Society of Reproductive Investigation (SRI)
2015 Annual Scientific Meeting: Immunology and Women’s Health Satellite Meetings
Myometrium/Parturition Satellite Symposium 2015
Symposium Coordinators: Rachel Tribe, Ph.D. Reader in Women’s Health, Division of Women’s Health, King’s College London, Women’s Health Academic Centre, King’s Health Partners, London, UK R. Ann Word, M.D. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX USA
| Morning Session: 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Of Mice and Men: Multi-Omics “gang aft a-gley” Phillip Bennett, M.D. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Director of the Institute of Reproductive and Development Biology Imperial College, London, UK |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Gene Promoter Occupancy in the Myometrial Genome: What is the Role of NF-kB? Neil Chapman, Ph.D. Department of Reproductive Medicine University of Sheffield |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Break | |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Innate and Adaptive Immune Cells in Term and Preterm Labor Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Director of Perinatal Immunobiology Unit Obstetrics and Gynecology & Immunology and Microbiology School of Medicine Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. | Molecular Mechanism Underlying Initiation of Labour Steve Lye, Ph.D. Senior Investigator, Associate Director Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Mt Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| Afternoon Session: 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Cervical Hyaluronan - It’s Not What you Think Mala Mahendroo, Ph.D. Department of Ob-Gyn Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Investigation Tocolytic Efficacy in Multiple Pregnancy Dr. Sarah Arrowsmith Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology Institute of Translational Medicine University of Liverpool |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Effects of Maternal Nutrition and Inflammation on Risk of Preterm Birth Hyagriv Simhan, M.D. Chief, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Magee-Womens Hospital University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Break |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Genomics, Human Evolution and Birth Timing Louis Muglia, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Center for Prevention of Preterm Birth Professor of Pediatrics University of Cinicinatti |
Important Dates
January 7, 2015
Call for Late-Breaking Abstracts
February 4, 2015
Late-Breaking Abstract Deadline
February 17, 2015
Advance Registration Deadline
March 1, 2015
Online Registration Deadline
March 3, 2015
Late-Breaking Abstract Notification
March 4, 2015
Housing Deadline