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September 10, 2024

Chronobiology Discovery Forum: Improving circadian rhythmicity for better health outcomes

Offered by: the UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health (IIFH), Cornucopian Capital, a Medicine 3.0 investment firm, and the Chiu Lab (clocklab.org) at UC Davis

Our biological clocks influence nearly every aspect of our lives. By understanding our unique chronobiology, we can tailor the timing of sleep, meals, medication, exercise, work, and learning to align with our natural rhythms. This personalized approach can dramatically enhance our health, energy, and productivity.

This invitation-only event brings together the leading experts from academia and industry to examine the interplay between our body’s internal clocks, food, and metabolism as well as the important role of emerging approaches in measuring inter-individual variations in circadian rhythmicity to improve disease prevention and achieve optimal health.

This event is invitation-only as we like to ensure that every participant brings relevant information to the conversation. If you would like to attend, please reach out to [email protected] with a little information about yourself and how this event is relevant to your work.

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OPENING REMARKS 
9:00 AM
  • Justin Siegel, Faculty Director, IIFH 
  • Aryeh Ganz, Managing Partner, Cornucopian Capital
  • Joanna Chiu, Professor and Chair of the department of Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis, Clock Lab, President-Elect Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
Session I: Nourishing Our Internal Clocks for a Healthier Future: Circadian Disruption, Nutrition, and Metabolic Health    
9:55 AM

Exploring strategies to improve circadian and metabolic health through dietary intervention

Topics explored will include: 

  • Role of central and peripheral circadian clocks in metabolic homeostasis
  • Defining circadian disruption and its consequences on metabolic and overall health
  • Mitigating circadian disruption through nutrition (Time Restricted Eating (TRE), food entrainable oscillators, nutrient-sensing pathways, Chronobiotic, manipulation of gut microbiota composition, and more)

Speakers:

  • Keynote: Satchin Panda, Principal Investigator & Professor, Panda Lab, Salk Institute, author of “The Circadian Code”, Panda Lab
  • Panel Moderator: Joanna Chiu, Professor and Chair of the department of Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis, Clock Lab, President-Elect Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
  • Emily Manoogian, Staff Researcher, Panda Lab, Salk Institute
  • Marie Pierre St Onge, Associate Professor of Nutritional Medicine , Columbia University, Director, Center of Excellence for Sleep & Circadian Research ​​
  • Joseph Bass, Professor & Director of Center for Diabetes and Metabolism, Northwestern, Bass Lab
  • Kin Yuen, Assistant Professor & Sleep Medicine Specialist UCSF
Activity
12:10 PM
Lunch
12:30 PM
Session II: Measuring Circadian Rhythmicity 
2:00 PM

Creating more powerful tools for identifying circadian biomarkers and measuring inter-individual variations in daily rhythms

Topics explored will include: 

  • Current and emerging approaches for measuring rhythmicity (sleep-wake cycle, rhythms in locomotor activity, core body temperature, hormonal secretion, clock gene expression and more)
  • Defining and identifying chronotypes
  • Sources of circadian biomarkers

Speakers:

  • Panel Moderator: Antoine Abrieux, Strategic Research Associate, IIFH
  • Horacio de la Iglesia, Professor, University of Washington
  • John Hogenesch, Associate Professor of Nutritional Medicine , Columbia University, Director, Center of Excellence for Sleep & Circadian Research ​​
  • Ron Anafi, Assistant Professor, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Michael Grandner, Director, Sleep & Health Research Program, Director, Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Activity
3:50 PM
Session III: Next Frontiers in Chronobiology and Human Health 
4:10 PM

Exploring the molecular foundations of circadian rhythms and clock-controlled mechanisms toward the development of more advanced circadian-based therapeutic strategies

Topics explored will include: 

  • Deep dive into the molecular architecture of the circadian clock
  • Emerging strategies in chrono-immunotherapy and circadian medicine
  • Clock-based therapeutic strategies: targeting the circadian machinery

Speakers:

  • Keynote: John Hogenesch, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, President Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, Hogenesch Lab
  • Andrew Liu, Associate Professor, University of Florida Health College of Medicine, Andrew Liu Lab
  • Selma Masri, Associate Professor, UC Irvine School of Medicine, Masri Laboratory
  • Guodong Zhang, Assistant Professor, UC Davis, Food and Health Lab
  • Joanna Chiu, Professor and Chair of the department of Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis, Clock Lab, President-Elect Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
Networking Reception
6:30 PM

Speaker lineup:

  • Joseph Bass, Professor & Director of Center for Diabetes and Metabolism, Northwestern, Bass Lab
  • Joanna Chiu, Professor and Chair of the department of Entomology and Nematology, UC Davis, Clock Lab, President-Elect Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
  • Horacio de la Iglesia, Professor, University of Washington, Past President Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, de la Iglesia Lab
  • Michael Grandner, Associate Professor & Director, Sleep and Health Research Program, University of Arizona
  • John Hogenesch, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, President Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, Hogenesch Lab
  • Andrew Liu, Associate Professor, University of Florida Health College of Medicine, Andrew Liu Lab
  • Emily Manoogian, Staff Researcher, Panda Lab, Salk Institute
  • Selma Masri, Associate Professor, UC Irvine School of Medicine, Masri Laboratory
  • Satchin Panda, Principal Investigator & Professor, Panda Lab, Salk Institute, author of “The Circadian Code”, Panda Lab
  • Marie Pierre St Onge, Associate Professor of Nutritional Medicine , Columbia University, Director, Center of Excellence for Sleep & Circadian Research ​​
  • Kin Yuen, Assistant Professor & Sleep Medicine Specialist UCSF
  • Guodong Zhang, Assistant Professor, UC Davis, Food and Health Lab

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University of California, Davis – International Center — Get directions

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Our biological clocks influence nearly every aspect of our lives. By understanding our unique chronobiology, we can tailor the timing of sleep, meals, medication, exercise, work, and learning to align with our natural rhythms. This personalized approach can dramatically enhance our health, energy, and productivity.
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