American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 63rd Annual Meeting Program Schedule
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Institute (ticket)
Research Institute: Epigenetics in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Child and adolescent psychiatry research requires the use of diverse techniques, from epidemiology to molecular genetics to neuroimaging to clinical trials. In the past few years, advances in sequencing technologies have made epigenetic research more approachable. Epigenetic factors are defined as all that resides “above genetics.” These factors clearly make a major contribution to child and adolescent developmental outcomes. This Institute, which is designed for researchers, provides an overview of epigenetic mechanisms and a discussion of the integration of epigenetics into child and adolescent psychiatry research. Attendees gain understanding of the basic epigenetic mechanisms that connect environmental experience with outcomes and learn how physician-scientists and clinical researchers have integrated epigenetic approaches into their research.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Chairs:
8:00 AM  
Early Life Experiences, Epigenetics, and the Developing Brain
Frances A. Champagne, PhD Columbia University, New York, NY
8:20 AM  
Using Epigenetics to Understand How Distress During Pregnancy Impacts Fetal Behavioral Outcomes
Catherine Monk, PhD Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
8:40 AM  
The Impact of Early Adversity on Telomere Length and Epigenetic Gene Regulation
Stacy S. Drury, MD Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
9:00 AM  
Integrating Epigenetic and Genetic Risk in Postmortem Brain Research
Schahram Akbarian, MD Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
9:20 AM  
Using Epigenetics to Understand the Gateway Hypothesis of Substance Abuse
Amir Levine, MD Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric, New York, NY
9:40 AM  
Age-Related DNA Methylation Changes Are Associated With Abnormal Behavior in Offspring
Jay A. Gingrich Columbia University, New York, NY

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