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Thursday, July 31, 2025
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
Breakfast Symposium- Eggs Over Easy: Black Women & Fertility [a documentary] (Pre-Registration Required)

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT

Breakfast Symposium- Eggs Over Easy: Black Women & Fertility [a documentary] (Pre-Registration Required)

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
Poster Session B

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT

Poster Session B

8:15 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
Grant Workshop (Appt. Only)

8:15 AM - 9:30 AM EDT

Grant Workshop (Appt. Only)

Location: Catholic University Room (Meeting Level 1)

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Diversity of Peri-implantation Development in Mammals

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Diversity of Peri-implantation Development in Mammals

Location: Chinatown Room

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Transcriptomes of male and female bovine embryos in the early elongation stage - environmental mirrors or indicators of future vitality?

Location: Chinatown Room

Invited Speaker: Michael Hoelker, n/a – University of Goettingen

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Elucidating the Mechanisms of Mammalian Placentation: From Comparative Insights to In Vitro Models

Invited Speaker: Hongmei Wang – Institute of Zoology，Chinese Academy of Sciences

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Identifying Lineage-Specific Transcripts in Different Embryonic Layers of Porcine Conceptuses During Peri-Implantation Development

Location: Chinatown Room

Author: Ty Montgomery, MS – University of Missouri

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Temporal Dynamics of Extracellular Vesicle-Associated miRNAs at the Maternal-Embryo Interface During Porcine Conceptus Elongation

Location: Chinatown Room

Author: Benjamin T. Vyzourek – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

FGF8 is not Required for Bovine Epiblast Formation and Early Development

Location: Chinatown Room

Author: Priscila Ramos Ibeas, PhD – INIA, CSIC

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

The Trophectoderm of Elongating Conceptuses uses Reverse TCA Cycle Flux to Supply Biosynthetic Precursors within a Physiologically Low Oxygen Intrauterine Environment in Pigs.

Location: Chinatown Room

Author: Joe Cain, PhD – University of Maryland

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Exchange Lecture 3 (ASRM): Focus on Endometriosis

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Exchange Lecture 3 (ASRM): Focus on Endometriosis

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Investigating the Impact of Endometriosis on Endometrial Regeneration and Receptivity

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

Author: Harriet C. Fitzgerald, PhD (she/her/hers) – Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Monash University

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Invited Speaker - Hugh Taylor

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Characterization of a new mouse model of spontaneous endometriosis for preclinical studies of associated endometrial and ovarian pathologies.

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

Author: Emanuele Pelosi, PhD – Indiana University

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Noninvasive Detection and Thermal Ablation Therapy of Endometriosis Using Silica-Coated Gold Nanorods

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

Author: Panangattukara Prabhakaran Praveen Kumar, PhD – Michigan State university

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Proteomic Signatures of the Eutopic Endometrium of Patients with Deep Bowel Endometriosis

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

Author: ARLINDO A. MOURA, PhD – FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARA

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

The Effects of Di (2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) on Ovarian Endometriotic Spheroids Using a Gelatin Hydrogel Model

Location: Shaw/LeDroit Park Room

Author: Sarah Ibrahim, PhD – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Immunology of Reproduction

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Immunology of Reproduction

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Immune Mechanisms That Initiate Labor Too Soon and Harm the Offspring

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Invited Speaker: Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, PhD – WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Immune Crosstalk at the Maternal-Fetal Interface: Implications for Brain Development

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Invited Speaker: Stephen J. Renaud, PhD – University of Western Ontario

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Single-nucleus Transcriptome Profiling of Human Ovary Reveals Role of Distinct Immune Cells in Classic Galactosemia Leading to Premature Ovarian Insufficiency

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Author: Raghuveer Kavarthapu, PhD – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPM) as markers of postpartum uterine health in dairy cows

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Author: Catarina M. Anastácio, DVM, Msc – FMV-ULisboa

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

From Cow to Lab: Assessing Cytobrush Technique for Obtaining Endometrial Epithelial cells from Postpartum Cows for In-vitro Culture Studies

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Author: Sai Kumar B.A.A., BVSc &AH, MVSc – Western College of Veterinary Medicine (University of Saskatchewan)

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Decoding Myometrial Activation in an Equine Ascending Placentitis Model: Transcriptomic Insights

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

Author: Hossam El-Sheikh Ali, DVM, MVSc, Ph.D, Ph.D, DACT – University of Kentucky

