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Join us daily May 26–29 for a week of webinars covering featured topics and professional development sessions scheduled for presentation at the 2020 American Physiological Society annual meeting at Experimental Biology. Space is limited so register early.

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Tuesday, May 26

9:30–11 a.m. EDT
Teaching Trainees to Teach Science
Organizers: Ryan Downey, Dee Silverthorn

9:30–9:45 a.m.	From Post-Doc to Faculty Position: The IRACDA FIRST Program: A Teaching Post-Doctoral Fellowship Adrienne Lester King, Georgia State University
9:45–10 a.m.	Graduate Teaching Assistant Training Program at the University of Arizona Lucinda Rankin, University of Arizona
10–10:15 a.m.	Developing Medical Students as Future Educators Through a Teaching Distinction Track Marc Pizzimenti, University of Iowa
10:15–10:30 a.m.	ACTOR Trainees Experience Diverse Undergraduate Learning Environments Beth Beason-Abmayr, Rice University
10:30–10:45 a.m.	The University of Michigan IRACDA Program: Training Future Professors of Engineering and Physiology Zoe Thompson, University of Michigan
10:45–11 a.m.	Implementing Evidence-Based Teaching Practices: Support for Educators Through the Promoting Active Learning & Mentoring Research Co-Ordination Network (PALM Network) Kathryn Johnson, Trail Build, LLC

Exercise and the Brain – Can Exercise Improve Cerebrovascular and Cognitive Function
Organizers: Alexander Rosenberg, Caroline Rickards

9:30 –10 a.m.	Exercise and Brain Plasticity Chelsea Stillman, University of Pittsburgh
10–10:15 a.m.	Exercise-Enriched Extracellular Vesicles Benefit Brain Health by Decreasing Protein Aggregation Paige Geiger, University of Kansas Medical Center
10:15–10:30 a.m.	Effect of Cerebral Blood Flow on Cognition across Healthy Adulthood Leena Shoemaker, University of Otago
10:30–10:45 a.m.	Exercise Improved Cognitive Impairment in Aging Mice via Skeletal Irisin Jyotirmaya Behera, University of Louisville
10:45–11 a.m.	Effects of 1-Year Aerobic Exercise Training on Cerebral Blood Flow and Arterial Stiffness in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment Tsubasa Tomoto, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. EDT
Disorders of Pregnancy and Adverse Effects on Mother and Offspring
Organizers: Jean Regal, Shea Sickles

11:30–11:45 a.m.	Reduced Postpartum Cognitive Function in Young Women with a History of Preeclampsia: Association with Blood Pressure Variability Virginia Nuckols, University of Iowa
11:45 a.m.–12 p.m.	Adolescent Offspring of Preeclamptic Nonhuman Primate Mothers Have Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Proteinuria Shea Sickles, University of Kentucky
12–12:15 p.m.	Development of Maternal Syndrome in the Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats Is Dependent on T Cells John Dasinger, Augusta University
12:15–12:30 p.m.	Male Offspring of Hyperandrogenemic Female (HAF) Rats Develop Hypertension Beginning at 16 Weeks of Age Yvonne Zuchowski, University of Mississippi
12:30–12:45 p.m.	Reduction in Pancreatic &[Beta] Cell Area is Associated with Increased Islet Macrophage Message in Female Rat Offspring Following Chronic Placental Ischemia Jean Regal, University of Minnesota Medical School

2020 Wiggers Award Featured Topic Abstract Presentations
Organizers: John Canty Jr., David Gutterman

11:30–11:45 a.m.	Welcome & Introductions John Canty, University of Buffalo David Gutterman, Medical College of Wisconsin
11:45–12 p.m.	Impaired Oxygenation of the Right Ventricle During Development of Pulmonary Hypertension in Swine is Not Due to Loss of Nitric Oxide Daphne Merkus, Erasmus Medical Center
12–12:15 p.m.	Determinants of Diastolic Dysfunction in Swine with HFpEF Arising from Transient Repetitive Left Ventricular Pressure Overload Brian Weil, University at Buffalo
12:15–12:30 p.m.	Aortic Banding and Low-Intensity Exercise Training Do Not Alter Autophagy in a Yucatan Mini-Swine Model of Pressure Overload-Induced Heart Failure Kleiton Silva, University of Missouri
12:30–1 p.m.	Closing Remarks John Canty, University of Buffalo David Gutterman, Medical College of Wisconsin

1:30–3 p.m. EDT
Effects of Acute and Chronic Stress on Blood Pressure Regulation and Fluid Homeostasis
Organizers: Catherine Uyehara, Carolina Dalmasso

1:30–1:45 p.m.	Welcome and Introductions Carolina Dalmasso, University of Kentucky
1:45–2 p.m.	Food Availability Regulates Circadian Blood Pressure Rhythms in Rats Megan Rhoads, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2–2:15 p.m.	Adipose Afferent Reflex Stimulation Increases the Activation of the Organum Vasculosum of the Lamina Terminalis (OVLT) in Obese Male Mice Exposed to Early Life Stress Carolina Dalmasso, University of Kentucky

Disease-related Physiology: Translational Medicine
Organizers: Martha Dua-Awereh, Bianca Quade

1:30–1:45 p.m.	Maternal FUT2 Genotype in Relation to Risk of Acute Infections and Rotavirus Vaccine Shedding in Infancy Grace Adkins, University of Cincinnati
1:45–2 p.m.	Changes in Steroids, Xenobiotics, and Drug-Metabolism in Humans by Genetic Variations in NADPH Cytochrome P450 Oxidoreductase Amit Pandey, University of Bern
2–2:15 p.m.	Inflammatory Marker Changes Following Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy in Black Americans and White Americans Charles Phillips, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Wednesday, May 27

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. EDT
Mentoring Symposium: Imposters, Promoters, Leaders - the Scientific Struggles
Organizers: Sushant Ranadive, Sarah Baker, Alicia Schiller

11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.	Imposter Syndrome from a Sociology Perspective Laura Hunter, The University of Arizona
12–12:30 p.m.	Data Collection and Presentation as Vital Steps Along the Road to Promotion Pamela Carmines, University of Nebraska Medical Center
12:30–1 p.m.	Leadership Skills for Research, Training, and Beyond Virginia Miller, Mayo Clinic

1:30–3 p.m. EDT
Career Symposium: Your New Job: Finding One and Negotiating for It
Organizers: Christopher Trimby, Tracy Baynard

1:30–1:45 p.m.	Welcome Christopher Trimby, University of Delaware
1:45– 2 p.m.	Navigating the Search Thessa Hilgenkamp, University Nevada, Las Vegas
2–2:15 p.m.	Questions and Answers Moderator: Christopher Trimby, University of Delaware
2:15–2:30 p.m.	Negotiating and Offer Letters Mike Reid, University of Florida
2:30–3 p.m.	Questions and Answers Moderator: Christopher Trimby, University of Delaware

Thursday, May 28

9:30–11 a.m. EDT
Cardiovascular Section Young Investigator Award
Organizers: Anne Dorrance, Vienna Brunt

9:30–9:45 a.m.	Elucidation of the Role of a Lysine Demyristoylase in Adipose Tissue - Myocardium Crosstalk in Cardiometabolic Disease Rushita Bagchi, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
9:45–10 a.m.	RPN6-Ser14 Phosphorylation Is Responsible for Proteasome Activation by PKA and Protects against Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy and Malfunction in Mice Penglong Wu, University of South Dakota
10–10:15 a.m.	The Commonly-Used Anthracycline Chemotherapy Drug Doxorubicin impairs Vascular Endothelial Function via Stimulation of Mitochondrial Superoxide Zachary Clayton, University of Colorado Boulder
10:15–10:30 a.m.	Mechanistic Insights into RNA Splicing as a Trigger for Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy William Bradford, University of California San Diego
10:30–10:45 a.m.	TRAF3IP2 Ablation Protects Against Obesity-Associated Glycemic Dysregulation, Elevated Blood Pressure, and Endothelial Eysfunction Zachary Grunewald, University of Missouri
10:45–11 a.m.	ADAM17 Impairs Arterial Fluid Shear Stress Mechanosensing in Aged Mice Yanna Tian, Augusta University

NCAR New Investigator Award Featured Topics
Organizer: Marko Poglitsch, Carie Boychuk

