Full Schedule

7:15 AM – 8:15 AM US PDT

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Meeting *Invite Only

Room: Room A108 (OCC)

7:15 AM – 8:15 AM US PDT

Professional Development Committee *Invite Only

Room: Room A107 (OCC)

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT

Craniofacial Biology Platform Session

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Chair: – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Developmental Biology/Morphology

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM US PDT

Secondary Cartilage and the Cellular Mechanisms of Dentary Bone Growth

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Pennsylvania State University

Developmental Biology/Morphology

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM US PDT

Ablation of CD200 Mitigates the Primary Failure of Eruption Phenotype in Mice

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry

Developmental Biology/Morphology

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM US PDT

Early Weaning Impacts Craniofacial Development in Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – University of North Texas Health Science Center

Developmental Biology/Morphology

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM US PDT

Site-specific Mechanoadaptive Responses of Non-sutural Cranial Osteoblasts

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Johns Hopkins University

Developmental Biology/Morphology

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM US PDT

Mediator complex subunit, Med23 links vasculature and bone differentiation during craniofacial development

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – University at Alabama

Developmental Biology/Morphology

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT

Allometry of Human Calvaria During Early Development Gives Insight into Growth Dynamics and Directionality of Suture Closure

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – University of British Columbia

Developmental Biology/Morphology

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT

Developmental Biology Award Symposium

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Chair: – University of Nebraska Medical Center

Developmental Biology

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM US PDT

Lipid Managers in Craniofacial Development: From Neural Crest Migration to Placode Specification

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Speaker: – Johns Hopkins University

Developmental Biology

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM US PDT

A Potential New Role for Gbx2 in Kidney Development

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Howard University College of Medicine

Developmental Biology

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM US PDT

A single base pair variation in an E-Box of an LHX9-associated cis-Regulatory Module shifts species-specific activity during limb development

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Loma Linda University

Developmental Biology

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM US PDT

Expression of HMGB1 and RAGE in Placenta, Highlighting Their Role in Preeclampsia

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – AIIMS New Delhi, India

Developmental Biology

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT

Disrupted Genetic Pathways Affect Biophysical Forces and Structure of the Developing Heart

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Oregon Health and Science University

Developmental Biology

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT

Plastination: Revisiting an Established Procedure in a New Curricular Age

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Chair: – Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM)

Education & Teaching

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM US PDT

So, You Wanna Build a Plastination Studio; Design and Execution

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Speaker: – University at Buffalo - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Education & Teaching

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM US PDT

From Écorchés to Modern Plastination: The Visual History

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Speaker: – Pace University

Education & Teaching

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT

Dignity in the Details: Ethical Considerations of Plastinates in Teaching

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Speaker: – Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Education & Teaching

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT

Reaching New Horizons: Managing Transitions in Academic Careers

Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)

Co-Chair: – Rush University

Co-Chair: – University of Arizona College of Medicine)

Education & Teaching

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM US PDT

Transitioning Between Professional Roles

Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)

Speaker: – LSUHSC School of Medicine

Education & Teaching

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM US PDT

Managing Transitions in Personal Life

Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)

Speaker: – University of Nebraska Medical Center

Education & Teaching

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM US PDT

Navigating the Transition into Retirement

Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)

Speaker: – Oregon Health & Science University

Education & Teaching

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM US PDT

Quiet Room

Room: Room B118-119 (OCC)

10:15 AM – 12:30 PM US PDT

Posters and Exhibits

Room: Exhibit Hall B (OCC)

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM US PDT

Human Body Donation Committee *Invite Only

Room: Room A107 (OCC)

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT

Bioethics Unicorns Meet & Greet

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT

CECA Meeting *CECA Members Only

Room: Room A104 (OCC)

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT

Networking Lunch & Learn

Room: Room B113 - 116 (OCC)

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US PDT

Scientific Affairs Committee *Invite Only

Room: Room A103 (OCC)

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM US PDT

Lunch Break

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT

Clinical Anatomy Lighting Talks

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Co-Chair: – Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine-Indianapolis

Co-Chair: – The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Education & Teaching

1:30 PM – 1:40 PM US PDT

Anatomical Findings of Kartagener Syndrome Case Discovered During Routine Cadaveric Dissection

