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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
Poster Session A

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT

Poster Session A

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Adventures of the Sperm in the Female Tract

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Adventures of the Sperm in the Female Tract

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Differences between species in the role of seminal plasma in sperm transport

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Invited Speaker: Jessica P. Rickard, PhD – The University of Sydney

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

How and why sperm are changed within the female reproductive tract.

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Invited Speaker: Mariana F. Wolfner, PhD – Cornell University

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Conventional and Novel IVF Models to Characterize Pro-Mitophagy Sperm Proteins.

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Author: Erica Mantle, Master’s Student – University of Missouri

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Identification and Characterization of Post-Fertilization Sperm Mitophagy Determinants

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Author: Chloe Gardner, n/a – University of Missouri

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Rab2A and Lactadherin: Potential Players in Sperm-Zona Pellucida Interaction in Pigs?

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Author: Natalie Zelenkova – Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Seminal Plasma Supplementation at Insemination Programs Offspring Performance in First Lactation Cattle

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Author: Gabriela A. Macay, M.Sc. – University of Florida

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Becoming Haploid- sponsored by FRNQB

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Becoming Haploid- sponsored by FRNQB

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Invited Speaker - Hugh Clarke

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Invited Speaker - Kanako Morohaku

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Chromosome-Specific Bias in Double Crossover Events During Meiosis in the Holocentric Pantry Moth

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Leah Rosin, PhD – National Institutes of Health, NICHD

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

MEIOC Regulates HSPA2 to Coordinate the Timing of Early Meiosis

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Shelbie Wenner – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Meiotic divisions and round spermatid formation do not require centriole duplication in mice

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Paula Nhan – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Meiotic Silencing is Regulated by Asynapsis Levels and Gel-like Phase Separation

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Huanyu Qiao, Dr. – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Gates Foundation: Female Contraception

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Gates Foundation: Female Contraception

Location: Georgetown University Room

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Validating the Non-Human Primate as a Model for Testing Non-Hormonal Contraception

Location: Georgetown University Room

Invited Speaker: Leo Han, MD MPH – Oregon Health & Science University

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

A Drosophila ovulation platform for screening nonhormonal female contraceptives

Location: Georgetown University Room

Invited Speaker: Jianjun Sun, PhD – University of Connecticut

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Cost-Effectiveness of Salpingectomy vs. Vasectomy for Permanent Contraception

Location: Georgetown University Room

Author: Amy McDonald – Uniformed Services University

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Directed Evolution-Engineered Muscle-Tropic AAVs for Feline Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH)-Based Contraception

Location: Georgetown University Room

Author: Philippe Godin, DMV, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

A Platform of High-throughput Ex Vivo Mammalian Ovulation Screening to Discover Novel Ovulatory Signaling Pathways and Identify Non-hormonal Contraceptive Targets

Location: Georgetown University Room

Author: Jiyang Zhang, Phd – Rutgers University

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Potential Use of 17BIPHE2, a Protease Resistant Cathelicidin Antimicrobical Peptide, as an MPT Agent in the Female Reproductive Tract

Location: Georgetown University Room

Author: Nongnuj TANPHAICHITR – Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Looking at Reproduction through the Lens of Physics

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Looking at Reproduction through the Lens of Physics

Location: University of DC Room

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Evolutionary medicine of the mammalian placenta: The interaction between structural variation and physiological function

Location: University of DC Room

Invited Speaker: Davis Laundon, PhD – University of Southampton

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Invited Speaker - Oliver Wieben

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Graphene-Based Nanobiosensor for Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer

Location: University of DC Room

Author: Brooke Mitrisin, MS – University of Kansas Medical Center

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Simulated Microgravity Interferes with Oocyte Meiotic Maturation in a 3D Ex Vivo Mouse Folliculogenesis System

Location: University of DC Room

Author: Smithika Reddy Karru – Rutgers University

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Systemic Delivery Of KDR-Targeted Magnetic Nanoparticles In Rhesus Macaques: A Novel Approach For Non-Invasive Imaging Of Endometriosis

Location: University of DC Room

Author: Ov D. Slayden, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Biophysics and Deep Learning Approach to Investigate Tissue Dynamics During Ovulation of Young and Aged Follicles.

Location: University of DC Room

Author: Jake Turley, PhD – Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Trophoblast and Placenta: Connecting to Mom

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Trophoblast and Placenta: Connecting to Mom

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

In conversation with the fetus: Implications of host-microbial bi-directional interactions “eavesdropping” in pregnancy physiology.

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

Invited Speaker: Priscilla Day-Walsh – University of Cambridge

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Stem Cell-Based Modeling of Trophoblast Development in Normal Pregnancies and in Pre-eclampsia

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

Invited Speaker: Laura C. Schulz, PhD – University of Missouri

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Trisomic Expression of Nuclear Receptor InteractingÂ Protein (NRIP1) in Down Syndrome Trophoblasts Dampens Estrogen Signaling and Disrupts Cell Fusion

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

Author: Deirdre M. Logsdon, PhD – University of Colorado at Boulder

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Understanding IVF-Induced Placental transcriptional Changes at Single-Nucleus Resolution

Author: Paolo Rinaudo, MD PhD – UCSF

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Intermediate Conductance Calcium Activated Potassium Channel is Critical to Balance Trophoblast Development During Human Placentation.

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

Author: Asef Jawad Niloy, MSc – University of Kansas Medical Center

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Chronic prenatal cannabinoid exposure in rats drives differences in fetal and placental size, placental oxidative stress genes, and placental SIRT1 expression

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

Author: Rachel West, MS, PhD – Auburn University

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
V. B Mahesh Neuroendocrine Session

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

V. B Mahesh Neuroendocrine Session

Location: Chinatown Room

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

The Biology of Puberty and Androgen Effects on Sports Performance

Location: Chinatown Room

Invited Speaker: David J. Handelsman, MBBS PhD – ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Invited Speaker - Lisa Mehlman

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Maternal Undernutrition During Lactation Shapes Single-Cell Transcriptomic Profile of the Postnatal Offspring Hypothalamus in a Sexually Dimorphic Manner in Mice

Location: Chinatown Room

Author: Monika M. Kaczmarek, Prof. – Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Science

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Parental Testosterone Treatment Induces Multi-Generational Reproductive and Metabolic Effects in a Mouse Model of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy

Location: Chinatown Room

Author: Robin Kruger, PhD – University of Michigan

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

The Impacts of Extended-Release Leuprolide Acetate on Juvenile Rodent Reproductive Hormones and Organ Development: A Focus on Puberty Blocker Effects

Location: Chinatown Room

Author: Rithika Nurani, BS – University of Wisconsin Madison

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Testosterone Positively Regulates Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone Expression in the adult Male Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta)

Location: Chinatown Room

Author: Muhammad Shahab, PhD – Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Dir upper, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM EDT
Lunch Program: Trainee Mentor Lunch

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM EDT

Lunch Program: Trainee Mentor Lunch

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Exchange Lecture 1 (SRF): Implantation and pregnancy

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Exchange Lecture 1 (SRF): Implantation and Pregnancy

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Alkaline Phosphatase: An Important Regulator of Utero-Placental Phosphate Availability and Conceptus Development

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Invited Speaker: Claire Stenhouse Stenhouse, PhD – Pennsylvania State University

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM EDT

A Single-Cell Transcriptomic Atlas of Sheep Symmetry Breaking, Gastrulation and Conceptus Elongation

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Priscila Ramos Ibeas, PhD – INIA, CSIC

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Characterization of Temporal Changes in Tissue Non-specific Alkaline Phosphatase Activity and Phosphate Concentration in Utero-placental Tissues and Fetal Fluids in Cattle

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Maria F. Tyree – The Pennsylvania State University

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM EDT

Establishment of a Trophoblast Stem Cell Model to Study Placenta Development in Cattle

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Abdallah Abdelhady, DVM, Ms – University of Missouri

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Porcine Endometrium Responds to Conceptus IFNG and Transitions from a Nidatory Inflammatory State to Anti-Inflammatory State between Days 15 and 20 of the Peri-Implantation Period of Pregnancy

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Alexandria Ross – Texas A&M University

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Exchange Lecture 2 (SRB): Novel Methods to Assess Developmental Competency

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Exchange Lecture 2 (SRB): Novel Methods to Assess Developmental Competency

Location: Chinatown Room

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Advancing Reproductive Biology Through Interdisciplinary Innovation

Location: Chinatown Room

Invited Speaker: Kylie Dunning, PhD – Robinson Research Institute, School of Biomedicine, The University of Adelaide

