Parturition and Myometrium Satellite

Myometrium and Parturition Satellite

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Room: 208

Organizers:
Jennifer Herington, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics and Pharmacology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Rachel Tribe, PhD
Professor of Maternal and Perinatal Science,
Department of Women and Children's Health
King’s College London
Director - PREBIC European Branch

SESSION I Moderators: Rachel Tribe, PhD, King's College London Mala Mahendroo, PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Impaired immune tolerance in early pregnancy - a factor in spontaneous preterm birth risk? Kerrie Foyle, PhD The University of Adelaide
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	ABO blood group phenotype - insight into the role of glycans in modulating sPTB risk Katie Mountain, PhD Imperial College London
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	COFFEE BREAK
SESSION II Moderators: Stephen Lye, PhD, FCAHS, FRCOG, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Scott Barnett, PhD, University of Nevada-Reno
10:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.	From Inert Excipient to Targeted Therapy: Vaginal Delivery of N, N-Dimethylacetamide via a Nanoemulsifying Delivery System for Inflammation-Driven Preterm Birth Sandra Reznik, MD PhD St. John's University
10:40 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.	Targeting Stress-Induced FKBP51: A Novel Therapeutic Pathway to Prevent Preterm Birth Ozlem Guzeloglu Kayisli, MSc, PhD University of South Florida
11:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Targeted tocolytic delivery strategies for the mitigation of preterm labor Jennifer Herington, PhD Vanderbilt University Medical Center
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	LUNCH BREAK
SESSION III Moderator: Steven Yellon, PhD
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	The Role of Progesterone Receptor Isoforms and Collaborating Isoforms in Myometrial Function Franco DeMayo, Ph.D. NIEHS
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Fibrillar Collagen-Mediated Mechanotransduction in Myometrium During Parturition Shanmugasundaram Nallasamy, DVM, PhD University of Vermont
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Role of Smooth Muscle and Elastic Fibers in the Reproductive Biomechanics Kristin Miller, PhD The University of Texas at Dallas
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Cervical Stiffness: A Biomarker for Predicting Preterm Birth Natalie Suff, MBBCh, PhD King’s College London
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	COFFEE BREAK
SESSION IV Moderator: Jennifer Herington, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Invited Borne Lecture Rhythms and Pregnancy Sarah England, PhD WashU Medicine