Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Male Fertility and Sperm Function
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm
"Complexity and Molecular Diversity of Mammalian Sperm as Revealed by Cryo-Electron Microscopy"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Testis-Enriched Genes and Their Roles in Spermatogenesis and Fertilization"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
"Built-In Sperm Machineary Across Fertilization"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Oocyte Development, Meiosis and Quality Control
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Engineering Oocyte Aging Reveals the Cytoskeletal and Centromeric Basis of Chromosome Segregation"
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:10 am
"CCR2 Chemokine Receptor as a Novel Mediator of Periovulatory Signaling Across Mammalian Species"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:00 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:00 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:25 am
"Mechanisms of Ovarian Aging: A Target for Geroprotection in Women"
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
General Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Germline Specification and Epigenetic Reprogramming
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm
"Safeguarding Germline Immortality"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Reconstitution of Germline Development Using Pluripotent Stem Cells in Rats"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"Reprogramming the Inactive X Chromosome: Insights and Impact on the Mammalian Germline"
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
"Reprogramming and the Marsupial Germline"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Genetic and Hormonal Coordination of Early Reproductive Events
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Steroid Regulation of the Oviductal Milieu and its Impact on Preimplantation Development and Transport"
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:10 am
"Molecular Mechanisms that Regulate the First Cell Fate Decisions in Human Development"
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Novel Aspects of Pregnancy in Ruminants and Pigs"
11:20 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
General Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Sex Determination and Gonadal Development
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Human Gonadal Development and its Variations"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
"Alternative Steroidogenic Lineages in Vertebrate Gonadal Evolution"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Twists and Turns on the Dead-End Road"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
In Vitro Models and Bioengineering in Reproduction
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Understanding Cervical Remodeling and Function through Digital Twins of Human and Mouse Pregnancy"
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:25 am
"Reconstitution of Oocyte Dormancy to Reveal What Happens During its Maintenance"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Artificial Neural Networks as Predictive Tools for Designing Dual-Function Reproductive Health Scaffolds: In Vitro Models for Contraception and Infection Prevention"
11:20 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
"Tissue Engineering to Study the Human Endometrial Microenvironment in Health and Disease"
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cycles, Signals, and Shifts in the Female Reproductive Tract
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Single-Cell and Spatial Profiling of the Female Reproductive Tract During Aging and Superovulation"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
"Molecular Signals Controlling Endometrial Homeostasis and Disease"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"Genetic Engineering of Swine to Model Uterine Diseases"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Environmental Challenges and Reproductive Disease
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Glycan Mediation of Microbiota-Host Interactions and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes"
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:25 am
"Female Reproductive Impact of Endocrine Disruptor Mixtures"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Understanding the Impact of Obesity on the Uterine Endometrium"
11:20 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
General Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Legends in Reproductive Biology
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
"The Accidental Reproductive Biologist: A Genomic Imprinting Journey"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"CRISPR/Cas9 and DNA-Encoded Chemistry: Key Genetic and Chemical Strategies for Reproductive Health"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
General Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure