventional Cohort Studies: Community-Level Cohort – 25,000 Participants.

Jacqueline Davis, PhD. ORIGINS, Australia.

Raine Cohort Study, Encompassing Multiple Generations.

Rebecca Glauert, PhD. The University of Western Australia, Australia.

Aboriginal Birth Cohort (ABC), Darwin.

Gurmeet Singh, PhD. Menzies School of Health Research, Australia.

Cook Islands: Using Cross-Sectional Data Across Lifecourse- Associations Between Early Life Factors and Health in Adolescence.

Jacquie Bay, PhD. University of Auckland, New Zealand.

• Effects of Prenatal and Early-Life Chemical Exposures on Neurodevelopment and Cognitive Function: A Role of Epigenetics as Molecular Driver?

In Utero Phthalate Exposure During Pregnancy and Neonate DNA Methylation Patterns Across Multiple Pregnancy Cohorts.

Toby Mansell, PhD. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Australia.

Exposure To Persistent Organic Pollutants: Implications on Life-Course Health and Potential for Intergenerational Transmission Via Epigenome.

Noora Kartiosuo, PhD. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Australia.

Prenatal Metals Exposure and Neurodevelopment In 1-Year-Old Infants in The CLIMB Study in Chongqing, China.

Speaker to be confirmed.

• Environmental, Genetic and Vascular Determinants of Early Brain Development.

Early Brain Development: Nutritional and Genetic Determinants of Anterior Neural Tube Closure Defects.

Dolores Busso, PhD. Universidad de los Andes, Chile.

Gestational COVID-19: Placental Vascular Alterations and Their Impact on Children’s Neurodevelopment.

Marcelo González, PhD. Universidad de Concepción, Chile.

Reduced Brain Cortex Angiogenesis in Offspring from Preeclampsia-Like Syndromes.

Carlos Escudero, PhD. Universidad del Bio Bio, Chile.

• Exploring DOHaD at High Altitude: Impact and Current Challenges.

Fetal Growth and Cardiac Stress at High Altitude.

Dino Giussani, PhD. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Critical Genetic Factors Pertinent to Health and Disease in High-Altitude Populations.

Tatum Simonson, PhD. University of California in San Diego, USA.

Epigenetic and Fetal Origins of Pulmonary Hypertension.

Colleen Julian, PhD. University of Colorado, USA.

• Exposome and DOHAD: Unraveling Consequences of Obesity in Pregnancy for the Health of Offspring.

Early Life Adaptations in Offspring Exposed to Maternal Obesity.

Alina Maloyan, PhD. Oregon Health & Science University, USA.

Is it Possible to Assess Brain Inflammatory Status of Newborns Using as Little as 100 µl of Cord Blood Plasma?

Phu Tran, PhD. University of Minnesota, USA.

• Global Insights into Metabolic Programming: Evidence from Mother-Child Cohorts in Mexico.

Impact Of Prenatal and Early Life Environmental Exposures on Cardiometabolic Health in Childhood and Adolescence: The PROGRESS Cohort.

Martha María Tellez-Rojo, PhD. National Institute Public Health, Mexico.

The Double Burden of Malnutrition in Pregnancy Influences Nutritional Status and Adiposity in The Infant: The OBESO Cohort.

Otilia Perichat-Perera, PhD. National Institute of Perinatology, Mexico.

Effects of Breastfeeding on Sugar Intake, Indicators of Appetite, Satiety and Nutritional Status in The First Years of Life: The MAS Lactancia Cohort.

Claudia Ivonne Ramírez-Silva, PhD. National Institute Public Health, Mexico.

• Global Perspectives on Children’s Feeding Practices.

Social Vulnerabilities and Complementary Feeding Indicators in a Brazilian Amazonian Birth Cohort Study.

Marly Augusto Cardoso, PhD. University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Nutrition in Early Life and Adult Health and Human Capital – Evidence from an Intervention Trial in Guatemala.

Aryeh Stein, PhD. Emory University, USA.

Associations of Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Practices with Linear Growth and Weight Gain up to 5 Years of Age Among Children Monitored in Primary Health Care in Brazil.

Bárbara Hatzlhoffer Lourenço, PhD. University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Parental Feeding and Child Eating. Findings from a Norwegian Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study.

Silje Steinsbekk, PhD. University of Science and Technology, Norway.

• Influence of the Maternal and Infant Gut Microbiomes on Fetal and Neonatal Immune System Development.

Immune System Imprinting by Initial Microbiome Interactions in Human Newborns.

Petter Brodin, PhD. Karolinska Institute, Sweden.

Consequences of Early-Life Immune-Microbial Interplay on Pathology Development in Adulthood.

Ziad Al Nabhani, PhD. University of Bern, Switzerland.

Antibiotic Use During Pregnancy, Offspring Gut Microbial Dysbiosis and Altered Immunity Along the Gut–Lung Axis.

Melanie Conrad, PhD. University Clinic Augsburg, Germany.

• Intergenerational Impacts of Parental Metabolic Status on the Health of Their Offspring.

Early Parental Nutritional Challenges and Their Metabolic and Reproductive Outcomes for The Next Generation.

Ernane Torres Uchôa, PhD. State University of Londrina, Brazil.

The Legacy of Diabetes in Future Generations in Animal Models.

Débora Cristina Damasceno, PhD. State University of São Paulo in Botucatu, Brazil.

