Schedule of Events
2007 SSR 40th Annual Meeting
San Antonio, Texas
Marriott San Antonio Rivercenter
“Cross-Species Genetic and Genomic Approaches to Studying Reproduction”
(All scientific sessions and events—with the exception of the Opening Reception, Ranch Excursion, and the Barbecue and Social—will take place on the 3rd Floor of the Marriott Rivercenter.)
Thursday, 19 July 2007
3:00 pm–5:00 pm
Finance Committee Meeting. Suite 530.
7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Board of Directors Meeting. Room 17.
Friday, 20 July 2007
8:00 am–5:00 pm
Board of Directors Meeting. Room 17.
Saturday, 21 July 2007
8:30 am–12:00 noon
Editorial Retreat. Room 17.
9:00 am–5:00 pm
Slide Preview Room. Room 7.
9:00 am–7:00 pm
Registration. 3rd Floor Foyer.
2:00 pm–3:00 pm
Session Chairs Meeting. Rooms 13–14.
4:30 pm–5:30 pm
Opening Ceremony. Salons E–F.
- Welcome: Mitch Eddy, Ph.D., President, SSR (Chapel Hill, North Carolina).
- Remarks: John R. McCarrey, Ph.D., Chair, SSR Local Arrangements Committee (University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas); Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, SSR Program Committee (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Presentation of Trainee Research Finalists (Trainee Research Awards sponsored by EMD Serono Research Institute). Robert A. Cushman, Ph.D., Acting Chair, SSR Awards Committee (USDA/ARS/USMARC, Clay Center, Nebraska).
- Awards Presentations.
- Carl G. Hartman Award (sponsored by EMD Serono Research Institute): Bert W. O’Malley, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas). Introduction: R. Michael Roberts, Ph.D. (University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri).
- Distinguished Service Award (sponsored by EMD Serono Research Institute): Bruce D. Murphy, Ph.D. (University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec). Introduction: S.K. Dey, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee).
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Keynote Address. Salons E–F. Introduction: Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, SSR Program Committee.
- Haifan Lin, Ph.D. (Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut): Stem Cells, Small RNAs, and Self-Renewal.
7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Opening Reception. Institute of Texan Cultures.
Sunday, 22 July 2007
7:00 am–8:00 am
LAC Meeting. Room 19.
Emeritus/Senior Breakfast. Rooms 13–14.
- R.M. Melampy: Recognition and Reminiscences.
7:15 am–8:00 am
Continental Breakfast. Foyer, Salons E–I.
7:30 am–5:00 pm
Slide Preview Room. Room 7.
Registration. 3rd Floor Foyer.
Trainee Placement Service and Career Development Center. Rooms 5–6.
8:00 am–9:30 am
Platform Presentations 1–6. (6 presentations per session)
- Platform Session 1 (Abstracts 1–6). Environment, Nutrition, & Toxicology 1: Developmental Effects of EDCs on Males. Salons A–B. Chair: Penny Swanson, Ph.D. (Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington); Co-Chair: Vickie S. Wilson (US EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina).
- Platform Session 2 (Abstracts 7–12). Maturation, Aging, & Death. Salons C–D. Chair: Wei Yan, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada); Co-Chair: Roopa Nalam, M.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Platform Session 3 (Abstracts 13–18). Gene Expression in Endocrine Tissues 1: Receptors and Their Actions. Salon E. Chair: Jeffrey V. May, Ph.D. (Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas); Co-Chair: Jodi Ann Flaws, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois).
- Platform Session 4 (Abstracts 19–24). Fertilization & Early Embryogenesis 1. Salon F. Chair: Monika A. Ward, Ph.D. (University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii); Co-Chair: Claudia Andreu-Vieyra, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Platform Session 5 (Abstracts 25–30). Current Advances in Comparative Reproduction. Salons J–K. Chair: Stephen Hammes, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas); Co-Chair: Makoto Nagano, Ph.D., D.V.M. (McGill University Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada).
- Platform Session 6 (Abstracts 31–36). Signal Transduction in the Testis. Salons L–M. Chair: Michael K. Dyck (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta); Co-Chair: Maren Godmann, Ph.D. (McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada).
9:30 am–10:00 am
Refreshment Break. Foyer, Salons E–I.
