Schedule of Events
(This is subject to change. Please consult on-site notices for last-minute updates.)
2011 SSR 44th Annual Meeting
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon
All events will be held in the Oregon Convention Center unless noted otherwise.
“Reproduction and the World’s Future”
Friday, 29 July 2011
8:00 am–5:00 pm
SSR Science Education Outreach Day, “Camp Monkey.” Oregon National Primate Research Center. Organized by Mary Zelinski, Ph.D., and Diana Gordon, M.A.T. (Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon), and Derek J. McLean, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington). Sponsored by SSR; Oregon Health & Science University; and Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University-University of Idaho. This activity is supported by a generous grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Information about volunteering at the SSR Outreach Day is available here.
3:15–5:15 pm
Finance Committee Meeting. DoubleTree Hotel Portland, Executive Meeting Center.
7:00–10:00 pm
Board of Directors Meeting. DoubleTree Hotel Portland, Executive Meeting Center.
Saturday, 30 July 2011
8:00 am–5:00 pm
Board of Directors Meeting. DoubleTree Hotel Portland, Executive Meeting Center.
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Sunday, 31 July 2011
7:30 am–12:00 noon
Editorial Retreat. DoubleTree Hotel Portland, Willamette Ballroom.
10:00 am–7:00 pm
Slide Preview Room. Oregon Convention Center, Meeting Room D133.
Registration. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D, Lobby.
1:30–2:00 pm
Volunteers Meeting. Oregon Convention Center, Meeting Room D136.
2:00–2:30 pm
Session Chairs Meeting. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 252.
3:45–4:00 pm
Opening Ceremony. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251.
- Welcome to the 44th Annual Meeting of SSR! Sally P. Darney, Ph.D. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina), President, SSR.
- Observations on Oregon’s Rich Heritage in Reproductive Sciences and SSR Meetings: Richard L. Stouffer, Ph.D. (Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon).
- Remarks: Jon Hennebold, Ph.D. (Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon), Chair, SSR Local Arrangements Committee; Jodi Flaws, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois), Chair, SSR Program Committee.
4:00–4:45 pm
Keynote Address (supported by the Circle of Giving). Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251.
- Introduction: Sally P. Darney, Ph.D. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina), President, SSR.
- Laneta Dorflinger, Ph.D. (FHI, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina), Reproductive Science: Expanding Choice, Empowering Women, Securing the Future (Abstract 1).
5:00–6:30 pm
Trainee Research Platform Competition Platform Session 1 (Abstracts 2–7). Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251. Chair: Robert Viger, Ph.D. (Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada); Co-Chair: Denise Archambeault, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
6:30–7:30 pm
Awards Ceremony. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251.
- Welcome and Introduction: Kwan Hee Kim, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington), Chair, SSR Awards Committee.
- Trainee-Mentoring Award (supported by the SSR Trainee-Mentoring Fund): Patricia B. Hoyer, Ph.D. (University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona).
- Introduction: Jodi Anne Flaws, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois).
- Presentation: Denise Archambeault, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas), Senior Trainee Representative to the SSR Board of Directors.
- SSR New Investigator Award (supported by the Virendra B. Mahesh New Investigator Fund): Derek Boerboom, D.V.M., Ph.D. (Universite de Montreal, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada).
- Introduction: Bruce D. Murphy, Ph.D. (Universite de Montreal, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada).
- Presentation: Virendra B. Mahesh, Ph.D., D.Phil. (Georgia Health Science University, Augusta, Georgia).
- SSR Research Award: Francesco J. DeMayo, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Introduction: Sudhansu K. Dey, Ph.D. (Cinncinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio).
- Presentation: Sally P. Darney, Ph.D. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina), President, SSR.
- Distinguished Service Award: Joy L. Pate, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania).
- Introduction: Fredrick Stormshak, Ph.D. (Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon).
- Presentation: Sally P. Darney, Ph.D. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina), President, SSR.
- Carl G. Hartman Award (supported by a grant from Cook Medical): JoAnne S. Richards, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Introduction: Richard L. Stouffer, Ph.D. (Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon).
- Presentation: Brian C. Eichorn (Cook Medical, Bloomington, Indiana).
7:30–9:00 pm
Opening Reception. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D, Lobby.
Exhibits Open. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.
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Monday, 1 August 2011
5:45–7:30 am
SSR 2011 RUN/WALK for Reproductive Fitness. Peace Memorial Park. (Registration required; more information here.)
7:30–8:00 am
Volunteers Meeting. Oregon Convention Center, Meeting Room D136.
7:30–8:15 am
Trainee Career Seminar. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 252. Speakers: Bill Lindstaedt (University of California, San Francisco, California) and Joe Tringali (Tringali and Associates, Manchester, New Hampshire). Beyond the Bench: Preparing for Your Career Transition in the Life Sciences.
7:30–9:00 am
Continental Breakfast. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.
7:30 am–5:00 pm
Slide Preview Room. Oregon Convention Center, Meeting Room D133.
Registration. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D, Lobby.
8:00–10:00 am
Exhibits Open. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.
Poster Session A and Late-Breaking Abstracts (LB)-A. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D. (Abstracts 209–787 and 789–826; one third of the posters will be presented in each poster session: Abstracts 209, 212, 215, etc., in Poster Session A/LB-A; Abstracts 210, 213, 216, etc., in Poster Session B/LB-B; Abstracts 211, 214, 217, etc., in Poster Session C/LB-C.)
9:00 am–3:30 pm
Trainee Career Counseling Center. Oregon Convention Center, Meeting Room D137.
10:00–11:30 am
Minisymposia I–V. (Five concurrent sessions.) Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballrooms.
- I. A Fresh Look at Pituitary Hormones in Reproduction. Ballroom 252. Chair: Sally Camper, Ph.D. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan); Co-Chair: Krista A. Geister (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan).
- Lori Raetzman, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois), Kicking It Up and Down a Notch: An Important Switch in Pituitary Development and Disease (Abstract 8).
- John H. Nilson, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington), New Pathways That Mediate GnRH-Regulated Expression of Gonadotropin Genes (Abstract 9).
- Ulrich Boehm, Ph.D. (Insitute for Neural Signal Transduction, Hamburg, Germany), Embryonic GnRH Signaling Is Necessary for Maturation of the Male Reproductive Axis (Abstract 10).
- II. Signaling Molecules and Pathways That Regulate and Determine the Fate of Male Germline Stem Cells. Ballroom 253. Chair: Marie-Claude Hofmann, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois); Co-Chair: Thomas Garcia, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois).
- Kate Loveland, Ph.D. (Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia), Hedgehog Signaling in the Testis: Insights for Stem Cell and Cancer Biology (Abstract 11).
- Marie Claude-Hofmann, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois), Notch Signaling in the Postnatal Male Germ Line (Abstract 12).
- Martin Dym, Ph.D. (Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.), Potential of Male Germline Stem Cells: Mouse and Human Studies (Abstract 13).
- III. Reproductive Cancers. Ballroom 254. Chair: Janice Bahr, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois); Co-Chair: Sergio Abreu Machado, D.V.M. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois). (Supported by The Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.)
- Nelly Auersperg, M.D., Ph.D. (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), The Origin of Ovarian Cancers—Theories and Controversies (Abstract 14).
- Barbara C. Vanderhyden, Ph.D. (Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), Lessons Learned from Mouse Models of Ovarian Cancer (Abstract 15).
- Jennifer Richer, Ph.D. (Denver School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado), MicroRNAs Regulate Endometrial and Ovarian Cancer Sensitivity to Anoikis and Chemotherapy (Abstract 16).
- IV. Changing Age of Puberty and Causal Factors. Ballroom 255. Chair: Prema Narayan, Ph.D. (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois); Co-Chair: Mary C. Gieske, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington). (Supported by The Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton,Oregon.)
- Emily Walvoord, M.D. (Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana), The Changing Age of Puberty: Clinical Evidence and Potential Outcomes (Abstract 17).
- Heather B. Patisaul, Ph.D. (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina), Endocrine Disruption of Female Reproductive Neuroendocrine Pathways (Abstract 18).
- Manuel Tena-Sempere, Ph.D. (University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain), Neuroendocrine Mechanisms for the Metabolic Control of Puberty (Abstract 19).
- V. Wildlife Preservation and Conservation: Lessons for Human Reproduction. Ballroom 256. Chair: Pierre Comizzoli, Ph.D. (Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.); Co-Chair: Alison Ting, Ph.D. (Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon).
