Schedule of Events
2010 SSR 43rd Annual Meeting
Midwest Airlines Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
All events will be held in the Midwest Airlines Center unless noted otherwise.
“The Intersection Between Genetics, Genomics, and Reproductive Biology”
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
3:00–5:00 pm
Finance Committee Meeting. Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Fifth Floor, Oak Room.
7:00–9:00 pm
Board of Directors Meeting. Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Fifth Floor, Oak Room.
Thursday, 29 July 2010
8:00 am–5:00 pm
Board of Directors Meeting. Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Fifth Floor, Oak Room.
8:00 am–5:00 pm
SSR Outreach Day. Organized by Joan S. Jorgensen, D.V.M., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin). Sponsored by SSR, Marquette University, University of Wisconsin, and University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee. This activity is supported by a generous grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Marquette University Campus.
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Friday, 30 July 2010
9:00 am–6:00 pm
Slide Preview Room. Midwest Airlines Center, Room 102AB.
Registration. Midwest Airlines Center, Room 101B.
10:00 am–2:30 pm
Editorial Retreat. Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Fifth Floor, Regency Ballroom.
2:30–3:15 pm
Session Chairs Meeting. Midwest Airlines Center, Meeting Room 202AB.
4:00–6:00 pm
Opening Ceremony. Midwest Airlines Center, Ballroom AB.
- Welcome: John H. Nilson, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington). President, SSR.
- Remarks: Stephen M. Downs, Ph.D. (Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin). Chair, SSR Local Arrangements Committee. Leslie Heckert, Ph.D. (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas), and Ruth Keri, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio). Co-Chairs, SSR Program Committee.
Keynote Address. Midwest Airlines Center, Ballroom AB.
- Introduction: John H. Nilson, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington). President, SSR.
- John Gearhart, Ph.D. (Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), The Intersection Between Stem Cell Biology and Reproduction.
6:00–7:00 pm
Awards Ceremony. Midwest Airlines Center, Ballroom AB.
- Welcome: Kwan Hee Kim, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington). Chair, SSR Awards Committee.
- Recognition of Burroughs Wellcome Fund Fellows and Junior Faculty (supported by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund). Carol C. Linder, Ph.D. (New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico), SSR Minority Affairs Committee.
- Recognition of recipients of FASEB MARC Travel Awards. Cordelia Adams (FASEB, Bethesda, Maryland), Program Coordinator, FASEB MARC Program.
- Recognition of Lalor Foundation Merit Fellows (supported by the Lalor Foundation). Kwan Hee Kim, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington), Chair, SSR Awards Committee.
- Recognition of USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Merit Fellows (supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture). Kwan Hee Kim, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington), Chair, SSR Awards Committee.
- Presentation of Trainee Research Finalists, Poster and Platform Competitions (Trainee Research Awards supported by EMD Serono Research Institute). Kwan Hee Kim, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington), Chair, SSR Awards Committee.
- Trainee-Mentoring Award (supported by the Trainee-Mentoring Fund): Peter J. Hansen, Ph.D. (University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida).
- Introduction: Rocio Melissa Rivera, Ph.D. (University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri).
- Presentation: Chrissy C. Cochran, Ph.D. (Silver Spring, Maryland), SSR Senior Trainee Representative to the Board of Directors.
- SSR New Investigator Award (supported by the Virendra B. Mahesh New Investigator Fund): Ryan Cabot, Ph.D. (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana).
- Introduction: Zoltan Machaty, Ph.D. (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana).
- Presentation: Virendra B. Mahesh, Ph.D., D.Phil. (Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia).
- SSR Research Award (supported by a grant from Schering-Plough): Asgerally T. Fazleabas, Ph.D. (Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan).
- Introduction: Thomas E. Spencer, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas).
- Presentation: John H. Nilson, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington), President, SSR.
- Distinguished Service Award (supported by EMD Serono Research Institute): Robert C. Burghardt, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas).
- Introduction: Bruce D. Murphy, Ph.D. (University of Montreal, Sainte Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada).
- Presentation: Stephen S. Palmer, Ph.D. (EMD Serono Research Institute, Rockland, Massachusetts).
- Carl G. Hartman Award (supported by a grant from Cook Medical): John J. Eppig, Ph.D. (The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine).
- Introduction: Richard M. Schultz, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
- Presentation: Neal Bridgett (Cook Medical, Bloomington, Indiana).
7:00–9:00 pm
Opening Reception. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Lobbies.
Exhibits Open. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Main Lobby.
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Saturday, 31 July 2010
7:00–8:30 am
Continental Breakfast. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Lobbies.
7:00–9:30 am
Exhibits Open. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Main Lobby..
7:00 am–5:00 pm
Slide Preview Room. Midwest Airlines Center, Room 102AB.
Registration. Midwest Airlines Center, Room 101B.
7:30–9:30 am
Poster Session A and Morning Refreshment Break. Midwest Airlines Center, Ballroom CD. Abstracts 211–714 (one third of the posters will be presented in each poster session: Abstracts 211, 214, 217, etc., in Poster Session A; Abstracts 212, 215, 218, etc., in Poster Session B; Abstracts 213, 216, 219, etc., in Poster Session C).
9:00 am–3:30 pm
Trainee Placement Service and Career Development Center. Midwest Airlines Center, Room 103C.
9:30–11:00 am
Historical Perspectives Symposium: A Tribute to Anita Payne. Chair: Sally A. Camper, Ph.D. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan). Midwest Airlines Center, Ballroom AB.
- Phyllis M. Wise, Ph.D. (University of Washington, Seattle, Washington), Anita Payne: Scientist, Teacher, Mentor, Advisor, Friend, and So Much More.
- Dale “Buck” Hales, Ph.D. (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois), Anita Payne: The Inner Voice That Guides My Science.
- Marco Conti, M.D. (University of California, San Francisco, California), Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Maturation of the Mammalian Oocyte: New Insight from a Genome-wide Analysis of Maternal mRNA Translation.
11:00 am–12:30 pm
Trainee/Mentor Luncheon. Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Fifth Floor, Crystal Ballroom.
Break for Lunch. (Attendees responsible for their own lunches.)
Exhibits Open by Appointment. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Main Lobby.
12:30–1:30 pm
State-of-the-Art Lecture I. Midwest Airlines Center, Ballroom AB.
- Myles Brown, M.D. (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts), Cistromes Approach to Hormones Action. Introduction: Ruth A. Keri, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio).
1:30–3:00 pm
Platform Presentations 1–6. (Concurrent sessions; 6 presentations per session.) Midwest Airlines Center, Second Floor Meeting Rooms.
- Platform 1. Regulation of Female Oocytes, Eggs, and Zygotes. Abstracts 6–11. Room 201AB. Chair: Francesca Duncan, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Nucharin Songsasen, D.V.M., Ph.D.
- Platform 2. Implantation & Pregnancy I. Abstracts 12–17. Room 202AB. Chair: Brent M. Bany, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Andrea Braundmeier, Ph.D.
- Platform 3. Testis Development and Function. Abstracts 18–23. Room 202C. Chair: T. Rajendra Kumar, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Elizabeth Ann Dille.
- Platform 4. Contraception, Conservation, and Reproductive Technologies. Abstracts 24–29. Room 202DE. Chair: Mary B. Zelinski, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Rebecca J. Hobbs, Ph.D.
- Platform 5. Epigenetics and Gene Regulation. Abstracts 30–35. Room 203AB. Chair: John R. McCarrey, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Melissa Suter, Ph.D.
- Platform 6. Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary. Abstracts 36–41. Room 203CDE. Chair: Colin M. Clay, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Krystle A. Frahm.
3:00–3:30 pm
Refreshment Break. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Lobbies.
Exhibits Open by Appointment. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Main Lobby.
3:30–5:00 pm
President’s Symposium: Genomics, Genetics, and Reproductive Biology. Midwest Airlines Center, Ballroom AB. Chair: John H. Nilson, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington). President, SSR.
- Huntington Willard, Ph.D. (Duke University, Durham, North Carolina), ‘Omics Gone Wild: The Genome Sciences and Sexual Reproduction.
- David H. Ledbetter, Ph.D. (Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia), Advances in Genomic and Genetic Technology That Enhance Detection of Fetal Abnormalities.
- Robert E. Braun, Ph.D. (The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine), Stem Cells and Germ Cell Differentiation.
