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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Friday, March 28, 2025
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT
    It’s Not All Hocus PoCUS: A Hands-On Workshop in Point of Care Ultrasound
    Education & Teaching
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT
    Active Approaches to Anatomy Education (AAA)
    Chair: Kathryn B. Moore, PhD – Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
    Speaker: Troy Camarata, PhD – Baptist University College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Speaker: Kristina Lisk, PhD, MSc, BScH – University of Toronto
    Speaker: Varna Taranikanti, MBBS, MD, PhD – Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM US PDT
    Plenary Speaker: Elizabeth Brainerd
    Chair: Matthew Vickaryous, BSc, MSc, PhD – University of Guelph
  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM US PDT
    Welcome Reception
  • Saturday, March 29, 2025
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM US PDT
    AAA Committee Chairs Meeting *invite only
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT
    BioAnthro Platform Session
    Chair: Habiba Chirchir – Ohio State University
    Evolution/Anthropology
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT
    Cards Against Anatomy: Designing Analog Games for Anatomy Education Workshop
    Co-Chair: Carrie Elzie, PhD, MA – Methodist University
    Co-Chair: Caitlin N. Sachsenmeier, PhD – Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Speaker: Mikaela L. Stiver, PhD, MSc – McGill University
    Speaker: Jeremy J. Grachan, Ph.D – Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Education & Teaching
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT
    Imaging Platform Session
    Chair: Sandra Rugonyi – Oregon Health Science University
    Imaging
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT
    Utilizing Multiple Model Systems to Understand Facial Development and Dysmorphologies
    Chair: Lisa Taneyhill, PhD – University of Maryland
    Developmental Biology/Morphology
  • 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM US PDT
    Quiet Room
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US PDT
    Buddy Participant Meet-up
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US PDT
    Networking Break and Exhibits
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US PDT
    Broadening the Concept of Wellness and Learning how to Sustain It
    Speaker: Michelle B. Moore, PsyD, ABPP – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
    Career and Professional Development
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US PDT
    Education Platform Session #1
    Chair: Alexander S. R Macnow, MD, M.H.P.E. – Thomas Jefferson University
    Education & Teaching
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US PDT
    Environmental Impacts on Development Platform Session
    Chair: Rusty Lansford – University of Southern California
    Developmental Biology
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US PDT
    Gone to the Dogs: Anatomical and Physiological Adaptations in Canid Evolution
    Co-Chair: Anne M. Burrows, Ph.D – Duquesne University
    Co-Chair: Heather F. Smith, PhD – Midwestern University/ The Anatomical Record
    Evolution/AnthropologyNeuroscience
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US PDT
    Lunch Break
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT
    CECA Meeting *CECA only
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT
    Educational Affairs Committee *Invite Only
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT
    Ethics Committee *Invite Only
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT
    Networking Lunch & Learn
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT
    Sponsored Session - Enhancing Anatomy Education with the VH Dissector: Unlocking the Power of XR for Group Learning
    Presenter: Jake Shearer – Touch of Life Technologies
    Sponsored Session
  • 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM US PDT
    POP-AART Group Meeting *Invite Only
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM US PDT
    Annual Members Business Meeting
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US PDT
    Decoding the Human Face: Dissecting the Mechanisms Underlying Human Craniofacial Forms
    Chair: Licia Selleri – University of California, San Francisco
    Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/MorphologyImaging
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US PDT
    Multiscale Modes of Regeneration
    Co-Chair: Megan Killian, Ph.D – University of Michigan Medical School
    Co-Chair: Jennifer Simkin, PhD – University of Kentucky
    Cell Biology
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US PDT
    Preparing Future Faculty as Educators in Anatomy and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities
    Co-Chair: Lauren A. Easterling, PhD – Boston University
    Co-Chair: Jessica N. Byram, Ph.D – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM US PDT
    The Many Faces of Leadership: How the DELTA Program Created Opportunities for AAA and Beyond
    Chair: Eustathia Lela Giannaris, PhD – UMass Chan Medical School
    Career and Professional Development
  • 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM US PDT