- Janine L. Brown, Ph.D. (National Zoological Park, Front Royal, Virginia), Lions, Tigers, Bears, and Elephants: New Models for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (Abstract 20).
- William V. Holt, Ph.D. (Zoological Society of London, London, England, United Kingdom), Sperm Assessment: Is the Average Spermatozoon Any Good? The View from the Zoo! (Abstract 21).
- Pierre Comizzoli, Ph.D. (Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.), Building Bridges Between Wild Species and Human Research Through Fertility Preservation Studies (Abstract 22).
11:30 am–1:00 pm
Break for Lunch. (Attendees responsible for their own lunches.)
Committee Meetings. Room assignments posted at SSR Registration Desk.
Trainee/Mentor Luncheon. Oregon Convention Center, Oregon Ballroom 204.
Exhibits Open by Appointment. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.
1:00–1:50 pm
Historical Perspectives Lecture. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251.
- Introduction: Fredrick Stormshak, Ph.D. (Oregon University, Corvallis, Oregon).
- John D. Biggers, Ph.D. (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts), IVF/ART Impact and Ongoing Research Needs and Questions (Abstract 23).
2:00–3:30 pm
Platform Sessions 2–7. (Concurrent sessions; six presentations per session.) Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballrooms.
- Platform 2. Gene Regulation and Function (Abstracts 24–29). Ballroom 251. Chair: Joan Jorgenson, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: April K. Binder, Ph.D.
- Platform 3. Ovarian Follicle Development (Abstracts 30–35). Ballroom 252. Chair: Mary B. Zelinski, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Lisa K. Akison.
- Platform 4. Environmental Influences and Reproductive Toxicology (Abstracts36–41). Ballroom 253. Chair: Warren G. Foster, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Zelieann Craig, Ph.D.
- Platform 5. Male Reproductive Tract/Testes 1 (Abstracts 42–47). Ballroom 254. Chair: Sylvie Breton, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Catriona Paul, Ph.D.
- Platform 6. Implantation and Pregnancy—Placental Function (Abstracts 48–53). Ballroom 255. Chair: Romana Nowak, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Mary Laws.
- Platform 7. Stem Cells and Reproductive Cloning (Abstracts 54–59). Ballroom 256. Chair: Jon M. Oatley, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Kathrin Gassei, Ph.D.
3:30–4:00 pm
Break. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.
Exhibits Open. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.
4:00–5:30 pm
Platform Sessions 8–13. (Concurrent sessions; six presentations per session.) Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballrooms.
- Platform 8. Growth Factors and Hormone Action (Abstracts 60–65). Ballroom 251. Chair: Dongbao Chen, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Honghai Zhang, Ph.D.
- Platform 9. Reproductive Aging (Abstracts 66–71). Ballroom 252. Chair: William Wright, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Matthew Beattie.
- Platform 10. Reproductive Immunology (Abstracts 72–77). Ballroom 253. Chair: Troy L. Ott, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Samar W. Maalouf, Ph.D.
- Platform 11. Reproductive Technologies/Contraception (Abstracts 78–83). Ballroom 254. Chair: Diane M. Duffy, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Bethany Karman.
- Platform 12. Corpus Luteum (Abstracts 84–89). Ballroom 255. Chair: Akio Miyamoto, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Cicely Bishop.
- Platform 13. Female Gametes (Abstracts 90–95). Ballroom 256. Chair: Melissa Pepling, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Eusebio Pires.
5:45–7:30 pm
Minority Affairs Symposium and Reception. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251.
- Introduction: Winston E. Thompson, Ph.D. (Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia). Chair, Minority Affairs Committee.
- John Alderete, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington), Trichomonas vaginalis, Reproductive Health and a Minority Scientist’s Experiences (Abstract 96).
6:30 pm–10:30 pm
Portland Microbrewery Tour. Various Portland microbreweries. (Separate ticketed event; more details available here.)
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Tuesday, 2 August 2011
7:00–8:30 am
Past Presidents’ Breakfast. DoubleTree Hotel Portland, Morrison Room.
7:30–8:00 am
Volunteers Meeting. Oregon Convention Center, Meeting Room D136.
7:30–8:15 am
Trainee Career Seminar. Portland Ballroom 252. Speakers: Bill Lindstaedt (University of California, San Francisco, California) and Joe Tringali (Tringali and Associates, Manchester, New Hampshire), Launching Your Academic Job Search.
7:30–9:00 am
Continental Breakfast. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.
7:30 am–5:00 pm
Slide Preview Room. Oregon Convention Center, Meeting Room D133.
Registration. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D, Lobby.
8:00–10:00 am
Exhibits Open. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.
Poster Session B and Late-Breaking Abstracts (LB)-B. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D. (Abstracts 209–787 and 789–826; one third of the posters will be presented in each poster session: Abstracts 209, 212, 215, etc., in Poster Session A/LB-A; Abstracts 210, 213, 216, etc., in Poster Session B/LB-B; Abstracts 211, 214, 217, etc., in Poster Session C/LB-C.)
9:00 am –3:30 pm
Trainee Career Counseling Center. Oregon Convention Center, Meeting Room D137.
10:00–11:30 am
Minisymposia VI–X. (Five concurrent sessions.) Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballrooms.
- VI. Estrogen, Cognition, and Conservation. Ballroom 252. Chair: Darrell W. Brann, Ph.D. (Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia); Co-Chair: Bruna Alves (Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas). (Supported by the Mahesh Neuroendocrine Program Fund.)
- Walter Rocca, M.D. (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota), Surgical Menopause and Increased Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia—A Protective Role for Estrogen? (Abstract 97).
- Darrell W. Brann, Ph.D. (Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia), Prolonged Hypoestrogenicity Leads to Enhanced Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Protein Induction and Ischemic Stress Damage in the Hippocampus (Abstract 98).
- Roberta Diaz Brinton, Ph.D. (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California), Estrogen, Mitochondrial Bioenergetics, and Alzheimer’s Disease (Abstract 99).
- VII. Honoring Anne McLaren: An Historical Perspective. Ballroom 253. Chair: Monika A. Ward, Ph.D. (University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii); Co-Chair: Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Ph.D. (University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii).
- John Biggers, Ph.D. (Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts), The Life’s Work of Anne McLaren (Abstract 100).
- Elizabeth Simpson, Ph.D. (Imperial College, London, England, United Kingdom), Examination of Ohno’s Hypothesis with Anne McLaren: Separation of HY and TDY (Abstract 101).
- Paul Burgoyne, Ph.D. (MRC National Institute of Medical Research, London, England, United Kingdom), Involvement of Y-Encoded Zinc Finger Transcription Factors in Male and Female Infertility in Mice (Abstract 102).
- VIII. Post-translational Protein Modifications in Gametes, Embryos, and the Reproductive System. Ballroom 254. Chair: Peter Sutovsky, Ph.D. (University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri); Co-Chair: Lesya M. Holets, Ph.D. (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas).
- Janice L. Bailey, Ph.D. (Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada), Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Sperm Proteins: What Does It Mean? (Abstract 103).
- Hitoshi Sawada, Ph.D. (Nagoya University, Toba, Japan), Ubiquitin-Proteasome System Involved in Fertilization of Ascidians and Sea Urchins (Abstract 104).
- Thomas R. Hansen, Ph.D. (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado), Isgylation: A Conserved Pathway in Mammalian Pregnancy (Abstract 105).
- IX. Reproductive Research and Its Impact on Feeding the World’s Hungry. Ballroom 255. Chair: Robert Cushman, Ph.D. (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Clay Center, Nebraska); Co-Chair: Adam F. Summers (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska).
- G. Cliff Lamb, Ph.D. (North Florida Research and Education Center, Marianna, Florida), The Impact of Current and Future Applied Reproduction Technologies in Livestock on World Food Production (Abstract 106).
- Daniel J. Nonneman, Ph.D. (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Clay Center, Nebraska), Using Genetic Technologies to Improve Reproductive Efficiency and Feed the World (Abstract 107).
- Gregory M. Weber, Ph.D. (Nation Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kearneysville, West Virginia), Use of Technologies to Control Reproduction in Finfish Aquaculture and Feed the World (Abstract 108).
- X. Regenerative Medicine in Reproduction. Ballroom 256. Chair: Rebecca L. Krisher, Ph.D. (National Foundation for Fertility Research, Lone Tree, Colorado); Co-Chair: Karen Racicot, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania). (Supported by The Division of Reproductive Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon.)
