*The agenda is subject to change.*
Monday, July 28th
| Time | Event | |
| 8:30am- 5:00pm | Board Meeting | Invitation Only |
Tuesday, July 29th
| Time | Event | |
| 1:00pm- 2:00pm | Trainee Forum | |
| 2:15pm- 3:15pm | Board and Committee Chair Meeting | Invitation Only |
| 2:30pm- 3:00pm | Session and Program Chair Meeting | Invitation Only |
| 3:30pm- 5:15pm | Opening Ceremony | Plenary Presentation– Genetic Conflicts between Sex Chromosomes Drive the Rapid Evolution of Protamines: Insights from Drosophila”; presented by Harmit Malik Carl G.Hartman Award Recognition Awards |
| 7:00pm- 9:00pm | Opening Reception | Join us at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery for light reception and gathering with all of your amazing colleagues! |
Wednesday, July 30th
| 8:00am- 9:45am | Poster Session A | |
| 10:00am-12:00pm | Focus Sessions 1-6 | • Adventures of the sperm in the female tract • Becoming Haploid- sponsored by FRNQB • Trophoblast and Placenta: Connecting to Mom • V. B Mahesh Neuroendocrine Session • Looking at reproduction through the lens of physics • Gates Foundation: Female contraception |
| 12:15pm- 1:15pm | Lunch Program | Trainee Mentor Lunch- This event provides trainees the opportunity to engage with SSR members from all areas, including academia, industry, editorial staff, clinicians, and funding agencies (must register ahead of time) |
| 1:30pm- 3:00pm | Focus Sessions 7-12 | • Male contraception: fundamental mechanisms and application • Exchange Lecture 2 (SRB): Novel methods to assess developmental competency • Exchange Lecture 1 (SRF): Implantation and pregnancy • Neuroendocrine signaling in the reproductive tract • John Eppig Session – Oocyte and Early Embryo Development • Feeding the World |
| 3:00pm- 3:30pm | Refreshment Break | Join us at Yardbird for a reception and mingling with your fellow New Investigators! (Must register ahead of time) |
| 3:30pm- 5:00pm | Plenary Presentations | Plenary Presentation– “Rise and SINE: Mechanisms of Transcriptional ‘Awakening’ at the Start of Life”; presented by Kikue Tachibana Research Awards New Investigator Awards Plenary Presentation- “Bringing Back the Past to Protect our Future; Deextinction of the Tasmanian Tiger”; presented by Andrew Pask |
| 5:30pm- 7:00pm | Trainee Mixer | Join all of the other trainees for this casual meet-up (must register ahead of time) |
| 5:30pm-7:30pm | New Investigator Mixer | Join us at Yardbird for a reception and mingling with your fellow New Investigators! (must register ahead of time) |
Thursday, July 31st
| Time | Event | |
| 7:00am- 7:50am | Breakfast Symposium | Eggs over Easy: Shedding light on fertility’s ups and downs in Black women’s lives. (Must register in advance) |
| 8:00am- 9:45am | Poster Session B | |
| 10:00am-12:00pm | Focus Sessions 13-18 | • Male reproductive tract • New views on steroidogenesis. • Diversity of peri-implantation development in mammals. • Exchange Lecture 3 (ASRM): Focus on endometriosis • Immunology of reproduction • Trainee-led session: Bench to Bedside |
| 12:15pm- 1:15pm | Lunch Program (Registration required in advance.) | Lunch and Learn: Fostering resiliency through mentorship |
| 1:30pm- 3:00pm | Trainee Award Platform Competition Talks | |
| 3:00pm- 3:30pm | Refreshment Break | Engage with our sponsors and take more time to view posters during our break in the poster hall |
| 3:30pm | Free Afternoon | Engage with our sponsors and take more time to view posters during our break in the poster hall. |
| 6:00pm- 7:00pm | BOR Reception | Invitation Only |
| 7:30pm- 9:30pm | President’s Reception | Invitation Only |
Friday, August 1st
| Time | Event | |
| 7:00am- 7:45am | President’s Breakfast | Invitation Only |
| 8:00am- 9:45am | Poster Session C | |
| 10:00am-12:00pm | Focus Sessions 19-25 | Engage with our sponsors and take more time to view posters during our break in the poster hall/ |
| 12:15pm- 1:15 pm | Lunch Program | Lunch and Learn: A Look Back at the Career of Janice Bahr (Must register in advance) |
| 1:30pm- 3:00pm | Focus Sessions 26-30 | • Ryuzo Yanagimachi Symposium on Rewiring reproduction-producing gametes from somatic cells • William Hansel Ovarian Biology Session: Ovarian function/dysfunction • Dr. Kwang Yul Cha Session: Pre-implantation DOHAD • The ART of Wildlife Conservation • Cha Health Systems Session: Impacts of climate change on fertility and health |
| 3:00pm- 3:30pm | Refreshment Break | Engage with our sponsors and take more time to view posters during our break in the poster hall. |
| 3:30pm- 5:00pm | Plenary Presentations | Plenary Presentation– “The Dangerous Womb: A History of Pregnancy Loss and Blame”; presented by Kathleen Crowther Service Award Mentor Award Plenary Presentation– “How Does a Tissue-sized Cell Support Pregnancy”; presented by Amy Gladfelter |
| 5:15pm- 6:00pm | Business Meeting | |
| 7:00pm- 10:00p | Closing Reception and Awards |