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DESCRIPTION:In this virtual discussion\, five researchers who are experts i
 n the field of “epigenetics and environmental stressors” explain how social
  determinants can affect the resulting health outcomes of individuals as we
 ll as health outcomes of future generations. They will use stories and expl
 anations to help people understand this emerging scientific field. \n\nHeal
 th science professionals study how a person's biology and other determinant
 s such as where they live or access to resources impact their health now an
 d in the future. Racism\, poverty\, lack of healthy food\, exposure to chem
 icals\, and environmental stress are all problems that are deeply rooted in
  communities and can impact the ability of genes to be active or not (calle
 d epigenetics)\, without changing the DNA sequence determined at birth (her
 edity). These epigenetic changes can persist after the exposure has stopped
  to cause long-lasting effects on development and health\, sometimes even i
 n subsequent generations.\n\nThis epigenetic program is designed for people
  from many different professions including social workers\, lawyers\, publi
 c health workers\, and medical providers\, who will be able to utilize thei
 r expertise in helping to find solutions to these issues. It is also design
 ed for students and the broader community who are interested in learning mo
 re about epigenetics and health disparities. \n\nEveryone is welcome to att
 end\, regardless of their level of knowledge. \n\nModerators:\n\nNesta Bort
 ey-Sam\, PhD\, Environmental Toxicologist and Assistant Professor\, Environ
 mental and Occupational Health University of Pittsburgh School of Public He
 althWan-Yee Tang\, PhD\, Epigeneticist and Associate Professor\, Environmen
 tal and Occupational Health University of Pittsburgh School of Public Healt
 hDrs. Tang and Bortey-Sam's research investigates how environmental factors
  such as chemicals and pollution can alter gene activity and the implicatio
 ns this exposure has on a person's health outcomes.\n\nGuest Speakers:\n\nS
 hirley Hill\, PhD\, Professor of Psychiatry\, Psychology\, and Human Geneti
 cs\, University of PittsburghDr. Hill's research has focused on substance u
 se disorders (SUD) with emphasis on genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that 
 may generate transmission of SUD across generations. Having collected longi
 tudinal data on off-spring from families with and without family members wi
 th alcohol use disorder\, she has examined childhood adversity and its impa
 ct on stress pathway genes that may lead to disadvantaged health outcomes.\
 n\nAlika Maunakea\, PhD\, Associate Professor\, Institute for Biogenetics R
 esearch Jon A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi MānoaD
 r. Maunakea established and oversees the Epigenetic Core Facility of Hawaiʻ
 i\, the state's only next-generation sequencing service thar integrates tec
 hnology with epigenomic-wide data of DNA methylation\, chromatin structure\
 , historic modifications\, and transcriptomic analytics\, and bacteria meta
 genomics microbiome research. In his work\, Dr. Maunakea applies epigenomic
  information toward understanding the mechanic relationships of gene-enviro
 nment interactions that underlie the development of diseases of health disp
 arities as well as promotes diversity in the research workforce.\n\nXiaoban
  Wang\, MD\, ScD\, MPH\, Zanvyl Krieger Professor in Children’s Health Dire
 ctor\, Center on the Early Life Origins of Disease at Johns Hopkins Univers
 ity Bloomberg School of Public Health\, and Professor of Pediatrics at John
 s Hopkins School of MedicineDr. Wang\, who has devoted her entire career to
  improving maternal and child health across the life course in diverse popu
 lations\, has served as the PI of a dozen NIH funded large-scale molecular 
 epidemiological studies and led multi-institution teams to investigate envi
 ronmental\, nutritional\, genomic\, epigenomic\, pentomic\, and metabolomic
  factors during critical developmental windows aiming to identify early lif
 e origins of major pediatric and adult chronic diseases to inform early ris
 k assessment and primary prevention.
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SUMMARY:A Community Epigenetics Perspective: Can Health Outcomes Be Shaped 
 Through Gene Expression?
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