9:30–9:35 a.m.	Welcome Marko Poglitsch, Attoquant Diagnostics GmbH Carie Boychuk, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
9:35–9:50 a.m.	Renal Afferent Nerve Activation and Arterial Pressure Control: Role of Inflammatory Cytokines in Hypertension Christopher Banek, University of Arizona
9:50–10:05 a.m.	Selective C1 Neuron Stimulation Restores Blood Pressure (BP) and Heart Rate (HR) During Decompensated Hemorrhage in Unanesthetized Rats George Souza, University of Virginia
10:05–10:15 a.m.	ADAM17 on Glutamatergic Neurons Inhibits GABAergic Signaling in a Salt-Sensitive Hypertension Model \Jiaxi Xu, Xi'an Jiao Tong University
10:15–10:20 a.m.	Arterial Baroreflex Function in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Pharmacological Approach Jeann Sabino-Carvalho, University of Brasília Brazil
10:20–10:30 a.m.	Neurovascular Coupling is Not Attenuated During Reflex-Mediated Sympathetic Activation via Lower Body Negative Pressure in Humans Milena Samora, University of Auckland
10:30–10:40 a.m.	Nocturnal Blood Pressure is Associated with Sympathetic Nerve Activity and Vascular Endothelial Function in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Jinhee Jeong, Emory University
10:40–10:50 a.m.	Effect of Knock Out of ASIC3 on Cardiovascular Reflexes Arising from Hindlimb Muscle in Ligated Rats Joyce Kim, Penn State University
10:50–11 a.m.	Closing Remarks Mark Knuepfer, Saint Louis University School of Medicine

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. EDT
Metabolic Consequences in Chronic Lung Diseases
Organizer: Samantha Yeligar

11:30–11:45 a.m.	Welcome & Introductions Samantha Yeligar, Emory University
11:45 a.m.–12 p.m.	Nox4-related miR-92a Mimic Improves Alcohol-Induced Derangements in Alveolar Macrophage Immunometabolism Niya Morris, Emory University
12–12:15 p.m.	Increased Fatty Acid Oxidation Promotes Mitochondrial ROS (mtROS) Production and Ca2+ Entry via TRPV4 in Microvascular Endothelial Cells In PAH Karthik Suresh, Johns Hopkins University
12:15–12:30 p.m.	Gestational High-Altitude Hypoxia and Metabolomic Reprogramming in Pulmonary Arteries from Fetal Sheep Eric Leslie, University of New Mexico
12:30–12:45 p.m.	Serum Acylglyceride Metabolites are Negatively Associated with Muscle Oxidative Capacity, but Not with Physical Activity, in Severe COPD Harry Rossiter, Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
12:45–1 p.m.	Closing Remarks Samantha Yeligar, Emory University

Heterocellular Communication in the Heart and Vasculature
Organizers: Aaron Trask, Brant Isakson

11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.	Red Blood Cell Regulation of Vascular Hemodynamics and Mechanics Miriam Cortese-Krott, Heinrich-Heine-University
12–12:15 p.m.	Myoendothelial Junctions of Mature Coronary Vessels Express Notch Signaling Proteins Patricia McCallinhart, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
12:15–12:30 p.m.	Infarct Macrophage Secretome Coordinates Neutrophil Degranulation John Daseke, University of Nebraska Medical Center
12:30–12:45 p.m.	Endothelial Cullin3 Mutation Causes Vascular Dysfunction, Arterial Stiffening and Hypertension Jing Wu, Medical College of Wisconsin
12:45–1 p.m.	Polarized Intracellular Endothelial Pannexin 3 Can Regulate Vascular Function Abigail Wolpe, University of Virginia, School of Medicine

1:30–3 p.m. EDT
Autonomic Reflex Regulation in Disease States: Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Trials
Organizers: Jeanie Park, Noah Marcus

1:30–2 p.m.	Somatic and Visceral Sensory Dysfunction in Heart Failure Hanjun Wang, Nebraska Medical Center
2–2:15 p.m.	Autonomic Dysfunction in Women with Androgen Excess PCOS Tori Stone, The John B. Pierce Laboratory Yale University
2:15–2:30 p.m.	Contribution of TRPC Channels in Evoking the Exercise Pressor Reflex and Mechanoreflex in Healthy and Type 1 Diabetic Rats Ann-Katrin Grotle, University of Texas at Austin
2:30–2:45 p.m.	Aerobic Exercise Training Lowers Resting Blood Pressure and Attenuates Progression of Muscle Mechano-reflex Sensitization in Chronic Kidney Disease Justin Sprick, Emory University
2:45–3 p.m.	Closing Remarks Jeanie Park, Emory University

Cellular Aging in Lung Disease
Organizers: Ana Mora, Konstantin Birukov, Mauricio Rojas

