Program – Cincinnati Circadian Conference – Sept 1^st, 2023

7:30-8:30         breakfast and gathering

8:30-9              Invited talk - Thomas Dye, CCHMC/UC

“Circadian Health in Neurodevelopmental Disorders”

9-9:30              Invited talk - Shaon Sengupta, CHOP/U Penn

“Hearing the clocks talk: Circadian rhythms in the lung”

9:30-10:15       Keynote Lecture - Tiffany Schmidt, Northwestern University

“Illuminating visual circuits”

10:15-10:45    coffee break and networking

10:45-noon     Selected talks

                      Elliott Robinson – CCHMC/UC

                      “Ventral striatum dopamine release encodes unique properties of visual stimuli in mice”

                      Jasmine Saini – Mayo

                      “Impact of Abnormal Circadian Cortisol Secretion on Bone Metabolism in Patients with Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion”

                      Shane D'Souza – CCHMC/UC

                      “A transient ipRGC circuit shapes the developing vocal code in mice”

                      Ronja Frigard – UC

                      “Sleep is critical to pregnancy success in the Pacific beetle-mimic cockroach, Diploptera punctata”

                      Jaime Struve – CCHMC/UC

                      “Impact of Spectral Lighting on Human Physiology - A Review of Ongoing Clinical Studies”

noon – 1pm     lunch, networking, poster session I

1-1:30            Invited talk - Michele Wang – CCHMC/UC “Time-Restricted Nutrition in BMT Inpatients”

1:30-2            Invited talk - Diego Fernandez – CCHMC/UC “Integration of sensory and circadian signals within thalamic circuits that control innate behavior”

2-2:30              Invited talk - Bala Koritala – CCHMC “Circadian rhythms in animal models of obstructive sleep apnea”

2:30-3:45         Selected talks

                        Oluwaseun Ajayi – UC

                        “Sleep in mosquitoes is critical for vector competence”

                        Claire Chaikin – Northwestern University

                        “Circadian Clock Regulation of HIF1α-dependent Glucose Disposal during Diet-induced Obesity”

                        Neha R Santucci – CCHMC/UC

                        “Altered sleep spindles and sleep architecture in adolescents with functional abdominal pain disorders”

                        Shyh-Chi Chen – UC

                        “A novel humidity-associated circadian clock in Drosophila and mosquitoes”

                        Sevde Goker – UC

                        “Circadian Clock Regulates Intestinal Stem Cell Differentiation via Notch Signaling”

3:45 – 4:15      snacks, networking, poster session II

4:15-4:45        Interactive round table

Tiffany Schmidt – Northwestern University

John Hogenesch – CCHMC/UC

Richard Lang – CCHMC/UC

“The next big questions for the Circadian Biology field”

4:45                closing remarks and conference adjourned.