Twenty Years of Physiological Genomics

Symposium — Tuesday, April 25, 2024 — 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM — , Room W190B
History of Physiology Group — Chair: David L. Mattson — Co-Chair:

Twenty years ago, the APS President, Allen Cowley, summarized the results of discussions held by an international group of scientists that met in February of 1997 in an article titled: Genomics to Physiology and Beyond: How Do We Get There? (The Physiologist 40(5): 205, 1997). These discussions not only helped lead to the formation of the Physiological Genomics journal, but also signaled the advent of the use of physiological genomic methods, techniques, and approaches which have permeated the scientific work of APS investigators working to uncover the links between genes and physiology at all levels of biological organization. This symposium is designed to celebrate the original concept, provide an overview of the original issues facing the journal as it was established, and then discuss the evolution of the field over the past 20 years and beyond. The proposed speakers, many of whom are past Editors of the journal, will each bring a different perspective. Potential chairs for this symposium include Andrew Greene (Medical College of Wisconsin), Anne Kwitek (University of Iowa), Michael Garrett (University of Mississippi), and Carol Moreno Quinn (Medimmune Cambridge).

Speakers

• Physiological Genomics in the Future
  Bina Joe — , Univ. of Toledo


• The Impact of Physiological Genomics on The American Physiological Society: Then and Now
  Martin Frank — , APS


• The Origins of Physiological Genomics and Its Importance in the Future
  Victor Dzau — , Duke Univ.


• The Importance of Physiological Genomic Approaches to Decipher the Meaning of the Human Genome
  Eric Lander — , The Broad Inst of MIT and Harvard


• The Impact of Genetically-Manipulated Mouse Models on APS Research
  Curt Sigmund — , Univ. of Iowa


• Physiological Genomic Approaches to Address Common Human Disease
  Howard Jacob — , HudsonAlpha Inst. for Biotechnology


• The Impact of Physiological Genomics on Physiological Research
  Allen Cowley — ,