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM EDT

Epithelial Estrogen Receptor Alpha is Required for Uterine Epithelial Development

Location: Chinatown Room

Author: Jacob M. Pru, B.S. – University of Missouri

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Maternal and Paternal CENP-A Equalization is Critical for Proper Mammalian Embryo Development

Location: Chinatown Room

Author: Dilara N. Anbarci, PhD – Department of Human Genetics , University of Michigan

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM EDT

The protective effects of cord blood-derived exosomes on oocyte and ovarian granulosa cells during cisplatin chemotherapy

Location: Chinatown Room

Author: Islam M. Saadeldin, PhD – King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Feeding the World

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Feeding the World

Location: University of DC Room

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Using Reproductive Technologies and Developmental Programming to Help Feed the World

Location: University of DC Room

Invited Speaker: Carl R. Dahlen, PhD – North Dakota State University

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Invited Speaker - Pablo Ross

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM EDT

Impact of Maternal Undernutrition During Lactation on Kisspeptin and Estrogen Receptor Alpha Expression in Distinct Hypothalamic Regions of Female Offspring

Location: University of DC Room

Author: Dominika Gutkowska-Kawka, M.Ed – Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Single Nuclei Multiome Analysis of the Endometrium and Placenta in Bovine Reveals Novel Cellular Phenotypes

Location: University of DC Room

Author: Haidee Tinning, MBiol, PhD – University of Leeds

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
John Eppig Session - Oocyte and Early Embryo Development

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

John Eppig Session - Oocyte and Early Embryo Development

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Invited Speaker - Lydia Grmai

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Molecular mechanisms that regulate the first cell fate decisions in human development

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

Invited Speaker: Kathy Niakan, PhD – University of Cambridge

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM EDT

Sperm Lacking Protamine 2 Fail to Support Normal Fertilization and Embryogenesis in Mouse

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

Author: Bluma Lesch, MD, PhD – Yale University

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Nexilin: An Actin-Binding Protein as a Potential Common Molecular Mediator Between Cardiomyocyte and Oocyte Health

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

Author: Shams M. Saad – Purdue University

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Male Contraception/Fundamental Mechanisms and Application

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Male Contraception/Fundamental Mechanisms and Application

Location: Georgetown University Room

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Development of RBM46 Small Molecular Degraders for Reversible Male Contraception

Location: Georgetown University Room

Invited Speaker: Brian P. Hermann, PhD – The University of Texas at San Antonio

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Unveiling the Roles of Semenogelin-1 on Sperm Function: From Experimental Studies to Applications in Male Contraception.

Location: Georgetown University Room

Invited Speaker: Erick J. R Silva, PhD – São Paulo State University

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM EDT

Targeting MEIG1-SC35 Interaction for the Development of Male-based Contraceptives

Location: Georgetown University Room

Author: Opeyemi E. Dhikhirullahi, BS, PhD in view – Wayne State University

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Unrecycled Ribosome-Mediated UTR Nicking Links piRNA Biogenesis to Polycistronic Translation in Germ Cells

Location: Georgetown University Room

Author: Xin Li, PhD – International Medical School, International Institutes of Medicine, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine,

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Neuroendocrine Signaling in the Reproductive Tract

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Neuroendocrine Signaling in the Reproductive Tract

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Effects of Prenatal and Early Postnatal Nutrition on Brain Development and Puberty in Beef Heifers

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Invited Speaker: Rodolfo Cardoso, Dr. – Texas A&M University

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Neuroendocrine and Immune Consequences of Circadian Dysregulation in Pregnancy

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Invited Speaker: Hanne Hoffmann, PhD – Michigan State University

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM EDT

Regulation of follicle-stimulating hormone Î² subunit transcription by newly discovered enhancers

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Author: Yangfan Jin – McGill University

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Ovariectomized Bos taurus, Bos indicus, and Crossbreed beef heifers have similar sensitivity to progesterone negative feedback on LH pulsatile secretion

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Author: Sarah West, MS – Texas A&M University

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
Refreshment Break

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Refreshment Break

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
Plenary Presentations

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Plenary Presentations

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

“Rise and SINE: Mechanisms of Transcriptional ‘Awakening’ at the Start of Life

Plenary: Kikue Tachibana

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Bringing Back the Past to Protect Our Future. Deextinction of the Tasmanian Tiger.

Plenary: Andrew j. Pask, PhD – The University of Melbourne