*Subject to change without notice.*
| Sunday, July 19th | ||
| Time | Event | Detail |
| 11:00am- 2:00pm | Board Meeting | Invitation Only |
| 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– “Sex Hormone Regulation of Neural Gene Expression Across the Lifespan”; presented by Jessica Tollkuhn, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Carl G.Hartman Award – Blanche Capel, PhD, AAAS Recognition Awards |
| 5:30pm – 6:00 pm | Trainee Meet-Up | |
| 7:00pm- 10:00pm | Opening Reception | Join us at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) for a light reception and gathering with all of your amazing colleagues! |
| Monday, July 20th | ||
| 8:00am- 9:45am | Poster Session A | Check out the posters presented by the Trainee Poster Competition Finalists. |
| 10:00am-12:00pm | Focus Sessions 1-6 | FS 1: Novel Technologies for Ovarian Biology Invited Speaker: “Bridging Engineering and Biology: New Frontiers in Ovarian Function Restoration and Fertility Research”, presented by Ariella Shikanov Professor, University of Michigan FS 2: Integrative Regulation of Sperm Physiology and Function Invited Speaker: “Ion Channels in Reproduction: Structural and Physiological Mechanisms of Kir7.1 and CatSper Regulation” presented by Polina V Lishko, Professor, Washington University-Medicine FS 3: From Immune Modulation to Labor Onset: Mapping the Path to Parturition Invited Speaker: “Mechanisms of Gestation Length Timing in Mice”, presented by Adrian Erlebacher, Professor, University of California San Francisco FS 4: Multiomics led systems biology Invited Speaker: Michael Angelo, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Stanford University; Presentation title is coming soon. FS 5: Pituitary Gonadotropins Invited Speaker: “Novel Insights into Gonadotropin Regulation”, presented by Dan Bernard, Professor, McGill University Invited Speaker: Dequina Nicholas, Assistant Professor, University of California Irvine. Presentation title is coming soon. FS 6: Environmental Influences on Reproductive Epigenetics Invited Speaker: “Germline Transmission of Endocrine Disruptor-induced DNA Epimutations to Offspring”, presented by Ramji Bhandaari, Associate Professor, University of Missouri System |
| 12:15pm- 1:15pm | Lunch Program | Trainee Mentor Lunch- This event provides trainees with the opportunity to engage with SSR members from all area including academia, industry, editorial staff, clinicians, and funding agencies (must register ahead of time) |
| 1:30pm- 3:00pm | Focus Sessions 7-12 | FS 7: From Niche to Egg: Microenvironmental Drivers of Oocyte Health Invited Speaker: “How Mechanical Forces Shape Follicle Development and Ovarian Aging”, presented by Farners Amargant i Riera, Assistant Professor, Washington University School of Medicine FS 8: Mechanisms of Sperm-Egg Interaction and Fertilization Invited Speaker: “Calcium at the Intersection of Metabolism and Embryo Development” presented by Paula Stein, Biologist, NIEHS (NIH) FS 9: Trophoblast Origins in Focus – Stem Cell Foundations to Placental Development Invited Speaker: “Human Placental Villous Development- in vitro insights into the preimplantation stage.”, presented by Rowan Karvas, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz FS 10: Developmental Processes and Epigenetic Control Invited Speaker: “Toward Spatiotemporal Models of Mammalian Gastrulation”, presented by Yonatan Stelzer, Associate Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science FS 11: Nutrition/Energy Balance and Neuroendocrine Function Invited Speaker: “Hypothalamic Remodeling During Pubertal Development”, presented by Carol Elias, Professor, University of Michigan FS 12: I’m from the Future: Emerging Contraceptive Technologies Invited Speaker: “Approaches to Block Sperm-Egg Fusion”, presented by Jeffrey Lee, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto |
| 3:00pm- 3:30pm | Refreshment Break | Engage with our sponsors and take more time to view posters with our break in the poster hall |
| 3:30pm- 5:00pm | Plenary Presentations | Plenary Presentation– “Exploring the Genetic and Genomic Basis of Human Congenital Genitourinary Anomalies and Male Infertility”; presented by Dolores Lamb, PhD, Director, Developmental Biology, Children’s Mercy-Kansas City and UMKC, KUMC(V) Research Awards – Amander Clark, PhD New Investigator Award – Haiqi Chen, PhD Plenary Presentation- “Life’s First Kiss – New Insights into the Mechanism of Fertilization in Vertebrates”; presented by Andrea Pauli, PhD, Senior Group Leader, IMP – Research Institute of Molecular Pathology |
| 5:15pm- 6:15pm | BOR Reception | Invitation Only |
| 7:00pm | Free Evening | Explore the area of Indianapolis! |
| Tuesday, July 21st | ||
| Time | Event | |
| 7:00am- 7:50am | Breakfast Symposium | Insights at First Light: Honoring the Contributions of Mary Ann Handel and Keith Inskeep (must register ahead of time) |
| 8:00am- 9:45am | Poster Session B | |
