Harbor-UCLA Pediatrics

The 2010 annual joint meeting of the Society for Pediatric Research and the American Pediatric Society will take place from Saturday, May 1, 2010 to Tuesday, May 4, 2010 in Vancouver, B.C. (Canada).

The Division of Neonatology has the following abstract presentations at the meeting:

Saturday, May 1, 2010:

Julia Corral, MD (Fellow):

1) Metyropone, a Cortisol Production Inhibitor, Blocks Maternal Food Restriction-Induced Changes in Offspring “Lung Lipid-Programming”

Time: 10:15am – 12:15pm
Location: Room 122 (Vancouver Convention Centre)

Virender Rehan, MD:

2) Elevated Wnt-Related Tracheal Aspirate Proteins LEF-1 and β-Catenin Predicts the Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Exhibit Hall C (Vancouver Convention Center)
Board # 153

Sirisha Perugu, MD (Fellow):

3) Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Echocardiographic Indices of Left Ventricular Performance in Very Low Birth Infants

Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Exhibit Hall C (Vancouver Convention Centre)
Publication Number: 1471.208
Session: 1471 − Neonatology

Sunday, May 2, 2010:

Virender Rehan, MD:

1) Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor (PPAR) γ Agonist Rosiglitazone Blocks Perinatal Nicotine Exposure-Induced Molecular and Functional Alterations in Pulmonary Airway

Time: 3:15pm-5:15pm
Location: Room 213 (Vancouver Convention Centre)

Rachel Zabaneh, MD (Fellow):

2) Prenatal Exposure to Methamphetamine and Maternal Depression : Neurodevelopmental Findings from the Infant Development, Environment, and Lifestyle (IDEAL) Study

Time : 4:00pm-7:30pm
Location : Exhibit Hall C (Vancouver Convention Centre)
Board # 328

For more information, visit the PAS Site.