Trainee Forum Announcement and Title Changes
All eight Trainee Forum speakers have now been announced:Trainee Forum: Maintaining the Work–Life Balance. Organized by the Trainee Affairs Committee.
- Speakers:
- Janice L. Bailey, Ph.D. (Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada).
- Janice P. Evans, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA).
- Greg FitzHarris, Ph.D. (University College London, London, UK).
- Karla Hutt, Ph.D. (Monash Institute of Medical Research–Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia).
- Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA).
- Jon Oatley, Ph.D. (Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA).
- Marc-Andre Sirard, D.V.M., Ph.D. (Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada).
- Mary B. Zelinski, Ph.D. (Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, Oregon, USA).
For more information and to
sign up for this event, go to https://www.ssr.org/14Trainees#trainee-forum
Titles have been provided or
updated for the following scientific sessions:
President’s Symposium
- Jeffrey T. Jensen, M.D. (Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA). "The Future of Female Contraception: New Targets, More Choice."
- John K. Amory, M.D. (University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA). "Novel ALDH1A2 Inhibitors for Male Contraception."
Module A. Mechanisms of Fertility/Infertility; Session II. Germ Cell Development and Function
- James A. MacLean II, Ph.D. (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA). "Somatic RHOX Homeobox Factors Support Male Fertility."
Module A. Mechanisms of Fertility/Infertility; Session VI. Placentation and Parturition
- Kathleen M. Caron, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA). "Fetal Signals that Contribute to Maternal Adaptation to Pregnancy."
Module B. Translation of Basic Science to Real-World Practice; Session I. Humans/Nonhuman Primate Models
- Jun Wang, Ph.D. (Beijing Genomics Institute, Beijing, China). "A New Era of Noninvasive Prenatal Testing: Cell Free DNA and Fetal Cell Sequencing."
Module B. Translation of Basic Science to Real-World Practice; Session IV. Wildlife, Feral Species, Companion Animals
- Katarina Jewgenow, Ph.D. (Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany). "The Miracle of Lynx Reproduction—Histological and Hormonal Life Span of CL in Felids."
Module D. Ovarian Workshop; Session I. Fertility Preservation
- Karla Hutt, Ph.D. (Monash Institute of Medical Research–Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia). "Emerging Approaches to Preserve Fertility in Young Women with Cancer: Preventing Follicle Loss."
