Schedule of Events
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Reproductive Health: Nano to Global
SSR's 46th Annual Meeting
Hosted by Réseau Québécois en Reproduction (RQR)
Palais des congrès de Montréal
Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Saturday, 20 July 2013
3:00–5:00 pm
Finance Committee Meeting. Location to be announced.
7:00–10:00 pm
Board of Directors Meeting. Location to be announced.
Sunday, 21 July 2013
8:00 am–5:00 pm
Board of Directors Meeting. Location to be announced.
Monday, 22 July 2013
7:30 am–12:00 pm
Editorial Retreat. Location to be announced.
8:00 am–6:00 pm
Slide Preview Room Open. Palais des congrès, Room 521bc.
9:00 am–6:00 pm
Registration Open. Palais des congrès, Viger Foyer.
12:15–12:45 pm
Volunteers Meeting. Palais des congrès, room to be announced.
1:00–1:45 pm
Session Chairs Meeting. Palais des congrès, room to be announced.
3:30–4:00 pm
Opening Ceremony. Palais des congrès, Room 517d.
- Welcome to the SSR's 46th Annual Meeting! Susan S. Suarez, Ph.D. (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York), President, SSR.
- Remarks: Bruce D. Murphy, Ph.D. (University of Montréal, Sainte-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada) and Hugh J. Clarke, Ph.D. (McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada), Co-Chairs, SSR Local Arrangements Committee.
- Remarks: Janice L. Bailey, Ph.D. (Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada) and Janice P. Evans, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland), Co-Chairs, SSR Program Committee.
Award Presentation. Palais des congrès, Room 517d.
- Carl G. Hartman Award: Michael D. Griswold, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington).
4:00–5:30 pm
Trainee Research Platform Competition. Palais des congrès, Room 517d.
5:30–6:15 pm
Keynote Lecture. Palais des congrès, Room 517d.
- Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas). Therapeutics, Small RNAs, and Reproductive Global Health.
6:15–8:15 pm
Opening Reception. Location to be announced.
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Tuesday, 23 July 2013
6:30 am
Past Presidents’ Breakfast. Palais des congrès, room to be announced.
7:45–9:45 am
Poster Session A. (All posters will remain in place from Tuesday to Thursday.) Palais des congrès, Room 517abc.
8:00 am–6:00 pm
Registration Open. Palais des congrès, Viger Foyer.
Slide Preview Room Open. Palais des congrès, Room 521bc.
9:45–10:30 am
Plenary Lecture. Palais des congrès, Room 517d.
- Sabra L. Klein, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland). SeXX Affects Our Immune System and Outcome of Infection and Vaccination.
10:30–10:50 pm
Awards Presentations. Palais des congrès, Room 517d.
- SSR Distinguished Service Award: E. Mitch Eddy, Ph.D. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina).
- SSR Research Award: Thomas E. Spencer, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington).
10:50–11:00 am
Short Break.
11:00–11:35 am
Concurrent Exchange Lectures. Palais des congrès, rooms to be announced.
- ASRM Distinguished Research Scientist.
- Serdar E. Bulun, M.D. (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois). Cellular and Molecular Origins of Uterine Fibroids.
- SRF New Investigator.
- Adam Watkins, Ph.D. (University of Nottingham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom). Title not yet available.
- SSR New Investigator.
- Stephanie A. Pangas, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas). Title not yet available.
11:35–1:00 pm
Lunch Break. Attendees are responsible for their own lunches.
Trainee/Mentor Luncheon. Location to be announced.
1:00–2:30 pm
Concurrent Platform Sessions. Palais des congrès, rooms to be announced.
2:30–3:00 pm
Break. Palais des congrès, Viger Foyer.
3:00–4:25 pm
Module Sessions. Palais des congrès, rooms to be announced.
Gametes Session I. Spermatogenesis. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Makoto Nagano, D.V.M., Ph.D. (McGill University Royal Victoria Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada). Spermatogonial Stem Cell Identity.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Moira K. O'Bryan, Ph.D. (Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia). Katanin and Fertility.
Gonads Session I. Ovarian Causes of Female Infertility. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Margrit Urbanek, Ph.D. (Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois). Current Status of Genetic Studies of PCOS.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Kate Hardy, Ph.D. (Imperial College, London, United Kingdom). Regulation of the Onset of Follicle Growth.
Hormones Session I. Neuroendocrine Influences on Reproduction. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Stephanie Seminara, M.D. (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts). The Hypothalamic Control of Reproduction: A Kiss to Remember.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Marcel Amstalden, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas). Emerging Neuroendocrine Pathways Controlling the Onset of Puberty in Ruminants.
Reproductive Tracts Session I. Implantation and Pregnancy Establishment. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Hsaio Chang Chan, Ph.D. (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong). Epithelial Sodium Channel (ENaC) in Embryo Implantation and Implantation Failure.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Nicholas Stephen Macklon, M.D. (University of Southampton, Southampton, Great Britain). The Endometrium as a Sensor of Embryo Quality.
4:25–4:55 pm
Break. Palais des congrès, Viger Foyer.
4:55–6:20 pm
Module Sessions. Palais des congrès, rooms to be announced.
Gametes Session II. Comparative Aspects of Oocyte Biology. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Lisa Mehlmann, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut). Meiotically Arrested: Role and Regulation of GPR3 in the Maintenance of Meiotic Arrest.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Nucharin Songasen, D.V.M., Ph.D. (Smithsonian National Zoo, Front Royal, Virginia). Challenges and Progress in Reproductive Studies in Domestic and Wild Canids.
Gonads Session II. External Influences on Gonad Function. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Reinhold J. Hutz, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin). Environmental Endocrine Disruptors of the Ovary, Familiar and Novel: Xenoestrogens, Dioxins, and Gold Nanoparticles.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Shanna H. Swan, Ph.D. (Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York). Anogenital Distance as a Readout of the Fetal Hormonal Environment.
Hormones Session II. Gonadotropins. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Mark S. Roberson, Ph.D. (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York). GnRH Receptor Signaling and Control of Fertility.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Daniel J. Bernard, Ph.D. (McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada). Mechanisms of FSH Synthesis In Vitro and In Vivo.
Reproductive Tracts Session II. Epididymis. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Nicolas Da Silva, Ph.D. (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts). Towards Elucidating the Role of Mononuclear Phagocytes in the Epididymis.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Ted Tollner, Ph.D. (University of California–Davis, Davis, California, and William Jessup University, Rocklin, California). Sperm-Surface Beta-Defensin: Implications for Infertility and Reproductive Health (tentative).
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Wednesday, 24 July 2013
6:00 am
Fun Run. Location to be announced.
8:00 am–6:15 pm
Registration Open. Palais des congrès, Viger Foyer.
Slide Preview Room Open. Palais des congrès, Room 521bc.
8:00–10:00 am
Poster Session B. (All posters will remain in place from Tuesday to Thursday.) Palais des congrès, Room 517abc.
10:00–11:30 am
President's Symposium. Collaborating with Physicists, Engineers, and Mathematicians to Advance the Field of Reproduction. Chair: Susan S. Suarez, Ph.D. (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York), President, SSR. Palais des congrès, Room 517d.
- Jackson Kirkman-Brown, Ph.D. (University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England). One Hundred Million to One: Physical Factors That Determine the Fertilizing Sperm.
- Lonnie D. Shea, Ph.D. (Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois). Engineering the Follicle Microenvironment.
- Jerry Taylor, Ph.D. (University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri). A Population Approach to the Identification of Loss of Function Alleles That Lead to Embryonic Loss.
11:30 am–1:00 pm
Lunch Break. Attendees are responsible for their own lunches.
Minority Affairs/Diversity Committee Lunch Symposium. Location to be announced.
- Tyrone Hayes, Ph.D. (University of California–Berkeley, Berkeley, California). From Silent Spring to Silent Night: A Tale of Toads and Men.
1:00–2:30 pm
Concurrent Platform Sessions. Palais des congrès, rooms to be announced.
2:30–3:00 pm
Break. Palais des congrès, Viger Foyer.
3:00–4:25 pm
Module Sessions. Palais des congrès, rooms to be announced.
Gametes Session III. Genome Integrity in the Germline. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Carole Yauk, Ph.D. (Environmental Health Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada). Identifying and Characterizing Heritable Mutagenic Hazards.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Kateryna Makova, Ph.D. (The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania). Mechanisms Underlying Spontaneous Mutations: Male Mutation Bias, Microsatellites, and Common Fragile Sites (tentative).
Gonads Session III. Epigenetics in Gonad Function and Disease. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Wai-Yee Chan, Ph.D. (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong). The Epigenome, Non-Coding RNA, and Testicular Tumorigenesis.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Robert Blelloch, M.D., Ph.D. (University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California). MicroRNA Regulation and Induction of Pluripotency.
Hormones Session III. Hormonal Influences on Female Reproductive Pathophysiology. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Vasantha Padmanabhan, Ph.D. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan). Developmental Programming of Reproductive Dysfunction.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Warren B. Nothnick, Ph.D. (University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas). MicroRNAs in Uterine Development, Function and Disease.
Reproductive Tracts Session III. Reproductive Tract Immunology. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. B. Anne Croy, D.V.M., Ph.D. (Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada). Spiral Arterial Remodeling: Neither the Beginning Nor End of Uterine NK Cell Roles in Pregnancy.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Vikki M. Abrahams, Ph.D. (Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut). The Role of Pattern-Recognition Receptors in Trophoblast Responses to Infection.
4:25–4:55 pm
Break. Palais des congrès, Viger Foyer.
4:55–6:20 pm
Module Sessions. Palais des congrès, rooms to be announced.
Gametes Session IV. Gamete Function in Fertilization. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Masahito Ikawa, Ph.D. (Osaka University, Osaka, Japan). Testis Specific Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperones and Sperm-Fertilizing Ability (tentative).
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Betsy Navarro, Ph.D. (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts). Progress in CatSper, the Spermatozoan-Specific Calcium Channel.
Gonads Session IV. Gonad Development. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Andrea S. Cupp, Ph.D. (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska). Role of VEGFA Isoforms in Vascular and Avascular Development/Function of the Testis and Ovary
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Brian P. Hermann, Ph.D. (University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas). Spermatogonial Stem Cell Transplantation—Closer to Clinical Reality?
Hormones Session IV. Hormone Action in the Male. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Manjeet K. Rao, Ph.D. (The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas). MicroRNAs: Novel Androgen-Responsive Transacting Factors in the Testis.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Lee Smith, Ph.D. (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland). Androgens and Testis Function—New Models, New Insights.
Reproductive Tracts Session IV. Exosomes in the Reproductive Tract. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Invited Talk. Robert Sullivan, Ph.D. (Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada). Functions of Extracellular Microvesicles in Sperm Maturation.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Romana Nowak, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois). Microvesicles: Communication Across the Distance.
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Thursday, 25 July 2013
7:45–9:45 am
Poster Session C. (All posters will remain in place from Tuesday to Thursday.) Palais des congrès, Room 517abc.
8:00 am–6:00 pm
Registration Open. Palais des congrès, Viger Foyer.
Slide Preview Room Open. Palais des congrès, Room 521bc.
9:45–10:30 am
Historical Perspectives Lecture. Palais des congrès, Room 517d.
- JoAnne S. Richards, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas). Mechanisms of Ovulation.
10:30–10:50 am
Awards Presentations. Palais des congrès, Room 517d.
- SSR New Investigator Award: Stephanie A. Pangas, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas).
- SSR Trainee Mentoring Award: Gordon Niswender, Ph.D. (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado).