    Networking Break and Exhibits
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM US PDT
    Keynote Speaker - Carl Zimmer
    Chair: Kristin Artinger, Ph.D – University of Minnesota
    Keynote Speaker: Carl Zimmer
  • 5:15 PM – 7:30 PM US PDT
    Posters and Exhibits
  • 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM US PDT
    Sponsored Session - Introducing Pathtraker Donor Management & Expanded Capabilities
    Presenter: Miguel Bermeo – Scimedico, LLC
    Sponsored Session
  • 6:15 PM – 6:45 PM US PDT
    Sponsored Session - How Dutch medical universities created a smart dissection room
    Presenter: Yourik van Overloop – Amsterdam University Medical Center | Enatom
    Presenter: Lusanne Tehupuring – Enatom
    Sponsored Session
  • 7:15 PM – 9:15 PM US PDT
    Documentary Screening of Donated to Science
  • Sunday, March 30, 2025
  • 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM US PDT
    Coffee with the President
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT
    Cardiac Development, Disease and Regeneration
    Chair: Jun Wang – UTHealth
    Cardiovascular Biology
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT
    Education Platform Session #2
    Chair: Izuchukwu A. Okafor, CEART, PME, PhD – UMass Chan Medical School
    Education & Teaching
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT
    The Dental Follicle: A Driver of Integrated Variation at the Tooth-Jawbone Interface
    Co-Chair: Julia Boughner, Ph.D – University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine
    Co-Chair: Valerie B. DeLeon – University of Florida
    Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/Morphology
  • 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM US PDT
    Quiet Room
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US PDT
    Networking Break and Exhibits
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US PDT
    Form & Function Platform Session
    Chair: Casey M. Holliday, Ph.D – University of Missouri
    Developmental Biology/MorphologyEvolution/Anthropology
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US PDT
    One Curriculum, Many Campuses: Ensuring Quality and Equity in Anatomy Education
    Co-Chair: Kenneth Kramer, PhD – Creighton University
    Co-Chair: Margaret A. McNulty, Ph.D. – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US PDT
    Sensory Neuron Development and Dysfunction: Focus on Trigeminal Development and Pain
    Chair: Kristin Artinger, Ph.D – University of Minnesota
    Developmental Biology/MorphologyNeuroscience
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US PDT
    The Dental Follicle: A Driver of Integrated Variation at the Tooth-Jawbone Interface, Part 2 - Posters & Discussion
    Chair: Timothy D. Smith – Slippery Rock University
    Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/Morphology
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM US PDT
    ASP Luncheon *Invite Only
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US PDT
    Lunch Break
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT
    Ambassador Committee Meeting *Invite Only
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT
    CECA Meeting *CECA Members Only
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT
    Networking Lunch & Learn
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT
    Publications Committee Meeting *Invite Only
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT
    Sponsored Session - Pathtraker l Donor Management Transformed
    Presenter: Miguel Bermeo – Scimedico, LLC
    Sponsored Session
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT
    Cell-cell Junctions in Tissue Morphogenesis and Disease
    Chair: Scott E. Williams – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/Morphology
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT
    Education Platform Session #3
    Chair: Helen Kaiser, PhD – University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
    Education & Teaching
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT
    Just Another Hole in the Wall: The Origin, Function and Loss of Temporal Fenestrae in Sauropsida
    Chair: Tomasz Owerkowicz – California State University, San Bernardino
    Evolution/AnthropologyDevelopmental Biology/Morphology
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT
    Power Dynamics in The Ivory Tower: Unveiling Abuse in Academic Relationships
    Co-Chair: Stefanie Attardi, PhD – Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
    Co-Chair: Victoria A. Roach, Ph.D – University of Washington
    Career and Professional Development
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US PDT
    Networking Break and Exhibits
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT
    Cell Biology Award Symposium
    Chair: Christopher Smith, Ph.D., C.M.I. – American Museum of Natural History
    Cell Biology
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT
    Each One More Heritable Than The Last: Quantitative Genetics of Homologous Structures
    Co-Chair: Anna M. Hardin, PhD – Western University of Health Sciences
    Co-Chair: Catherine Llera Martin – Western University of Health Sciences
    Evolution/AnthropologyDevelopmental Biology/Morphology
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT
    Master Class - The Integumentary System – It’s Not just Skin Deep!
