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Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Pages 147-150

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... • Explore the science around periods of plasticity and potential reversibility of obesity risk in the context of early childhood development. • Examine the translation of epigenetic science to guide early child hood obesity prevention and intervention to reduce obesity risk.
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... Klurfeld, National Program Leader, Human Nutrition, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Sandra Hassink, Medical Director, Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight, American Academy of Pediatrics Jamie Bussel, Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Session 1: The Role of Epigenetics in Pediatric Obesity -- Conceptual Overview Moderated by Matthew Gillman, Harvard School of Public Health 9:30 a.m.
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... Concluding Remarks Shari Barkin, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University DAY 2 8:50 a.m.
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... Theory to Policy Matthew Gillman, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute 10:00 a.m. Theory to Clinical Practice Shari Barkin, Monroe Carell Jr.
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  • craig venter

  • andrea baccarelli
  • hutchinson cancer
  • linda adair
  • facilitated discussion
  • william nierman

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