| SUNDAY |
| 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 8:15 pm | Keynote Lecture |
| Introduced by S.K. Dey |
| Rudolf Jaenisch - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cloning & Embryonic Lethality |
| 8:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Genomic and Proteonomic Applications in Reproductive Biology |
| Discussion Leader: Linda Giudice (Stanford University) |
| 8:15 pm - 8:40 pm | Hans Scholer - University of Pennsylvania
The molecular biology of mammalian germ cell formation in vitro |
| 8:40 pm - 9:05 pm | Minoru Ko - National Institute on Aging
Global expression analysis of preimplantation embryos |
| 9:05 pm - 9:30 pm | Jonna Frasor - University of Illinois
Nuclear receptors and gene regulation in breast cancer |
| 9:45 pm | Reception |
MONDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Ovarian Function |
| Discussion Leader: Marco Conti (Stanford University) |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Joanne Richards - Baylor College of Medicine
Hormonal regulation in the ovary |
| 9:40 am - 10:20 am | Jurrien Dean - NIDDK
FIGalpha and Early Regulation of Folliculogenesis |
| 10:20 am - 10:40 am | Break |
| 10:40 am - 11:20 am | Dick Stouffer - Oregon National Primate Research Center
Gonadotropin versus Steroid - Mediated Events in the Ovulatory Follicle and
Corpus Luteum in Primates |
| 11:20 am - 12:00 pm | Geula Gibori - University of Illinois at Chicago
Signaling through the Short Form of the Prolactin Receptor in the Ovary |
| 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm | Aleksandar Rajkovic - Baylor College of Medicine
Oocyte-specific transcription factors and regulation of folliculogenesis |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch / Group Photo |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00pm | Poster Session I - Steroid Receptors/Signaling in the Reproductive Tract, Ovarian and Testicular Function/Transgenics |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Gene Regulation in the Male Reproductive Tract |
| Discussion Leader: Gail Prins (University of Illinois at Chicago) |
| 7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | Larry Jameson - Northwestern University
DAX Genes in Testicular Development |
| 8:10 pm - 8:50 pm | Miles Wilkinson - U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Homeobox Genes and the Male Reproductive Tract |
| 8:50 pm - 9:30 pm | Terry Turner - University of Virginia
Patterns of form and function in the adult epididymis: the role of genes known for pattern development in the embryo |
| TUESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Dynamics at the Maternal-Fetal Interface |
| Discussion Leader: Jay Cross (University of Calgary) |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Susan Fisher - University of California, San Francisco
Early events in the implantation cascade |
| 9:40 am - 10:20 am | Sanjoy Das - Vanderbilt University
Cell Cycle Regulation for stromal cell decidualization and polyploidy in implantation |
| 10:20 am - 10:40 am | Break |
| 10:40 - 11:20 am | Dan Linzer - Northwestern University
Placental hormones and their roles in hematopoiesis |
| 11:20 am - 12:00 pm | Sarah Robertson - University of Adelaide
Role of GM-CSF at implantation |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session II - Endometrium/Uterus/Placentation/Pregnancy |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Uterine Biology of Domestic Animals |
| Discussion Leader: Tom Spencer (Texas A&M University) |
| 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Randy Prather - University of Missouri
Development, "or Lack Thereof", of Nuclear Transfer-Derived Embryos |
| 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Rodney Giesert - Oklahoma State University
Mechanisms regulating porcine conceptus-endometrial interactions during peri-implantation period |
| 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Carol Bagnell - Rutgers University
Relaxin and regulation of porcine uterine development and function |
| 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Guoyao Wu - Texas A&M University
Roles of amino acids, polyamines and nitric oxide in fetal-placental growth and development |
| WEDNESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Mammary Gland Biology Physiology and Pathology |
| Discussion Leader: Lothar Hennighausen (National Institute of Health) |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Cathrin Brisken - Swiss Institute for Cancer Research
Hormonal control of morphogenesis in the mammary gland |
| 9:40 am - 10:20 am | Jeff Rosen - Baylor College of Medicine
Stem cells in mammary gland development and breast cancer |
| 10:20 am - 10:40 am | Break |
| 10:40 am - 11:20 am | Priscilla Furth - Georgetown University
Estrogen Signaling in Mammary Gland Development and Cancer |
| 11:20 am - 12:00 pm | Serdar Bulun - Northwestern University
Aromatase Overexpression in Breast Cancer: Hormonal and Genetic Mechanisms |
| 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm | Lewis Chodosh - University of Pennsylvania
Differential gene expression in mammary development and carcinogenesis |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session III |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Genomic and Non-Genomic Steroid Hormone Action |
| Discussion Leader: Jeff Pollard (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) |
| 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Orla Conneely - Baylor College of Medicine
Progesterone Receptor knockouts and reproductive function |
| 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Dean Edwards - University of Colorado
Alternate signaling mechanisms of the progesterone receptor |
| 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Peter Thomas - University of Texas, Austin
Membrane PR |
| 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Betty Diamond - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Steroid Hormone Modulation of B cell Function |
| THURSDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Clinical Manifestations and Reproductive Outcomes |
| Discussion Leader: Kristof Chwalisz (TAP Pharmaceutical Products) |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Stavros C. Manolagas - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Dissociation of skeletal from reproductive effects of sex steroids by activation of
nongenotropic signals |
| 9:40 am - 10:20 am | Hilary Critchley - University of Edinburgh
Control and clinical significance of endometrial bleeding |
| 10:20 am - 10:40 am | Break |
| 10:40 am - 11:20 am | Lesley Regan - Imperial College, London
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - Causes and Consequences |
| 11:20 am - 12:00 pm | Lynn Hartmann - Mayo Clinic
Intraperitoneal therapy for Ovarian Cancer |
| 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm | Sandra Orsulic - Massachusetts General Hospital
A mouse model for ovarian cancer |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Endocrine Disruptors in Reproductive Biology |
| Discussion Leader: John McLachlan (Tulane University) |
| 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Pat Hunt - Case Western Reserve University
Environmental Agents and Meiotic Aneuploidy in Mice: Mechanisms and Implications |
| 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Tyrone Hayes - University of California at Berkeley
Environmental Agents and Gonadal Development in Frogs: Convergence of Field and Laboratory Studies |
| 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Jeff Boyd - Sloan Kettering Hospital
Molecular Fingerprints of Prenatal DES Exposure in the Reproductive Tract of Women: Generalizations to Estrogens and Genital Tract Biology |
| 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Louis Guillette - University of Florida
Contaminants and Reproductive Tract Function in Amphibians and Reptiles |
| FRIDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Depart |
