8th Annual Longo Symposium Program
February 3, 2026
This annual symposium honors Dr. Longo’s legacy in the Center and Loma Linda University. We are grateful to our guest speakers for edifying us on various aspects of their research, and we hope that this symposium will inspire attendees in pursuit of basic and translational research.
Registration not required.
Previous Symposiums
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