Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Jump to: 10:00 am – 11:30 am | 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm | 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm | 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm | 4:15 pm – 5:45 pm | 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Craniofacial Platform Session - Human Diseases through the Lens of Development
Chair: David Clouthier (University of Colorado)
Michelle Klausner (University of Western Ontario)
Langman Graduate Student Platform Presentation Award Finalist
Interleukin-15 Regulates Decidual Osteopontin Expression in Rats
Heather Richbourg (University of California, San Francisco)
Mapping the Multi-Modal Distribution of Craniofacial Phenotypes in NOSIP Mutants
Carrie Leonard (University of Maryland College Park)
Disrupted Trigeminal Ganglion Development in a Mouse Model of Familial Dysautonomia
Andre Tavares (The George Washington University)
Sobp is a novel Six1 co-factor during inner ear development
Sydney Greer (University of Nebraska Medical Center)
Cell Division and Rearrangement Dynamics Coordinated by Planar Cell Polarity Pathway in Growth Plate Cartilage
Nicole Weaver (University of Notre Dame)
gldc is essential for embryonic development and kidney organogenesis
Orchestrating a 3D Symphony of Stem Cells for Regeneration
Chair: A.J. Mellott (University of Kansas Medical Center)
Arghya Paul (University of Western Ontario)
Exploiting Cell-Instructive Nanocomposites for Tissue Engineering, Bio-printing and Therapeutics Applications
Ali Khademhosseini (Tersasaki Institute)
Emerging Organ Models and Organ Printing for Regenerative Medicine
Chris Highley (University of Virginia)
Three-dimensional Bioprinting Cells, Materials, and Vascular Spaces within Hydrogel Materials to Construct Tissues and Influence Cell Behaviors
So You Want to Get Published? Writing the Manuscript, Navigating the Peer Review Process & Playing Nice with Reviewers
Chairs: Eustathia Lela Giannaris (University of Massachusetts Medical School) & Kem Rogers (University of Western Ontario)
Tina Tootle (University of Iowa)
Writing and Submitting Your First Peer-reviewed Publication
Timothy Smith (Slippery Rock University)
"The Reviewers Find....” Understanding the Peer Review Process and Editorial Communications
Heather Smith (Midwestern University)
Navigating Challenging or Complicated Reviews
Spatial Abilities, Haptics and Anatomy Learning: Unseen and Untouched Consequences of COVID-19
Co-sponsored by Anatomical Sciences Education
Chairs: Tim Wilson (University of Western Ontario) & Jean Langlois (Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke)
Katja Bogomolova (Leiden University)
Altered Spatial Abilities in Augmented and Virtual Realities
David Uttal (Northwestern University)
Spatial Ability and Learning: Implications for Anatomy Education
Jean Langlois (Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke)
Spatial Abilities, Haptic Perception, Anatomy Knowledge and Technical Skills Performance in Health Care
11:45 am – 12:15 pm
Chat Lounge - Ask the Editor of the Developmental Dynamics Journal
Paul Trainor (Stowers Institute for Medical Research)
Sponsored by Wiley
Have a question about publishing or AAA's journals? Come and chat informally with Paul A. Trainor, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of Developmental Dynamics.
This small group discussion will take place in a video chat room. You can ask your questions but also hear what others are asking.
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
The Mighty Tendon: Beyond Moving Skeleton
Chair: Yan Jing (Texas A&M College of Dentistry)
Ronen Schweitzer (Shriners Hospital for Children & Oregon Health & Science University)
Tendon and Ligament Development
Sarah Calve (University of Colorado Boulder)
Linking Tendon Development with the Extracellular Matrix
Jian Feng (Texas A&M College of Dentistry)
Direct Cell Transdifferentiation from Tendon to Bone in Skeletal Growth and Repair
Microscopy in 2021: High-Resolution Imaging of Cells and Tissues
Chairs: Micah Schott (Mayo Clinic) & Bryon Grove (University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences)
Jin Zhang (University of California, San Diego)
Illuminating the Biochemical Activity Architecture of the Cell
Victoria Bautch (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
The Incredible Lives of Vascular Endothelial Cells – A Live Imaging Perspective
Uri Manor (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)
Deep Learning-Based Point-Scanning Super-Resolution Imaging
Neonatal Chronic Lung Disease: From Bed to Bench and Back to the Bed
Co-sponsored by The Anatomical Record
Chair: Kurt Albertine (University of Utah School of Medicine)
Parviz Minoo (LAC+USC Medical Center)
A Transient Niche Signaling Hub Maintains Self-renewal of Progenitor AT2 Cells during Alveologenesis; Implications for BPD
Krithika Lingappan (Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine)
Sex as a Biological Variable Plays a Crucial Role in the Neonatal Lung: Implications for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Stella Kourembanas (Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital)
Cell-based Approaches to Treat BPD: Systemic Therapy for a Systemic Disorder
Retrieval, Reflection and Integration: Keys to Enhance Recall and Transfer of Knowledge in Physiology and the Anatomical Disciplines
Co-sponsored by the American Physiological Society (APS)
Chairs: Rosalyn Jurjus (American University of Beirut & The George Washington University) & John Dobson (Georgia Southern University)
John Dobson (Georgia Southern University)
Retrieval Enhances Higher and Lower Order Thinking in Anatomy and Physiology Students
Rajunor Ettarh (California University of Science and Medicine)
Retrieval and Integration: Making Histology Physiological
Lisa Carney Anderson (University of Minnesota)
Incorporating Retrieval into Classroom Activities: Setting Good Habits
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
2021 Tang Prize Award Lecture
Tony Hunter (Salk Institute for Biological Studies)
Tyrosine Phosphorylation — From Discovery to Drug Development and Beyond
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Chat Lounge - Maintaining Mental Health During a Pandemic: Effective Coping Mechanisms & Work-Life Balance Suggestions
Marc Spencer (George Washington University)
Co-sponsored by AAA's Ambassador Committee
A free-flowing discussion on what others have done during the pandemic to help them cope with, e.g., maintaining work-life balance, stress due to remote work. All are welcome to share effective (and not-so-effective) strategies they have learned.
This small group discussion will take place in a video chat room. You can ask your questions but also hear what others are asking.
Chat Lounge - Ask the Editor of the The Anatomical Record Journal
Heather F. Smith (Midwestern University)
Sponsored by Wiley
Have
a question about publishing or AAA's journals? Come and chat informally with Heather F. Smith, Ph.D, Editor-in-Chief of The Anatomical Record.
This
small group discussion will take place in a video chat room. You can
ask your questions but also hear what others are asking.
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
How Do Wounds Heal? From Mechanism to the Clinic
Chair: Lucie Germain (Laval University Tissue Engineering Centre)
Philipp Niethammer (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)
Early Signals in Wound Healing
Marjana Tomic-Canic (University of Miami Miller School of Medicine)
The Anatomy of Cutaneous Wound Healing and Its Inhibition: From Mechanisms to Therapy
Lucie Germain (Laval University Tissue Engineering Centre)
Therapeutic Strategies for Full-Thickness Wounds: Skin and Corneal Tissue-Engineered Substitutes with Stem Cells
The Cell Biology and Genetics of Craniofacial Development
Co-sponsored by the Society for Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology (SCGDB)
Chair: Sally Moody (George Washington University)
Erica Hutchins (California Institute of Technology)
Post-transcriptional Mechanisms Control Cranial Neural Crest Development
Stanley Michi Kanai (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Investigating the Disease Mechanism of Auriculo-condylar Syndrome Type 2
Sarah Curtis (Emory University)
Investigating the Genetic Heterogeneity of Orofacial Cleft Phenotypes
Catching the Waves: The Sensory Anatomy of Cetaceans
Chair: Joy Reidenberg (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
Joy Reidenberg (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
The Diverse Sensory Specializations of Cetacea
Jeffrey Laitman (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
Sensing with Sound
Jason Mulsow (National Marine Mammal Foundation)
The Anatomy, Bioacoustics, and Neural Physiology of Dolphin Biosonar
Education Platform Session #1
Chair: Theodore Smith (Touro University - California)
Jessica Byram (Indiana University School of Medicine)
Development and Validation of a Peer Evaluation Tool for Team-Based Learning
Haviva Goldman (Drexel University College of Medicine)
Shifts in Digital Resources Usage for Gross Anatomy Education During Covid-19
Hannah Herriott (Indiana University School of Medicine)
Educational Research Platform Presentation Award Finalist
Identification of Potentially Inhibitory Interprofessional Power Dynamics Among Healthcare Students
Charles Coker (Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine)
Educational Research Platform Presentation Award Finalist
A head above the rest: use of prosected specimens increases practical exam performance for Head and Neck anatomy
Andrew Hull (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Embryorigami: The Educational Impact of 4D Virtual Folding Embryo Model on Student Learning and Confidence
Christina Cline (Northern Illinois University)
Value for Learning Communication Skills in Undergraduate Students
4:15 pm – 5:45 pm
Keynote Speakers
Steven J. Schiff (Penn State University)
Human Brain Growth: Avoiding the Mismeasure of Man
Peter Agre (Johns Hopkins University)
Aquaporin Water Channels – from Atomic Structure to Malaria
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT
#AnatChat: “I Remember Back in the Day…” - AAA Conferencing Through the Ages (In Person vs Now) (Twitter Event)
Co-sponsored by AAA's Ambassador Committee
Lead by Carissa Vinovskis, University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus
In this current time of COVID-19 and virtual conferencing, AAA looks much different than it has in previous years. While we’re missing out on traveling to exotic places and seeing colleagues, the virtual meeting does give us the ability to wear comfy shoes and watch sessions with pets. Join us for a 1 hour Anat Chat while we share this year’s virtual conference set ups and furry friends, reminisce about the good old days, post pictures of our favorite meeting locales and conference buddies, and share our best poster selfies from years past using the hashtag #AnatChat on twitter.
