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Fertilization and Activation of Development (GRS)

Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar

July 13 - 14, 2013
Chairs Matthew R. Marcello and Adan Guerrero
Holderness School
33 Chapel Lane
Holderness, New Hampshire, United States
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Fertilization & Activation of Development is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

The 2013 GRS will present cutting-edge research on the cellular and molecular aspects of sperm-egg fusion, the processes that render sperm and egg fertilization-competent, and the transition into early embryonic development. Topics covered at the Seminar will include the latest advances in the understanding of the cellular, molecular, biophysical, biochemical, and genetic aspects of the cellular processes that lead to and culminate in fertilization as well as zygote formation.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Fertilization and Activation of Development" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

SATURDAY
1:00 pm - 5:00 pmArrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pmIntroductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pmKeynote Session
Discussion Leader: Adan Guerrero (Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pmDavid Page (Whitehead Institute, MIT, HHMI)
"Mouse oogenesis: Genetically dissociating cell differentiation from meiosis"
4:15 pm - 4:30 pmDiscussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session I
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmMediating Fertilization and Egg Activation
Discussion Leaders: Julia Floehr (University Hospital Aachen) and Mariana Wolfner (Cornell University)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pmIngrid Carvacho (Boston Children's Hospital - Harvard Medical School)
"A TRP-channel mediates Ca2+ and Sr2+ influx in mouse eggs"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pmDiscussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pmMiranda Bernhardt (National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences)
"Role of CACNA1H-mediated calcium influx in the mouse egg"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pmEileen Dietzel (University Hospital Aachen)
"Fetuin-B inhibits zona pellucida hardening"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pmDiscussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pmMatteo Avella (National Institutes of Health, NIDDK)
"ZP2 is the ligand for fertilization in mice and humans"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
SUNDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 amUnderstanding Sperm Function
Discussion Leaders: Melissa Miller (University of California, Berkeley) and Takuya Nishigaki (Instituto de Biotecnologia-UNAM)
9:00 am - 9:20 amVeronica Aguirre (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile)
"Role of Metalloproteases ADAM17 and ADAM10 and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in germ cell in diabetic rat testes: A possible explanation for infertility in diabetes"
9:20 am - 9:30 amDiscussion
9:30 am - 9:50 amNadja Mannowetz (University of California, Berkeley)
"Characterization of the principal potassium channel of human spermatozoa"
9:50 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 am - 10:20 amBurak Ozkosem (McGill University)
"Absence of peroxiredoxin 6 impairs the fertilizing ability of DNA-damaged spermatozoa"
10:20 am - 10:30 amDiscussion
10:30 am - 10:50 amMaria Gervasi (Center for Pharmacological and Botanical Studies)
"The endocannbinoid anandamide (AEA) regulates oviductal sperm selection in bovines by inducing sperm calcium release"
10:50 am - 11:00 amDiscussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pmPoster Session II
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmMentorship Session
Discussion Leader: Matthew Marcello (Waksman Institute - Rutgers University)
Discussion with Former Fertilization and Activation of Development GRC Chairs
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Mentors:
  • Janice Evans (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
  • Alberto Darszon (Instituto de Biotecnologia-UNAM)
  • George Gerton (University of Pennsylvania)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pmEvaluation Period
Fill out GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pmGordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm.

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