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Wednesday, November 13th, 2019

Location: Prentice Women’s Hospital – L South and Harris Atrium, 3rd Floor

4:00pm: Welcome – Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD, CRS Director

4:15-5:15pm: Keynote Speaker - Jon D. Hennebold, PhD, Professor and Chief, Division of Reproductive & Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University

5:15-5:45pm: Distinguished CRS Alumni Lecturer - Shiying Jin, PhD, Assistant Professor, Center for Female Reproductive Longevity and Equality, Buck Institute for Research on Aging

5:45-6:15pm: Distinguished CRS Alumni Lecturer - Lei Lei, PhD, Associate Professor and Scientific Director, Center for Female Reproductive Longevity and Equality, Buck Institute for Research on Aging

6:15-8:00pm: Poster Session and Networking Reception 

Thursday, November 14th, 2019:

Main Location: Prentice Women’s Hospital – L South and Harris Atrium, 3rd Floor

Lunch Location: Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center – Ryan Family Atrium

8:00am – 8:30am: Breakfast, Registration and Poster Set Up

8:30am – 8:45am: Welcome/Announcements Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD, CRS Director

Session 1.  Translational Perspectives and Clinical Applications

  • 8:45am – 9:15am: Kara Goldman, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • 9:15am –9:30am: Trainee Speaker - Nathaniel Henning, Graduate Student, Northwestern University
  • 9:30am –9:45am: Trainee Speaker - Nhung Le, Graduate Student, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
  • 9:45am – 10:00am: Trainee Speaker - Purab Pal, Graduate Student, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

10:00am – 11:00am: Poster Session 1 of 2 (Group A Presents)

Session 2. Regulation and Dysregulation of Reproduction 

  • 11:00am – 11:30am: Randall S. Prather, PhD, Curators’ Professor, Reproductive Physiology and Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Associate-Leader of Reproductive Biology Cluster, Director of the National Swine Resource and Research Center, University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
  • 11:30am – 11:45am: Trainee Speaker - Radwa Barakat, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
  • 11:45am – 12:00pm: Trainee Speaker - Helena Zomer, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
  • 12:00pm – 12:15pm: Trainee Speaker - Jamie Mara, Graduate Student, Northwestern University

12:30pm – 1:30pm: Career Roundtable Lunch with Distinguished Speakers 

1:45pm – 2:45pm: Poster Session 2 of 2 (Group B Presents)

Session 3. Key Players in Reproduction & Development 

  • 2:45pm – 3:15pm: Michael Soares, PhD, Director, Institute for Reproduction and Perinatal Research, Director, Center for Perinatal Research, University Distinguished Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center  
  • 3:15pm – 3:30pm: Trainee Speaker - Samantha Zambuto, Graduate Student, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
  • 3:30pm – 3:45pm: Trainee Speaker - Marah Armouti, Graduate Student,University of Illinois - Chicago
  • 3:45pm – 4:00pm: Trainee Speaker - Yu-Ying Chen, Graduate Student, Northwestern University

4:00pm – 4:15pm: Afternoon Break (Snacks, coffee, tea)

4:15pm – 5:00pm: Gene Editing Panel: Rikki Gaber, MS, Kara Goldman, MD, Jon D. Hennebold, PhD, Randall S. Prather, PhD

5:00pm – 5:15pm: Conclusions and Awards 

5:15pm: Adjourn