https://twitter.com/AnatomyOrg
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm EDT
Black in Anatomy Virtual Social
Come and meet the Black in Anatomy Team! We welcome interested members and allies as we introduce ourselves, play some anatomy focused games, and socialize within our shared community of anatomists. Please visit our website: blackinanatomy.com
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Jump to: 10:00 am – 11:30 am | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
10:00 am – 11:30 am
The Fuel that Allows Common People to Attain Uncommon Results: Collaboration in Science
Hybrid Symposium
Chair: Joan Richtsmeier (Pennsylvania State University)
Azeez Butali (The University of Iowa)
Addressing Craniofacial Anomalies Through International Collaborations and Capacity Building
Matthew Harris (Harvard Medical School)
Integrated Analysis of Bioelectric Signaling in Regulation of Proportion
Tina Lasisi (Pennsylvania State University)
Hair Fiber Morphology and Function: At the Intersection of Anthropology, Physiology, and Engineering
Neus Martínez-Abadías (University of Barcelona)
Understanding Brain/Face Integration from Neuropsychiatric Disorders
New Frontiers in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) and Biomaterials Based Regenerative Medicine
Chair: Rajasingh Johnson (University of Tennessee Health Science Center)
Jia-Qiang He (College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Therapeutic Potential of iPSCs for Different Diseases
Sanjiv Dhingra (St. Boniface Hospital Albretchsen Research Centre; University of Manitoba)
Fate of Transplanted Stem Cells and Host Immune Response Against Implanted Cells
Sara Vasconcelos (Toronto General Hospital-University of Toronto)
Cardiac Revascularization Post Myocardial Infarction Enhances Remuscularization and Improves Function
The Hypothalamus – Form and Functions
EB Cross-Society Symposium
Chair: Martine Dunnwald (The University of Iowa)
Clemens Kiecker (King’s College London)
Genetic and Tissue Interactions in the Embryogenesis of the Diencephalon and Circumventricular Organs Eric Lazartigues (LSU Health Center)
Hypothalamic Regulation of Blood Pressure
Eric Krause (University of Florida)
Neuroanatomical Characterization of Angiotensin-sensitive Neurons Within the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus Reveals an Access Point for Controlling Behavioral and Physiological Responses to Stress
Education Platform Session #2
Chair: Kelly Harrell (Virginia Commonwealth
University)
Philip Fabrizio
(Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Georgia)
Do Motivation and Race/Ethnicity Impact Success in an
Anatomy Course for Doctor of Physical Therapy Students?
Varna Taranikanti
(Oakland University William Beaumont School of
Medicine)
Anatomy of Corona Mortis: A High Risk Yet Rare Lesson
for Medical Students
Jason Organ
(Indiana University School of Medicine)
AAA Science Communication Bootcamp: empowering members
with effective communication strategies
Da'Quan Craven
(Indiana University)
Exploring Metacognition in Graduate Histology Students
Angelique Dueñas
(Hull York Medical School)
“There's no way that I'm going to rock up to a pub now
with a pig heart”: Anatomy Outreach During COVID-19
Marissa Hight
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Change of Heart: Virtual Embryonic 3D Heart Model with
Interchangeable Conotruncal Septa Promotes Clinically Oriented Learning
11:30 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Chat Lounges
Co-sponsored by AAA's Professional Development Committee
These small group discussion will take place in a video chat room. You can ask your questions but also hear what others are asking.
7 Habits of Highly Effective Students: A Conversation
Mikaela Stiver (University of Toronto) & Aidan Ruth (Saint Louis University)
Join your fellow graduate students (and a few professors, too) to discuss strategies for successful completion of your graduate degree. This flexible chat will include discussion on how to cultivate good writing habits, time management strategies, and tips on managing your professional identity.
Make the Most of Your First Five Years as Faculty
Laura Johnson (University of Missouri - Columbia) & Alexandra Wink (University of Massachusetts Medical School)
Early-career faculty members will hear and discuss strategies for success in the first five years of their faculty position. It will include advice on finding your bearings in your first year and help you develop your professional identity as you head towards your first promotion.
What’s Next?: Dialogue for Full Professors
Rebecca Pratt (Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine) & H. Wayne Lambert (West Virginia University)
Conversations in AAA continue for those faculty members promoted to the top of P&T. Join us for dialog and discussions on future directions for full professors, improving scholarly output, increasing academic collaborations, and discovering new roles at your institution as a professor. Your AAA colleagues are here to listen and offer advice!
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Plenary Speakers
Fiona Watt (King’s College London)
Exploring Cellular Heterogeneity of Human Skin
Cheng-Ming Chuong (University of Southern California)
Eco-Evo-Devo: A Feather Paradigm
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Chat Lounge - Anat Chat Reconnect
Andrew Cale (Indiana University-Purdue University)
Co-sponsored by AAA's Ambassador Committee
Discussion with participants of the Anat Chat Twitter exchanges to discuss what worked well and how to make improvements for future Anat Chat events.
This small group discussion will take place in a video chat room. You can ask your questions but also hear what others are asking.
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Morphological Sciences Award Hybrid Symposium
W.M. Cobb Award in Morphological Sciences Lecture featuring 2020 Early-Career Investigator Award Recipient, Kevin Weiner
Chair: Katherine Willmore (University
of Western Ontario)
Kevin Weiner
(University of California, Berkeley)
Tertiary Sulci, Transcriptomics, and Functional
Gradients in Human Cortex
Laura Austin
(University of Guelph)
Spontaneous neuronal regeneration following lesioning
in the brain of the leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
Kyle Moehlin
(Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences)
Langman Graduate Student Platform Presentation
Award Finalist
A Novel Formula for Estimating Liver Volume in Elderly
Subjects: A Cadaveric study
Nicole Sandoval
(Loma Linda University)
The Role of the SOX11 Transcription Factor in
Regulating Growth Differentiation Factor-5 During Joint Formation
Safdar Jawaid
(Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital)
Prenatal alcohol exposure causes structural and
functional cardiac defects, which can be prevented with folate supplementation
Allyship to Foster Inclusion in Science and Health
Co-sponsored by AAA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Chair: Loydie Jerome-Majewska (McGill University)
Erin A. Cech (University of Michigan)
Cultural Mechanisms that Maintains Exclusion
Andrew G. Campbell (Brown University)
Maximizing Student Development in Brown’s Division of Biology and Medicine
Gloria Krahn (Oregon State University)
Global and Local Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities: Data, Barriers and Strategies
Building Human Blood Vessels
Co-sponsored by the International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology (ISACB)
Chair: Nicolas L’Heureux (University of Bordeaux, INSERM)
Christopher Breuer (Ohio State University)
Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts for use in Congenital Heart Surgery
Nicolas L’Heureux (University of Bordeaux, INSERM)
Cell-assembled Extracellular Matrix as a Biomaterial for Building Vascular Grafts
Robert Tranquillo (University of Minnesota)
Acellular Vascular Grafts from Fibroblast-remodeled Fibrin that Grow and Self-repair
Master Class on Real Cardiac Anatomy and Embryology
Hybrid Symposium
Chairs: Keely Cassidy (University of Nebraska Medical Center) & David Bolender (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Diane Spicer (Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Heart Institute)
Knowing Real Cardiac Anatomy Enhances Understanding of Virtual Anatomy
Shumpei Mori (University of California, Los Angeles)
Appropriate Cardiac Anatomy
Mark Nielsen (University of Utah)
Morphogenesis of the Embryonic Heart Tube
David Bolender (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Knowing Real Cardiac Anatomy Enhances Understanding of Cardiac Development
Keely Cassidy (University of Nebraska Medical Center)
Congenital Heart Defects in the Context of Typical Development and Circulation
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Control of Shape and of Size during Limb Skeletal Development and Repair
Co-sponsored by Developmental Dynamics
Chair: Marian Ros (Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology of Cantabria)
Kim Cooper (University of California, San Diego)
Transcriptional Differences that Uncouple the Evolution of Vertebrate Forelimb and Hindlimb Skeletal Proportion
Rosa Serra (University of Alabama Birmingham)
Effects of Loading on Growth Plate Biology
Deneen M. Wellik (University of Madison-Wisconsin)
Hox Gene Expression Defines Skeletal Stem Cells
Receptor Autoimmunity in Clinical Disease: Role of Inflammation and Tissue Injury
Chair: Mark Zimering (Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System)
William T. Gunning III (University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences)
Innate Immunity and Adrenergic Receptor Autoantibodies in a Chronic, Multi-system Disorder
Babette LaMarca (University of Mississippi Medical Center)
Inflammation and Autoantibodies Produced during Preeclampsia; Paving New Therapeutics for an Old Disease
Mark Zimering (Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System)
Serotonin 2A Receptor Autoantibodies, and Inflammation in Neurodegeneration following Traumatic Brain Injury
Biological Anthroplogy Platform Session
Chair: Margaret Hall (Midwestern University)
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
(North Carolina State Univeristy)
Postdoctoral Platform Presentation Award Finalist
The impediment of sex on taxonomy: A case study in
macaque monkeys
Deanna Goldstein
(The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
Carpal Shape Variation Between Pan and Gorilla Mirrors
That of Other Mammals With Similar Body Size Differences
Alejandro Santiago
Nazario (Universidad Central del
Caribe)
Integration between the bony nasopharynx and the
cervical vertebrae in Homo and Pan
Faye McGechie
(University of Missouri)
Functional Myolog
y of the Neck in Primates
Magaji Taura
(University of Bisha)
Predictability And Validity Of External Ear
Anthropometry In Sex Inference Among Hausa Population Of Nigeria
M. Catherine Bandak
(West Virginia University School of Medicine)
An Anatomical Study of Skin Entry Locations in
Percutaneous Foramen Ovale Cannulation
Virtual Anatomy: How It’s Made
Chairs: Darren Hoffmann (University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine) & Alan Detton (Columbia University Medical Center)
Darren Hoffmann (University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine)
Creating Virtual Anatomy and Making it More Human
Jennifer McBride (Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine)
The Reality of Incorporating Extended Reality into Anatomical Education
Alan Detton (Columbia University Medical Center)
The Cons from a Pro: How Creating Digital Content Differs in Industry and Academia
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Jump to: 10:00 am – 11:30 am | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm | 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm | 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm | 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Cell Biology Award Hybrid Symposium
R.R. Bensley Award in Cell Biology Lecture featuring 2021 Early-Career Investigator Award Recipient, Pulin Li
Chair: Matthew Vickaryous (University of Guelph)
Pulin Li (Whitehead Institute)
Spatial Control of Cell-Cell Communication: from Genes to Circuits
Nurul Jannah Nasir
(Duke-NUS Medical School)
Langman Graduate Student Platform Presentation Award
Finalist
The panniculus carnosus layer exhibits poor
regeneration and deformed geometry following pressure injury: Implications for
biomechanical protection
Breanne Gibson
(Vanderbilt University)
Langman Graduate Student Platform Presentation Award
Finalist
Inhibition of early plasmin activation following
thermal injury attenuates systemic inflammatory markers and inflammation within
injured muscle
Nirosha Murugan
(Algoma University)
Brief multi-drug treatment via a wearable
silk-hydrogel bioreactor induces long-term limb re-patterning and regeneration
in adult Xenopus Laevis
Steven Newby
(University of Tennessee)
Biocompatibility and Osseointegration of a Novel 3D
Printed Poly(lactic‑co‑glycolic acid) Graphene-based Nanoscaffold in a Rat
Femoral Critical Sized Segmental Defect
50 Years of Positional Information in Development, Disease and Regeneration
Co-sponsored by Developmental Dynamics
Chair: David Umulis (Purdue University)
Dagmar Iber (ETH Zurich)
Mechanisms of Branching Morphogenesis
Vidhya Munnamalai (The Jackson Laboratory)
Making Sense from Incoherence: How the Wnt Pathway Segregates Domains in the Cochlea through an Incoherent Feedforward Circuit
Gregory Reeves (Texas A&M University)
Spatiotemporal Control of Gene Expression Boundaries Using a Feedforward Loop
How does Exercise and Disease Influence Bone Phenotype and Morphology?