10:00 am–11:30 am
Minisymposia I–V. (5 concurrent sessions)
- Minisymposium I. Cross-Species and Long-Term Consequences of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals. (supported by an educational grant from CONRAD.) Salons A–B. Chair: Mary Ann Ottinger, Ph.D. (University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland).
- Vickie S. Wilson, Ph.D. (US EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina): Species Comparisons in Molecular and Functional Attributes of the Androgen and Estrogen Receptor.
- Michael K. Skinner, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington): Epigenetic Transgenerational Actions of Endocrine Disruptors on Reproduction and Disease: The Ghosts in Your Genes.
- Moshe Szyf, Ph.D. (McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada): How Does Early Life Social Environment Sculpt Our Genes?
- Minisymposium II. Development and Function of the Male and Female Ducts. Salons C–D. Chair: Barry T. Hinton, Ph.D. (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia).
- Richard R. Behringer, Ph.D. (M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Center, Houston, Texas): Development of the Female Reproductive Tract.
- Humphrey H-C. Yao, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois): Interactions Between Androgens and Local Signaling Molecules in Wolffian Duct Morphogenesis.
- Jean-Louis Dacheux, Ph.D. (Université de Tours INSERM, Nouzilly, France): Comparative Epididymal Proteome of Monotremes and Other Mammals, Including Humans.
- Minisymposium III. Genetic Insights into Male Fertility. Salon E. Chair: Janice L. Bailey, Ph.D. (Université Laval, Sainte Foy, Quebec, Canada).
- Deborah A. O’Brien, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina): Novel Glycolytic Enzymes Are Essential for Sperm Function and Male Fertility.
- Steven W. L’Hernault, Ph.D. (Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia): Genetics of Spermatogenesis and Fertilization in the Nematode C. elegans.
- Mary Ann Handel, Ph.D. (The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine): Mutagenesis and Phenotype-Driven Approaches for Identification of Male Fertility Genes.
- Minisymposium IV. Cutting-Edge Areas and New Technologies. (supported in part by the USDA-CSREES-NRI.) Salon F. Chair: Derek J. McLean, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington).
- Wei Yan, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada): Cloning and Expression Profiling of Testis-Expressed Small RNAs.
- James N. Petitte, Ph.D. (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina): Avian Embryonic Stem Cells, Primordial Germ Cells and Transgenic Chickens.
- Lin Zhang , M.D. (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania): MicroRNAs Exhibit High-frequency Genomic Alterations in Human Ovarian Cancer.
- Minisymposium V. Effect of Stress on Oocytes and Embryos. Salons J–K. Chair: Richard M. Schultz, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
- Jay M. Baltz, Ph.D. (University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada): Why Size Matters: Novel Mechanisms Protect Early Embryos from the Stress of Cell Volume Perturbations.
- Daniel A. Rappolee, Ph.D. (Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan): Impact of Stress and Stress Enzymes on Early Mammalian Development.
- Melissa Mann, Ph.D. (University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada): Susceptibility of Genomic Imprinting to Embryo Culture.
11:30 am–1:00 pm
Break for Lunch. (Attendees responsible for their own lunches.)
Trainee-Mentor Luncheon. 3rd Floor Conference Rooms.
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
President’s Symposium: Gene Networks Critical for Reproduction. Salons E–F. Chair: Mitch Eddy, Ph.D., President, SSR (Chapel Hill, North Carolina).
- Linda C. Giudice, M.D., Ph.D. (University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California): Molecular Phenotyping of the Cycling Human Endometrium and Hormonally Regulated Genes Important for Implantation.
- Michael D. Griswold, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington): Expression Profiling of the Control of Germ Cell Maturation by Sertoli Cells—From Discovery to Hypothesis.
2:30 pm–4:30 pm
Poster Session A (Posters 37-145). Salons G–H–I.
4:00 pm–4:30 pm
Refreshment Break. Foyer, Salons G–H–I.
4:45 pm–5:00 pm
Awards Presentation. Salons E–F.
- SSR Research Award (sponsored by NV Organon): Richard L. Stouffer, Ph.D. (Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, Oregon). Introduction: Mary B. Zelinski, Ph.D. (Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, Oregon).
- SSR New Investigator Award (sponsored by the Virendra B. Mahesh New Investigator Fund): Derek J. McLean, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington). Introduction: Michael D. Griswold, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington).
5:00 pm–6:30 pm
Exchange Lectures. Salons E–F. Chair: William W. Thatcher, Ph.D., SSR Past-President (University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida).
- SSR New Investigator: Derek J. McLean, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington): Regulation of Spermatological Stem Cell Homeostasis and the Stem Cell Niche in the Testis.
- ASRM Distinguished Research Scientist: John A. Collins, M.D. (Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada): Taking Events as They Come: Meta-analysis in Reproductive Medicine. (supported in part by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)
- SRF New Investigator Scientist: Robert S. Robinson, Ph.D. (University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine, Loughborough, United Kingdom): Angiogenesis and Its Physiological Control in the Ovary. (supported in part by the Society for Reproduction and Fertility.)
Monday, 23 July 2007
7:00 am–8:00 am
LAC Meeting. Room 19.
Past Presidents’ Breakfast. Room 13–14.
Past Trainee Representatives’ Breakfast. Room to be announced.
7:30 am–8:30 am
Continental Breakfast. Foyer, Salons G–H–I.
7:30 am–10:00 am
Poster Session B (Posters 146–261). Salons G–H–I.
7:30 am–5:00 pm
Slide Preview Room. Room 7.
Registration. 3rd Floor Foyer.
Trainee Placement Service and Career Development Center. Rooms 5–6.
9:30 am–10:00 am
Refreshment Break. Foyer, Salons, E–I.
10:00 am–11:30 am
Minisymposia VI–X. (5 concurrent sessions)
- Minisymposium VI. New Insights into the Neurobiology of the GnRH Neuron (sponsored by the Virendra B. Mahesh Neuroendocrine Program Fund). Salons A–B. Chair: Tony M. Plant, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).
- Nancy L. Wayne, Ph.D. (David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California): Biology of GnRH Neuronal Migration in the Living Zebrafish Embryo.
- Allan E. Herbison, Ph.D. (School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand): Minimal Requirements for Fertility: How Many GnRH Neurons Do You Really Need?
- Stephanie B. Seminara, M.D. (Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts): Neurobiological Control of Pulsatile GnRH Release in Man.
- Minisymposium VII. Applying Genomic Technologies to Selection of Oocyte and Embryo in Human IVF. Salons C–D. Chair: Stephen S. Palmer, Ph.D. (EMD Serono Research Institute, Rockland, Massachusetts).
- Aleksandar Rajkovic, M.D., Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas): Oocyte Transcriptional Regulators in Ovarian Health and Disease.
- Minoru S.H. Ko, M.D., Ph.D. (NIH, NIA, Baltimore, Maryland): Systematic Analysis of Genes Involved in the Oocyte-to-Embryo Transition.
- Richard T. Scott, Jr., M.D. (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey): The Embryo Glass Ceiling: Assessment of New Technologies for Embryo Evaluation in IVF Laboratories.
- Minisymposium VIII. Fertilization: Cellular & Molecular Events of Gamete Interaction. Salon E. Chairs: Gary Hunnicutt, Ph.D. (Population Council, New York, New York); Dirk G. de Rooij, Ph.D. (Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands).
- Janice P. Evans, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland): Regulation of Sperm-Egg Interactions: New Insights into How Mammalian Eggs Prevent Polyspermy.
- Marc Spehr, Ph.D. (Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany): Dissecting the Role of Odorant Receptors in Navigating Human Sperm.
- Gary Hunnicut, Ph.D. (Population Council, New York, New York): The Sperm Annulus is a Septin-Ringed Organelle Critical in Producing Fertilization-Competent Sperm.
- Minisymposium IX. Identifying Regulator Pathways Governing Endometrial Function. Salon F. Chair: Francesco J. DeMayo, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Jeffrey W. Pollard, Ph.D. (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York): Progesterone Regulation of Uterine Epithelial Cell Proliferation and Differentiation.
- Sanjoy Kumar Das, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee): Non-Classical Estrogen Signaling in the Mouse Uterus.
- Milan K. Bagchi, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois): Decidualization: An Emerging Roadmap.
- Minisymposium X. Pathophysiology of Placental Development: Basic Biology, Clinical Questions. Salons J–K. Chair: Derek Boerboom, Ph.D., D.V.M. (Université de Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada).
- Kurt Benirschke, M.D. (University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California): Questions Raised by Placentas of Laser-Interrupted TTTS.
