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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

• Chronic and Acute Environmental Challenges and the Control of Autonomic and Respiratory Function
  Pan-American Societies (SFiB) — Chair: Eduardo Colombari
  
  
• Controversies in Vagal Physiology
  CNS Section — Chair: R.Alberto Travagli
  
  
• Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: Exercise Metabolism
  Endocrinology and Metabolism Section — Chair: Glenn McConell
  
  
• Mentoring Symposium on Evaluation & Critiques: Giving and Receiving Critiques on Grant Proposals
  Career Opportunities in Physiology Committee — Chair: Stefany Primeaux
  
  
• Metabolism and Aging in Acute and Chronic Lung Diseases
  Respiration Section — Chair: Samantha Yeligar
  
  
• Mighty Mitochondria: From Calcium Sparks to Healthy Longevity
  Cell and Molecular Physiology Section — Chair: B. Rita Alevriadou
  
  
• Physiology in Perspective: The Walter B. Cannon Award Lecture
  APS — Chair:
  
  
• Urinary Micro-RNAs in Kidney Disease
  Renal Section — Chair: Lilach O. Lerman
  
  
• Using History of Physiology in Teaching About Science as a Research Endeavor
  History of Physiology Group — Chair: Nancy Pelaez
  
  
• Wiggers Award
  Cardiovascular Section — Chair: John M. Canty, Jr.
  
  

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

• AJP-Heart and Circulatory Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology Editors Symposium
  Cardiovascular Section — Chair: EIC-TBD
  
  
• Abstract Driven Featured Topic 1 of 2
  Renal Section — Chair:
  
  
• Cellular Signaling and Transduction
  Cell and Molecular Physiology Section — Chair: Crystal R. Archer
  
  
• Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section
  Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section — Chair: Craig Crandall
  
  
• Epigenomics in Metabolic Health and Disease
  Endocrinology and Metabolism Section — Chair: Zhiyong Cheng
  
  
• Evolutionary Physiology of Locomotor Behavior: Causes, Consequences, and Mechanisms
  Comparative & Evolutionary Physiology Section — Chair: Theodore Garland, Jr.
  
  
• FUNCTION Symposium: Generation and Actions of ATP Inside and Outside Cells
  President's Symposium Series — Chair:
  
  
• History of Physiology Lecture
  History of Physiology Group — Chair: Jay Dean
  
  
• Julius H. Comroe, Jr. Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Respiration Section
  Respiration Section — Chair:
  
  
• Mentoring Symposium on Evaluation & Critiques: Giving and Receiving Performance Evaluations
  Career Opportunities in Physiology Committee — Chair: Stefany Primeaux
  
  
• Microglia: Physiology and Pathology
  CNS Section — Chair: Thomas Cunningham
  
  
• WEH Data Diuresis
  Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section — Chair: Michael Hultstrom
  
  

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

• 2021 Vision of Integrated Physiology – Examining Sex Differences in Cardio & Cerebrovascular Physiology
  Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section — Chair: Tracy Baynard
  
  
• Addressing the Increasing Threat of Animal Rights Activism to Research
  Animal Care and Experimentation Committee — Chair: Eryn Dixon
  
  
• August Krogh Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology Section
  Comparative & Evolutionary Physiology Section — Chair:
  
  
• Circadian Medicine for Cardiovascular Health and Disease
  Cardiovascular Section — Chair: Tami Martino
  
  
• Disease Related Physiology: Translational Medicine
  Cell and Molecular Physiology Section — Chair: Martha Dua-Awereh
  
  
• Fundamental Mechanisms of Cellular Aging in Cardiovascular Disease
  Cardiovascular Section — Chair: Eric Thorin
  
  
• Mentoring Symposium on Evaluation & Critiques: Giving and Receiving Teaching Evaluations
  Career Opportunities in Physiology Committee — Chair: Stefany Primeaux
  
  
• Mitophagy in Cellular Homeostasis
  Experimental Biology Symposium Series — Chair: Zhiyong Cheng
  
  
• Neuro-Immune Interaction and Autonomic Dysfunctions
  CNS Section — Chair: Quentin Pittman
  
  
• Respiratory Patterning: Within and Beyond the Breath
  Respiration Section — Chair: Michael Harris
  
  
• SGLT2 Inhibition and Vascular Regulation: Insights into Cardiorenal Protection (Supported by Janssen Pharmaceuticals)
  Renal Section — Chair: David Cherney
  
  
• Solomon Berson Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Endocrinology and Metabolism Section
  Endocrinology and Metabolism Section — Chair:
  
  

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

• Henry Pickering Bowditch Award Lecture
  APS — Chair:
  
  
• Impact of Complicated Pregnancy on Cardiovascular Function of the Adult Offspring
  Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section — Chair: Analia S Loria
  
  
• Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Metabolism in Health and Disease
  Cell and Molecular Physiology Section — Chair: Clintoria R. Williams
  
  
• Joseph Erlanger Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Central Nervous System Section
  CNS Section — Chair:
  
  
• Metabolic Adaptation and Heterogeneity in Physiology and Disease
  Endocrinology and Metabolism Section — Chair: Alexander Pfeifer
  
  
• Renal Section Young Investigator Award Featured Topic
  Renal Section — Chair:
  
  
• Revision to the Step 1 Medical Board Exam
  Teaching of Physiology Section — Chair: Dee U. Silverthorn
  
  
• Robert M. Berne Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Cardiovascular Section
  Cardiovascular Section — Chair:
  
  
• SARS-CoV-2: New Mechanistic Insights and the Promise of Future Treatments
  Respiration Section — Chair: Julie A. A Bastarache
  
  
• Sex Differences in Cerebrovascular Function in Health & Disease
  Cardiovascular Section — Chair: Paulo W. Pires
  
  
• Stress Resistance and Resilience During a Global Pandemic: Lessons from COVID-19
  Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section — Chair: Jody Greaney
  
  
• The Good, the Bad, and the Stressful: What is Stress Really Doing?
  Comparative & Evolutionary Physiology Section — Chair: Lizzette Cambron
  
  
• Trainee Funding #1: Don't Take It For Granted Symposium Series - The Starting Line: Where to Find Funding Opportunities
  Trainee Advisory Committee — Chair: Jessica Faulkner
  
  

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

• Adult Cell Plasticity and Tissue Rejuvenation
  President's Symposium Series — Chair: Linda Samuelson
  
  
• CEPS Trainee Session
  Comparative & Evolutionary Physiology Section — Chair: Dane Crossley
  
  
• Carl Ludwig Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section
  Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section — Chair:
  
  
• Carl W. Gottschalk Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Renal Section
  Renal Section — Chair:
  
  
• Environmental Stressors to Improve Physiological Function: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
  Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section — Chair: Sophie Lalande
  
  
• Extracellular Vesicles, Exosomes, and Ectosomes in the Regulation of Cardiovascular and Renal Function
  Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section — Chair: Zhongjie Sun
  
  
• Ion Channels, Transporters, and Pumps in Health and Disease
  Cell and Molecular Physiology Section — Chair: Sandrine Pierre
  
  
• MCS President's Symposium: Creating Opportunities for Microvascular Research
  Microcirculatory Society (MCS) — Chair: Walter L. Murfee
  
  
• Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease
  Cardiovascular Section — Chair: Ryan A. Harris
  
  
• Nuclear Receptors and Metabolism
  Endocrinology and Metabolism Section — Chair: Terry D. Hinds
  
  
• Trainee Funding #2: Don't Take It For Granted Symposium Series - The Sales Pitch: How to Sell Your Science and YOURSELF
  Trainee Advisory Committee — Chair: Jessica Faulkner
  
  
• Understanding and Countering Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression
  Respiration Section — Chair: Erica Levitt
  
  

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

• Abstract Driven Featured Topics 2 of 2
  Renal Section — Chair:
  
  
• Claude Bernard Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Teaching of Physiology Section (Sponsored by ADInstruments)
  Teaching of Physiology Section — Chair:
  
  
• Does Intermuscular Adipose Tissue (IMAT) Promote Muscle Insulin Resistance and Sarcopenia?
  American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR) — Chair: Bryan Bergman
  
  
• E-Cigarettes and Cardiovascular Disease
  Cardiovascular Section — Chair: Loren E. Wold
  
  
• Epigenetic, Genetic and Molecular Basis of Electrolyte and Fluid Balance and Blood Pressure Regulation
  Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section — Chair: Hongyu Qiu
  
  
• Exercise, Aging and My-Old-Cardium: Beneficial Cardiovascular Adaptations to Exercise
  Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section — Chair: Danielle Bruns
  