10:50–11:35 am
State-of-the-Art Lecture. Palais des congrès, Room 517d.
- Mitinori Saitou, M.D., Ph.D. (Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan). Mechanism and Reconstitution In Vitro of Germ Cell Development in Mammals.
11:35–1:00 pm
Lunch Break. Attendees are responsible for their own lunches.
Heritage Luncheon. Location to be announced.
- Nathalie Josso, M.D., Ph.D. (Institut Paris-Sud sur les Cytokines, Clamart, France). Professor Alfred Jost, the Founder of Fetal Endocrinology.
1:00–2:30 pm
Concurrent Platform Sessions. Palais des congrès, rooms to be announced.
2:30–3:00 pm
Break. Palais des congrès, Viger Foyer.
3:00–4:55 pm
Module Sessions. Palais des congrès, rooms to be announced.
Gametes Session V. Epigenetic Reprogramming in Gametes and Embryos. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Sophie Rousseaux, M.D., Ph.D. (Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France). Post-Meiotic Male Genome Programming: Molecular Basis and Implications in Fertility.
- Invited Talk. John R. McCarrey, Ph.D. (University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas). Epimutations in ART Offspring—Where Do They Come From and Where Do They Go?
- Invited Talk. Mellissa Mann, Ph.D. (University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada). Impact of Assisted Reproductive Technologies on Genomic Imprinting.
Gonads Session V. Comparative Aspects of Sex Differentiation in the Gonad. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Minoru Tanaka, Ph.D. (National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan). Germ Cells and Sex Differentiation.
- Invited Talk. Jennifer L. Watts, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington). Diet and Germ Cells: Negative Effects of Specific Dietary Fatty Acids on C. elegans Germ Cells.
- Invited Talk. Diana J. Laird, Ph.D. (University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California). Wnt Signaling in Primordial Germ Cell Development.
Hormones Session V. Ovarian Homeostasis and Fine-Tuning the Timing of Reproductive Capacity. Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Kelly A. Young, Ph.D. (California State University–Long Beach, Long Beach, California). Photoperiod Stimulated Recrudescence: Contribution of Intra-Ovarian Factors (tentative).
- Invited Talk. Michael Timothy Sellix, Ph.D. (University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York). Breaking a Few Eggs: Cell-Specific Deletion of Bmal1 Reveals Clock Function in the Ovary.
- Invited Talk. Gregg P. Adams, D.V.M., Ph.D. (University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada). The Chemistry of Sex: OIF in Seminal Plasma.
Reproductive Tracts Session V. Endometrial Pathologies (SSR–SGI Joint Session). Room to be announced.
- Session Introduction.
- Platform Presentation.
- Invited Talk. Idhaliz Flores, Ph.D. (Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, Puerto Rico). Dissecting the Genetic and Epigenetic Etiology of Endometriosis.
- Invited Talk. Shannon M. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas). Small RNAs in Female Reproduction and Cancer.
- Invited Talk. J. Julie Kim, Ph.D. (Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois). The Role of AKT in Endometriosis (tentative).
4:55–5:05 pm
Short Break.
5:05–6:30 pm
Awards Presentations. Presentation of Trainee Poster and Platform Research Awards. Palais des congrès, Room 517d.
- International Scholar Award: Hakhyun Ka, Ph.D. (Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea).
Travel Fellow Recognition. USDA NIFA AFRI Travel Merit Awards, Lalor Foundation Travel Merit Fellows, Burroughs Wellcome Fund Travel Fellows, FASEB MARC Fellows. Palais des congrès, Room 517d.
SSR Business Meeting. Palais des congrès, Room 517d.
7:00 pm–12:30 am
Banquet/Barbecue and Dance. Location to be announced.
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Friday, 26 July 2013
8:00–9:30 am
2013–2014 Board of Directors Meeting. Location to be announced.
9:00 am–12:00 pm
Trainee Forum. Organized by the Trainee Affairs Committee. Location to be announced.