SCHEDULE

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM


ABSTRACTS, INVITED SPEAKERS


PLENARY


PRESIDENT'S SYMPOSIUM
Monday, July 30, 2001, 4:15 PM-6:15 PM
Westin-Ballroom
Chair: Barbara Sanborn, President, SSR
Speakers: John D Scott, David R Weaver

MINISYMPOSIA SESSIONS


MINISYMPOSIUM I: Endocrine Factors in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Monday, July 30, 2001, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Westin-Confederation I
Chair: Stephen Franks
Speakers: Nicholas Cataldo, John H Nilson, Stephen Franks

MINISYMPOSIUM II: Epigenetic Mechanisms Regulating Gene Expression
Monday, July 30, 2001, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Westin-Confederation II
Chair: John R. McCarrey
Speakers: John R McCarrey, Tamara L Davis, Jacquetta Trasler

MINISYMPOSIUM III: Adverse Effects on Reproductive Development in the Male.
Monday, July 30, 2001, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Westin-Confederation III
Chair: Leon E. Gray, Jr.
Speakers: Leon E Gray, Jr, Jimmy L Spearow, Philippa T Saunders

MINISYMPOSIUM IV: Mechanisms of Steroid Action in Reproductive Tissues
Monday, July 30, 2001, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Westin-Provinces I/II
Chair: Keith L Parker
Speakers: Keith L Parker, Orla M Conneely, Wenchao Song

MINISYMPOSIUM V: Communication at the Maternal-Fetal Interface
Monday, July 30, 2001, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Univ Ottawa-UCU Auditorium
Chair: Fuller W. Bazer
Speakers: Fuller W Bazer, Daniel I Linzer, James Cross

ABSTRACTS, POSTER & SLIDE SESSIONS


POSTER SESSION I
Monday, July 30, 2001, 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Ottawa Congress Centre-Congress Hall, Salons D & H

TRAINEE RESEARCH COMPETITION


EDUCATIONAL METHODS


OOCYTE FUNCTION


Oocyte Development


Meiosis


Follicular Development


Ovulation


DEVELOPMENT


Growth Factors


Sex Determination


Preimplantation Embryo/Fetal Development


Implantation & Early Development


Puberty


Aging


SLIDE SESSION 9: SPERMATOGENESIS
Chairs: Deborah O'Brien, John Herr, Cynthia Shirley (Trainee)
Univ Ottawa-UCU Auditorium
1:30 PM-3:30 PM


SLIDE SESSION 10: MECHANISMS OF LUTEAL REGRESSION
Chairs: Bo Rueda, Jack Carlson, Carlos Stocco (Trainee)
Arts Hall 026
1:30 PM-3:30 PM


SLIDE SESSION 11: GENE REGULATION & FUNCTION
Chairs: Michael Pallidino, Jeanne Wison-Rawles, Leslie Skalla (Trainee)
Univ Ottawa-Arts Hall 257
1:30 PM-3:30 PM


SLIDE SESSION 12: IMPLANTATION & EARLY DEVELOPMENT
Chairs: Richard Leach, Carol Brenner, Jeff Reese (Trainee)
Univ Ottawa-Monpetit 202
1:30 PM-3:30 PM


SLIDE SESSION 13: GONADAL FUNCTION
Chairs: Robert Burghart, Francisco Moran (Trainee)
Univ Ottawa-Monpetit 203
1:30 PM-3:30 PM


SLIDE SESSION 14: GROWTH FACTORS IN REPRODUCTIVE TISSUES
Chairs: Andrea Cupp, Barbara Vanderhyden, Wendy Ingman (Trainee)
Univ Ottawa-Lamoureaux 122
1:30 PM-3:30 PM


SLIDE SESSION 15: UTERUS & OVIDUCT
Chairs: Ron Magness, Frank Bartol, Gonzalo Rivera (Trainee)
Univ Ottawa-Morisset 218
1:30 PM-3:30 PM