244 - Skin Pigmentation, Thermoregulation, and Skin Vascular Function

Session Chair(s)

• Brett Wong

  Speaker
  Georgia State University

Session Co-Chair(s)

• W Kenney

  Speaker
  Pennsylvania State University

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM – 8:35 AM

  Introduction
  

  Speaker: Brett Wong – Georgia State University
• 8:35 AM – 8:55 AM

  The Evolution of Human Thermoregulation is a Long, Hot Story Involving Skin Pigmentation, Eccrine Sweating, and More
  

  Speaker: Nina Jablonski – Pennsylvania State University
• 8:55 AM – 9:15 AM

  Racial Differences in Human Responses to Cold Exposure
  

  Speaker: Clare Eglin – University of Portsmouth
• 9:15 AM – 9:35 AM

  Mechanisms of Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Risk in African American Individuals: Impaired Vascular Function and Impact of Acute Thermal Therapy
  

  Speaker: Matthew Brothers – University of Texas-Arlington
• 9:35 AM – 9:55 AM

  Ultraviolet Radiation and Vitamin D-Folate Metabolism in Differently Pigmented Skin
  

  Speaker: S Wolf – Pennsylvania State University
• 9:55 AM – 10:00 AM

  Closing Remarks
  

  Speaker: W Kenney – Pennsylvania State University