| 10:00am-12:00pm | Focus Sessions 13-18 | FS 13: Folliculogenesis and Corpus Luteum Function Invited Speaker: “Corpus Luteum Maintenance after Classical Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy: Mechanistic insights from a bovine pregnancy loss model”, presented by Alvaro Garcia-Guerra, Associate Professor- The Ohio State University FS 14: Frontiers in Male Reproductive Biology Invited Speaker: “Regional Immune Niches in the Epididymis: CX3CR1+ Mononuclear Phagocytes as Gatekeepers of Immune Homeostasis”, presented by Christiane Pleuger, Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Giessen FS 15: Back to contraception: Integrating biology, technology, and society Invited Speaker: “Progress in the Discovery and Development of Nonhormonal Male and Female Contraceptives by Inhibiting Sperm-Specific Ion Channels”, presented by Gunda Georg, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota FS 16: From IVF to Embryogenesis FS 17: Environmental causes of pregnancy and placental disruptions Invited Speaker: “Impact of Prenatal Cannabis Exposure on Fetal, Infant, and Placental Health”, presented by Jamie Lo, Associate Professor, Oregon Health & Science University FS 18: Shaping Implantation: From Glandular Origins to Uterine Models Invited Speaker: “Mesenchymal and Contractile Forces regulate Uterine Epithelial Folding for Implantation Success”, presented by Ripla Arora, Associate Professor, Michigan State University |
| 12:15pm- 1:15pm | Lunch Program | Lunch and Learn- “Expanding Reproductive Access: Strategies and Impact”; Invited Speaker: Dr. Ann Kiessling, Bedford Research Foundation, Bedford, MA. (must register ahead of time) |
| 1:30pm- 3:30pm | Trainee Platform Competition | Come and support the amazing presentations by the pre-doctoral and post-doctoral finalists (4 each) |
| 3:45pm- 4:15pm | Free Time | |
| 4:15pm- 6:15pm | Trainee Mixer | Join all of the other trainees for this casual meet-up (must register ahead of time) |
| 4:15pm- 5:45pm | New Investigator Mixer | Join us for a reception and mingling with your fellow New Investigators! (must register ahead of time) |
| 5:45pm- 6:45pm | President’s Reception | Invitation Only |
| 7:05pm | Baseball Game (across the street from the JW Marriott) | Indianapolis Indians at Victory Field (Tickets available for purchase in Registration Add-Ons) |
| Wednesday, July 22nd | ||
| Time | Event | |
| 7:00am- 7:45am | President’s Breakfast | Invitation Only |
| 8:00am- 9:45am | Poster Session C | |
| 10:00am-12:00pm | Focus Sessions 19-24 | FS 19: Mechanisms and Modulators of Ovarian Aging Invited Speaker: “Unraveling the Influence of Mitochondrial Genotype on Ovarian Aging”, presented by Michael Stout, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation FS 20: Molecular and Cellular Control of Testis Biology Invited Speaker: “MAGE Cancer-Testis Antigens Link Cancer and Spermatogenesis through Metabolic Stress Responses under Nutritional Stress”, presented by Klementina Fon Tacer, Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University FS 21: Imaging and Engineered Biological Systems Invited Speaker: Michal Neeman, Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science. Presentation title is coming soon. FS 22: How the Environment Impacts Female Reproductive Health and Beyond Invited Speaker: “Environmentally Relevant Phthalate Mixture Exposure Disrupts Ovulatory Outcomes in Multiple Human Ovarian Cell Models”, presented by Patrick Hannon, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky College of Medicine FS 23: Embryo-Maternal Signaling; Molecular Beginnings to Implantation Success Invited Speaker: “The Evolving Role of the Endometrium in Pregnancy and Health in Mammals”, presented by Niamh Forde, Professor, University of Edinburgh FS 24: The Wild West: Reproductive Technology in Model Organisms and Conservation Invited Speaker: Douglas Eckery- Assistant Director, US Department of Agriculture. Presentation title is coming soon. |
| 12:15pm- 1:15 pm | Lunch Program | Lunch and Learn- “AI in Science and Society” (must register ahead of time) |
| 1:30pm- 3:00pm | Focus Sessions 25-29 | FS 25: Mechanisms of Early Ovarian Development Invited Speaker: “How Do Oocytes Emerge from Germline Cysts? New Insights from Live Imaging, presented Eszter Posfai, Assistant Professor, Princeton University FS 26: Cross-Species Perspectives on Male Fertility Invited Speaker: Martha Sofia Ortega Obando, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Presentation title is coming soon. FS 27: Translational Outcomes Through Machine Learning Invited Speaker: “CoRSIVs – A Powerful New Tool to Study Epigenetic Variation in Reproduction”, presented by Robert Waterland, Professor, Baylor College of Medicine FS 28: Environmental impacts on male reproductive health Invited Speaker: “Integrative Analysis of Cellular Stress Response in Male Fertility and Beyond”, presented by Sethu Pitchiaya, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan FS 29: The Evolving Science of the Female Reproductive Tract |
| 3:00pm- 3:30pm | Refreshment Break | Engage with our sponsors during this afternoon break |
| 3:30pm- 5:00pm | Plenary Presentations | Plenary Presentation– “Shaping the Dynamic Chromatin Landscape for Gene Expression at Single-Molecule Resolution”; presented by Carl Wu, Ph.D., Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Distinguished Leadership & Service Award – Troy L. Ott, BS, MS, PhD Mentor Award – Milo Wiltbank, BS, MS, PhD Plenary Presentation– “Ultra-Long-Acting Delivery Systems: Engineering the Next Generation Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (MPTs)”; presented by S. Rahima Benhabbour, MSc. PhD, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 5:00pm- 5:45pm | Business Meeting | |
| 6:15pm- 10:00p | Closing Ceremony/Dinner and Awards | |
*Schedule Subject to Change