Program – 5th Annual CASP Meeting
5th Annual Meeting of the California Society of Physiologists
UC Riverside Multidisciplinary Research Building, Seminar Room 1110
Friday, September 25, 2026
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Meeting Program (Subject to change)
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8-9am
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Registration, Check-in, and Breakfast
Multidisciplinary Research Building, Seminar Room 1110
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9-9:05am |
Welcoming Remarks
Declan McCole, CASP President
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9:05-9:15am |
Morning Remarks
Nicholas DiPatrizio, Director, Center for Cannabinoid Research (UCRCCR)
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9:15-10:15am |
Oral Session I: Coordination of Organ Homeostasis by Cellular Barrier and Transport Properties
Moderators: - Erica Heinrich, UCR; Crystal Reynaga, UCR
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9:15-9:30am |
"Dynamic flow-metabolic coupling in the mammalian renal tubule"
Ivy Xiong, UCLA
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9:30-9:45am
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"Reversing pseudocapillarization restores clearance of amyloid-beta and LDL"
Sam de Leve, USC
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"Constitutive PTPN2 Loss Compromises the Architecture and Function of the Protective Mucus Layer in the Colon of Mice"
Vinicius Canale, UCR
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| 10-10:15am |
"ERBB3 Regulates Lipid Metabolism in the Intestinal Epithelium"
Anandita Pal, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
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10:15-10:30am
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Morning Break
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10:30am-12pm
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Oral Session II – Diet, Environmental, and Genetic drivers of inflammation
Moderators: Denise Al-Alam (Lundqvist institute), Elena Koslova (USC)
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| 10:30-10:45am |
"Epigenetic remodeling of hypoxia-response genes within days of altitude exposure"
Edward Sundahl, UCSD
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10:45-11am
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"Immune system remains affected by acute high-altitude exposure one month following return to sea level"
Abel Vargas, UCR
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11-11:15am
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"Circulating mitochondrial DNA induces endothelial dysfunction in pregnancy and a pro-contractile shift postpartum"
Nataliia Hula, Loma Linda University
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11:15-11:30am
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"Five-Week Cannabidiol Treatment Improves Redox Dysregulation Associated with Cardiovascular Risk in Metabolic Syndrome"
Marisol Hernandez Garcia, UC Merced
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11:30-11:45am
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"Elevated type I interferon signaling in trisomy 21 lungs contributes to mucociliary complications"
Jalene Velazquez, Lundqvist Institute
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11:45am-12pm
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"Characterization of a mouse model to study mechanisms of pain in hemophilia A"
Donovan Argueta, UC Irvine
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12-1pm
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Lunch/Business Meeting
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1-1:30pm
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Lightning Talks: Poster pitch (1 minute)
Moderator: Nicholas DiPatrizio
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| 1:30-3pm | Poster Presentations (MRB Patio) |
| 3-3:15pm | Afternoon Break |
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3:15-4pm
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Trainee Career and Mentoring Session
Moderators: Nichelle Camden (UCSD), Gabriela Arongo (UCSD)
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Oral Session III - Moderator: Declan McCole
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4-5pm
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“Born to Run: 32 Years of High Runner Mice”
Keynote Presentation: Ted Garland, PhD., Distinguished Professor, Dept. of EEOB, UC Riverside
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5-6pm
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Reception and Awards
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