5:15–6:00 pm
Trainee Forum. Midwest Airlines Center, Meeting Room 203CDE. Co-Chairs: Chrissy C. Cochran, Ph.D. (Silver Spring, Maryland), and Denise Archambeault, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois), Trainee Representatives to the SSR Board of Directors.
- Cathee Johnson-Phillips (Executive Director, National Postdoctoral Association, Washington, DC) and Philip S. Clifford, Ph.D. (Associate Dean, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin), How the NPA Can Help You to Maximize Your Postdoc Experience.
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Sunday, 1 August 2010
7:00–8:30 am
Continental Breakfast. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Lobbies.
7:00–9:30 am
Exhibits Open. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Main Lobby.
7:00 am–5:00 pm
Slide Preview Room. Midwest Airlines Center, Room 102AB.
Registration. Midwest Airlines Center, Room 101B.
7:30–9:30 am
Emeritus Breakfast. Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Fourth Floor, Mitchell Room.
- Introduction: John A. Resko, Ph.D. (Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon), Chair, SSR Emeritus Committee.
- Speaker: Fredrick Stormshak, Ph.D. (Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon), Remembering Jack Gorski, Ph.D.
Poster Session B and Morning Refreshment Break. Midwest Airlines Center, Ballroom CD. Abstracts 211–714 (one third of the posters will be presented in each poster session: Abstracts 211, 214, 217, etc., in Poster Session A; Abstracts 212, 215, 218, etc., in Poster Session B; Abstracts 213, 216, 219, etc., in Poster Session C).
9:00 am–3:30 pm
Trainee Placement Service and Career Development Center. Midwest Airlines Center, Room 103C.
9:30–11:00 am
Minisymposia I–V. (5 concurrent sessions.) Midwest Airlines Center Second Floor Meeting Rooms.
- I. Genomic and Nongenomic Actions of Steroids in the HPG Axis (supported by the Mahesh Neuroendocrine Program Fund). Chair: Jon E. Levine, Ph.D. (Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois). Room 201AB.
- Jon E. Levine, Ph.D. (Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois), Fertility and Fatness: Roles of Nonclassical ERalpha Signaling in Brain.
- Iain J. Clarke, Ph.D. (Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia), The Nexus Between Metabolic and Reproductive Circuits in the Hypothalamus.
- Suzanne Moenter, Ph.D. (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia), The Minuses and Pluses of Estradiol Feedback to GnRH Neurons.
- II. Signaling Pathways Controlling Follicular Development. Chair: Diane M. Duffy, Ph.D. (Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia). Room 202AB.
- Diego H. Castrillon, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas), PI3K Signaling via Foxo3 in Primordial Follicle Activation.
- Melissa E. Pepling, Ph.D. (Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York), Estrogen Signaling and Regulation of Primordial Follicle Formation.
- Alan Schneyer, Ph.D. (Pioneer Valley Life Science Institute, Springfield, Massachusetts), Defects in Follicle Development and Fertility in FST288-only Mice.
- III. Sex-Specific Differences in Gene Regulation. Chair: Joan S. Jorgensen, D.V.M., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin). Room 202C.
- Diane M. Robins, Ph.D. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan), Sex-Specific Regulation by the RSL1 KRAB Zinc Finger Proteins Impacts Reproduction, Metabolism, and Evolution.
- Ariane Paoloni-Giacobino, M.D. (University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland), Imprinting and Sex-Specific Modulations in Gene Expression.
- Alexander S. Kauffman, Ph.D. (University of California, La Jolla, California), Kisses: Developments and Functions of Sex Differences in Kiss1 Neurons.
- IV. Germ Cell Microenvironment. Chair: Kathleen Molyneaux, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio). Room 202DE.
- Kathleen Molyneaux, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio), BMP Signaling Creates a Permissive Microenvironment for Germ Cells Within the Nascent Genital Ridges.
- Shosei Yoshida, M.D., Ph.D. (National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan), Seminiferous Tubule Microenvironment in the Mouse Testis—Toward the Understanding of the Stem Cell Niche.
- Teresa Woodruff, Ph.D. (Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois), Ovarian Rigidity Regulates Follicle Function and Egg Quality.
- V. Evolution and Development of the Placenta. Chair: Fuller W. Bazer, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas). Room 203CDE.
- Derek E. Wildman, Ph.D. (Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan), Deciphering the Evolution of Placentation by Integrating Comparative Genomic and Anatomical Approaches.
- Michael J. Soares, Ph.D. (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas), The Prolactin Family: Evolution, Placentation, and Insights about Function.
- John D. Aplin, Ph.D. (University of Manchester, Manchester, England), Placental Evolution and the Glycocode.
11:00 am–12:30 pm
Break for Lunch. (Attendees responsible for their own lunches.)
Exhibits Open by Appointment. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Main Lobby.
12:30–1:30 pm
State-of-the-Art Lecture II. Introduction: Leslie Heckert, Ph.D. (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas). Midwest Airlines Center, Ballroom AB.
- Ruth H. Lehmann, M.D. (Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York, New York), Lipid Control of Germ Cell Migration.
1:30–3:00 pm
Platform Presentations 7–12. (Concurrent sessions; 6 presentations per session.) Midwest Airlines Center, Second Floor Meeting Rooms.
- Platform 7. Ovarian Follicular Development I. Abstracts 62–67. Room 201AB. Chair: Mario Ascoli, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Nebojsa Andric, Ph.D.
- Platform 8. Gene Regulation and Function. Abstracts 68–73. Room 202AB. Chair: Lori Raetzman, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Leah Goldberg.
- Platform 9. Reproductive Toxicology. Abstracts 74–79. Room 202C. Chair: Tim Braden, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Rupesh K. Gupta, M.D., Ph.D.
- Platform 10. Implantation & Pregnancy II. Abstracts 80–85. Room 202DE. Chair: John D. Aplin, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Toshihiro Konno, Ph.D.
- Platform 11. Testis, Epididymis, and Sperm Function. Abstracts 86–91. Room 203AB. Chair: Bernard Robaire, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: TBA.
- Platform 12. Orchestrated Inflammatory and Immune Cell Responses in Reproductive Tissues. Abstracts 92–97. Room 203CDE. Chair: Thomas R. Hansen, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Alison S. Care.
3:00–3:30 pm
Refreshment Break. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Lobbies.
Exhibits Open by Appointment. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Main Lobby.
3:30–4:15 pm
Exchange Lectures. (3 concurrent sessions.) Midwest Airlines Center, Second Floor Meeting Rooms.
- SSR New Investigator: Ryan Cabot, Ph.D. (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana), Chromatin Remodeling and Embryo Development. Introduction: Zoltan Machaty, Ph.D. (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana). Room 201AB.
- ASRM Distinguished Research Scientist: Bruce R. Carr, M.D. (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas), Regulation and Expression of CYP19 in the Human Placenta. Introduction: Andrew LaBarbera, Ph.D. (American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama). Room 202DE.
- SRF New Investigator Scientist: Suzannah Williams, Ph.D. (University of Oxford, Oxford, Great Britain), The Regulation of Ovulation Rate and Ovarian Function by Oocyte-Glycoproteins. Introduction: Asgerally T. Fazleabas, Ph.D. (Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan), Past President, SSR. Room 203CDE.
4:15–6:00 pm
Health Disparities Colloquium and Reception. Chair: Winston E. Thompson, Ph.D. (Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia). Room 203CDE (reception in Room 201CD).
- Featured Speaker: Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. (Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia), Reducing Health Disparities by Increasing Diversity in the Health Professions.
(Organized by the SSR Minority Affairs Committee; financial support provided by the FASEB MARC Program through a grant from the Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health. T36-GM08637.)
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Monday, 2 August 2010
7:00–8:30 am
Past Presidents’ Breakfast. Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Fourth Floor Mitchell Room.
Continental Breakfast. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Lobbies.
7:00–9:30 am
Exhibits Open. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Main Lobby.
7:00 am–5:00 pm
Slide Preview Room. Midwest Airlines Center, Room 102AB.
Registration. Midwest Airlines Center, Room 101B.
7:30–9:30 am
Poster Session C and Morning Refreshment Break. Midwest Airlines Center, Ballroom CD. Abstracts 211–714 (one third of the posters will be presented in each poster session: Abstracts 211, 214, 217, etc., in Poster Session A; Abstracts 212, 215, 218, etc., in Poster Session B; Abstracts 213, 216, 219, etc., in Poster Session C.
