ISEMPH 2016: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EVOLUTION, MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH 2016 MEETING
PROGRAM

Days: Wednesday, June 22nd Thursday, June 23rd Friday, June 24th Saturday, June 25th Sunday, June 26th

Wednesday, June 22nd

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14:00-17:00 Session 1A: EvMed Directors Meeting
Location: Junior Ballroom D at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
14:00-17:00 Session 1B: EvMed Students Meeting
Location: Junior Ballroom D at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
18:00-20:00 Session : Opening Reception
Location: Grand Ballroom Lobby at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
Thursday, June 23rd

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07:00-08:00 Session : Continental Breakfast
Location: Grand Ballroom Lobby at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
08:00-09:00 Session 2: Plenary Speaker: Helen Ball
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
08:00
Changing UK guidance and practice around maternal-infant sleep—did an evolutionary perspective help? ( abstract )
09:00-10:00 Session 3A: Sleep
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
09:00
Sleep duration, quality and timing in a non-electric population in Madagascar ( abstract )
09:15
Sleep patterns in breastfeeding women in a non-industrialized natural fertility population: Is there mother-infant conflict? ( abstract )
09:30
Does the tradeoff with short sleep explain vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease? ( abstract )
09:45
Tsimane hunter-horticulturalists sleeping in more exposed sleeping sites have more sleep interruptions and lower sleep efficiency ( abstract )
09:00-10:00 Session 3B: Selection, stress and homeostasis
Location: Grand Ballroom III at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
09:00
Political influence associates with cortisol and health among egalitarian forager-farmers ( abstract )
09:15
A longitudinal study of the effects of stress and urbanization on blood pressure in Africa ( abstract )
09:30
“Stress is the spice of life”: an evolutionary perspective on the human stress response. ( abstract )
09:45
Baseline inflammation predicts higher disgust sensitivity but stronger inflammation in response to disease cues predicts lower disgust sensitivity: insights into evolved disease avoidance mechanisms from IL-6 levels ( abstract )
10:00-10:30 Session : Break

Coffee and snacks will be provided.

Location: Grand Ballroom II at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
10:30-11:30 Session 4A: Selection, stress and homeostasis
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
10:30
Self-harm with non-specific stressors to preferentially harm the pathogens within ( abstract )
10:45
Precision Medicine and Evolutionary Medicine ( abstract )
11:00
Population genetic insight to the study of human height ( abstract )
11:15
Evolution of evolution: changing of human adaptation reaction from the Bronze Age to the modern time ( abstract )
10:30-11:30 Session 4B: Behavior and vulnerability
Location: Grand Ballroom III at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
10:30
Explaining the hedonic treadmill: opportunity costs and the evolution of mood ( abstract )
10:45
Testing the adaptive significance of postpartum depressive symptoms in a prospective longitudinal cohort ( abstract )
11:00
Epigenetic Epidemiology of Epiphenomena: Applying Tinbergen’s Four Questions to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ( abstract )
11:15
The 4th Trimester: Evolutionary Medicine as a Framework to Improve Clinical Support for New Families ( abstract )
11:30-12:30 Session 5: Poster session

All posters and presenters will available during this session.

Location: Grand Ballroom II at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
12:30-13:30 Session : Lunch

This lunch will be provided.

Location: Junior Ballrooms C and D at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
13:30-14:30 Session 6: Plenary Speaker: Martin Blaser
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
13:30
Human Evolution 201: Our early life microbial metagenome guides developmental phenotypes ( abstract )
14:30-15:30 Session 7A: Somatic cell mutation, selection and evolution in health and disease
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
14:30
A Perspective on the Role of Somatic Cell Evolution in Human Health and Disease ( abstract )
14:45
B Cell Lineage Immunogen Design for HIV-1 Vaccine Development. ( abstract )
15:00
Targeting the convergent evolution of resistance to targeted therapies ( abstract )
15:15
Chromothriptic Cure of WHIM Syndrome ( abstract )
14:30-15:30 Session 7B: Microbiome and evolutionary medicine
Location: Grand Ballroom III at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
14:30
Conflict and cooperation between host and gut microbiota: Implications for nutrition and human health ( abstract )
14:45
Two Minutes, Twice a Day: Evolutionary Dynamics of Oral Flora Manipulation in Humans ( abstract )
15:00
Host genetic variation influences skin microbe composition ( abstract )
15:30-16:00 Session 8: Poster Session and Break

A-K Last name of the submitting authors should stand by posters. 

Location: Grand Ballroom II at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
16:00-17:30 Session 9A: Immune response
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
16:00
Immune Function in Amazonian Horticulturalists ( abstract )
16:15
Royal decree: gene expression in transgenerationally immune primed bumblebee workers mimics a primary immune response ( abstract )
16:30
Disentangling immune protection and damage: a lesson from studies on KO models ( abstract )
16:45
Rapid evolution of the Siglec Immune Receptor Family in Primates ( abstract )
17:00
Comparison of MHC class I polymorphism in wild populations of chimpanzee and bonobo ( abstract )
17:15
Human parasitism in a comparative context: are humans over- or under-parasitized? ( abstract )
16:00-17:30 Session 9B: Reproductive ecology and human health
Location: Grand Ballroom III at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
16:00
Women’s reproductive ecology and the most effective breast cancer prevention strategies ( abstract )
16:15
How evolutionary biology can inform the risks and benefits of testosterone supplementation in healthy men ( abstract )
16:30
Liquid Gold Standards: Complexities of Breast Milk and Implications for Precision Medicine ( abstract )
16:45
Clinical implications for normal variation in female reproductive physiology ( abstract )
17:00
Developmental plasticity of human reproductive function and its implications for epidemiological and demographic trends: an evolutionary viewpoint ( abstract )
17:30-19:30 Session : Food truck rodeo
Location: Durham Farmer's Market- 501 Foster St, Durham, NC 27701
Friday, June 24th

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07:00-08:00 Session : Continental Breakfast
Location: Grand Ballroom Lobby at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
08:00-09:00 Session 10: Plenary Speaker: Carl Zimmer
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
08:00
Evolutionary Medicine and the Media: Engaging Stories and Tricky Concepts ( abstract )
09:00-10:15 Session 11A: Genetics, vulnerability and selection
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
09:00
Population history and patterns of sex-biased evolution ( abstract )
09:15
Exploring evolutionary causes of differential susceptibility to acute mountain sickness in Nepali populations from the Gaurishankar Area ( abstract )
09:30
Evolution of homeostatic mechanisms, cryptic genetic variation, and predisposition to disease ( abstract )
09:45
A deep sequencing tool for detecting drug resistance in polyclonal malaria infections ( abstract )
10:00
Identifying genomic loci involved epithelial cancer using comparative genomics ( abstract )
09:00-10:15 Session 11B: Lessons from our primate cousins: Evolutionary medicine in nonhuman primate studies
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Location: Grand Ballroom III at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
09:00
Cumulative early life adversity predicts longevity in wild baboons ( abstract )
09:15
Comparative genomics of innate immune responses to infection in primates ( abstract )
09:30
Understanding how evolution has shaped disease susceptibility in the Ugandan red colobus monkey (Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles) ( abstract )
09:45
The genomic signature of social adversity in rhesus macaques ( abstract )
10:00
Using the gut microbiota to understand primate ecology and evolution ( abstract )
10:15-10:30 Session : Break

Coffee and snacks will be provided.

Location: Grand Ballroom II at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
10:30-11:45 Session 12A: General evolution and medicine
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
10:30
An eco-immunological approach for cancer: a new role for infectious diseases? ( abstract )
10:45
Cooperation and conflict beyond the womb: Fetal microchimerism and maternal health ( abstract )
11:00
Coevolution of the highly complex HLA and KIR gene families impacts human immunity and reproduction. ( abstract )
11:15
Diagnosing Taenia serialis in wild geladas: Novel use of adapted urine Ag-ELISA for assessing wildlife health. ( abstract )
11:30
Evolutionary Developmental Pathology and Anthropology: a new field linking development, comparative anatomy, human evolution, morphological variations and defects, and medicine ( abstract )
11:45
Evidence for Applications of Evolutionary Biology Across Health Care Disciplines ( abstract )
10:30-11:45 Session 12B: Human evolution, adaptation and disease in Africa
Location: Grand Ballroom III at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
10:30
Population and evolutionary genomics of prostate cancer-associated variants: implications for health disparities in men of African descent ( abstract )
10:45
Balancing the risk: APOL1 variants, African sleeping sickness and chronic kidney disease ( abstract )
11:00
Seeking Rare Variants in Diverse Populations for Precision Medicine: NPHS2 V260E homozygosity is a frequent cause of sporadic steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome in Black South African children ( abstract )
11:15
Pleiotropic effects of immune responses explain variation in the prevalence of fibroproliferative diseases ( abstract )
11:30
Diet, Environment, and Parasites: Factors Shaping Rural African Gut Microbiomes ( abstract )
11:45
The impact of ancestry and subsistence practice on cardiovascular and anthropometric traits in sub-Saharan Africans ( abstract )
12:00-13:30 Session 13: Education and outreach committee meeting
Location: Meeting Room I- Durham Convention Center
13:30-14:30 Session 14: Plenary Speaker: Joshua Schiffman
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
13:30
Comparative Oncology and the Search for Better Cancer Therapeutics ( abstract )
14:30-15:45 Session 15A: Cancer
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
14:30
Identifying the intrinsic and extrinsic risks of cancer. ( abstract )
14:45
What to do with cellular cheaters? The cheater detection problem in multicellularity and cancer susceptibility ( abstract )
15:00
Cancer Selection Intensity using Model-Averaged Clustering ( abstract )
15:15
Cure by Control: Evolutionary approaches to cancer therapy and prevention ( abstract )
15:30
Agent-based simulation of somatic evolution: Modeling the progression of Barrett’s esophagus to Esophageal adenocarcinoma ( abstract )
14:30-15:45 Session 15B: Paleopathology as part of evolutionary medicine
Location: Grand Ballroom III at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
14:30
Evolving humans health: Insights from the paleopathological record ( abstract )
14:45
Evolutionary perspectives of rheumatologic disease ( abstract )
15:00
A medical perspective to study syphilis in human remains ( abstract )
15:15
Low back pain as a trade-off to efficient walking: A new perspective on connecting evolutionary medicine with public health ( abstract )
15:30
Osteoarthritis and Human Evolution ( abstract )
15:45-16:15 Session 16: Poster Session and Break

L-Z Last name of the submitting authors should stand by posters. 

Location: Grand Ballroom II at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
16:15-17:30 Session 17A: Translating evolutionary medicine to the clinic--practical lessons for patient care
Chair:
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
16:15
Clinical management of resistance evolution: A case study ( abstract )
16:30
When evidence-based medicine is evolutionary medicine. ( abstract )
16:45
Evolution in the Clinic ( abstract )
17:00
What evolution can teach us about cancer ( abstract )
17:15
Exploring Clinical Applications of an Evolutionary Biology Perspective in Nursing ( abstract )
16:15-17:15 Session 17B: Life history
Location: Grand Ballroom III at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
16:15
ApoE alleles in the evolution of human brain aging ( abstract )
16:30
Childhood food allergies: an evolutionary mismatch hypothesis ( abstract )
16:45
Understanding health behaviors and outcomes in a life history framework ( abstract )
17:00
Protective impact of ApoE4 on cognitive performance of older adult Tsimane forager-horticulturalists. ( abstract )
17:00-18:30 Session 18: Meeting and Programs committee meeting
Location: Meeting Room I- Durham Convention Center
Saturday, June 25th

