Morning Session

Moderator: 
Amanda Kallen, MD
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, USA

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Female fertility after cancer: patient and population analyses
Richard Anderson, PhD
University of Edinburgh, UK

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

BREAK

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Unwanted side-effects of cancer treatments on the ovary: Mechanisms and mitigations
Karla Hutt, PhD
Monash University, Australia

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Mechanistic control of the rate of primordial follicle growth activation in the human ovary
Joshua Johnson, PhD
University of Colorado-Anschutz School of Medicine, USA

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

In vivo evaluation of oocyte quality--the future of IVF
Lynae Brayboy, MD
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Connecting early oocyte development to adult function and reproductive aging
G.Bikem Soygur Kaya, PhD*
University of California, San Francisco, USA

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

LUNCH BREAK

Afternoon Session

Moderator: 
Joshua Johnson, PhD
University of Colorado-Anschutz School of Medicine, USA

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The impact of trace-level PFAS exposure on female fertility
Yasmyn Winstanley, PhD
University of Adelaide, Australia

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Ovarian Cellular Senescence as a Novel Driver of Female Reproductive Aging
Amanda Kallen, MD
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, USA

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Roles of fetal germ cell connectivity in ovarian reserve formation and maintenance
Lei Lei, PhD
University of Missouri School of Medicine, USA

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Mechanisms of oocyte paracrine signaling to granulosa and cumulus cells
Robert Gilchrist, PhD
University of New South Wales, Australia

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

BREAK

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Is serum AMH an effective predictor of primordial and developing follicle counts?
Michael Pankhurst, PhD*
University of Otago, New Zealand

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The role of oocyte in-vitro maturation (IVM) in the fertility clinic
Michael DeVos, MD, PhD*
Centre for Reproductive Medicine at UZ Brussel-VUB, Belgium