1:30–1:35	Welcome Konstantin Birukov, University of Maryland
1:35–2:05 p.m.	Mechanisms of Cellular Aging in Lung Pathologies Corry-Anke Brandsma, University of Groningen
2:05–2:20 p.m.	SASP from lung senescent fibroblasts induces Immune Senescence and Fibrosis Tamara Cruz, University of Pittsburgh
2:20–2:35 p.m.	"MIF-CD74" Signaling Protects against Endothelial Senescence in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease So-Jin Kim, Duke University
2:35–2:50 p.m.	Optical Determination of Age-Related Changes in Subpleural Collagen of Live Human Lungs Mohammad Islam, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2:50–3 p.m.	Closing Remarks Ana Mora, University of Pittsburgh Mauricio Rojas, University of Pittsburgh

Friday, May 29

9:30-11 a.m. EDT
2020 Kaley Award Featured Topic Abstract Presentations
Organizer: Dirk-Jan Duncker, Mike Sturek

9:30–9:45 a.m.	Welcome & Introductions Dirk-Jan Duncker, Eramus Medical Center
9:45–10 a.m.	Coronary Vascular Cell Stiffness Influences Coronary Blood Flow Kathlyene Montgomery, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
10–10:15 a.m.	Effect of Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Support on Coronary Artery Endothelial Function in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy John David Symons, University of Utah
10:15–10:30 a.m.	Diabetic Metabolic Dysregulation and Chronic Kidney Disease Induce Specific Perturbations in Coronary Microvascular Function in Swine Oana Sorop, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center
10:30–10:45 a.m.	Closing Remarks Dirk-Jan Duncker, Eramus Medical Center

Virendra B. Mahesh Memorial Awards Session in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Organizers: Damian Romero, Licy Yanes Cardozo

9:30–10:15 a.m.	Beyond the Placenta: The Maternal Obesogenic Environment in Preeclampsia Jenny L. Sones, Louisiana State University
10:15–10:30 a.m.	The Impact of SGLT-2 Inhibition on Obesity and the Metabolic Profile in a PCOS Rat Model Jacob Eric Pruett, University of Mississippi Medical Center
10:30–10:45 a.m.	Perinatal Epigenetic Modulation of the Brain Renin Angiotensin System Programs Cardiometabolic Diseases Mona Elgazzaz, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
10:45–11 a.m.	Induction of Telomere Uncapping in Adipocytes Results in Cellular Senescence and Metabolic Dysfunction Samuel Bloom, University of Utah

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. EDT
Physiological Biomarkers in Stress-related Disorders: From Animals to Clinic
Organizers: Paul Marvar, Ida Fonkoue

11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.	Physiological Markers of Risk and Resilience for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Victoria Risbrough, University of California San Diego
12–12:15 p.m.	Neuroimmune Contributions to T-lymphocyte-Driven Inflammation in a Preclinical Model of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Safwan Elkhatib, University of Nebraska Medical Center
12:15–12:30 p.m.	Estradiol’s Permissive Role in Social Stress Susceptibility in Female Rats Brittany Pope, University of South Carolina
12:30–12:45 p.m.	Long-term Device Guided Slow Breathing Decreases Sympathetic Nervous Reactivity to Stress in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Ida Fonkoue, Emory University
12:45–1 p.m.	Transcriptomic Analysis of the Basolateral Amygdala (BLA) Following Post-Retrieval Losartan on Fear Memory Laxmi Iyer, George Washington University

1:30–3 p.m. EDT
Watokines, Diabesity, and Inflammaging
Organizer: Carmen De Miguel, Frank Spradley

1:30–2 p.m.	Sex Differences in the Activation of Renal Cell Death Pathways in Diabetic Vascular Endothelial Cell ET-1 Knockout Mice Carmen De Miguel, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2–2:15 p.m.	Leptin Antagonism Attenuates Hypertension in a Rodent Model of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Erin Taylor, University of Mississippi Medical Center
2:15– 2:30 p.m.	Early Life Stress Increases Preadipocyte Number and Early Markers of Differentiation in Female Mice Fed a High Fat Diet Jaqueline Leachman, University of Kentucky
2:30–2:45 p.m.	Role of Obesity and Adrenergic Activation in the Androgen-Induced Cardiometabolic Abnormalities in PCOS Sally McClung, University of Mississippi Medical Center
2:45–3 p.m.	Renal Distal Segment-Specific BMAL1 Regulates Blood Pressure in the Setting of Potassium Depletion Gene Crislip, University of Florida