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Male Reproductive Tract

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Male Reproductive Tract

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Impact of Functional Diversity in Epididymal Epithelial and Immune Cells on Male Fertility

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Invited Speaker: Maria A. Battistone, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

β-defensins at the immune-reproduction interface

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Invited Speaker: Kieran G. Meade, n/a – University College Dublin

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Hybrid Motility Mechanism of Sperm at the Viscoelastic Fluid-Solid Interface

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Shobitha Unnikrishnan, PhD – North Carolina A & T State University

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Protamine Sequence Evolution: Unraveling Its Role in Sperm Motility and Embryonic Viability

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Ritvija Agrawal – University of Michigan

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Metabolic Control of Sertoli Cell Function: Implications for Germline Maintenance and Infertility

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Martin A. Estermann, PhD – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

GATA2 is an essential transcription factor for epididymal development

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Allyssa Fogarty, MS – University of Wisconsin-Madison

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
New Views of Steroidogenesis

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

New Views of Steroidogenesis

Location: University of DC Room

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Substrate and Product Pathways in Monomeric and Dimeric Aromatase

Location: University of DC Room

Invited Speaker: Lisandra Martin, PhD – Monash University

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Invited Speaker - Matti Poutanen

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Distinct cAMP Dynamics Mediated by PDE4 isoforms Regulate Granulosa Cell Function

Location: University of DC Room

Author: Minnu Jayapal, N/A, n/a – The University of Adelaide

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Stimulated Luteinizing Hormone Secretion is Regulated by the Non-canonical G Protein, GÎ±s, in Mice

Location: University of DC Room

Author: Hailey Schultz – McGill University

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Oxygen Depletion and HIF1Î± Regulate Steroidogenesis in Mouse Granulosa Cells by Modulating Cholesterol Metabolism and Lipid Availability

Location: University of DC Room

Author: Olivia E. Smith, PhD – University of Zurich

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Expression of ESR2 in GC Lineages is Essential in Ovarian Steroidogenesis and Ovulatory Machinery

Location: University of DC Room

Author: Ji-Eun Oh, MS., DVM – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Trainee Led Session: Bench to Bedside

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Trainee Led Session: Bench to Bedside

Location: Georgetown University Room

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Invited Speaker - Diana Monsivais

Location: Georgetown University Room

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Ovine Model of Whole Ovary Vitrification for Cryopreservation: Ovarian Function Post-Transplantation

Location: Georgetown University Room

Author: Cecily V. Bishop, Ph.D. – Oregon State University

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Revealing Fertilization-Competent Sperm Subpopulations

Location: Georgetown University Room

Author: Benjamin M. Brisard, n/a – East Carolina University

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

The Mouse Embryo is Susceptible to Mitotic Slippage

Location: Georgetown University Room

Author: Helia Motamedi, BSc – Université de Montréal

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Exposure to a Phthalate Mixture Alters Factors that Mediate Mouse Cumulus-Oocyte Complex Expansion and Stability In Vitro

Location: Georgetown University Room

Author: Katie L. Land, B.Sc. – University of Kentucky

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM EDT
Lunch and Learn: Fostering Resiliency Through Mentorship (Pre-Registration Required)

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM EDT

Lunch and Learn: Fostering Resiliency Through Mentorship (Pre-Registration Required)

Location: Marquis Salon 12/13

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Trainee Award Platform Competition

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Trainee Award Platform Competition

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM EDT

The basic-helix-loop-helix Transcription Factor TCF4 Regulates Supporting Cell Differentiation in the Embryonic Gonad

Author: Eleanore O'Neil, PhD – Duke University

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

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

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Jiyang Zhang, Phd – Rutgers University

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM EDT

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

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

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

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Programming of the Uterine Immune Milieu by Interferon Gamma during Early Pregnancy in Pigs

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Mariana Sponchiado, PhD – University of Missouri

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM EDT

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

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Robin Kruger, PhD – University of Michigan

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Cellular Senescent Markers Increase During the Follicular to Luteal Cell Transition

Location: Marquis Ballroom 1-5

Author: Robyn Moses, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
Career Center (Appt. Only)

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Career Center (Appt. Only)

Location: Catholic University Room (Meeting Level 1)

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

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Refreshment Break

Location: Marquis Ballroom Foyer (Meeting Level 2)

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
President's Reception (Invitation Only)

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT

President's Reception (Invitation Only)

Location: Rooftop Terrace- Marriott Marquis