<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Alissa Leavitt, MPH, MCHES</span><div><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">OPHA Health Education & Promotion Section Volunteer </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><a href="mailto:green.alissa@gmail.com">aleavitt.opha@gmail.com</a><br><a href="tel:503-358-2331" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3/1">503-358-2331</a></span><div><br></div><div>Sent via iPhone. Please excuse any grammatical errors. </div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Alissa Leavitt <<a href="mailto:alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu">alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu</a>><br><b>Date:</b> September 16, 2015 at 9:53:57 AM PDT<br><b>To:</b> Alissa Leavitt <<a href="mailto:aleavitt.opha@gmail.com">aleavitt.opha@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Fwd: [all-campus] OHSU Science Café Lecture Series at PCC Willow Creek Center - October 2015 EPIGENETICS!!</b><br><br></div></blockquote><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Ken Dodge</b> <<a href="mailto:kdodge@pcc.edu">kdodge@pcc.edu</a>><br>Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015<br>Subject: [all-campus] OHSU Science Café Lecture Series at PCC Willow Creek Center - October 2015 EPIGENETICS!!<br>To: <a href="mailto:all-campus-group@pcc.edu">all-campus-group@pcc.edu</a><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Hello!</span><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">It's time for the October 2015 OHSU Science Cafe Lecture Series at PCC Willow Creek. This Fall's topic is <b>Epigenetics.</b> </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">If you're curious about what the science of Epigentics is, see the video at the end of this message of Dr. Kent Thornburg's TEDX Portland discussion. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px">The lectures are <strong>free of charge</strong>, and begin at <strong>7:00 PM at PCC's Willow Creek</strong> <strong>Center (241 SW Edgeway Drive, Beaverton OR 97006)</strong> This is a great opportunity for the general public, students, and staff to take advantage of this world-class lecture series. The Terra Verde Cafe will be open for light dinners and coffee prior to the start of the lectures.<b> Parking is FREE of charge in the Tri-Met parking lot, and we are located next to the TriMet Willow Creek Max stop. </b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><br></b></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReCvreRPdeY" target="_blank">The epidemic of chronic disease and understanding epigenetics | Kent Thornburg | TEDxPortland</a></span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><img src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">The topics for the month's lectures are:</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>October
6</b> –<b> “<i>Epigenetics,
the Epigenome, and Chronic Disease” </i></b>Lucia Carbone, PhD<b> </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The term “epigenetics” is
used to indicate heritable changes in gene expression that occur in the absence
of changes to the DNA sequence itself (“epi” = “over”). These are chemical
changes that often reflect gene-environment interaction and can affect
development and predisposition to chronic disease. </span><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt">In this lecture, you will learn about the most
common epigenetic modification and how scientists study them. Dr. Carbone will
also discuss epigenetics in the context of the developmental origins of disease.</span><br></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>October
13 </b>–<b> “<i>Impact of Maternal Nutrition and
Obesity on Placental Function” </i></b>Antonio Frias, MD<b> </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:115%"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:115%">The placenta
regulates nutrient flow from mother to fetus and likely plays a central role in
mediating the adverse obstetric/neonatal risks associated with obesity and/or
diabetic pregnancies. What factors might influence the optimum functioning of
the placenta? Dr. Frias’ research resulted in the first report relating
placental hemodynamic abnormalities in a primate placenta to a high fat diet,
suggesting that a Western style diet may have an impact on the adverse obstetric
and neonatal consequences reported in the obese human population.</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>October
20</b> – <b>“<i>Epigenetics and Health: The Roots of Disease” </i></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Panel Discussion: Kent Thornburg, PhD; Susan Bagby, MD; Nicole
Marshall, MD</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif"><br></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">Kent Thornburg, PhD</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">, director of the OHSU Bob and Charlee Moore Institute for Nutrition
& Wellness, and professor of medicine at OHSU, is an internationally
recognized leader in the research field known as the developmental origins of
health and disease. He studies the vital connection between maternal diet, the
quality of fetal growth and epigenetics – how adult onset diseases are
“programmed” in the womb. Susan Bagby,
MD, OHSU Professor of Medicine, Chairs the Community Education &
Outreach Committee at the Moore Institute. Her research focuses on early
nutritional programming as a precursor to adult hypertension. Nicole Marshall, MD, MCR, FACOG, is an
Assistant Professor in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division at OHSU. Her
current research focuses on how maternal body composition regulates placental
function and fetal growth.</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b>October
27</b> – <b>“<i>Early Influences of Maternal Nutrition and Obesity on Offspring Mental
Health” </i></b>Elinor Sullivan, Phd.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt">What is the impact of maternal
diet and metabolic state on future generations? Research conducted in the
Sullivan lab supports the hypothesis that maternal energy status and pre- and
early- postnatal nutrition influence susceptibility to obesity and behavioral
disorders such as anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,
and autism spectrum disorders.</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Please let me know if you have any questions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Thanks!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Ken</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Ken Dodge</div><div>WSPM Beaverton/Hillsboro</div>
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<br><br><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><font size="2">Alissa Leavitt, MPH, MCHES<br></font></span><div></div><div><span style="font-size:small;font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif">Faculty- Health Studies</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><font size="2">Portland Community College (PCC)<br>Rock Creek Campus<br>17705 Northwest Springville Road <br>Portland, OR 97229<br>971-722-7767<br><a href="mailto:alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu" target="_blank">alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu</a></font></span><br><br></div><br></div></div></div><br>
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