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Reproductive Tract Biology
July 5-10, 1998
Plymouth State College
Plymouth, NH

Sunday Evening July 5, 1998

Ovarian Responsiveness

Geula Gibori, Chair
  • Eli Adashi - Cytokine Action in the Ovary
  • Richard Stouffer - Biology of the Corpus Luteum
  • Teresa Woodruff - Activin/Inhibin Action in the Ovary

Monday Morning July 6, 1998

Developmental Influences on the Reproductive tract

Jeffrey Pollard, Chair
  • Axel Themmen - Mechanisms of Sex Differentiation and Male Reproduction
  • Richard Maas - Hoxa 10 Gene Expression and Effects in Uterine Development
  • Jeffrey Innis - Hoxa 13 Influence on Reproductive Tract Development
  • Kathaleen Caron - Embryonic Gonadal Actions of SF-1/DAX Gene Expression

Monday Evening July 6, 1998

Environmental Effects on Reproduction

John McLachlan, Chair
  • Richard Sharpe - Testicular and Spermatogenic Effects of Environmental Chemicals
  • Cheryl Walker - Environmental Xenobiotic Effects on Uterine Dysfunction and Fibroids
  • Sari Makela - Phytoestrogen Action in the Prostate

Tuesday Morning July 7, 1998

Implantation and Placental Function

Susan Fisher, Chair
  • Kristof Chwalisz - Hormonal Stimulation of Decidualization
  • Peter M. Johnson - Uteroplacental Cytokine Action
  • Dan Linzer - Angiogenesis in the Reproductive Tract
  • Anne Croy - Immune Response of Uterine NK Cells

Tuesday Evening July 7, 1998

Clinical Reproductive Tract Biology

Linda Giudice, Chair
  • Robert Taylor - Molecular Differences in Endometrial Cells and Endometriosis
  • Evelyn Barrack - Mechanisms and Hormonal Effects in BPH
  • Jerry Strauss - Trophoblast Function and Placental Hormonal Response

Wednesday Morning July 8, 1998

Male Reproductive Tract Function

Gail Prins, Chair
  • Ilpo Huhtaniemi - Gonadotropin Action in the Male Reproductive Tract
  • Paul Primakoff - Fertillin-ß Gene Expression and Function
  • Michael Griswold - Spermatogonia Transplantation
  • Rex Hess - Hormonal Effects in the Epididymus

Wednesday Evening July 8, 1998

Hormone Action and Responsiveness

George Stancel, Chair
  • Indrani Bagchi - Hormonal Regulation of Uterine Gene Response
  • David Loose-Mitchell - Estrogen Response Element Gene Transgenics
  • Mike McPhaul - Androgen Receptor Hormone Mechanisms and Mutations

Thursday Morning July 9, 1998

Reproductive Effects in Knockout Mice

Franco DeMayo, Chair
  • Carolyn Bondy - IGF-1 Knockout Mice and Reproductive Effects
  • Mala Mahendroo - Phenotypes in Male and Female 5a Reductase Knockout Mice
  • Carolyn Fisher - Biochemical Phenotypes in Aromatase Knockout Mice
  • Yukihiko Sugimoto - Reproductive Effects in Prostaglandin Receptor Knockout mice

Thursday Evening July 9, 1998

Signaling Pathways in Reproductive Tract Tissues

Mike Skinner, Chair
  • Orla Conneely - Physiological Roles for the A and B Forms of the progesterone Receptor using Specific Gene Targeting
  • Robert Brenner - Response and Mechanism of KGF Growth Factor Signaling
  • Jan-Ake Gustafsson - Expression and Function of the new Estrogen Receptor: ER-ß

 
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