Speakers & Moderators
Deepak Adhikari
Monash University, Australia
Speaker
Oocyte mitochondria: Key regulators of oocyte function
The Mighty Mitochondrion: Cell Powerhouse and Beyond
Room: Meeting Room 8/15
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Ayman Al-Hendy, MD, PhD
University of Chicago, USA
Moderator
Environmental toxins and Uterine Fibroids
Room: Meeting Room 13
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Mohamed Ali
University of Chicago, USA
Speaker
At-risk myometrial stem cell response to phthalates using novel 3D organoids
Environmental toxins and Uterine Fibroids
Room: Meeting Room 13
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Beth Allison, PhD
Monash University, Australia
Speaker
Fetal cerebrovascular implications of growth restriction
Brain Health Across the Lifespan: Effects of Adverse Pregnancy
Room: Meeting Room 12
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Richelle Duque Björvang, MD, PhD
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Speaker
Effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on female reproductive health
Environmental toxins and Uterine Fibroids
Room: Meeting Room 13
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Charles Bormann, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
Speaker
Application of AI to Improve IVF Outcomes
Artificial Intelligence in Reproductive Sciences
Room: Meeting Room 8/15
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Serdar Bulun, MD
Northwestern University, USA
Speaker
Phthalates and leiomyoma pathogenesis: Molecular mechanisms
Environmental toxins and Uterine Fibroids
Room: Meeting Room 13
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Irina Burd, MD, PhD
University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA
Speaker
Therapeutic targets for perinatal brain injury
Brain Health Across the Lifespan: Effects of Adverse Pregnancy
Room: Meeting Room 12
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Mini Symposia II
Isabella Caniggia, MD, PhD
University of Toronto, Canada
Speaker
Mitochondrial fusionnand fission dynamics in the placenta
The Mighty Mitochondrion: Cell Powerhouse and Beyond
Room: Meeting Room 8/15
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Shawn Chavez, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University, USA
Moderator
Don't Forget Mum! - Adverse Pregnancy and Maternal Health Risk
Room: Meeting Room 11
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Qi Chen, MD, PhD
University of Utah School of Medicine, USA
Speaker
'Sperm RNA code' in the intergenerational transmission of paternally acquired metabolic disorders
Don't Forget Dad! - Paternal Influence on Disease Programming
Room: Meeting Room 12
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Marilyn Cipolla, PhD
University of Vermont, USA
Speaker
Maternal brain risk in adverse pregnancy
Brain Health Across the Lifespan: Effects of Adverse Pregnancy
Room: Meeting Room 12
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Mini Symposia II
Hugh Clarke, PhD
McGill University, Canada
Speaker
Tunneling nanotubes and the ovary in health and disease
Nanotubes in Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 2/3
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Sandra Davidge, PhD, FCAHS, FRSC
University of Alberta - Women and Children's Health Research Inst.
