2021 Owerko Centre Conference

2021 Owerko Centre Conference - Wednesday, June 9

"In the Beginning: How Early Experiences and Exposures Shape Lives"

Details

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 via Zoom

 

Questions? Email owerko.centre@ucalgary.ca

Program

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Dr. Susan Graham, Director of the Owerko Centre

Dr. Joanne Weinberg, PhD - Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UBC

Prenatal alcohol exposure, fetal programming, and vulnerability over the life course: a translational approach

Paolo Pador, Supervisor: Dr. Sheri Madigan, Dept. of Psychology

A meta-analysis on the global prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms in youth during COVID-19

 

Heidi O'Brien, Supervisor: Dr. Carly McMorris, Dept. of School and Applied Child Psychology

Families Facing COVID: The association between perceived vulnerability for contracting COVID-19 and caregiver mental health of autistic individuals

 

Melissa Mueller, Supervisor: Dr. Kelly Schwartz, Dept. of School and Applied Child Psychology

Unwarranted Hysteria of Screen Time Effects in Early Childhood

 

Daphne Nakhid, Supervisor: Drs. Carly McMorris and Catherine Lebel, Depts. of School and Applied Child Psychology / Radiology

Brain volume and susceptibility differences in children with prenatal alcohol exposure

 

Bailin Xie, Supervisor: Dr. Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, Dept. of Psychology

Relationship Quality Predicts Mental Health in the Pregnancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic Cohort

 

Dr. Elnaz Mehrabani, Supervisor: Dr. Gerald Giesbrecht, Dept. of Pediatrics

Pre-pregnancy obesity and childhood internalizing problems: Mediating role of prenatal systemic inflammation and moderating role of pre-pregnancy diet

 

Dr. Mezbah Uddin, Supervisor: Dr. Tim Shutt, Dept. of Medical Genetics

Possible mechanism how ketone bodies may improve mitochondrial function in autism spectrum disorder

 

Dr. Xiaoqin Zhan, Supervisor: Dr. Ray Turner, Dept. of Cell Biology and Anatomy

The use of a tat-conjugate FMRP fragment to treat Fragile X Syndrome. 

 

Dr. Ben Gibbard, MD, Developmental Pediatrician, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary

Christina Tortorelli, MA, RSW, Assistant Professor Child Studies and Social Work, Health, Community and Education, Mount Royal University, and Associate Director, Calgary Region Children's Services

Understanding the Complexity of Adverse Exposures in the Lives of Children and Families

 

Queenie Li, Supervisor: Dr. Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, Dept. of Psychology

Associations between neighborhood factors, child sleep, and language development

 

Kassondra Pedenko, Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Lebel, Dept. of Radiology

The role of the extreme capsule and the uncinate fasciculus in reading and mental health

 

Rachel Lacroix, Supervisor: Dr. Deborah Kurrasch, Dept. of Medical Genetics

Impaired development of social and locomotor behaviours in zebrafish exposed to glyphosate embryonically 

 

Dion Kelly, Supervisor: Dr. Adam Kirton, Dept. of Paediatrics

Building Blocks: Establishing baselines for pediatric brain-computer interfaces 

 

Kelsey Harkness, Supervisor: Drs. Kara Murias and Signe Bray, Depts. of Paediatrics/ Radiology

Exploring the effects of stimulant medication washout on function connectivity in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

 

Dr. Gillian England-Mason, Supervisor: Dr. Deborah Dewey, Dept. of Pediatrics

Similar names, different results: consistency of the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of behaviour problems in preschool children 

 

Dr. Pardis Pedram, Supervisor: Dr. Paul D. Arnold, Dept. of Psychiatry

A candidate gene study of obsessive-compulsive and internalizing behaviours in childhood OCD

 

Dr. Cristie Graziottin Noschang, Supervisor: Dr. Deborah Kurrasch, Dept. of Medical Genetics

The effects of environment and sex on epileptogenesis in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome

 

Dr. Deborah Kurrasch, PhD, Professor, Departments of Medical Genetics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UofC

Sensing Maternal Challenges in the Developing Rodent Brain

Dr. Michael Kobor, PhD - Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC

Epigenetic embedding of early life experiences - how environments get "under the skin"

Dr. Susan Graham, Director of the Owerko Centre


Information for trainee presenters

Trainees will have an opportunity to present their research work in a "3 minute flash talk".
Abstracts submitted via registration link.

Abstract deadline: Now closed

Powerpoint submission deadline: Tuesday, June 8 by 12:00pm

  • Description and resources
  • Abstract guidelines
  • All talks to be followed by a 2 minute Q&A
  • The presentation should be geared towards a broad audience outside of your field of study who may know little about your research area
  • Competition will be judged by Owerko Centre principal investigators
  • Judging criteria (available soon)