Hybrid Symposium
Chair: Habiba Chirchir (Marshall University)
Allison Machnicki (Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University)
High-fat Diet Alters Growth Plate Morphology and Bone Phenotype before the Onset of Obesity in Juvenile Mice
Amanda Smolinsky (Roanoke College)
Exercise and the Growing Skeleton: Load Type Differentially Influences
Hind Limb Skeletal Morphology and Bone Growth in Outbred Mice
Elsa Van Ankum
(University of Saskatchewan)
A Mouse Model Suggests How an Industrialized Diet
Alters Jaw Form
Haley Horbaly
(University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Covariation Within and Among Joint Articular Surfaces
of the Upper and Lower Limb
Education Platform Session #3
Chair: Gary
Farkas (University
of Miami Miller School of Medicine)
Danielle Brewer-Deluce
(Western University)
A Bigger Q - Evaluating the impact of pandemic-related
course changes on students’ learning experiences
Kimberly Latacha
(University of Nebraska Medical Center)
Benefit of Pre-Matriculation Anatomy Courses on
Medical Student Performance in an Integrated Curriculum
Megan Fagalde
(Indiana University)
Educational Research Platform Presentation Award
Finalist
A Method to Determine Baseline Anatomy Knowledge Among
Matriculating Professional Allied Health Students
Hailey Bunker
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Educational Research Platform Presentation Award
Finalist
What the head and neck? A study of integrated gross
anatomy with embryology and its effect on learning and retention.
Kyle Robertson
(Indiana University School of Medicine)
“First Patient”: Reflections of Pathology and the
Donor-Dissection Experience
Moira Sullivan
(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta
University)
Comparison of Feedback and Small Group Dynamics During
In-person and Online Gross Anatomy Courses
11:30 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Chat Lounges
Co-sponsored by AAA's Professional Development Committee
These
small group discussion will take place in a video chat room. You can
ask your questions but also hear what others are asking.
At the Helm: Course Directorship
Aidan Ruth (Saint Louis University) & Rebecca Pratt (Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine)
Join your colleagues for a discussion centered on course directorship. It will include discussion of project management tools and organizational aides, dealing with logistical challenges, and strategies for successfully co-directing a course with clinicians and other faculty.
Moving Up! Tips for the Promotion Process
Eustathia Lela Giannaris (University of Massachusetts Medical School)
We will discuss tips to help you move up the academic ladder from Assistant to Associate Professor. Join us for advice on various aspects of the promotion process, such as crafting your narrative statement and selecting referees. Feel free to bring questions and share your own tips as well
Non-Traditional Students: How to Mentor One, or How to Be One
J. Bradley Barger (University of Alabama at Birmingham) & Ellen Robertson (University of Mississippi Medical Center)
We will talk about the unique qualities of "non-traditional" students and what types of support they may need to succeed. We will also address how more students may be "non-traditional" than you think!
