This Week in DOHaD: Trainee Tuesday (5/12) + US DOHaD 2026 + OHSU Course

Hello US DOHaD Society members,

A few timely DOHaD community updates to share- hope to see many of you online next week and in person this summer! 🌟


1) Trainee Tuesday Seminar — Tuesday, May 12 @ 2:00 PM CST
Theme: Developmental mechanisms and windows of vulnerability

🎤 Talk: DNA Methylation Based Protein Proxies and Serious Morbidities in Very Preterm Infants
👩‍🔬 Speaker: Priyadarshni Patel, Postdoctoral Fellow (Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University)

🔗 Zoom: Meeting ID 974 0128 6102 | Passcode 730070
(See attached flyer & feel free to forward!)


2) US DOHaD 2026 — Registration still open + poster abstracts welcome
Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time to join us in Raleigh, NC for the 10th Annual Meeting:
 Cumulative Stressors and Lifelong Health  (July 8-10, 2026)

📍 Meeting info + links (registration + abstract submission): https://www.usdohad.org/annual-meetings/

(The QR code on the attached meeting flyer links to registration, abstract submission, abstract guidelines, and the agenda.)


3) Opportunity for trainees: OHSU DOHaD Summer Course — Aug 3-5 (Portland, OR)

OHSU is hosting the 6th annual DOHaD Summer Course: an immersive program for graduate students and early-career researchers featuring lectures, interactive workshops, mentorship, and hands-on career development.

💡 Highlights include:

  • Specific Aims skill-building
  • A poster session
  • Workshops across core DOHaD topic areas

✅ Learn more + apply: www.ohsu.edu/dohadsummercourse
(See attached graphic for schedule overview + course details.)


Thanks for staying engaged and for supporting trainees and early-career researchers across the DOHaD community. Hope to see you at Trainee Tuesday next week! 🙌

Warmly,
The US DOHaD Society

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