News & Events

Morning Session

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.: Introduction

9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.: James McKenna

  • "Return of breastsleeping: a clash of cultural vs. evolutionary based approaches to optimal infant sleep and feeding practices in Western industrialized societies"

10:45 a.m. -11:00 a.m.: Coffee break

11:00a.m.-11:20 a.m.: Nathaniel Dominy

  • "Cytokines in breast milk and the adaptive consequences of terminal investment"

11:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.: Andrea Wiley

  • "Lactose Intolerance"

11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Kate Clancy

  • "Evolutionary Perspectives on Menstrual Health"

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.:

  •   Morning Panel Q&A

Catered Lunch

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Afternoon Session

1:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.: Stephanie Levy

  • "Cardio-metabolic disease and thermoregulation"

1:50 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.: Elizabeth Mallot

  • "Patterns of phylosymbiosis in the metabolic functions of primate gut microbiomes and metabolic disease risk in humans"

2:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Cynthia Beall

  • "Hematological responses to hypoxia modify diagnoses of anemia and polycythemia"

2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.: Ben Trumble

  • "Chronic diseases of aging in an evolutionary context "

2:50 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.:

  • Afternoon Panel Q&A

3:20 p.m. -3:30 p.m.:

  • Closing remarks