- Evelyn E. Telfer, Ph.D. (University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom), In Vitro Growth of Oocytes: From Primordial to Maturation (Abstract 109).
- Gary D. Smith, Ph.D. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan), Bioengineering Tools for Improved Embryo and Embryonic Stem Cell Culture (Abstract 110).
- Mandy Katz-Jaffe, Ph.D. (National Foundation for Fertility Research, Lone Tree, Colorado), Clinical Application of Comprehensive Chromosome Screening and Beyond (Abstract 111).
11:30 am–1:00 pm
Break for Lunch. (Attendees responsible for their own lunches.)
Committee Meetings. Room assignments posted at SSR Registration Desk.
Exhibits Open by Appointment. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.
1:00–2:00 pm
Presentation of International Scholar Awards. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251.
State-of-the-Art Lecture. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251.
- Introduction: George L. Gerton, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
- Marisa S. Bartolomei (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Epigenetic Regulation of Genomic Imprinting (Abstract 112).
2:00–3:30 pm
Platform Sessions 14–19. (Concurrent sessions; six presentations per session.) Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballrooms.
- Platform 14. Embryonic Development/Sex Determination. (Abstracts 113–118). Ballroom 251. Chair: Laura Clamon Schulz, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Vanessa Enriquez.
- Platform 15. Epigenetics (Abstracts 119–124). Ballroom 252. Chair: Kwan Hee Kim, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Carlos M. Guerrero-Bosagna.
- Platform 16. Female Reproductive Tract (Abstracts 125–130). Ballroom 253. Chair: Indrani C. Bagchi, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Andrea G. Braundmeier-Fleming, Ph.D.
- Platform 17. Male Reproductive Tract/Testis 2 (Abstracts 131–136). Ballroom 254. Chair: Andrea S. Cupp, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Kevin M. Sargent.
- Platform 18. Meiosis and Fertilization (Abstracts 137–142). Ballroom 255. Chair: Richard M. Schultz, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Karen A. Schindler, Ph.D.
- Platform 19. Ovarian Somatic Cells: Granulosa/Theca/Cumulus (Abstracts 143–148). Ballroom 256. Chair: Robert A. Cushman, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Anthony K. McNeel.
3:30–4:00 pm
Break. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.
Exhibits Open. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.
4:00–4:45 pm
Exchange Lectures. (Two concurrent sessions.) Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballrooms.
- SSR New Investigator Lecture. Ballroom 252.
- Introduction: Francesco J. DeMayo (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Derek Boerboom, D.V.M., Ph.D. (University of Montreal, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada), The Yin and Yang of WNT4 Signaling in the Adult Gonad (Abstract 149).
- SRF New Investigator Scientist Lecture. Ballroom 254.
- Introduction: To be announced.
- Agnieszka Waclawik, Ph.D. (Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima, Olsztyn, Poland), Prostaglandins As Mediators of the Conceptus-Maternal Interactions During Peri-implanation Period (Abstract 150).
5:00–5:45 pm
Exchange Lectures. (Two concurrent sessions.) Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballrooms.
- ASRM Distinguished Research Scientist Lecture. Ballroom 253.
- Introduction: Andrew R. La Barbera, Ph.D. (American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama).
- Richard L. Stouffer, Ph.D. (Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon), Molecular, Cellular, and Systems Approaches to Study Ovarian Function in a Primate (Macaque) Model: Implications for Fertility Control (Abstract 151).
- SGI Exchange Lecture. Ballroom 255.
- Introduction: Asgerally T. Fazleabas, Ph.D. (Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan).
- John Challis, Ph.D. (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), Title to be announced (Abstract 152).
5:45–6:30 pm
Trainee Forum. Portland Ballroom 251. (Supported by Family Planning, Division of General Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.)
- Co-Chairs and Introductions: Denise Archambeault, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas) and Tracy Clement, Ph.D. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina).
- Leon Speroff, M.D. (Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon), Gregory Pincus and the Development of the Birth Control Pill (Abstract 153).
6:30–8:00 pm
Trainee Mixer. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251. Network with fellow SSR members over wine and hors d’oeuvres and learn about research funding available through the Michelson Grants at this reception. (Supported by Found Animals Foundation.)
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Wednesday, 3 August 2011
7:30–9:00 am
Heritage Breakfast. DoubleTree Hotel Portland, Willamette Ballroom. (Registration required; more information available here.)
- Introduction: Fredrick Stormshak, Ph.D. (Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon). Chair, SSR Heritage Committee.
- E. Keith Inskeep, Ph.D. (University of West Virginia, Morgantown, West Virginia), Remembering L.E. Casida, Ph.D. (Abstract 788).
7:30–8:00 am
Volunteers Meeting. Oregon Convention Center, Meeting Room D136.
7:30–8:15 am
Trainee Career Seminar. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 252. Speakers: Bill Lindstaedt (University of California, San Francisco, California) and Joe Tringali (Tringali and Associates, Manchester, New Hampshire), Job Hunting in the Biotech Industry.
7:30–9:00 am
Continental Breakfast. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.
7:30 am–5:00 pm
Slide Preview Room. Oregon Convention Center, Meeting Room D133.
Registration. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D, Lobby.
8:00–10:00 am
Exhibits Open. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D.
Poster Session C and Late-Breaking Abstracts (LB)-C. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D. (Abstracts 209–787 and 789–826; one third of the posters will be presented in each poster session: Abstracts 209, 212, 215, etc., in Poster Session A/LB-A; Abstracts 210, 213, 216, etc., in Poster Session B/LB-B; Abstracts 211, 214, 217, etc., in Poster Session C/LB-C.)
9:00 am–3:30 pm
Trainee Career Counseling Center. Oregon Convention Center, Meeting Room D137.
10:00–11:30 am
President’s Symposium: Protecting Reproductive Health in a World Full of Man-Made Products. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251. Chair: Sally P. Darney, Ph.D. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina), President, SSR.
- Geoffrey L. Greene, Ph.D. (University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois), Hormone Mimics As Reproductive Allies and Enemies: SARMS, SERMS, and EDCs (Abstract 154).
- David J. Dix, Ph.D. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina), Preventing Environmental Risks to Reproduction in Humans and Wildlife Using Computational Toxicology (Abstract 155).
- Gail S. Prins, Ph.D. (University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois), The Impact of Estrogens and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals on Prostate Disease (Abstract 156).
11:30 am–1:00 pm
Break for Lunch. (Attendees responsible for their own lunches.)
Committee Meetings. Room assignments posted at SSR Registration Desk.
1:00–1:50 pm
Anita Payne New Perspectives in Reproductive Biology State-of-the-Art Lecture. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballrom 251.
- Introduction: Marco Conti, M.D. (University of California, San Francisco, California).
- Amander Clark, Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles, California), The Next Frontier for Pluripotent Stem Cell Research in Reproductive Biology (Abstract 157). (Supported by the Anita Payne Endowment Fund.)
2:00–3:30 pm
Minisymposia XI–XV. (Five concurrent sessions.) Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballrooms.
- XI. Evolving Concepts in Sperm Capacitation and Fertilization. Ballroom 252. Chair: Bernard Robaire, Ph.D. (McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada); Co-Chair: Jennifer Maselli (McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada).
- Jurrien Dean, M.D. (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland), Evolving Paradigms of Gamete Recognition in Mice (Abstract 158).
- Masaru Okabe, Ph.D. (Osaka University, Osaka, Japan), Verification of Theories for Fertilization by Gene-Manipulated Animals (Abstract 159).
- Pablo Visconti, Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts), Compartmentalization of cAMP Signaling Pathways in Sperm Capacitation (Abstract 160).
- XII. Novel Mechanisms of Receptor Function in Female Reproduction. Ballroom 253. Chair: Francesco J. DeMayo, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas); Co-Chair: Magdalena Szwarc. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- Bruce D. Murphy, Ph.D. (University of Montreal, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada), Orphan Nuclear Receptors in Reproduction: Lessons from Tissue-Specific Knockout Mice (Abstract 161).
- Sophia Tsai, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas), Nuclear Orphan Receptor, COUP-TFII, in Reproduction (Abstract 162).
- Milan Bagchi, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois), Stromal-Epithelial Communication Regulates Steroid Receptor Function in the Uterus (Abstract 163).
- XIII. Meiosis: The Roots of Fertility and Infertility. Ballroom 254. Chair: Mary Ann Handel, Ph.D. (The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine); Co-Chair: Jackye Peretz (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois).
- Alex Bortvin, Ph.D. (Carnegie Institute Washington, Baltimore, Maryland), Transposons and Meiosis (Abstract 164).
- Michael Nachman, Ph.D. (University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona), The Genetic Basis of Reproductive Isolation in House Mice (Abstract 165).
- Terry Hassold, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington), The Origin of Aneuploidy in Humans: Does Prophase Set the Stage? (Abstract 166).
- XIV. Epigenetic Mechanisms for Developmental Origins of Adult Disease. Ballroom 255. Chair: Kwan Hee Kim, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington); Co-Chair: Renee M. McFee, D.V.M. (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska).
- Sarah Kimmins, Ph.D. (McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada), The Paternal Sperm Epigenome Serves a Critical Function in Embryo Development (Abstract 167).
- Kevin Osteen, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee), Developmental Dioxin Exposure Negatively Affects Fertility and Pregnancy Outcomes in Mice for Multiple Generations (Abstract 168).
- Cheryl Lyn Walker, Ph.D. (University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas), Developmental Reprogramming of Cancer Susceptibility by Environmental Estrogens (Abstract 169).
- XV. Novel RNAs in Reproduction. Ballroom 256. Chair: Shannon M. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas); Co-Chair: Niraj R. Joshi (Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan). (Supported by the Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon.)
- Richard M. Schultz, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), The Role of Small RNAs in Oocyte Development (Abstract 170).
- Shinichiro Chuma, Ph.D. (Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan), Mammalian Tudor-Related Genes in the Male Germline (Abstract 171).
- Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas), Small RNA Function in Ovarian Cancer and Reproduction (Abstract 172).
3:30–4:00 pm
Break. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom Lobby.
4:00–5:30 pm
Platform Sessions 20–25. (Concurrent Sessions; six presentations per session.) Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballrooms.
- Platform 20. Comparative Reproduction and Conservation (Abstracts 173–178). Ballroom 251. Chair: Pierre Comizzoli, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Lynda K. McGinnis.
- Platform 21. Implantation and Pregnancy—Uterine Function (Abstracts 179–184). Ballroom 252. Chair: Jae-Wook Jeong, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Cory A. Rubel.
- Platform 22. Male Gametes/Spermatogenesis (Abstracts 185–190). Ballroom 253. Chair: Patricia A. Martin-DeLeon, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Denise Archambeault, Ph.D.
- Platform 23. Neuroendocrine and Pituitary (Abstracts 191–196). Ballroom 254. Chair: Lori Raetzman, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Matthew C. Poling.
- Platform 24. Nutrition (Abstracts 197–202). Ballroom 255. Chair: Cheryl S. Rosenfeld, Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Denise A. Warzak.
- Platform 25. Signaling in the Ovary (Abstracts 203–208). Ballroom 256. Chair: Ulrike Luderer, M.D., Ph.D.; Co-Chair: Robin Lynn Jones.
5:45–6:15 pm
Trainee Awards Presentations. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251. Chair: 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.) Presented by Winston E. Thompson, Ph.D. (Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia) and Carol C. Linder, Ph.D. (New Mexico Highlands, University, Las Vegas, New Mexico), Co-Chairs, SSR Minority Affairs Committee.
- Recognition of recipients of FASEB MARC Travel Awards. (Supported by the FASEB MARC Program, Bethesda, Maryland.) Presented by Ms. Jacqueline Roberts (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Bethesda, Maryland), Director, FASEB Office of MARC (Minority Access to Research Careers).
- Recognition of Lalor Foundation Merit Fellows. (Supported by the Lalor Foundation.) Presented by Sally P. Darney, Ph.D. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina), President, SSR.
- Recognition of USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Merit Fellows. (Supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.) Presented by Mark Mirando, Ph.D. (USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Washington, D.C.), National Program Leader.
- Presentation of Trainee Research Awards—Poster and Platform Competitions. Presented by Sally P. Darney, Ph.D. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina), President, SSR.
6:15–7:15 pm
Business Meeting of the SSR Membership with Installation of Newly Elected SSR Officers and Directors. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251.
Closing Ceremony. Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251.
7:30 pm–12:30 am
Banquet (a.k.a. “Barbecue”) & Dance. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D. (More information available here.)
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Thursday, 4 Aug 2011
Board of Directors Meeting. DoubleTree Hotel Portland, Executive Meeting Center.
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