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Final Program


2024 Schedule
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Blue Award 1
Blue Award 1
Blue Award 2
Blue Award 2
Coffee Service
Coffee Service
Food & Beverage
Food & Beverage
Blue Award 3
Blue Award 3
Yellow Award 1
Yellow Award 1
Yellow Award 2
Yellow Award 2
Industry Session
Industry Session
In-person ONLY
In-person ONLY
Yellow Award 3
Yellow Award 3
Yellow Award 4
Yellow Award 4
Yellow Award 5
Yellow Award 5
Yellow Award 6
Yellow Award 6
Yellow Award 7
Yellow Award 7
Members ONLY
Members ONLY
Platinum Award
Platinum Award
Gold Award
Gold Award
Networking Session
Networking Session
Silver Award
Silver Award
Bronze Award
Bronze Award
Separate Registration Required
Separate Registration Required
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Poster Award
Poster Award
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Thao Griffith, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor
Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing

Dr. Griffith's research goal is to use behavioral epigenetics to advance individualized management of developmental risks associated with early life toxic stress. Her current K23 research program will advance neonatal care knowledge by determining the extent to which a stress-related epigenetic mechanism (measured by DNA methylation of NR3C1 and HSD11B2 gene promoters) compromises progression of oral feeding skill development. This is a significant scientific contribution in that timely achievement of oral feeding skill development improves infant nutrition crucial for growth and development, decreases length of hospital stay and healthcare costs, and supports optimal parent-infant interaction during feeding.

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