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07:00-08:00 Session : Continental Breakfast
Location: Grand Ballroom Lobby at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
08:00-09:00 Session 20: Plenary Speaker: Andrea Graham
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
08:00
Why do immune systems harm their bearers? The evolutionary biology of "friendly fire" ( abstract )
09:00-10:00 Session 21A: Evolutionary medicine: A comparative cross species perspective
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
09:00
The Pathomechanics of Degenerative Joint Disease: An Evolutionary, Comparative, and Functional Approach ( abstract )
09:15
Animal Models, Evolution and Drug Development ( abstract )
09:30
Cancer in Animals: Impacts of Selective Breeding, Husbandry and Domestic Environments ( abstract )
09:45
Cross-Disciplinary Efforts to Understand, Treat and Prevent Ape Heart Disease, through the Great Ape Heart Project ( abstract )
09:00-10:00 Session 21B: Metabolism and mismatch
Location: Grand Ballroom III at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
09:00
Cavefish as a natural model for insulin resistance and fatty liver disease ( abstract )
09:15
Nephron maladaptation and progression of kidney disease: a new paradigm is needed ( abstract )
09:30
Primate iPSCs provide insights into the evolution of human metabolic traits ( abstract )
09:45
Oxidative Stress and Facultative Adjustment of Energy Allocation ( abstract )
10:00-10:30 Session : Break

Coffee and snacks will be provided.

Location: Grand Ballroom Lobby at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
10:30-11:00 Session 22: Human Evolution
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
10:30
A Fiery Forge: The Industrial Revolution, Recent Human Evolution and the Global Burden of Non-Communicable Disease ( abstract )
10:45
Why mammal meat is bad for humans (and humans only) ( abstract )
11:00-12:00 Session 23: ISEMPH Annual Meeting
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
13:30-14:30 Session 24: Plenary Speaker: Marion Koopmans
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
13:30
Smart genes: evolution as a driver for emerging infectious diseases ( abstract )
14:30-15:00 Session 25: Omenn Prize
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
14:30
Adaptive immunity increases the pace and predictability of evolutionary change in commensal gut bacteria ( abstract )
15:00-15:30 Session 26: Williams Prize
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
15:00
Adaptive decision-making systems with limited information may cause ill health ( abstract )
15:30-15:45 Session : Break

Coffee and snacks will be provided.

Location: Grand Ballroom Lobby at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
15:45-17:15 Session 27A: Frontiers of evolutionary medicine
Location: Grand Ballroom I at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
15:45
Hemoglobin concentration and reproductive success of Tibetan highlanders ( abstract )
16:00
Is it Time to Re-evaluate the Mismatch Concept? ( abstract )
16:15
Eco-evolutionary dynamics and natural selection on health-related traits in humans ( abstract )
16:30
Cancer in an Indigenous Native South American Population: Initial insights into the natural history of cancer in traditional subsistence populations. ( abstract )
15:45-17:15 Session 27B: Pathogen evolution
Chair:
Location: Grand Ballroom III at the Durham Convention Center (301 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701).
15:45
Does Nanoparticle shape impact the evolution of resistance? ( abstract )
16:00
The role of deleterious mutations in shaping influenza’s antigenic evolution in humans ( abstract )
16:15
On the use of a chemotherapeutic agent when resistance to it threatens the patient ( abstract )
16:30
Evolutionary dynamics of drug resistance evolution in RT-SHIV through space and time ( abstract )
16:45
Cure and superinfection of infected cells facilitate extremely rapid HCV resistance development to an direct-acting antiviral ( abstract )
17:00
Does specific immunity structure the Plasmodium falciparum population into strains from the perspective of the major blood antigen PfEMP1? ( abstract )
Sunday, June 26th

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09:00-11:30 Session : Excursion to the Duke Lemur Center

Meet in the Marriott hotel lobby at 8:50am.

Location: Duke Lemur Center- 3705 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
11:30-15:00 Session : Excursion to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Meet in the Marriott hotel lobby at 11:20am.

Location: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences- 11 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601