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Imaging Platform Session
Chair: Paul Kulesa (Stowers Institute for Medical Research)
Adam Hartstone-Rose
(North Carolina State University)
Using DiceCT to evaluate the functional correlates of
masticatory muscle architecture
Rebecca Green
(University of Pittsburgh)
Integration of Cellular Dynamics and Morphology to
Understand Mouse Facial Development
Maria Rovira
(Universitat de Barcelona)
Assessing Gene Expression Patterns in Mouse Models to
Test Hypotheses About Human Head Evolution
Teng Teng
(University of California, San Francisco)
Cellular mechanisms and developmental compensation
during tissue fusion in the secondary palate
Akinobu Watanabe
(New York Institute of Technology College of
Osteopathic Medicine)
Polish Crested Chickens: A Promising New Model System
with Bizarrely Shaped Brain and Skull
Ethan Snow
(University of Nebraska Medical Center)
The Extensor Pollicis et Indicis Accessorius Muscle:
Cadaveric Case Analysis and Pertinence to Occupational Therapy
Regulating Organ Size in Development and Regeneration
Chair: Licia Selleri (University of California, San Francisco)
Licia Selleri (University of California, San Francisco)
Regulatory Dynamics of Midfacial Growth in Evolution and Disease
Jim Martin (Baylor College of Medicine)
Hippo Signaling in Organ Size Control and Heart Regeneration
Iswar Hariharan (University of California, Berkeley)
Genetic and Single-cell Transcriptomic Analysis of Growth and Regeneration in Drosophila
Central Nervous System Regeneration: A Comparative View
Chairs: Emily Gilbert (University of Toronto) & Samantha Payne (Tufts University)
Jennifer Morgan (Marine Biological Laboratory)
Lessons from the Lamprey on Spinal Cord Regeneration
James Monaghan (Northeastern University)
The Cellular and Molecular Basis of CNS Regeneration in the Axolotl Salamander
Samantha Payne (Tufts University)
Investigating the Impact of Cell Maturity on Transplantation Success for CNS Injury
Teaching in Large Anatomy Groups - Breaking it Down
Co-sponsored by la Sociedad Mexicana de Anatomía (the Mexican Society of Anatomy)
Chair: Richard Drake (Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine)
Rodrigo Enrique Elizondo-Omaña (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon)
Large Anatomy Groups –Breaking them Down Effectively
Alejandro Quiroga-Garza (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon)
Payment with Knowledge to Create Qualified Near-peers in Anatomy
Yolanda Salinas-Alvarez (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon)
Importance of Student Involvement in Anatomical Sciences Research
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Chat Lounge - Fostering Diversity & Inclusion
Angelique Duenas (Hull York Medical School)
Co-sponsored by AAA's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee
Continuing conversations from the previous day session on Allyship to Foster Inclusion in Science and Health, this discussion is designed to discuss ways to foster diversity and inclusion.
This small group discussion will take place in a video chat room. You can ask your questions but also hear what others are asking.
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
It Takes Two to Tango: Creating Successful Trainee-Advisor Mentoring Relationships
Chair: Kate Lesciotto (Sam Houston State University - College of Osteopathic Medicine)
Cara Lewis (Boston University)
Pre-Tenure Predicament: Balancing Your Students’ Needs and Your Own
Amberly Reynolds (Sam Houston State University - College of Osteopathic Medicine)
Increasing Awareness in Mentoring Relationships: Moving from Graduate Student to Mentor
Niroop Kaza (University of Alabama, Birmingham)
An International Student/Trainee’s Perspective on the Mentee-Mentor Relationship
Functional Morphology Platform Session
Chair: Tamara Franz-Odendaal (Mount Saint
Vincent University)
Marieke Sorge (Arizona State University)
Functional Specialization and Arm Length in Octopus
bimaculoides
Bruce Young
(Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine)
Functional morphology of the Crocodilian Diaphragm
Joaquin Henriquez
(University of British Columbia)
Tooth Removal in the Leopard Gecko and the de Novo
Formation of Replacement Teeth
Samuel Levy
(Midwestern University)
Sexual Dimorphism and Adaptations in the Forelimb of
the Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
Nicole Ackermans
(Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
Does Headbutting Cause Traumatic Brain Injury? The
Case of Combative Bovids
Samuel Goldman
(Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine)
Morphological Changes in Calcanei of Mice with Hoxa11
and Hoxd11 loss-of-function mutations
Neurobiology Award Hybrid Symposium
C.J. Herrick Award in Neuroanatomy Lecture featuring 2021 Early-Career Investigator Award Recipient, Andrea Gomez, and 2020 Early-Career Investigator Award Recipient, Sergiu Pasca
Chair: Xiangmin Xu (University of California – Irvine)
Andrea Gomez
(University of California, Berkeley)
Alternative
Splicing Choices for Synaptic Function
Sergiu Pasca
(Stanford University)
Assembling Three-Dimensional Models of the Human
Brain to Study Development and Disease
Christine Charvet
(Delaware State University)
Tracing the evolution of cortical circuits in humans
from ultra-high resolution connectomic, transcriptomic, and temporal dimensions
Mohamed El-Sherbiny
(Almaarefa University)
Postdoctoral Platform Presentation Award Finalist
Phenethyl isothiocyanate alleviates renal injury in
STZ-induced diabetic rats: Effect on oxidative stress, glycative stress and
inflammation
More than Body Parts: Incorporating Bioethics and Professionalism into Anatomy Education*
Chairs: Thomas Champney (University of Miami) & Sabine Hildebrandt (Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School)
Sabine Hildebrandt (Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School)
Anatomy as a Model for Integrating History and Ethics in Medical Education
Jon Cornwall (Otago Medical School)
Pedagogy, Bioethics, and Professional Development: The important Role of Anatomy Education in the Foundational Years of Health Science Programs
Thomas Champney (University of Miami)
In situ Integration of Ethical and Professional Concepts in Anatomy Education
*An additional goal of the symposium is to discuss ethical questions and quandaries from the AAA membership. With that in mind, please submit any ethical questions you may have to Tom Champney prior to the symposium and he will have them available for discussion in the Q&A session of the symposium. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, please let him know and he will remove all identifying information.
4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Henry Gray Scientific Award Lecture
A. Wayne Vogl (University of British Columbia)
Henry Gray Distinguished Educator Award Lecture
Robert M. Klein (University of Kansas Medical Center)
A.J. Ladman Exemplary Service Award Lecture
Lynne A. Opperman (Texas A&M University College of Dentistry)
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT
AAA Fellows Virtual Social
All AAA Fellows are invited to attend and welcome the new class of 2021 Fellows.
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm EDT
#AnatChat: Anatomy in the Media (Twitter Event)
Co-sponsored by AAA's Ambassador Committee
Lead by Brittany Kenyon Flatt, North Carolina State University
Join us for #AnatChat: Anatomy in the Media! We’ll be tweeting about some of our favorite anatomy moments from popular television shows and movies, like Dexter, Ozark, and Bones. Participate in polls to identify wrongly sided or otherwise misidentified bones, or tweet about your favorite anatomy blunder from a movie, television show, or other media using the hashtag #AnatChat on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/AnatomyOrg
Friday, April 30, 2021
Jump to: 10:00 am – 11:30 am | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm | 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm | 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Developmental Biology Award Hybrid Symposium
H.W. Mossman Award in Developmental Biology Lecture featuring 2021 Early-Career Investigator Award Recipient, Eric Van Otterloo, and 2020 Early-Career Investigator Award Recipient, Mayssa Mokalled
Chair: Jeffrey Bush (University
of California, San Francisco)
Eric Van
Otterloo (University
of Iowa)
From Head to Trunk: Studying Neural Crest Cell
Development in Memo1 and Tfap2 Mutants
Mayssa
Mokalled (Washington
University in St. Louis)
Zebrafish-inspired Strategies for Spinal Cord Repair
M. Kathleen Pitirri
(Pennsylvania State University)
Postdoctoral Platform Presentation Award Finalist
Differentiation of osteoblast lineage cells that form
dermal bones and sutures of the anterior cranial vault in development and
disease
Hayley Fisher
(University of Pittsburgh)
Postdoctoral Platform Presentation Award Finalist
Neural Compensation in a novel operant devaluation
task in rats
Innovative Approaches to EMT: Case Studies in the Embryo and the Clinic
Chair: Shuyi Nie (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Shuyi Nie (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Protein Glycosylation in Neural Crest Epithelial-to-mesenchymal Transition and Migration
Guojun Sheng (Kumamoto University)
Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Drives Mesothelial Fusion During Avian Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) Formation
Heide Ford (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Developing Novel Means to Inhibit Metastasis Through Targeting Tumor Heterogeneity and EMT
The Covert Health Consequences of Obesity and Hormone Signaling: Paradoxical Effects on Bone and Body Composition
Chairs: Maria Serrat (Marshall University School of Medicine) & Eve Donnelly (Cornell University)
John Kopchick (Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine)
Impact of the GH-IGF Axis on Adipose Tissue and Obesity: Are there Benefits of Endocrine Defects?
Eve Donnelly (Cornell University)
The Paradox of Fragile but Dense Bones in Type 2 Diabetes
Maria Serrat (Marshall University School of Medicine)
Mechanisms of Linear Growth Acceleration in Childhood Obesity
The Best of Times and the Worst of Times: Innovative Technology Applications and Teaching Designs Supporting the Requirements and Resiliency of Current Anatomical Education
Chair: Edgar Meyer (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)
Kenneth “Cal” Hisley (William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine)
The AAA Virtual Anatomy Community and Its Inspiration from Innovations to an Osteopathic Anatomy Curriculum
Dongmei Cui (University of Mississippi Medical Center)
Challenges and Successes in Bringing Microscopic Anatomy Online for Medical Education
Edgar Meyer (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences)
Prosections to Virtual Explorations: Transitions in a Physician Assistant Gross Anatomy Course and Beyond
11:30 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Chat Lounge - Tips on Writing Your AAA Symposium Proposal
Laura Johnson (University of Missouri - Columbia),
Kirsten Brown (George Washington University) &
Ralph Marcucio (University of California, San Francisco)
Join the co-Chair of the Program Committee and the Chairs of the Educational Affairs Committee and Professional Development Committee for a workshop on writing your AAA symposium. We will cover the different types of symposia offered as well as guidance on what we are looking for in strong proposals
This small group discussion will take place in a video chat room. You can ask your questions but also hear what others are asking.