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Education & Teaching

1:40 PM – 1:50 PM US PDT

Variants of Palmaris Longus, Radial Artery, and Median Nerve as Potential Sources of Pain

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northe

Education & Teaching

1:50 PM – 2:00 PM US PDT

Integrating Mixed Reality for DIEP Flap Vessel Mapping: Advancing Anatomical Education and Surgical Planning with Consumer-based Technologies

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Education & Teaching

2:00 PM – 2:10 PM US PDT

Exploring Interprofessional Collaboration in Anatomy Education: A Case of Presumed Neuroendocrine Tumor with Atypical Findings

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Frank H Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

Education & Teaching

2:10 PM – 2:20 PM US PDT

Anatomical Variations of the Trigeminal Nerve with Respect to Trigeminal Neuralgia

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Albany Medical College

Education & Teaching

2:20 PM – 2:30 PM US PDT

Development of a Three-dimensional Animation for Improved Understanding of Shoulder Dystocia During Labor and the Most Efficacious Maneuvers for Resolution

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – University of British Columbia

Education & Teaching

2:30 PM – 2:40 PM US PDT

A Case of Variant Anatomy in a Patient with a Solitary Scrotal Kidney

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Ohio University Heritage College of Medicine

Education & Teaching

2:40 PM – 2:50 PM US PDT

Advancing Medical Education: Training in Abdominal Hysterectomy and Pelvic Lymph Node Exploration Using Formaldehyde-preserved Cadavers

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Education & Teaching

2:50 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT

Cadaveric Dissection & Comparative Anatomy: Preservation of Male-to-female Gender Affirming Surgery

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Western University COMP-NW

Education & Teaching

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT

Deep Time Perspectives on Bone Remodeling and Regeneration

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Chair: – Penn State University

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/MorphologyEvolution/Anthropology

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM US PDT

Evolutionary Origin of Bone Remodeling

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Speaker: – The University of Chicago

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/MorphologyEvolution/Anthropology

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM US PDT

Skeletal Plasticity in Fish Fins: How Swimming Shapes Bone

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Speaker: – Penn State University

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/MorphologyEvolution/Anthropology

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT

Shared Molecular Mechanisms of Fin and Limb Regeneration

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Speaker: – Louisiana 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!

Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)

Chair: – Dalhousie University

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/MorphologyImagingNeuroscience

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM US PDT

Connectivity in CNS Development, Plasticity and Disease

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Speaker: – University of Califoirnia, Irvine

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/MorphologyImagingNeuroscience

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM US PDT

Getting to the Guts of Enteric Nervous System Formation and Function

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Speaker: – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/MorphologyImagingNeuroscience

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM US PDT

Functional Analysis of Human Interlaminar Astrocytes Following Development in the Mouse Cortex

Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – University of Nebraska Medical Center

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/MorphologyImagingNeuroscience

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT

Chronic in vivo Imaging to Define Age-dependent Alterations in Oligodendrogenesis

Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/MorphologyImagingNeuroscience

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT

Highlighting “Community” in Community Outreach

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Chair: – Drexel University College of Medicine

Career and Professional Development

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM US PDT

Community Partnerships Between High Schools, Undergraduate Institutions and Graduate Healthcare Institutions: The Anato-Bee

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Speaker: – Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Auburn

Career and Professional Development

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM US PDT

Community Partnerships with Regional Science Centers: Sisters-in-Stem and Celebrate Science Day

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Speaker: – Reading Science Center

Career and Professional Development

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM US PDT

Community Partnerships with Regional Healthcare Educational Institutions: IPE “Ripple Effect”

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Speaker: – Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences

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

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Chair: – University of Guelph

Developmental Biology/MorphologyEvolution/Anthropology

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM US PDT

The Cribriform Region Is a Source of CSF Loss in Crocodilians

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Developmental Biology/MorphologyEvolution/Anthropology

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM US PDT

The Impacts of Obesity on the Avian Respiratory System

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans

Developmental Biology/MorphologyEvolution/Anthropology

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM US PDT

Anatomical Homologies of Body Wall Layers in the Python Bivittatus and Other Tetrapods