- Karen Downs, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin): Emerging Paradigms in the Relation Between the Fetus and Its Placenta.
- S. Lee Adamson, Ph.D. (University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada): Placental Vascular Disease in Mouse Models of Intrauterine Growth Restriction.
11:30 am–1:00 pm
Break for Lunch. (Attendees responsible for their own lunches.)
1:00 pm–1:45 pm
State-of-the-Art Lecture I. Salons E–F. Introduction: Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, SSR Program Committee (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Marco Conti, M.D. (Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California): Signal Transduction and Gamete Function: A 2007 Perspective.
2:00 pm–4:00 pm
Platform Presentations 7–12. (8 presentations per session)
- Platform Session 7 (Abstracts 262–269). Fertilization & Early Embryogenesis 2: Signaling in Oocytes and Follicles. Salons A–B. Chair: Rafael Fissore, Ph.D., D.V.M. (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts); Co-Chair: Anna Ajduk (Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland).
- Platform Session 8 (Abstracts 270–277). Reproductive Technologies 1: Nuclear Transfer. Salons C–D. Chair: John R. McCarrey, Ph.D. (University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas); Co-Chair: Greg Buchold, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Platform Session 9 (Abstracts 278–285). Gene Expression in Endocrine Tissues 2: Novel Regulators and Mechanisms. Salon E. Chair: Lane K. Christenson, Ph.D. (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas); Co-Chair: Sylvia C. Hewitt (NIH/NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina).
- Platform Session 10 (Abstracts 286–293). Pregnancy & Parturition 1. Salon F. Chair: Zuzana Strakova, Ph.D. (University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois); Co-Chair: Prajna Banerjee (University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois).
- Platform Session 11 (Abstracts 294–301). Genomics & Proteomics 1. Salons J–K. Chair: Aleksandar Rajkovic, M.D., Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas); Co-Chair: Joy McIntosh, Ph.D. (AgResearch, Wallaceville Animal Research Centre, Upper Hutt, New Zealand).
- Platform Session 12 (Abstracts 301–309). Environment, Nutrition, & Toxicology 2: Developmental Effects of EDCs on Females. Salons L–M. Chair: Patricia A. Hunt, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington); Co-Chair: Melissa Pepling (Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York).
4:00 pm–4:30 pm
Refreshment Break. Foyer, Salons E–I.
4:30 pm–5:30 pm
Award Presentation. Salons C–D. Introduction: Rebecca C. Bott (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado).
- Trainee Mentoring Award: Janice M. Bahr, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois).
Trainee Forum. Salons C–D. Introduction: Olga U. Bolden-Tiller, Ph.D., Senior Trainee Representative (Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama)
- Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D. (Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois): A Lab of Your Own.
5:45–10:30 pm
Optional Social Event: Rockin’ “M” Ranch Excursion. Buses leave from the Rivercenter hotel lobby.
6:00 pm–7:00 pm
Minority Affairs Dinner. Rooms 1–2.
7:15 pm–9:00 pm
Minority Affairs Symposium. (supported by a career development grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.) Salons C–D. Introduction: Nongnuj Tanphaichitr, Ph.D., Chair, SSR Minority Affairs Committee (Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada).
- Trevor K. Archer, Ph.D. (NIH/NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina): None But Ourselves Can Free Our Minds—Science in a Majority World.
Tuesday, 24 July 2007
7:00 am–8:00 am
LAC Meeting. Room 19.
7:30 am–8:30 am
Continental Breakfast. Foyer, Salons G–H–I.
7:30 am–10:00 am
Poster Session C (Posters 310–427). Salons G–H–I.
7:30 am–5:00 pm
Slide Preview Room. Room 7.
Registration. 3rd Floor Foyer.
Trainee Placement Service and Career Development Center. Rooms 5–6.
9:30 am–10:00 am
Refreshment Break. Foyer, Salons E–I.
10:00 am–11:30 am
Minisymposia XI–XV. (5 concurrent sessions).
- Minisymposium XI. Gonadotropins: From Animal Models to the Clinic. (supported in part by the USDA-CSREES-NRI.) Salons A–B. Chair: George W. Smith, Ph.D. (Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan).
- T. Rajendra Kumar, Ph.D. (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas): Genetic Analysis of Gonadotropin Actions in the Mouse.
- Jim J. Ireland, Ph.D. (Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan): Does Variation in Size of the Ovarian Reserve and FSH Secretion Impact Fertility?
- Irving Boime, Ph.D. (Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri): Design of a Long-acting Recombinant FSH.
- Minisymposium XII. Conservation and Role of Imprinted Genes in the Placenta of Different Mammalian Species. (supported in part by the USDA-CSREES-NRI.) Salons C–D. Chair: William L. Miller, Ph.D. (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina).
- Miguel Constancia, Ph.D. (Babraham Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom): Genomic Imprinting, Nutrient Supply, and Fetal Growth.
- Benjamin Tycko, M.D., Ph.D. (Columbia University, New York, New York): Profiling DNA Methylation in Human Placenta by MSNP.
- Jorge A. Piedrahita, Ph.D. (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina): Conservation of Imprinting in Swine and Comparative Aspects of Imprinting.
- Minisymposium XIII. Pathobiology of Endometriosis: Molecular to In Vivo Analyses. Salon E. Chair: Robert S. Schenken, M.D. (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas).
- Robert Taylor, M.D., Ph.D. (Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia): Transcriptional Regulation of Inflammatory Mediators in Endometriosis.
- Craig A. Witz, M.D. (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas): In Vitro Models of Endometriosis.
- Asgerally T. Fazleabas, Ph.D. (University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois): Altered Endometrial Gene Expression in a Baboon Model of Endometriosis.
- Minisymposium XIV. Spotlight on Recent Developments in Reproductive Biology (support provided by an educational grant from CONRAD). Salon F. Chair: Amanda Glazar , Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland).
- Erwin Goldberg, Ph.D. (Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois): Disruption of the Sperm-specific Ldhc Gene Is Detrimental to Sperm Function and Male Fertility.
- Patrick Western, Ph.D. (Murdoch Children's Research Instititute, Melbourne, Australia): Dynamic Regulation of Cell Cycle and Pluripotency in the Fetal Male Germ Line.
- James Amatruda, M.D., Ph.D. (UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas): Germline Development and Germ Cell Tumors in the Zebrafish System.
- Minisymposium XV. Rapid Nongenomic Pathways of Steroid Hormone Receptor Signaling in the (Female) Reproductive System. Salons J–K. Chair: Keith L. Parker, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas).
- Stephen Hammes, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas): Transcription-independent Steroid Signaling in the Ovary.
- Peter Thomas, Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas): G Protein Signaling and Functions of the Novel Progesterone Membrane Receptors in Reproductive Tissues.
- Ellis R. Levin, M.D. (University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California): Extra-nuclear estrogen receptor signaling.
11:30 am–1:00 pm
Break for Lunch. (Attendees responsible for their own lunches.)
1:00 pm–1:45 pm
State-of-the-Art Lecture II. (supported in part by the USDA-CSREES-NRI.) Salons E–F. Introduction: Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, SSR Program Committee (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Mark E. Westhusin, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas): Cloning of Food Animals and Endangered Species.
2:00 pm–4:00 pm
Platform Presentations 13–18. (8 presentations per session)
- Platform Session 13 (Abstracts 428–435). Neuroendocrinology & Behavior. Salons A–B. Chair: T. Rajendra Kumar, Ph.D. (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas); Co-Chair: Ankur Nagaraja (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Platform Session 14 (Abstracts 436–443). Reproductive Technologies 2: Stem Cells & Epigenetics. Salons C–D. Chair: Austin Cooney, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas); Co-Chair: Sang Jun Han, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Platform Session 15 (Abstracts 444–451). Gene Expression in Endocrine Tissues 3: Functional Effects in the Ovary. Salon E. Chair: John E. Gadsby, Ph.D. (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina); Co-Chair: Eran Gershon, Ph.D. (Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel).
- Platform Session 16 (Abstracts 452–459). Implantation, Pregnancy, & Parturition 2. Salon F. Chair: Bruce D. Murphy, Ph.D. (University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec); Co-Chair: Jaewook Jeong, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Platform Session 17 (Abstracts 460–467). Genomics & Proteomics 2. Salons J–K. Chair: Marco Conti, M.D., Ph.D. (Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California).
- Platform Session 18 (Abstracts 468–475). Signal Transduction in the Ovary 1: Granulosa Cells. Salons L–M. Chair: Winston E. Thompson, Ph.D. (Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia); Co-Chair: Indrajit Chowdhury, Ph.D. (Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia).
4:00 pm–4:30 pm
Refreshment Break. Foyer, Salons E–I.
4:30 pm–6:30 pm
Platform Presentations 19–24. (8 presentations per session)
- Platform Session 19 (Abstracts 476–483). Fertilization & Early Embryogenesis 3: Germ Cells & Stem Cells. Salons A–B. Chair: Peter Sutovsky, Ph.D. (University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri); Co-Chair: Minoru S.H. Ko, MD, Ph.D. (NIH, NIA, Baltimore, Maryland).
- Platform Session 20 (Abstracts 484–491). Reproductive Technologies 3: Gamete Technology. Salons C–D. Chair: Janice P. Evans, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland); Co-Chair: Heather Franco (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Platform Session 21 (Abstracts 492–499). Signal Transduction in the Ovary 2: Corpora Lutea & Oocytes. Salon E. Chair: Paul D. Carriere, Ph.D., D.V.M. (University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada); Co-Chair: Xiaofeng Zheng (University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada).
- Platform Session 22 (Abstracts 500–507). Implantation, Pregnancy, & Parturition 3. Salon F. Chair: Bibhash Paria, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee); Co-Chair: Xiaoqin Ye, M.D., Ph.D. (The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California).
- Platform Session 23 (Abstracts 508–515). Sex Determination & Development. Salons J–K. Chair: Joan S. Jorgensen, Ph.D., D.V.M. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois); Co-Chair: Vanessa Moisan (Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada).
- Platform Session 24 (Abstracts 516–523). Environment, Nutrition, & Toxicology 3: Nutritional and Environmental Effects on the Reproductive Tract. Salons L–M. Chair: Sally D. Perreault, Ph.D. (US EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina); Co-Chair: Joseph G. Cloud, Ph.D. (University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho).
7:00 pm–12:00 midnight
Barbecue, Social, & Dance. Sunset Station.
Wednesday, 25 July 2007
7:00 am–8:00 am
LAC Meeting. Room 19.
7:30 am–8:30 am
Continental Breakfast. Foyer, Salons G–H–I.
7:30 am–10:00 am
Poster Session D (Posters 524–635). Salons G–H–I.
7:30 am–1:00 pm
Slide Preview Room. Room 7.
Registration. 3rd Floor Foyer.
Trainee Placement Service and Career Development Center. Rooms 5–6.
9:30 am–10:00 am
Refreshment Break. Foyer, Salons E–I.
10:00 am–12:00 noon
Historical Perspectives Lectures: Oocyte-Somatic Cell Communication. Salons E–F. Chair: Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D., Chair, SSR Program Committee (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas). (supported in part by the USDA-CSREES-NRI.)
- John J. Eppig, Ph.D. (The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine): Oocyte Control of Mouse Cumulus Cell Development and Function.
- Kenneth P. McNatty, Ph.D. (Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand): Journeys from Inheritance Patterns of Ovulation Rate in Sheep to Factors Influencing Oocyte-Somatic Cell Communication in Mammals.
12:00 noon –1:00 pm
Business Meeting of the Membership, with Installation of Newly Elected Officers and Directors. Salons E–F.
1:00 pm–1:15 pm
Closing Ceremony. Salons E–F.
- Recognition of Burroughs Wellcome Fellows (sponsored by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund) and FASEB MARC Fellows (sponsored by the FASEB MARC Program): Nongnuj Tanphaichitr, Ph.D., Chair, SSR Minority Affairs Committee (Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada).
- Recognition of Lalor Fellows (sponsored by the Lalor Foundation) and USDA CSREES National Research Initiative Fellows (sponsored by the USDA CSREES National Research Initiative): Robert A. Cushman, Ph.D., Acting Chair, SSR Awards Committee (USDA/ARS/USMARC, Clay Center, Nebraska).
- Presentation of Trainee Research Awards—Platform Presentation and Poster Presentation (sponsored by EMD Serono Research Institute): Robert A. Cushman, Ph.D., Acting Chair, SSR Awards Committee (USDA/ARS/USMARC, Clay Center, Nebraska).
1:15 pm
Meeting Adjourned.
1:30 pm–2:45 pm
Meeting of 2007–2008 Board of Directors. Rooms 17–18.