Ovarian Biology

Morning Session
“A Cellular Symphony: Orchestrating Ovarian Function at the Molecular Level”

Moderator: 
Joshua Johnson, PhD
University of Colorado-Anschutz School of Medicine, USA

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Setting the foundation for a resilient ovarian reserve
Joan Jorgensen, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Decoding the Noncoding: Noncoding RNAs and the Landscape of Ovarian Aging
Amanda Kallen, MD
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, USA

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

BREAK

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Mechanistic control of the ovarian follicular loss rate during reproductive aging
Joshua Johnson, PhD
University of Colorado-Anschutz School of Medicine, USA

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

CD38 regulates murine ovarian function and fecundity via NAD+ metabolism modulation
Rosalba Perrone, PhD
Buck Institute for Research on Aging, USA

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Regulation of Oocyte Quality and Mitochondrial Function by NEDDylation
Stephanie Pangas, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine, USA

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Panel Discussion: “Is it time to rethink how we define ovarian aging?”

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

LUNCH BREAK

Afternoon Session
“Thinking Beyond the Egg: New Frontiers in Reproductive Biology”

Moderator: 
Amanda Kallen, MD
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, USA

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Beyond the egg - the contribution of sperm to recurrent pregnancy loss
Winifred Mak, MD, PhD
University of Texas at Austin, USA

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Ovarian tissue cryopreservation, the NICHD experience: special populations and mouse models
Veronica Gomez-Lobo, MD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, USA

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Immunoisolating capsules protect human ovarian tissue xenografts during long term implantation in mice.
Margaret Brunette, PhD
University of Michigan, USA

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Curiosity and the cat – Advancing feline in vitro folliculogenesis and fertilization for endangered species and human fertility preservation
Jennifer Nagashima, PhD
Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, USA

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

BREAK

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Break - due to speaker change

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Panel Discussion: “New frontiers in ovarian biology: What’s missing and where do we go next?”