Download Section 1 Schedule

Time

Faculty

Activity

Sunday, April 28

6PM

Rafael Fissore, U Mass
Dan Bernard, McGill University

Introduction to FIR

 

Djurdjica Coss, UC Riverside

Introduction to Section 1

Monday, April 29

9AM

Dan Bernard, McGill University

Lecture: Overview of the HPG axis

11AM

Dan Bernard, McGill University

Lab: Transcription

7PM

Olga Astapova, U Rochester

Lecture: Signal transduction in the HPG axis

Tuesday, April 30

9AM

Ursula Kaiser, BWH

Lecture: GnRH and kisspeptin neurons

11AM

Dan Bernard, McGill University

Lab: Transcription

7PM

Dan Bernard, McGill University

Lecture: Activins and Inhibins

Wednesday, May 1

9AM

Martin Kelly, OHSU

Lecture: Hypothalamic reproductive circuitry and novel tools

11AM

Dan Bernard, McGill University

Lab: Transcription

7PM

Richard Auchus, University of Michigan

Lecture: Steroidogenesis and mass spectrometry

Thursday, May 2

9AM

Buffy Ellsworth, Southern Illinois U.

Pituitary development

11AM

Buffy Ellsworth, Southern Illinois U.

Lab: RNA scope
Microscopy Workshop (during incubation)?

7PM

Richard Piet, Kent State

Lecture: Circadian rhythms and ovulation

Friday, May 3

9AM

Dan Dumesic, UCLA

Lecture: PCOS

11AM

Buffy Ellsworth, Southern Illinois University

Lab (may continue after 9 PM): RNA scope

7PM

FIRbees

Djurdjica and Dan chalk talk examples
Lab wrap-up: Preparation

Saturday, May 4

9AM

FIRbees

Lab wrap-up: Presentations for week 1 labs

Sunday, May 5

Free day

Monday, May 6

9AM

Ravi Balasubramanian, Mass General

Lecture: Genetics of human puberty

11AM

Djurdjica Coss, UC Riverside

Lab (may continue after 9 PM): Pituitary primary cell cultures and ELISA

7PM

Stephanie Pangas, Baylor

Lecture: Follicle Development

Tuesday, May 7

9AM

Djurdjica Coss, UC Riverside

Lecture: Metabolic control of reproduction

11AM

Djurdjica Coss, UC Riverside

Lab (may continue after 9 PM): Pituitary primary cell cultures and ELISA

7PM

Carolyn Cummins, University of Toronto

Nuclear receptor signaling and epigenetics

Wednesday, May 8

9AM

Steve Hammes, U Rochester

Lecture: Androgen action in the ovary

11AM

Djurdjica Coss, UC Riverside

Lab: Pituitary primary cell cultures and ELISA

3PM

Stephanie Pangas, Baylor

Lab: (may continue after 9 PM) Granulosa cells cultures and Western Blot

7PM

Steve Hammes, U Rochester

Lecture: Reproduction case conference

Thursday, May 9

9AM

Stephanie Page, NIEHS

Lecture: FSH, Sertoli, and male contraception

11AM

Stephanie Pangas, Baylor

Lab: (may continue after 9 PM) Granulosa cells cultures and Western Blot

7PM

Raj Kumar, University of Colorado

Lecture: LH action and mouse models

Friday, May 10

9AM

Kellie Breen Church, UCSD

Lecture: Stress and reproduction

11AM

Stephanie Pangas, Baylor

Lab: (may continue after 9 PM) Granulosa cells cultures and Western Blot

7PM

FIRbees

Short research talks: Lab whap-up preparation

Saturday, May 11

9AM

FIRbees

Lab wrap-up: Presentations for week 2 Labs

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Time

Faculty

Activity

Sunday, May 12

7PM

Karen Schindler, Rutgers University

Intro to Section 2 and FIRbee chalk talks

Monday, May 13

9AM

Yosi Aizen, Ruppin Acad. Center

Lecture: Gonadotropins in fish, reptiles and crustaceans

11AM

Aimee Jaramillo-Lambert, University of Delaware

Lab I: Invertebrate meiosis and fertilization

11AM

Francesca Cole, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Lab II: Vertebrate Meiosis

7PM

Sue Hammoud, University of Michigan

Lecture: Stem cells, spermatogenesis and male fertility

Tuesday, May 14

9AM

Francesca Cole, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Lecture: Prophase I and meiotic recombination

11AM

Aimee Jaramillo-Lambert, University of Delaware

Lab I: Invertebrate meiosis and fertilization

11AM

Francesca Cole, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Lab II: Meiosis

7PM

Andy Singson, Rutgers University

Lecture: Gamete activation and fertilization in C. elegans

Wednesday, May 15

9AM

Yosi Aizen, Ruppin Acad. Center

Lab I: Zebrafish IVF

9AM

Karen Schindler, Rutgers University

Lab II: Mouth pipetting clinic/Writing workshop part 1

1PM

Greg FitzHarris, University of Montreal

Lecture: Imaging oocyte maturation and embryo development 

7PM

Shuo Xiao, Rutgers University

Lecture: Folliculogenesis and ovarian toxicology

Thursday, May 16

9AM

Yosi Aizen, Ruppin Acad. Center

Lab I: Zebrafish IVF

9AM

Karen Schindler, Rutgers University

Lab II: Mouth pipetting clinic/Writing workshop part 1

11AM

Laurinda Jaffe, UConn Health Center

Lab I: Marine animal fertilization

11AM

Shuo Xiao, Rutgers University
Lisa Mehlmann, UConn Health Center

Lab II: Follicular culture and follicle injection

7PM

Karen Schindler, Rutgers University

Lecture: Oocyte meiotic maturation and aneuploidy

Friday, May 17

9AM

Laurinda Jaffe, UConn Health Center

Lecture: Regulation of meiotic arrest and meiosis resumption by the ovarian follicle

11AM

Laurinda Jaffe, UConn Health Center

Lab I: Marine animal fertilization

11AM

Shuo Xiao, Rutgers University

Lisa Mehlmann, UConn Health Center

Lab II: Follicular culture and follicle injection

7PM

Karen Schindler, Rutgers University

Writing workshop part 2

Saturday, May 18

Free Day

Sunday, May 19

7PM

Mariano Buffone, IBYME, CONICET

Lecture: Sperm Capacitation: Signaling pathways that lead to fusion of sperm and egg

Monday, May 20

9AM

Tracy Clement, Texas A&M

Lecture: Spermiogenesis

11AM

Mariano Buffone, IBYME, CONICET

Lab I: Sperm capacitation & cryopreservation

11AM

Karen Schindler, Rutgers University

Lab II: Oocyte maturation

7PM

Rafael Fissore, UMass Amherst

Lecture: Ca2+ homeostasis and its role in fertilization and egg activation

Tuesday, May 21

9AM

Miler Lee, University of Pittsburgh

Bioinformatics workshop I

11AM

Mariano Buffone, IBYME, CONICET

Lab I: Sperm capacitation & cryopreservation

11AM

Karen Schindler, Rutgers University

Lab II: Oocyte maturation

7PM

Miler Lee, University of Pittsburgh

Lecture: Maternal to zygotic transition

Wednesday, May 22

9AM

Paula Stein, NIEHS

Lecture: Mammalian EGA/cleavage stage embryo development

11AM

Miler Lee, University of Pittsburgh

Bioinformatics workshop II

7PM

Marisa Bartolomei, University of Pennsylvania

Lecture: Epigenetic gene regulation during development and under adverse environmental conditions

Thursday, May 23

9AM

Amy Ralston, Michigan State University

Lecture: Preimplantation embryo development and CRISPR

11AM

Paula Stein, NIEHS

Lab I: ICSI

11AM

Carmen Williams, NIEHS

Lab II: Mouse IVF

7PM

Carmen Williams, NIEHS

Environmental impacts on the female reproductive tract and embryos

Friday, May 24

9AM

Paulo Rinaudo, UCSF

Lecture: Female infertility/Assisted reproductive technologies

11AM

Paula Stein, NIEHS

Lab I: ICSI

11AM

Carmen Williams, NIEHS

Lab II: Mouse IVF

7PM

Karen Schindler, Rutgers University

Bioethics

Saturday, May 25

Free Day

Download Section 3 Schedule

Time

Faculty

Activity

Sunday, May 26

6PM

Margaret Petroff, Michigan State University

Introduction to Section 3: Overview of pregnancy & placentation
Workshop: “So you’ve been asked to give a talk…”

Monday, May 27

9AM

Miranda Bernhardt, Washington State University

Lecture: Genetic Engineering Approaches in Reproductive Biology

1PM

Miranda Bernhardt, Washington State University

Lab: Embryo Transfer and ES cell Injection

7PM

Susan Suarez, Cornell University

Lecture: Female Tract Interactions with Sperm

Tuesday, May 28

9AM

Indrani Bagchi, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign

Lecture: Implantation / Decidualization

1PM

Margaret Petroff, Michigan State University
Lisa Vrooman, Oregon Health & Science University

Lab: Placenta Dissection, Staining, and Culture; Embryo Analysis

4PM

Miranda Bernhardt, Washington State University

Lab Wrapup: Embryo Transfer and ES cell injection

7PM

Ripla Arora, Michigan State University

Lecture: Form and Function: Uterine 3D Structure-Function Relationships in Early Pregnancy

Wednesday, May 29

9AM

Tom Spencer, University of Missouri

Lecture: Implantation and placentation of domestic animals

1PM

Tom Spencer, University of Missouri

Lab: Placentation in domestic animals

3:30PM

Sean Nguyen, S2g Ventures

Workshop: Data Visualization with R

7PM

Margaret Petroff, Michigan State University

Lecture: Reproductive Immunology

Thursday, May 30

9AM

Carolyn Coyne, Duke University

Lecture: Placenta / Infection / organoids

1PM

Margaret Petroff, Michigan State University

Lab: Flow Cytometry

4:30PM

Margaret Petroff, Michigan State University
Lisa Vrooman, Oregon Health & Science University

Placenta Lab Wrap Up

7PM

Lisa Vrooman, Oregon Health & Science University

Lecture: Fetal Programming of Long-Term Health Outcomes

Friday, May 31

9AM

Joan Jorgensen, University of Wisconsin

Lecture:  Sex Determination and the Battle of the Sexes: Gonadal Cells “Duke it Out”

1PM

Joan Jorgensen, University of Wisconsin

Lab: Isolation and Identification of Germ Cells from Embryonic Mouse Gonads – 1

7PM

Soo Hyun Ahn, Michigan State University

Workshop: Flow Cytometry Analysis

Saturday, June 1

9AM

Martin Cohn, University of Florida

Lecture: External Genitalia Development

1PM

Joan Jorgensen, University of Wisconsin

Lab:  Isolation and Identification of Germ Cells from Embryonic Mouse Gonads – 2

Free Evening

Sunday, June 2

Free Day

Monday, June 3

9AM

Clémence Belleannée, Laval University

Lecture: Intercellular cross-talks in the epididymis

1PM

Clémence Belleannée, Laval University

Lab: Wolffian & Müllerian duct development

7PM

Richard Behringer, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Reproductive Tract Devleopment

Tuesday, June 4

9AM

Hanne Hoffman, Michigan State University

Lecture: Circadian Rhythms

1PM

Hanne Hoffman, Michigan State University

Lab: Circadian Rhythms & Parturition

7PM

Sarah England, Washington University – St. Louis

Lecture:  Parturition & Preterm Birth

Wednesday, June 5

9AM

Mariana Wolfner, Cornell University

Lecture: Gametogenesis in Drosophila

1PM

Mariana Wolfner, Cornell University

Lab: Fly Reproduction

5PM

Clémence Belleannée, Laval University

Wolffian & Müllerian duct Wrap Up

7PM

Erika Matunis, Johns Hopkins University

Lecture: Stem Cells in Drosophila Testis

Thursday, June 6

9AM

Margaret Petroff, Michigan State University

Section 3 Wrap-up and Data Presentations

6PM

Luigi Mastroianna Memorial Lecture

Friday, June 7

FIR Symposium

Saturday, June 8

FIR Symposium