Annual Symposium

February 11, 2025

9:00 am – 4:30 pm

University Church Gathering Place/Fellowship Hall

Keynote Speaker:

Dino A. Giussani, PhD, ScD, FRCOG, University of Cambridge, UK

Invited Speakers:

Stephane Bourque, PhD, University of Alberta

Elizabeth Crouch, MD, PhD, University of California San Francisco

Andrea G. Edlow, MD, Harvard Medical School

Alan W. Flake, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Mancy Tong, PhD, Yale University

February 13, 2024

9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Randall Amphitheater

Keynote Speaker:

Gabriel G. Haddad, MD, University of California San Diego

Invited Speakers:

Jessica L. Faulkner, PhD, Augusta University

Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

Margareta D. Pisarska, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Sandra. E. Reznik, MD, PhD, St. John’s University

Emily J. Su, MD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

April 25, 2023

9:00 am – 4:30 pm

University Church Fellowship Hall

Keynote Speaker:

Mana Parast, MD, PhD University of California San Diego

Invited Speakers:

Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD, University of California Los Angeles

Laura Brown, MD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Brian Cox, PhD, University of Toronto

Elizabeth Enninga, PhD, Mayo Clinic

Terrie Inder, MD, Children’s Hospital of Orange County

February 1, 2022

8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Wong Kerlee Conference Center

Keynote Speaker:

E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, University of Maryland

Invited Speakers:

Julie C. Baker, PhD, Stanford University

Adrian Erlebacher, MD, PhD, University of California San Francisco

Paul J. Rozance, MD, University of Colorado

Rebecca A. Simmons, MD, University of Pennsylvania

Stacy Zamudio, PhD, Placenta Research, LLC

January 28, 2020

8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Wong Kerlee Conference Center

Keynote Speaker:

Joey P. Granger, PhD, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Invited Speakers:

Marilyn J. Cipolla, PhD, University of Vermont

Robin Clark, MD, Loma Linda University

Vesna D. Garovic, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic

Ronald R. Magness, PhD, University of Florida

Carole R. Mendelson, PhD, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Yoel Sadovsky, MD, University of Pittsburgh

February 5, 2019

8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Roger W. Barnes Amphitheater LLUMC A-Level

Keynote Speaker:

Kent L. Thornburg, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University

Invited Speakers:

Gautam Chaudhuri, MD, PhD, University of California Los Angeles

Thomas Jansson, MD, PhD, University of Colorado

Lawrence P. Reynolds, PhD, North Dakota State University

Philippa Saunders, PhD, FMedSci, University of Edinburgh

Philip W. Shaul, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center

2018- Inaugural Long Symposium

January 9, 2018

8am – 4pm

Roger W. Barnes Amphitheater LLUMC A-Level

Keynote Speaker:

Peter Nathanielsz, MD, PhD, ScD, FRCOG, University of Wyoming

Invited Speakers:

Marino De Leon, PhD, Loma Linda University

Maureen Keller-Wood, PhD, University of Florida

Leslie Myatt, PhD, FRCOG, Oregon Health and Science University

William J. Pearce, PhD, Loma Linda University

John H. Zhang, MD, PhD, FAHA, Loma Linda University