Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Keynote Session: Reproductive Health Policy
Discussion Leader: Çagri Çevrim (Harvard University, United States)
3:15 pm - 3:50 pm
Sarah England (Washington University School of Medicine, United States)
"Learning How to Hone Your Message"
3:50 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Updates on Gametogenesis, Gonadogenesis, and Early Embryonic Development
Discussion Leader: Mercedes Carro (Cornell University, United States)
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Ilmatar Rooda (Karolinska Insititutet, Sweden)
"Exploring Human Ovarian Aging at a Single Cell Level"
5:45 pm - 5:50 pm
Discussion
5:50 pm - 6:05 pm
Günes Taylor (The Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom)
"p27kip1-Dependent Gene Activity Within Granulosa Cells Reveals Pathways Relevant for Control of Primordial Follicle Activation in Mice"
6:05 pm - 6:10 pm
Discussion
6:10 pm - 6:25 pm
Cerys Currie (University of Warwick, United Kingdom)
"Averting Mosaic Aneuploidy at the First Mitotic Division of Human Embryos"
6:25 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Samina Kazi-Prat (University of Oulu, Finland)
"Characterizing the Role of MRNIP in Meiosis and Spermatogenesis Using a Mouse Model and Recombinant Protein"
6:45 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
Ryan Finnerty (University of Missouri-Columbia, United States)
"Alert or Absent: How Attentive is the Oviduct"
7:05 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:25 pm
Monica Davé (UConn Health Center and The Jackson Laboratory, United States)
"Knockout of CEBPA in Extra-Embryonic Cell Lineages Reveals Dynamics of a Developmental Senescence Program Linked to Pregnancy Complications"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Innovations in Reproductive Tract Health and Disease Research
Discussion Leader: Cole McCutcheon (Duke University Medical Center, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Jackson Sundgren (University of Georgia, United States)
"In Vivo Functions of Uterine RhoA in Embryo Implantation"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Connor Owens (Cornell University, United States)
"Age-Associated Increase in Uterine Superoxide Dismutase1 in Mice is Attenuated by Transgenic Expression of Naked Mole-Rat Hyluronan Synthase 2"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Eliza Gaylord (University of California, San Francisco, United States)
"The Ovary Achiever: Ovulation as a Mechanism of Accelerated Aging"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Lauren Parker (University of Nevada, Reno, United States)
"Matrix Metallopeptidase 9 Promotes Human Uterine Contraction"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Emmanuel Paul (Michigan State University, United States)
"The Myometrium Resembles Myometria of Uterine Fibroid Patients Following Testosterone Therapy"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Janet Pushpa Raja Xavier (Research Institute for Women's Health, University Womens Hospital Tuebingen, Germany)
"Defective Soil for a Fertile Seed : Implications in Preeclampsia Pathogenesis"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: How to Navigate Career Transitions in Reproductive Science Research
Discussion Leaders: Gregory Burns (Michigan State University, United States) and Rexxi Prasasya (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Charting Your Path in Reproductive Science Research
Amanda Patterson (University of Missouri, United States)
Kara McKinley (Harvard University / Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States)
James Turner (The Francis Crick Institute, United Kingdom)
Felipe Vilella (Carlos Simon Foundation / INCLIVA, Spain)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes