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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • 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