Canada
Moderator
Don't Forget Mum! - Adverse Pregnancy and Maternal Health Risk
Room: Meeting Room 11
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Laura Dearden, PhD
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Speaker
Hypothalamic regulation of food intake in offspring of obese pregnancy
Brain Health Across the Lifespan: Effects of Adverse Pregnancy
Room: Meeting Room 12
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Sarah England, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis - School of Medicine, USA
Speaker
Circadian rhythm disruption and adverse pregnancy outcomes
Circadian Rhythmicity and Lifelong Health
Room: Meeting Room 13
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Johan Eriksson, MD
University of Helsinki, Finland
Speaker
Maternal lifestyle interventions on child neurobehavioral development
Interventions to Support Healthy Life Trajectories in Humans
Room: Meeting Room 1
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Thomas Erren, MD, MPH
University of Cologne, Germany
Speaker
Early life chronodisruption and potential for acute and long term adverse health effects
Circadian Rhythmicity and Lifelong Health
Room: Meeting Room 13
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Juan Gnecco, PhD
Tufts University, USA
Speaker
Tissue engineered organoid systems to study endometrial health and disease
Next Generation Biomaterials for Reproductive Research
Room: Meeting Room 1
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Angela Goncalves, PhD
DKFZ German Cancer Research Center, Germany
Speaker
The cycling, pregnant and aging female reproductive tract at spatial single-cell resolution
Next Generation Biomaterials for Reproductive Research
Room: Meeting Room 1
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Stella Goulopoulou, PhD
Loma Linda University, USA
Moderator & Speaker
Extracellular mitochondrial DNA signaling in pregnancy complications
The Mighty Mitochondrion: Cell Powerhouse and Beyond
Room: Meeting Room 8/15
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Bin Gu, PhD
Michigan State University, USA
Moderator
Advanced Imaging: Connecting Biophysics with Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 2/3
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Jacob Hanna, MD, PhD
Weitzmann Institute of Science, Israel
Speaker
A synthetic model of mouse gastrulating embryos
Cutting Edge Technologies in Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 11
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Bo Jacobsson, MD, PhD
Sahlgrenska University Hospital/University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Moderator
Circadian Rhythmicity and Lifelong Health
Room: Meeting Room 13
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Juanita Jellyman, PhD
California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, USA
Moderator
Circadian Rhythmicity and Lifelong Health
Room: Meeting Room 13
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Jose C. Jimenez-Chillarón, PhD
University of Barcelona, Spain
Speaker
Intergenerational Inheritance of hepatic steatosis : The role of germ-line microRNAs
Don't Forget Dad! - Paternal Influence on Disease Programming
Room: Meeting Room 12
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
John Kingdom, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Moderator
Advanced Imaging: Connecting Biophysics with Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 2/3
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Bernardo Krause, PhD
Universidad de O'Higgins, Chile
Moderator
Don't Forget Dad! - Paternal Influence on Disease Programming
Room: Meeting Room 12
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Janine LaSalle, PhD
University of California-Davis, USA
Speaker
Epigenetics in diurnal cycles of metabolism and neurodevelopment
Circadian Rhythmicity and Lifelong Health
Room: Meeting Room 13
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Joop S.E. Laven, MD, PhD
Erasmus University MC, Netherlands
Moderator
Cutting Edge Technologies in Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 11
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Christoph Lees, MD, FRCOG
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Speaker
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for Twin-Twin Transfusion syndrome
Advanced Imaging: Connecting Biophysics with Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 2/3
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Mathew Leonardi, MD, PhD, FRCSC
McMaster University, Canada
Speaker
Title Coming Soon
Advanced Imaging: Connecting Biophysics with Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 2/3
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Emil Lou MD, PhD, FACP
University of Minnesota, USA
Speaker
Cellular networking via tunneling nanotubes in ovarian cancer
Nanotubes in Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 2/3
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Steve Lye, PhD
University of Toronto - Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Canada
Moderator
Nanotubes in Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 2/3
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Shruthi Mahalingaiah, MD, MS
Harvard Medical School, USA
Speaker
Poppy: A personalized health optimization for patients with PCOS
Interventions to Support Healthy Life Trajectories in Humans
Room: Meeting Room 1
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Peter Mark, PhD
University of Western Australia, Australia
Speaker
Circadian rhythms in the placenta
Circadian Rhythmicity and Lifelong Health
Room: Meeting Room 13
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Aymara Mas, PhD
Carlos Simón Foundation. INCLIVA Health Research Institute, Spain
Speaker
Genomic and transcriptomic profiling and uterine leiomyoma vs. leiomyosarcoma
Artificial Intelligence in Reproductive Sciences
Room: Meeting Room 8/15
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Steve Matthews, PhD
University of Toronto, Canada
Speaker
Glucocorticoid and sperm miRNAs: Implications for the intergenerational transmission of brain dysfunction
Don't Forget Dad! - Paternal Influence on Disease Programming
Room: Meeting Room 12
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Janna Morrison, PhD
University of South Australia, Australia
Speaker
Placental MRI predicts fetal oxygenation and growth rates in sheep and human pregnancy
Advanced Imaging: Connecting Biophysics with Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 2/3
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Lubna Nadeem, PhD
University of Toronto, Canada
Speaker
Tunneling nanotubes and myometrial function
Nanotubes in Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 2/3
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Shane Norris, PhD
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Speaker
Setting up healthier life trajectories in South African women
Interventions to Support Healthy Life Trajectories in Humans
Room: Meeting Room 1
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Michelle L. Oyen, PhD
Washington University in St Louis, USA
Moderator & Speaker
Decidua-mimicking hydrogels for the study of trophoblast invasion
Next Generation Biomaterials for Reproductive Research
Room: Meeting Room 1
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Sue Ozanne, PhD
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Speaker
Intervention against adverse maternal health outcomes following suboptimal pregnancy
Don't Forget Mum! - Adverse Pregnancy and Maternal Health Risk
Room: Meeting Room 11
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
William Pearce, PhD
Loma Linda University, USA
Moderator
Brain Health Across the Lifespan: Effects of Adverse Pregnancy
Room: Meeting Room 12
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Sophie Petropoulos, PhD
Karolinska Institutet, CRCHUM and University of Montreal, Canada
Moderator & Speaker
Single-cell genomics in reproduction and development
Cutting Edge Technologies in Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 11
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Lucilla Poston CBE
Kings College London, United Kingdom
Speaker
Protection against cardiac remodelling in children born to obese mothers: The UPBEAT study
Interventions to Support Healthy Life Trajectories in Humans
Room: Meeting Room 1
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Aleksandar Rajkovic, MD, PhD
UCSF, USA
Speaker
Single cell genomics and ovarian function and dysfunction
Cutting Edge Technologies in Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 11
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Rebecca Reynolds, PhD, FRCP, FRCPE
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Speaker
GDM precision prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment: The EMPOWeR trial
Don't Forget Mum! - Adverse Pregnancy and Maternal Health Risk
Room: Meeting Room 11
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Bas van Rijn, MD, PhD
TU Eindhoven & Erasmus MC, The Netherlands
Moderator
Artificial Intelligence in Reproductive Sciences
Room: Meeting Room 8/15
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Claire Roberts, PhD
Flinders University, Australia
Speaker
Maternal cardiometabolic health following pregnancy complications in women living with socioeconomic disadvantage
Don't Forget Mum! - Adverse Pregnancy and Maternal Health Risk
Room: Meeting Room 11
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Roger Smith, AM, MBBS, FRACP, PhD
University of Newcastle NSW, Australia
Speaker
Nanoparticles in pregnancy and oncology
Next Generation Biomaterials for Reproductive Research
Room: Meeting Room 1
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Floor Spaans, PhD
University of Alberta, Canada
Speaker
Maternal cardiovascular outcomes following pre-eclampsia
Don't Forget Mum! - Adverse Pregnancy and Maternal Health Risk
Room: Meeting Room 11
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Justin St John, PhD
University of Adelaide, Australia
Speaker
Oocyte mtDNA supplementation and developmental outcome
The Mighty Mitochondrion: Cell Powerhouse and Beyond
Room: Meeting Room 8/15
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Elisabet Stener-Victorin, PhD
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Speaker
PCOS in humans and mice
Cutting Edge Technologies in Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 11
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Kent Thornburg, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University, USA
Moderator
Interventions to Support Healthy Life Trajectories in Humans
Room: Meeting Room 1
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Stefan Verlohren, MD, PhD
Charite University of Medicine, Germany
Speaker
AI to predict preeclampsia
Artificial Intelligence in Reproductive Sciences
Room: Meeting Room 8/15
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Shannon Whirledge, PhD, MHS
Yale School of Medicine, USA
Moderator
Nanotubes in Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 2/3
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Ami Zota, ScD
University of Columbia, USA
Speaker
Phthalates and uterine fibroids: A public health perspective
Environmental toxins and Uterine Fibroids
Room: Meeting Room 13
Mini Symposia I
Thursday, March 14, 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Chiara Zurzolo, MD, PhD
Institut Pasteur, France
Speaker
Tunneling nanotubes: Reshaping connectivity
Nanotubes in Reproduction
Room: Meeting Room 2/3
Mini Symposia II
Friday, March 15, 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.