AGENDA

ENDO 09 News Conference Schedule
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 141
Washington, D.C.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10th

10:00 am
Pregnancy & Hormones

Ethanol in Utero Alters Imprinting of Iodothyronine Deiodinase III
Laura Sittig, BA
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Low Prolactin in Early Pregnancy, or Maternal Anxiety Postpartum, Delay the Onset of Puberty
Caroline Larsen, PhD
Department of Anatomy & Structural Biology

University of Otago, New Zealand
Deleterious Effect of Maternal Consumption of a Fructose Rich Diet during Pregnancy or Lactation, on Metabolic-Endocrine Functions in the Male Offspring
Eduardo Spinedi, PhD (invited)
Neuroendocrine Unit, IMBICE (CONICET-CICPBA)
Argentina

11:00 am
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: The Environment, Bisphenol-A & You

Release the First-ever Scientific Statement and the Position Statement on EDCs
by The Endocrine Society
Robert M. Carey, MD
President, The Endocrine Society

Bisphenol-A Exposure In Utero Leads to Epigenetic Changes and Altered Developmental Programming
Hugh Taylor, MD
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Yale University School of Medicine

Oral Exposure of Female Rhesus Monkeys to 8-Times More Bisphenol A than the FDA’s Safe Daily Dose Results in Plasma Unconjugated Bisphenol A below Mean Levels in People
Frederick Vom Saal, PhD
Biological Sciences, University of Missouri

Low-Dose Bisphenol –A Promotes Arrhythmogenesis in the Female Heart Via Alteration of Calcium Handling
Scott M. Belcher, PhD
Pharmacology & Cell Biophysics, University of Cincinnati

THURSDAY, JUNE 11th

11:30 am
Weight-Loss Surgery; Benefits & Risks

Effect of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding on Metabolic Syndrome and Its Risk Factors in Morbidly Obese Adolescents
Ilene Fennoy, MD MPH
Pediatric Endocrinology, Columbia University Medical Center

Fracture Risk after Bariatric Surgery
Jackie Clowes, MD PhD
Rheumatology & Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

2:00 pm
Obesity Discoveries

Simple Obesity without Features of the Metabolic Syndrome is Associated with Increased Cardiovascular Risk Even before the Onset of Puberty in Children
Nelly Mauras, MD
Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida

Fasting Biases Brain Reward Systems towards High-Calorie Foods
Anthony Goldstone, MD PhD
Metabolic & Molecular Imaging Group
MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London

Plasma Vitamin D: A Predictor of Subsequent Weight Loss Success
Shalamar Sibley, MD PhD
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota

Identification of Brown Adipose Tissue in Human Adults in Its Impact on Metabolism
Aaron Cypess, MD PhD MMSc
Obesity & Hormone Research, Joslin Diabetes Center
Boston, Massachusetts

FRIDAY, JUNE 12th

10:00 am
Aging; Impact of Therapies on Longevity & Quality of Life

Genetic Predisposition to Elevated Serum Thyrotropin is Associated with Exceptional Longevity
Martin Surks, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York

Effects of Ghrelin Administration in Frail and Healthy Older Women
Carrie Burns, MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Testosterone Administration to Elderly Hypogonadal Men Improves the Metabolic Syndrome, C-Reactive Protein and Liver Steatosis
Farid Saad, PhD
Men’s Health Care, Bayer Schering Pharma AG
Berlin, Germany