2020 Contraceptive Symposium

Non-Hormonal Female Contraceptive Strategies

4:00 Keynote Speaker: Diane Duffy, Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA
Ovulatory Angiogenesis as a Target for Novel Contraceptive Development

4:45 – Shuo Xiao, Rutgers University, USA
3D In Vitro Follicle Culture as An Effective Model for Contraceptive Discovery

5:00 – Marina Peluffo, Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas (CEDIE), Argentina
Chemokines and Their Potential Application for New Female Contraceptive Development

5:15 – Sergio Romero, by Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru
Oocyte Maturation Mechanism. Potential Targets for Contraception

5:30 – Doan Thao Dinh, University of Adelaide, Australia
Unique Molecular Mechanism of Progesterone Receptor in Granulosa Cells during Ovulation

5:40 – Emily Harris, Washington State University, USA
Progesterone Signaling in the Oviduct Epithelial Cells is Required for Normal Embryo Transport and Development

5:50 – Jiyang Zhang, Northwestern University, USA
Mouse Ovarian Follicles from Encapsulated in Vitro Follicle Growth (eIVFG) Preserve Ovulation Molecular Signatures in Vivo