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Midwestern University

Developmental Biology/MorphologyEvolution/Anthropology

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM US PDT

The Practical Utility of UV Biofluorescence in the Casques of Cassowaries

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – NYITCOM

Developmental Biology/MorphologyEvolution/Anthropology

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM US PDT

Face to Face: Insights on the New Homotherium Cub Mummy and Smilodon Fatalis

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Northern Illinois University

Developmental Biology/MorphologyEvolution/Anthropology

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT

Changes in Neural Structure as a Result of Endocranial Shape Variation

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – University of California, Berkeley

Developmental Biology/MorphologyEvolution/Anthropology

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT

Education Platform Session #4

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Chair: – University of Colorado School of Medicine

Education & Teaching

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM US PDT

Evaluation of a Point-of-care Ultrasound Active Learning Module for High School Student Outreach

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Indiana School of Medicine

Education & Teaching

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM US PDT

Pilot Investigation of the Accuracy of Anatomical Information in Google AI Overviews

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

Education & Teaching

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM US PDT

Student Perspectives on the Utilization of Social Media in Anatomy Medical Education

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – A.T. Still University - KCOM

Education & Teaching

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM US PDT

Flatlining - Anatomical Knowledge in US Healthcare Professions

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Lancaster Medical School

Education & Teaching

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM US PDT

Games and Tech and Learning, Oh My! Applying Gamification and Technology to Enhance Learning in a Foundational Medical Science Course

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – University of Alabama at Birmingham

Education & Teaching

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT

Perceptions of a Novel Card Game to Reinforce Musculoskeletal Clinical Anatomy Knowledge in Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Learners

Room: Oregon Ballroom 201-202 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – PCOM Georgia

Education & Teaching

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT

Neurobiology Award Symposium

Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)

Chair: – Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Neuroscience

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM US PDT

Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Mammalian Touch Circuit Assembly

Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)

Speaker: – Vanderbilt University

Neuroscience

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM US PDT

Comparing Ocrelizumab and Rituximab Effectiveness in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – University of Colorado Anschutz Masters of Modern Human Anatomy

Neuroscience

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM US PDT

Assessing an Environmental Model of Vagally-dependent Parkinsonism and Cognitive Deficits Associated with Lewy Body Dementia

Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Penn State College of Medicine

Neuroscience

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM US PDT

Innervation-dependent Postembryonic Development of the Zebrafish Anterior Lateral Line System

Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – University of Chicago

Neuroscience

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT

Pancreatic Peptide Receptors in the Midbrain Control Susceptibility to Stress in Mice

Room: Oregon Ballroom 203 (OCC)

Presenting Author: – Penn State College of Medicine

Neuroscience

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT

Signaling Hubs: Patterning Placodes in Development

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Chair: – Mount Saint Vincent University

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/Morphology

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM US PDT

Placodal Signaling in Vivo and In Vitro

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Speaker: – New York University College of Dentistry

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/Morphology

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM US PDT

Periodic Patterning of Cutaneous Placodes in Mammalian Skin

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Speaker: – The Roslin Institute / University of Edinburgh

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/Morphology

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM US PDT

Placodes in the Avian Embryonic Eye: Inducing Bone Formation

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Speaker: – Mount Saint Vincent Univeristy

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/Morphology

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM US PDT

The Transcription Factor ZMYM4 Is Expressed in Otic Neuronal Precursors and Spiral Ganglion Neurons

Room: Oregon Ballroom 204 (OCC)

Presenting Author:

Cell BiologyDevelopmental Biology/Morphology

5:15 PM – 5:45 PM US PDT

Henry Gray Scientific Award Lecture

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Speaker: – Stowers Institute for Medical ResearchDevelopmental Dynamics

5:45 PM – 6:15 PM US PDT

Henry Gray Distinguished Educator Award Lecture

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Speaker: – University of British Columbia

Education & Teaching

6:15 PM – 6:30 PM US PDT

A.J. Ladman Exemplary Service Award Lecture

Room: Room A105-106 (OCC)

Speaker: – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine – Emeritus

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM US PDT

Closing Awards Ceremony Dinner

Room: Hyatt Regency Ballroom