    Chair: Jennifer Dennis, Ph.D – Kansas Health Science Center
    Education & Teaching
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT
    Mastering Qualitative Methods: Field Observations, Reflective Diary Entries, Focus Groups & Interviews
    Chair: Ahdeah Pajoohesh-Ganji, PhD – George Washington University
    Education & Teaching
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM US PDT
    Posters and Exhibits
  • 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM US PDT
    Sponsored Session - Let Lt Create Your Ideal Lab
    Presenter: Jessica Nguyen – ADInstruments
    Presenter: Sierra Hammond – ADInstruments
    Sponsored Session
  • 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM US PDT
    Sponsored Session - Transforming anatomy education with customizable 3D models, tours, and assessment
    Presenter: Debbie Schmidt, MS, MSHAPI – Wolters Kluwer Health
    Presenter: Jonathan J. Wisco – Boston University School of Medicine
    Sponsored Session
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM US PDT
    Trivia Night
  • 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM US PDT
    Fellows Reception *Fellows of the AAA only
  • Monday, March 31, 2025
  • 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM US PDT
    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Meeting *Invite Only
  • 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM US PDT
    Professional Development Committee *Invite Only
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT
    Craniofacial Biology Platform Session
    Chair: Justin Cotney – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    Developmental Biology/Morphology
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT
    Developmental Biology Award Symposium
    Chair: Keely Cassidy – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Developmental Biology
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT
    Plastination: Revisiting an Established Procedure in a New Curricular Age
    Chair: Bill W. Frank, DC – Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM)
    Education & Teaching
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT
    Reaching New Horizons: Managing Transitions in Academic Careers
    Co-Chair: Jennifer Eastwood – Rush University
    Co-Chair: James Proffitt – University of Arizona College of Medicine)
    Education & Teaching
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM US PDT
    Quiet Room
  • 10:15 AM – 12:30 PM US PDT
    Posters and Exhibits
  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM US PDT
    Human Body Donation Committee *Invite Only
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT
    Bioethics Unicorns Meet & Greet
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT
    CECA Meeting *CECA Members Only
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT
    Networking Lunch & Learn
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT
    Scientific Affairs Committee *Invite Only
  • 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM US PDT
    Lunch Break
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT
    Clinical Anatomy Lightning Talks
    Co-Chair: Sabrina Woods – Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine-Indianapolis
    Co-Chair: Joshua D. Krech, MS – The Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT
    Deep Time Perspectives on Bone Remodeling and Regeneration
    Chair: Thomas Stewart – Penn State University
    Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/MorphologyEvolution/Anthropology
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT
    Developmental Neurobiology: Connectivity is Essential for Function in Development and Disease!
    Chair: Angelo Iulianella, Ph.D – Dalhousie University
    Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/MorphologyImagingNeuroscience
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT
    Highlighting “Community” in Community Outreach
    Chair: Dana Peterson – Drexel University College of Medicine
    Career and Professional Development
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US PDT
    Networking Break
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT
    Comparative Anatomy Platform Session
    Chair: Matthew Vickaryous, BSc, MSc, PhD – University of Guelph
    Developmental Biology/MorphologyEvolution/Anthropology
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT
    Education Platform Session #4
    Chair: Chelsea M. Lohman, Ph.D – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Education & Teaching
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT
    Neurobiology Award Symposium
    Chair: Smart I. Mbagwu – Nnamdi Azikiwe University
    Neuroscience
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT
    Signaling Hubs: Patterning Placodes in Development
    Chair: Tamara Franz-Odendaal – Mount Saint Vincent University
    Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/Morphology
  • 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM US PDT
    Henry Gray Scientific Award Lecture
    Speaker: Paul Trainor, Ph.D – Stowers Institute for Medical ResearchDevelopmental Dynamics
  • 5:45 PM – 6:15 PM US PDT
    Henry Gray Distinguished Educator Award Lecture
    Speaker: Claudia Krebs – University of British Columbia
    Education & Teaching
  • 6:15 PM – 6:30 PM US PDT
    A.J. Ladman Exemplary Service Award Lecture
    Speaker: Richard L. Drake – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine – Emeritus
  • 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM US PDT
    Closing Awards Ceremony Dinner