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Cardiovascular Biology: Development, Dysfunction and Disease Platform Session
Chair: Rusty Lansford (University of Southern California)
Minh Hanh Doan
(University of Guelph)
Ontogenetic Changes in the Reptilian Heart: An
Investigation of Cardiomyocyte Proliferation and Hyperplasia in the Leopard
Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
María Teresa Soto-Navarrete
(Universidad de Málaga)
Experimental Evidence of The Genetic Hypothesis on The
Etiology of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Aortopathy
Riley Leonard
(University of Iowa)
Inhibition of the miR-200 family results in cardiac
developmental defects
James Hawker
(South Florida State College)
TGFß family receptors ALK-1, ALK-5, Endoglin, TGFßRII,
and BMPRII are expressed on endothelial cells and show differing biological
responses to different TGFß family ligands
Na Xu
(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center)
Pharmacological Inhibition of Macrophage Infiltration
Prevents Myxomatous Valve Degeneration in Marfan Syndrome
Nivedhitha Velayutham
(The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's
Hospital Medical Center)
Cardiomyocyte Cell Cycling, Maturation, and Growth by
Multinucleation in Postnatal Swine
Sculpting the Face: A Role for the Cranial Nerves
Hybrid Symposium
Chair: Lisa Taneyhill (University of Maryland)
Tony Mosconi (Chapman University)
Cranial Nerve Development, Distribution, and Function
Yang Chai (University of Southern California)
Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Tissue Homeostasis and Regeneration
Emily
Lessner (University of Missouri)
Ecomorphology
and Morphological Diversity of Trigeminal Nerve-mediated Somatosensation in
Sauropsids
Joshua Gross
(University of Cincinnati)
Developmental Integration between the Lateral Line
Sensory System and the Craniofacial Complex in a Natural Population
Inside Alligators: Anatomy, Behavior and Evolution of Alligators and Crocodilians
Chair: Casey Holliday (University of Missouri)
Henry Tsai (Missouri State University)
The Development of Appendicular Joint Cartilages in Alligator Mississippiensis: Evolutionary and Biomechanical Implications for Archosauria
Stephanie Drumheller (University of Tennessee)
Incorporating Trace Fossils When Exploring the Interplay of Form and Function in the Crocodyliform Feeding Apparatus
Kent Vliet (University of Florida)
Four Decades of Research Engagement at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
Education Platform Session #4
Chair: Cheryl
Hill (University
of Missouri – Columbia)
Stefanie Attardi
(Oakland University William Beaumont School of
Medicine)
Changes in Gross Anatomy Laboratory Assessment During
Covid-19
Mike Pascoe
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Serving as an Anatomy Laboratory Teaching Assistant
was not Associated with Higher Scores on the USMLE Step 1 Exam
Casey Boothe
(University of Mississippi Medical Center)
Preparing Future Faculty: Directing a Course as a
Graduate Student Develops Autonomous, Flexible, Student-Centered Educators
Alexis MacDonald
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
No Need to Reinvent - Augmenting a Flipped Class
Histology Curriculum with a Commercial Online Course
Andrew Cale
(Indiana University School of Medicine)
Metacognition in the Middle: Mismatch between
Anticipated and Actual Exam Grades of Allied Health Anatomy Students
Jennifer Hayes
(The University of Melbourne)
Anatomy Textbooks - Mind the Gap
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Chat Lounge - Mentoring for Early-Career Faculty & Graduate Students
Amberly Reynolds (Sam Houston State University)
Co-sponsored by AAA's Ambassador Committee
Discussion on effective mentoring strategies and/or what to expect for early-career faculty and graduate students and how to use them to foster career development.
This small group discussion will take place in a video chat room. You can ask your questions but also hear what others are asking.
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Cellular Mechanisms of Development as a Key to Understanding Vertebrate Evolution
Chair: M. Kathleen Pitirri (Pennsylvania State University)
Karen Sears (University of California, Los Angeles)
Developmental Basis of Mammalian Evolution
Brian Frank Eames (University of Saskatchewan)
Bony Features in Cartilaginous Fishes
James Hanken (Harvard University)
Developmental Basis and Consequences of a Key Innovation in Lungless Salamanders
Primary Cilia in Development and Disease
Chairs: Pamela Tran (University of Kansas Medical Center) & Surya Nauli (Chapman University)
Jonathan Eggenschwiler (University of Georgia)
Primary Cilia in Hedgehog Signaling and Development
Pamela Tran (University of Kansas Medical Center)
Multifaceted Roles of Primary Cilia in Polycystic Kidney Disease and Obesity
Surya Nauli (Chapman University)
Nanoparticle Targeting of Primary Cilia in Vascular Hypertension
Microglial Activation in the Brain: Structure, Function and Beyond
Chair: Erika Gyengesi (Western Sydney University)
Caterina Scuderi (Sapienza University of Rome)
Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease: Friend or Foe?
Björn Spittau (Universität Bielefeld)
The Role of TGFβ-Signalling in Microglia Maturation and Activation
Erika Gyengesi (Western Sydney University)
The Effect of Modified Curcumin Compounds on the Numbers and Morphology of Microglia
Histology: What Is It Good For?
Chair: Nicole DeVaul (George Washington University)
Haviva Goldman (Drexel University College of Medicine)
Weaving Histology into the Fabric of Medical Education: Histology as a Foundation for Integration and Application
Karen Pinder (University of British Columbia)
Integrated Histology-Pathology Medical Education: What Is It Good For?
Alexander Macnow (University of Pennsylvania)
The Application of Histology in Clinical Medicine
Career Central On-Demand Short Talks
Co-sponsored by AAA’s Profesional Development Committee
These on demand talks can be seen at anytime.
Establishing Yourself as a Science Educator
Darren Hoffman (University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine)
In this presentation, you’ll learn strategies for launching a career in science teaching. We’ll explore key elements of the CV that will stand out in your job search, ways to acquire teaching experience when opportunities in your department are scarce, and how to develop your personal identity as a teacher.
Negotiate like a Pro
Carrie Elzie (Eastern Virginia Medical School)
Creating a conducive work environment requires successful negotiation at many levels, with different individuals and unique situations. Thus, negotiation skills are important, not only for salaries, but many other aspects of a career including schedules, resources, and opportunities. In this session, you will learn some brief tips of how to negotiate like a professional including what to do and more importantly, what not to do.
#SocialMedia: Personal Branding & Professionalism
Mikaela Stiver (University of Toronto)
Long gone are the days when social media platforms were just for socializing! Whether you use social media regularly in your professional life or are just getting started, this microlearning talk has something for everyone. We will cover the fundamentals of personal branding, explore a few examples on social media, and discuss the importance of professionalism with an emphasis on anatomical sciences.