Ovarian Biology Satellite

Ovarian Biology Satellite

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Room: 104

Organizers:
Amanda Kallen, MD, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Joshua Johnson, PhD, University of Colorado-Anschutz School of Medicine


The Ovary and Systemic Aging: Connecting Reproductive Decline to Whole-Body Health

The Ovary as an Aging Organ
Moderator:
Amanda Kallen, MD, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Ovarian Aging and Systemic Aging: Translating Reproductive Biology to Midlife Health
Marcelle Cedars, MD
University of California, San Francisco

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

COFFEE BREAK

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

Forever Young: Lessons From the Naked Mole Rat Ovary
Miguel Brieño-Enríquez, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh / Magee-Womens Research Institute

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

Mechanisms of Ovarian Aging: Connections to Systemic Aging
Michael Stout, PhD
Oklahoma University College of Medicine

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

Control of the Survival and Growth of the Ovarian Reserve of Primordial Follicles
Joshua Johnson, PhD
University of Colorado-Anschutz School of Medicine

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

Safeguarding Fertility: Chemoprotection in the Human Ovary
Roseanne Rosario, PhD
University of Edinburgh

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

LUNCH BREAK

Stress Testing the Ovary: Consequences for Reproductive and Systemic Health
Moderator:
Joshua Johnson, PhD, University of Colorado-Anschutz School of Medicine

1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Endometriosis, Dysfunctional Ovarian Folliculogenesis, and Ovarian Aging in a Single Mouse Model
Shannon Hawkins, MD, PhD
Indiana University

2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Epigenome dynamics and plasticity in granulosa cells
Edward Grow, PhD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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

Exogenous Androgens and Embryo Development: Translational Insights from Animal and Clinical Models
Elizabeth Rubin, MD
Oregon Health and Sciences University

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

COFFEE BREAK

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

Ovarian disrupting effects of forever chemical PFAS
Shuo Xiao, PhD
Rutgers University

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

If Ovarian Aging Shapes Systemic Health, How Should Medicine Respond?
Amanda Kallen, MD
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine