PROGRAM

3:30 pm-4:30 pm           Roundtable Discussion on Current Funding in Science
                                           Building and Supporting Productive and Well-Funded Research Teams (Meigs Room, Swope)

4:30 pm-6:00 pm           Poster Session B and visits with exhibitors (2nd Fl, Swope Center)

6:00 pm-7:00 pm           Dinner (Dining Hall, Swope Center)

7:15 pm-9:00 pm           Session 6: Ion Channels and Receptors of the Male Reproductive Tract

7:15 pm-7:45 pm            Patricia Cuasnicú (IBYME-CONICET)
                                           The role of calcium signaling and CRISP in the epididymis
7:45 pm-8:15 pm            Marc Spehr (Aachen University)
                                           Illuminating P2X receptors in testicular biology
8:15 pm-8:45 pm           SGP Excelsior Awardee (TBA)
8:45 pm-9:00 pm           Short Talk 7

9:00 pm-11:00 pm         Evening at the Captain Kidd (77 Water Street, Woods Hole)


Saturday, 5 September

7:30 am–8:30 am          Breakfast (Swope Center, Dining Hall)

8:30 am-10:15 am        Session 7: Ion Channels and Transporters of the Female Reproductive Tract
                    
8:30 am-9:00 am           Ramón Lorca  (University of Colorado, Denver)
                                         Optogenetic regulation of uterine blood flow: a novel model for FGR
9:00 am-9:30 am           Ripla Arora (Michigan State University)
                                          Bioelectricity of the uterus/embryo interactions
9:30 am-10:00 am         Joris Vriens (KU Leuven)
                                          TRP channels in reproduction
10:00 am-10:15 am       Short Talk 8

10:15 am-10:45 am      Break

10:45 am–12:30 pm    Session 8: Ion Channels and Transporters of the Female Reproductive Tract, Part II, and Emerging Fields

10:45 am-11:15 am       Andy Blanks (University of Warwick)
                                          hERG in the uterus
11:15 am-11:45 am       Huanghe Yang (Duke University)
                                          Bioelectricity of the placenta
11:45 am-12:15 pm       Short Talk 9
12:15 am-12:30 pm       Short Talk 10

12:30 pm-4:30 pm         Lunch (12:30 pm to 1:30 pm) and Free Time
      1:30 pm-3:00 pm      1st Boat Trip (Optional) Meet in the Swope Lobby at 1:15 pm sharp
      3:00 pm-4:30 pm      2nd Boat Trip (Optional) Meet in the Swope Lobby at 2:45 pm sharp

4:45 pm-6:30 pm           Session 9: Emerging Fields in Reproductive Biology

4:45 pm-5:15 pm            David Combs (Harvard University)
                                           Use of optogenetics in the study of uterine excitability/contractility
5:15 pm-5:45 pm            TBD
                                          
5:45 pm-6:00 pm           Short Talk 11
6:00 pm-6:15 pm           Short Talk 12 
6:15 pm-6:30 pm           Short Talk 13

6:30 pm-8:00 pm           Lobster Banquet and Poster Award Presentations (Swope Terrace)
8:00 pm -10:00 pm        Closing Mixer (Swope Terrace)


Sunday, 6 September

7:30 am-8:30 am           Breakfast (Dining Hall, Swope Center) 

10:00 am                         Swope Checkout Deadline