Maternal Childhood Adversity is Associated with Prenatal Distress, DNA Methylation, and Infant Attachment in a Low-Resource Setting.

Eduardo Tomás Cánepa, PhD. University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

• Lactational Programming of Childhood Obesity and Neurobehavior.

Maternal Obesity, Diet and Breast Milk Composition.

Michael Ross, PhD. University of California in Los Angeles, USA.

Breast Milk Omega 3 And Omega 6 Fatty Acids: Impact on Neurobehavior.

Mina Desai, PhD. University of California in Los Angeles, USA.

Role of human milk oligosaccharides.

Gilberto Kac, PhD. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• Maternal Metabolic Diseases: Mechanisms in Programing Offspring Health.

Placental Determinants of Pregnancy Outcomes in the Context of the Obesity Epidemic.

Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri, PhD. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Preclinical Maternal Interventions with the Post-Biotic Butyrate Prevent the Programming of Metabolic Diseases.

Verónica White, PhD. University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Role of Hypercholesterolemia in Maternal and Fetal Health.

Andrea Leiva, PhD. Universidad San Sebastian, Chile.

• Nutritional and Cardiovascular Health across Life Stages: Implications for Maternal, Perinatal, and Offspring Well-being.

Excessive Hypercholesterolemia During Pregnancy Impacts Maternal and Offspring Cardiovascular Health Across the Life Course.

Sandra T. Davidge, PhD. University of Alberta, Canada.

Poor Nutrition in Early Life: Compromised Cardiovascular Health for Life.

Kent Thornburg, PhD. Oregon Health & Science University, USA.

Title to be informed.

Elive M. van der Beek, PhD. University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

• Paternal Influence on Maternal and Offspring Health Outcomes: Expanding the Horizons of the DOHaD Concept.

Maternal Metabolism Can Be Controlled by the Father’s Placental Endocrine Milieu.

Jorge Lopez-Tello, PhD. Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.

The Impact of Chronic Prostatitis on Immunomodulation in the Female Genital Tract and Offspring Development.

Ruben Darío Motrich, PhD. National University of Cordoba, Argentina.

Paternal Diabetes in Feto-Placental Development and Offspring Health.

Evangelina Capobianco, PhD. University of Buenos Aires, Agentina.

• Perigestational Obesity and Long-Term Health Implications.

Maternal Obesity: When is Intervention Appropriate?

Elena Zambrano, PhD. INCMN Salvador Zubirán, Mexico.

Extracellular Vesicles: Traffic Cop for Programming of Obesity.

Rebecca Simmons, PhD. University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Maternal Obesity and Its Implications for the Inflammatory Response in Offspring.

Marcio Alberto Torsoni, PhD. State University of Campinas in Limeira, Brazil.

• Population Specific Approaches for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Screening and Prediction.

Cost Effectiveness of ‘Two-Threshold’ Approach Using Hba1c in Early Pregnancy on Screening and Outcomes in GDM.

Uma Ram, PhD. Seethapathy Clinic & Hospital, India.

Real-World Analysis and Effects of Composite Risk Score in GDM in LMICs.

Sonak Pastakia, PhD. Purdue University College of Pharmacy, USA.

Composite Risk Score-Based Prediction and Risk Stratification of GDM in India, Kenya and UK.

Ponnusamy Saravanan, PhD. University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

• Preconception Care to Promote a Healthy Lifecourse.

Presenting the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) Preconception Trials.

Kalyanaraman Kumaran, PhD. University of Southampton, United Kingdom.

WHO Perspective on Framing and Delivery of Preconception Care.

Ameena Goga, PhD. WHO Division of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health & Ageing, USA.

Mechanisms of Preconception Programming.

Stephen Matthews, PhD. University of Toronto, Canada.

• Preventing Early-Life Programmed Cardio-Metabolic Risks.

Determinants of Pancreatic Beta-Cell Plasticity: It All Starts in Utero.

David Hill, PhD. Western University, Canada.

Maternal and Fetal Hyperinsulinaemia: Targets for ohe Prevention Of Programmed Cardio-Metabolic Health by Maternal Obesity.

Susan Ozanne, PhD. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Early Programming of Fetal Innate Immune Cells and Adiposity by Maternal Pregestational Obesity: Insights into Progenitor Cells and Nutritional Interventions.

Paola Casanello, PhD. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.

• The Influence of Early-Life Adversity on Neurodevelopment and Long-Term Health Outcomes.

The Impact of Early Life Adversity on Risk for Dementia in Later Life.

Christine Heim, Charité Medical University, Germany.

Parental Mental Health During the Perinatal Period and its Influence on Future Child Development.

Tina Montreuil, PhD. McGill University, Canada.

A Science of Hope? Tracing Emergent Entanglements between the Biology of Early Life Adversity, Trauma-informed Care, and Restorative Justice.

Ruth Müller, PhD. Technical University of Munich, Germany.

• The Prenatal Code: Shaping Health Through Epigenomic Programming

Southern Liver Health Study (STRIVE) in the CEECR Consortium.

Cathrine Hoyo, PhD. Center for Human Health and the Environment, USA.

Epigenetic Age: Tracing the Prenatal Origins of Time.

Andres Cardenas, PhD. Stanford University, USA.

Psychosocial Stressors and Environmental Exposures Influence Mirna Signatures in Pregnancy.

Carrie Breton, PhD. Center for Human Health and the Environment, USA.