Society for the Study of Reproduction program highlights

2000 ANNUAL MEETING – July 15-18, 2000
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
(sponsored by the Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology Program, the Department of Animal Sciences, and the Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
“The Place of Farm Species in the New Genomics World of Reproductive Biology.” R Michael Roberts (Univ of Missouri, Columbia, MO; USDA, Beltsville, MD). Union Theater, Saturday, July 15, 7 p.m.

PRESIDENT’S SYMPOSIUM
“Reproductive Biology: New Challenges for a New Millennium.” “Gazing into the Crystal Ball: Speculations on the Future of Male Reproductive Biology,” Roger Short (Monash Univ, Clayton, VIC, Australia); and “Through the Looking Glass: Speculations on the Future of Female Reproductive Biology,” Roger Gosden (McGill Univ, Montreal, PQ, Canada). Union Theater, Sunday, July 16, 4:10-6:30 p.m.

STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURES
“Phenotype-driven Mutagenesis of the Mouse Genome: Providing Resources for Developmental and Reproductive Biology,” Dabney Johnson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN); “It’s Growing in the Lab, and Soon It Could Be ALIVE, ALIVE, ALIVE-or How the Media Cover Reproductive Science,” Joe Palca, Science Correspondent, National Public Radio; “Calcium and Cell Cycle Control in Oocytes and Early Embryos,” Michael Whitaker (Univ of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK). Union Theater, Monday, July 17, 4-6 p.m.

MINISYMPOSIA
Mechanisms of Reprogramming in Nuclear Transplantation. Chair: James M Robl (Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA). Speakers: James M Robl (Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA), “Morphological Reorganization of the Nucleus Following Nuclear Transplantation”; Jean-Paul Renard (INRA, France), “Chromatin Reorganization and Function after Somatic Cell Nuclear Transplantation”; Rudolf Jaenisch (Whitehead Institute, Cambridge, MA), “Reprogramming of Gene Function by Nuclear Transplantation.” Social Science 6210, Sunday, July 16, 10:30 a.m. – noon.

Fetal Origins of Adult Disease. Chair: Russell Anthony (Colorado State Univ.-UCHSC, Fort Collins, CO). Speakers: Peter Nathanielsz (Cornell Univ, Ithaca, NY), “Life in the Womb: Origin of Health and Disease”; Cinzia L. Paolini (Univ of Milan, Milan, Italy), “Placental Insufficiency-Intrauterine Growth Restriction in Humans”; Russell Anthony (Colorado State Univ.-UCHSC, Fort Collins, CO), “Placental Insufficiency: Intrauterine Growth Restriction in Sheep Models.” Union Theater, Sunday, July 16, 10:30 a.m. -12 noon.

Animals and Scientists: Partners for Progress in Reproductive Biology. CoChairs: Alan Conley (Univ of California, Davis, CA) and Mary Zelinski-Wooten (Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR). Speakers: James Parker (Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR), “Ideas Have Consequences”; Charles Nicoll (Univ of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA), “Animal Rights and Animal Research Beyond 2000: Can We Expect Additional Constraints?”; Frank Bartol (Auburn Univ, Auburn, AL), “Animals and Progress in Reproductive Biology: Making a Difference.” Ingraham 19, Sunday, July 16, 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon.

The Initiation of Sex-Specific Development. Chair: Blanche Capel (Duke Univ, Durham, NC). Speakers: Blanche Capel (Duke Univ, Durham, NC), “Sry and Early Cellular Mechanisms of Testis Morphogenesis”; Richard Behringer (MD Anderson Cancer Research Center, Houston, TX), “Genetic Regulation of Mammalian Sexual Development”; Amanda Swain (Chester Beatty Labs, London, UK), “Molecular Mechanisms in Sex Determination and Gonad Development.” Social Science 5206, Sunday, July 16, 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon.

Cellular and Molecular Basis of Human Ovarian Cancer: From Bench to Bedside. Chair: Benjamin Tsang (Univ of Ottawa and Loeb Health Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada). Speakers: Nelly Auersperg (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada), “The Biology of Ovarian Surface Epithelium: Possible Implications for Ovarian Carcinogenesis”; Benjamin K Tsang (University of Ottawa and Loeb Health Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada), “X-linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis in Human Ovarian Cancer: Possible Role in Chemoresistance and Target for Gene Therapy”; Robert C Bast (Univ of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Research Center, Houston, TX), “Molecular Approaches to the Prevention and Treatment of Human Ovarian Cancer.” Union Theater, Tuesday, July 18, 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon.

Angiogenesis in the Uterus and Placenta. Chair: Lawrence P Reynolds (North Dakota State Univ, Fargo, ND). Speakers: Lawrence P Reynolds (North Dakota State Univ, Fargo, ND), “Uterine Angiogenesis and Its Regulation”; Ronald R Magness (Univ of Wisconsin, Madison, WI), “Coordinated Regulation of Uterine Vasoactivity and Angiogenesis During Pregnancy”; Stephen P Ford (Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA), “Uterine and Fetal Factors in Placental Size and Vascularity.” Ingraham 19, Tuesday, July 18, 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon.