LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The UC San Diego Department of Pediatrics will present a timely conference on the environmental causes of birth defects on October 27-28. Located at the UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy, the two-day conference will delve into key topics such anticonvulsant medications, maternal diabetes, isotretinoin and vitamin A, asthma and allergy medications, and gene environment interaction, among others. Presenters hail from eight of the world’s premier medical institutions representing both the U.S. and Australia.