Ovarian Biology Satellite

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Room: E221

Organizers:
Amanda Kallen, MD, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Joshua Johnson, PhD, University of Colorado-Anschutz School of Medicine

Morning Session “Rescuing and Extending Ovarian Function: New Frontiers in Fertility Preservation” Moderator: Amanda Kallen, MD University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.	Keynote Lecture: New Approaches for Fertility Preservation and Restoration: In Vitro Growth and In Vitro Derivation of Human Oocytes Evelyn Telfer, PhD University of Edinburgh
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	BREAK
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Restoring ovarian function with cryopreserved ovarian tissue: potential and limitations Stine Gry Kristensen, PhD Department of Gynaecology, Fertility and Obstetrics Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Functional and Tunable Biomimetics to Promote in vitro Folliculogenesis Ariella Shikanov, PhD University of Michigan
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Understanding the ovarian microenvironment to improve fertility restoration technologies Monica Laronda, PhD Northwestern / Lurie Children’s Hospital
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	High-level mechanisms that dictate the patterns of ovarian follicle growth and survival Joshua Johnson, PhD University of Colorado-Anschutz School of Medicine
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	LUNCH BREAK
Afternoon Session “Ovarian Biology from Different Perspectives” Moderator: Joshua Johnson, PhD University of Colorado-Anschutz School of Medicine
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Keynote Lecture: Genetic and chemical interrogation of female reproduction Martin M. Matzuk, MD, PhD Baylor College of Medicine
2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.	Distant guardians of the reserve: A role for microbial metabolites in reproductive longevity Eldin Jasarevic, PhD University of Pittsburgh, Magee Women’s Research Institute
2:50 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.	Uncovering Genetic Variants of Reproductive Longevity: Leveraging AMH variation to identify genetic drivers of ovarian aging Amanda Kallen, MD University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
3:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Understanding ovarian biology across the lifecourse from population health studies Shruthi Mahalingaiah, MD Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	BREAK
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Mechanisms of protein longevity in aging eggs Arunika Das, PhD Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Future-Proofing Women’s Health Research - Strategies for Sustainability Open Discussion