9:00 am–3:30 pm
Trainee Placement Service and Career Development Center. Midwest Airlines Center, Room 103C.
9:30–11:00 am
Minisymposia VI–X. (5 concurrent sessions.) Midwest Airlines Center, Second Floor Meeting Rooms.
- VI. Genomics of Domesticated Species. Chair: Douglas F. Antczak, V.M.D., Ph.D. (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York). Room 201AB.
- Douglas F. Antczak, V.M.D., Ph.D. (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York), Genomic Imprinting in Invasive Trophoblast in Mammalian Interspecies Hybrids.
- Thomas E. Spencer, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas), Endogenous Retroviruses: From Infectious Elements to Essential Genes.
- Xiuchun (Cindy) Tian, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut), Functional Genomics and Epigenetics in Pig Cloning Research.
- VII. Hormone-Responsive Malignancies (supported by the Society for Gynecological Investigation). Chair: Robert N. Taylor, M.D., Ph.D. (Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia). Room 202AB.
- Kunle Odunsi, M.D., Ph.D. (Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York), The Race Between Ovarian Cancer and Immunity: How Hormones and Inhibitory Molecules Set the Pace.
- Kimberly Leslie, M.D. (University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa), Endometrial Cancer: A Hormone-Responsive Malignancy.
- Serdar Bulun, M.D. (Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois), Aromatase and Breast Cancer: From Bench to Bedside.
- VIII. Cell Adhesion Dynamics in Reproduction. Chair: Gustavo Blanco, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas). Room 202C.
- C. Yan Cheng, Ph.D. (The Population Council, New York, New York), Cell Adhesion Junctions in the Testis: Are They a Target for Contraception?
- Rex A. Hess, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois), Claudin 5, Germ Cells, and the Blood-Testis Barrier.
- A.M.M. van Pelt, Ph.D. (University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Adhesion Properties in Spermatogonial Stem Cells.
- IX. Implantation and the Maternal-Fetal Interface. Chair: Brent Bany, Ph.D. (Southern Illinois University of Medicine, Carbondale, Illinois). Room 202DE.
- Kathleen Caron, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina), Adrenomedullin Dosage at the Maternal-Fetal Interface.
- Thaddeus Golos, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin), Placental MHC and the Maternal-Fetal Immune Dialog in Nonhuman Primates.
- Sandra Blois, Ph.D. (Charite–University of Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany), Dendritic Cells in Implantation: New Players During Angiogenesis Process.
- X. Mitochondria and Mitochondrial DNA in Oocytes, Embryos, and Disease. Chair: Richard J. Tasca, Ph.D. (NIH, NICHD, Rockville, Maryland). Room 203CDE.
- Weiwei Fan, Ph.D. (Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California), Mitochondrial DNA Mutations in Reproductive Medicine.
- Timothy Wai, Ph.D. (University of Cologne, Koln, Germany), Germline Transmission of Mitochondrial DNA in the Mouse.
- Shoukhrat M. Mitalipov, Ph.D. (Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, Oregon), Nonhuman Primate Model for Mitochondrial Gene Therapies.
11:00 am–12:30 pm
Break for Lunch. (Attendees responsible for their own lunches.)
Exhibits Open by Appointment. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Main Lobby.
12:30–1:30 pm
State-of-the-Art Lecture III. (This IHDCYH Lectureship is supported by a grant from CIHR-Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health.) Introduction: Leslie Heckert, Ph.D. (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas). Midwest Airlines Center, Ballroom AB.
- James (Jay) C. Cross, Ph.D. (University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada), Developmental Potential and Plasticity of Stem Cells in the Placenta.
1:30–3:00 pm
Platform Presentations 13–18. (Concurrent Sessions; 6 presentations per session.) Midwest Airlines Center, Second Floor Meeting Rooms.
- Platform 13. Trophoblast Differentiation and Placental Development. Abstracts 118–123. Room 201AB. Chair: Thaddeus G. Golos, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Emily MacDonald, Ph.D.
- Platform 14. Genes, Pathways, and Cells That Impact Luteal Function. Abstracts 130–135. Room 202AB. Chair: David H. Townson, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Sadhat S. Walusimbi.
- Platform 15. Female Reproductive Tract. Abstracts 130–135. Room 202C. Chair: Indrani C. Bagchi, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Mary Laws.
- Platform 16. Cell Adhesion Dynamics in Reproduction. Abstracts 136–141. Room 202DE. Chair: Vargheese Chenathukuzhi, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Vijayalaxmi Gupta, Ph.D.
- Platform 17. Stem Cells, Nuclear Transfer, and Reprogramming. Abstracts 142–147. Room 203AB. Chair: Gary D. Smith, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Karen E. Racicot.
- Platform 18. Ovarian Follicular Cell Signaling. Abstracts 148–153. Room 203CDE. Chair: Lane K. Christenson, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Marina C. Peluffo, Ph.D.
3:00–3:30 pm
Refreshment Break. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Lobbies.
Exhibits Open by Appointment. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Main Lobby.
3:30–5:00 pm
Trainee Research Competition: Platform Session 19. Midwest Airlines Center, Ballroom AB. Presiding: Kwan Hee Kim, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington). Chair, SSR Awards Committee. Abstracts 154–159.
- Increased β–Oxidation, ATP Levels, and Improved Oocyte Developmental Competence in Response to L-Carnitine. Kylie R. Dunning, Kara Cashman, Darryl L. Russell, Jeremy Thompson, Robert Norman, and Rebecca L. Robker (University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia). Abstract 154.
- Conditional Ablation of the Progesterone Receptor Specifically in the Uterine Epithelium Demonstrates Its Necessary Role in the Regulation of the Uterine Function. Heather L. Franco, Cory A. Rubel, Jae-Wood Jeong, Grant D. Orvis, Richard R. Behringer, Rodrigo Fernandez-Valdivia, John P. Lydon, and Francesco J. DeMayo (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas). Abstract 155.
- A Potential Role for Mesenchymal-to-Epithelial Transition During Endometrial Regeneration. Amanda L. Krull, Ling Zhang, Nelson A. Arango, Jose Teixeira, and James K. Pru (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts). Abstract 156.
- Hormad1 Mutation Disrupts Chromosomal Segregation in Oogenesis. Yonghyun Shin, Youngsok Choi, Serpil Uckac, Svetlana A. Yatsenko, Fang Yang, Jeremy Wang, and Aleksander Rajkovic (University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; CHA University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Abstract 157.
- Macrophages Are Essential for Maintenance of Corpus Luteum Function in Early Pregnancy. Alison S. Care, Melinda J. Jasper, Wendy V. Ingman, and Sarah A. Robertson (Research Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia) Abstract 158.
- The Role of Epithelial Mig-6 in Pregnancy, Steroid Hormone Regulation, and Endometrial Cancer. TaeHoon Kim, Michael J. Large, Heather L. Franco, Russell R. Broaddus, Grant D. Orvis, Richard Behringer, and Jae-Wook Jeong (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas). Abstract 159.
6:00 pm–12:30 am
Banquet (a.k.a. “Barbeque”) & Dance. Milwaukee Art Museum and War Memorial Center.
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Tuesday, 3 Aug 2010
7:00–8:00 am
Continental Breakfast. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Lobbies.
7:30 am–12:00 noon
Slide Preview Room. Midwest Airlines Center, Room 102AB.
Registration. Midwest Airlines Center, Room 101B.
8:00–9:30 am
Platform Presentations 20–25. (Concurrent Sessions; 6 presentations per session.) Midwest Airlines Center, Second Floor Meeting Rooms.
- Platform 20. Ovarian Follicular Development II Abstracts 160–165. Room 201AB. Chair: Diane M. Duffy, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Eun Sil-Park.
- Platform 21. Regulation of Uterine Function Abstracts 166–171. Room 202AB. Chair: Winston E. Thompson, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Jennifer Hernandez Gifford.
- Platform 22. Meiosis & Fertilization and Male Gametes. Abstracts 172–177. Room 202C. Chair: William H. Kinsey, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: TBA.
- Platform 23. Cell Adhesion Dynamics in Reproduction. Abstracts 178–183. Room 202DE. Chair: Andrea S. Cupp, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Renee McFee, D.V.M.
- Platform 24. Nutrition, Oogenesis, and Pregnancy. Abstracts 184–189. Room 203AB. Chair: Gary L. Williams, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Rodolfo Cardosa.
- Platform 25. Growth Factors and Hormone Action. Abstracts 190–195. Room 203CDE. Chair: Prema Narayan, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Brian P. Hermann.
9:30–10:00 am
Refreshment Break. Midwest Airlines Center, First Floor Lobbies.
10:00 am–11:30 am
Minisymposia XI–XV. (5 concurrent sessions.) Midwest Airlines Center Second Floor Meeting Rooms.
- XI. Energy Balance and Fertility. Chair: Carol F. Elias, Ph.D. (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas). Room 201AB.
- Judith Y. Altarejos, Ph.D. (Salk Institute, La Jolla, California), The CREB Coactivator CRTC1 Is Required for Energy Balance and Fertility.
- Manuel Tena-Sempere, M.D. (University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain), Metabolic Regulation of Reproduction: Roles of the Hypothalamic Kiss1 System.
- Carol F. Elias, Ph.D. (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas), Hypothalamic Sites of Leptin Action on Reproductive Neuroendocrine Axis.
- XII. HIF1 and Hypoxia-Regulated Gene Expression in Reproduction. Chair: Mary Hunzicker-Dunn, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington). Room 202AB.
- Robert D. Koos, Ph.D. (University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland), HIF1's Role in Estrogen-induced VEGF Expression: Implications for both Normal and Pathological Cell Proliferation.
- Elke Winterhager, Ph.D. (Universitatsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany), Hypoxic Regulation of Different Placental Molecules as an Adaptive Response to the Environment.
- Mary Hunzicker-Dunn, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington), Translational Regulation of HIF-1alpha Expression in Granulosa Cells by FSH: Unique Gene Targets for This Ubiquitous Transcriptional Regulator.
- XIII. Embryonic Stem Cells & Induced Embryonic Stem Cells from Domesticated Species. (supported by a grant from the USDA-NIFA National Research Initiative.) Chair: Jorge A. Piedrahita, Ph.D. (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina). Room 202C.
- Paul Verma, Ph.D. (Monash Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia), Developments in Generating Pluripotent Cell Lines from Cattle.
- Margaret Hough, Ph.D. (University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Derivation and Characterization of Canine Embryonic Stem Cell Lines with In Vitro and In Vivo Differntiation Potential.
- R. Michael Roberts, Ph.D. (University of Missouri—Columbia, Columbia, Missouri), LIF-Dependent and FGF-Dependent Porcine Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.
- XIV. Common Steroidogenic Primordia in Gonadal and Adrenal Morphogenesis. Chair: T. Rajendra Kumar, Ph.D. (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas). Room 202DE.
- Gary Hammer, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan), Adrenocortical Stem and Progenitor Cells: Implications for Adrenal Diseases.
- Ken-ichirou Morohashi, Ph.D. (Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan), Development of Fetal Steroidogenic Cells.
- Humphrey H.C. Yao, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois), Diverse Roles of the Hedgehog Signaling in the Establishment of Steroidogenic Cell Lineages in Fetal Adrenal Glands and Gonads.
- XV. Effects of Environmental Contaminants on Female Fertility & Ovarian Function. Chair: Kwan Hee Kim, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington). Room 203CDE.
- Retha Newbold, Ph.D. (NIEHS/NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina), Developmental Effects of Environmental Estrogens on Subsequent Fertility and Ovarian Function.
- Brian K. Petroff, Ph.D. (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas), Chronic Effects of Dioxins on the Female Reproductive System in Rats.
- Jodi Anne Flaws, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois), Effect of Methoxychlor on the Mammalian Ovary.
11:45 am–1:30 pm
Business Meeting of the SSR Membership with Installation of Newly Elected SSR Officers and Directors. Ballroom AB.
Presentation of Trainee Research Awards: Poster and Platform Presentations (sponsored by EMD Serono Research Institute). Chair: Kwan Hee Kim, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington). Presentation of Awards: Stephen S. Palmer, Ph.D. (EMD Serono Research Institute, Rockland, Massachusetts). Ballroom AB.
Closing Ceremony. Ballroom AB.
Meeting Adjourned.
1:45–3:00 pm
Meeting of 2010–2011 Board of Directors. Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Fifth Floor, Oak Room.
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