  
• Hugh Davson Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Cell and Molecular Physiology Section
  Cell and Molecular Physiology Section — Chair: My N. Helms
  
  
• Improving Translation in Health and Disease Through Advances in the Analysis of Sympathetic Nerve Activity
  Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section — Chair: Patrick J. J. Mueller
  
  
• Large Artery Stiffness and the Brain
  Cardiovascular Section — Chair: Ashley Walker
  
  
• Multiscale Modeling to Understand Human Pathophysiology
  Experimental Biology Symposium Series — Chair: Robert L. Hester
  
  
• Recent advances into the molecular mapping of respiratory circuits
  Respiration Section — Chair: Russell Ray
  
  
• Trainee Funding #3: Don't Take It For Granted Symposium Series - What to Expect When You're Expecting (Your Grant Score)
  Trainee Advisory Committee — Chair: Jessica Faulkner
  
  
• Virendra B. Mahesh Memorial Awards Session in Endocrinology and Metabolism
  Endocrinology and Metabolism Section — Chair: Grant Kolar
  
  

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

• Autonomic Circuits Underlying Metabolic and Cardiovascular Homeostasis
  Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section — Chair: Huxing Cui
  
  
• Hallmarks of Aging in the Heart
  National Institutes on Aging — Chair: Candace Kerr
  
  
• Hans Ussing Lecture of the Epithelial Transport Group
  Epithelial Transport Group — Chair: TBD
  
  
• Inflammation and Inflammatory Signaling in Water and Electrolyte Balance or Blood Pressure Control
  Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section — Chair: Jennifer C Sullivan
  
  
• Kaley Award
  Cardiovascular Section — Chair: Dirk-Jan Duncker
  
  
• Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Lung Development, Regeneration and Repair
  Respiration Section — Chair: Jennifer Sucre
  
  
• No Place for Social Distancing: Host-Microbe Interactions in Regulation of the Mucosal Barrier
  GI and Liver Physiology Section — Chair: Declan F. McCole
  
  
• Regenerative Rehabilitation: Optimizing the Functional Recovery of Skeletal Muscle (Supported by AR3T)
  Muscle Biology Group — Chair: Sarah M. Greising
  
  
• Sex Differences in COVID-19
  Sex/Gender Research Interest Group — Chair: Nina Stachenfeld
  
  
• Staying Organized: Laboratory Management
  Career Opportunities in Physiology Committee — Chair: Tracy Baynard
  
  
• Sweat the Small Stuff: Sphingolipids and Cardiovascular Disease
  Translational Physiology Interest Group — Chair: Julie Kay Freed
  
  
• Teaching in a Post-COVID World
  Teaching of Physiology Section — Chair: Ryan Downey
  
  
• Time-Efficient Physical Training for Cardiovascular Health
  Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section — Chair: Daniel Craighead
  
  

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

• 2021 Annual Marion J. Siegman Lectureship Award
  APS — Chair: Marion J. Siegman
  
  
• Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor Award Lecture
  APS — Chair: Susan A. Marsh, PhD
  
  
• Cardiovascular Section Young Investigators Featured Topic
  Cardiovascular Section — Chair: TBD
  
  
• Cellular Cross-Talk to Orchestrate Tissue Repair
  President's Symposium Series — Chair: Linda Samuelson
  
  
• Ernest H. Starling Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section
  Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section — Chair: Michael Ryan
  
  
• Exercise and the Kidneys: Regulation in Health and Disease
  Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section — Chair: Justin Sprick
  
  
• Extracellular Vesicles as Targets for Cardiovascular Health
  The Physiological Society and APS — Chair: Susan Currie
  Experimental Physiology
  
  
• New Insights into Autonomic Regulation in Health and Disease
  Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section — Chair: Frédérique Yiannikouris
  
  
• Point CounterPoint: Do We Need to Control For Menstrual Cycle When Including Women in Human Vascular Studies?
  Sex/Gender Research Interest Group — Chair: Nina Stachenfeld
  
  
• Pulmonary Vascular Endothelial Therapeutic Targets for Cardio-Pulmonary Diseases
  Respiration Section — Chair: Jennifer Trittmann
  
  
• Staying Organized: Personal Productivity
  Career Opportunities in Physiology Committee — Chair: Tracy Baynard
  
  
• Steve Hebert of the Epithelial Transport Group
  Epithelial Transport Group — Chair:
  
  
• Tissue Remodelling and Fibrosis in the Gastrointestinal Tract - The Regulation of Matrix Deposition, Mesenchymal Cell Expansion, and the Impact of the Microbiota
  GI and Liver Physiology Section — Chair: Simon Hirota
  
  

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

• Abstract-Driven FT (Title TBD)
  GI and Liver Physiology Section — Chair: James E Casanova
  
  
• Breathing with Neuromuscular Disease: Translation to Therapy
  The Physiological Society-UK (PHYSOC) — Chair: Ken O'Halloran
  
  
• COVID-19 and Flu Virus Infection on Fluid Exchange and Balance in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disorders
  Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section — Chair: Zhongjie Sun
  
  
• Circulatory Shock and Microvascular Dysfunction
  Microcirculatory Society (MCS) — Chair: Binu Tharakan
  
  
• Hot Topics in Muscle Biology
  Muscle Biology Group — Chair: Vladimir Ljubicic
  
  
• Identifying and Validating Novel Autonomic Targets for Treating Cardiovascular Diseases
  Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section — Chair: David J Paterson
  
  
• Reconciling Omics with Tissue Function: The Future of Physiology?
  Experimental Biology Symposium Series — Chair: Nirupama Ramkumar
  
  
• Signaling Mechanisms Underlying Vascular Complications in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  Cardiovascular Section — Chair: William Hughes
  
  
• Staying Organized: Grant Management
  Career Opportunities in Physiology Committee — Chair: Tracy Baynard
  
  
• The Lahiri-Cherniak Lecture Symposium: Physiological Adaptations and Maladaptions to Homeostatic Challenge
  Hypoxia Group — Chair: Tatum Simonson
  
  

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Friday, April 30, 2021

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

• Emerging Topics in Microcirculation
  Microcirculatory Society (MCS) — Chair: Anjelica Gonzalez
  
  
• Emerging Topics on Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism in Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis
  Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section — Chair: Zhongjie Sun
  
  
• Exosomes in the Central Nervous System: Bursting the Bubble
  Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section — Chair: Eric Lazartigues
  
  
• Horace W. Davenport Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology Section
  GI and Liver Physiology Section — Chair:
  
  
• Insightful Multi-Omics Approaches: From Clinical Contexts to Extreme Environments
  Physiological Omics Group — Chair: Christian Delles
  
  
• Novel Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets for Vascular Aging
  Physiologists in Industry Committee — Chair: Douglas Seals
  
  
• Pathogenic Mechanisms of Electronic Cigarette or Vaping Associated Lung Injury (EVALI)
  Respiration Section — Chair: Xinping Yue
  
  
• Publishing 101: Best Practices for Reporting your Findings
  Publications Committee — Chair: David Gutterman
  
  
• The Heart in Miniature: Cell to Organoids in a Petri Dish
  Cardiovascular Section — Chair: Sakthivel Sadayappan
  
  
• Translational Physiology Showcase
  Translational Physiology Interest Group — Chair: Andreas Beyer
  
  

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

• APS Nobel Lecture
  APS — Chair:
  
  
• Above and Beyond the CPG: Influence of Higher Brain Centers on Breathing
  Respiration Section — Chair: George Richerson
  
  
• John Forte Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology Distinguished Abstract Plenary
  GI and Liver Physiology Section — Chair: Kathryn Hamilton
  
  
• MCS Landis Award Lecture
  Microcirculatory Society (MCS) — Chair: TBD
  
  
• NCAR New Investigator Awards
  Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section — Chair: TBD TBD
  
  
• Nutrition and Skeletal Muscle: The Role of Macronutrients Beyond Energy
  Nutrition Physiology Interest Group — Chair: Joseph T Brozinick
  
  
• Recent Advances in Ion Transporters and Water Channels in Fluid Balance or Blood Pressure Regulation
  Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section — Chair: Zhongjie Sun
  
  
• The Protective Arm of the Renin-Angiotensin System
  Cardiovascular Section — Chair: Rhian Touyz
  
  

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

• 8th Annual Physiological Omics Conference
  Physiological Omics Group — Chair: Alison Kriegel
  
  

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

• Hot Topics in Nutrition Physiology
  Nutrition Physiology Interest Group — Chair: Franck Carbonero
  
  
• MCS Business Meeting
  Microcirculatory Society (MCS) — Chair: Lee Murfee
  
  

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

• Data NCARnation
  Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section — Chair: Katherine Blackmore
  
  

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