2023 FIR Schedule
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Faculty |
Affiliation |
Activity |
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Sunday April 30 |
6 PM |
Rafael Fissore |
UMass-Amherst |
Introduction to FIR |
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Stephen Hammes |
University of Rochester |
Introduction to Section 1 |
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Monday May 1 |
9 AM |
Dan Bernard |
McGill University |
Lecture: Overview of the HPG axis |
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11 AM |
Dan Bernard |
McGill University |
Lab: Transcription |
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7 PM |
Olga Astapova |
U. Rochester |
Lecture: Membrane Signal transduction in the HPG axis |
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Tuesday May 2 |
9AM |
Stephen Hammes |
U. Rochester |
Reproduction Case Conferences |
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11 AM |
Dan Bernard |
McGill University |
Lab: Transcription |
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7 PM |
Dan Bernard |
McGill University |
Lecture: Regulation of FSH by TGFb ligands |
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Wednesday May 3 |
9AM |
Stephen Hammes |
University of Rochester |
Lecture: Non-genomic androgen action in the ovary |
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11 AM |
Stephen Hammes Dan Bernard |
University of Rochester McGill University |
Lab: Signaling/CRISPR Lab: Transcription |
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7 PM |
Stephanie Pangas |
Baylor |
Lecture: Signaling in Follicular Development |
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Thursday May 4 |
9AM |
Stephanie Page |
University of Washington |
Lecture: FSH, Sertoli Cells, and Male Contraception |
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11 AM |
Stephen Hammes |
University of Rochester |
Lab: Signaling/CRISPR |
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7 PM |
Jacques Tremblay |
Université Laval |
Lecture: LH action in the testis |
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Friday May 5 |
9 AM |
Dan Dumesic |
UCLA |
Lecture: PCOS |
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11 AM |
Stephen Hammes |
University of Rochester |
Lab: Signaling/CRISPR |
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7 PM |
2023 FIRbees |
FIR |
Lab wrap-up: Preparation |
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Saturday May 6 |
9 AM |
2023 FIRbees |
FIR |
Lab wrap-up: Presentations for week 1 labs |
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Sunday May 7 |
Free day |
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Monday May 8 |
9 AM |
Buffy Ellsworth |
SIU |
Lecture: Pituitary development |
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11 AM |
Buffy Ellsworth |
SIU |
Lab: In situ hybridization |
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7 PM |
Ursula Kaiser |
BWH |
Lecture: Kisspeptin and GnRH neurons |
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Tuesday May 9 |
9AM |
Carolyn Cummins |
University of Toronto |
Nuclear receptor signaling in the HPG axis and beyond |
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11 AM |
Buffy Ellsworth |
SIU |
Lab: In situ hybridization |
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7 PM |
Djurdjica Coss |
UC-Riverside |
Lecture: Metabolic regulation of hypothalamic-pituitary function |
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Wednesday May 10 |
9 AM |
Ravi Balasubramanian |
Mass General |
Lecture: Genetics of human puberty |
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11 AM |
Buffy Ellsworth Djurdjica Coss |
SIU UC-Riverside |
Lab: In situ hybridization Lab: Pituitary Cultures |
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7 PM |
Debabrata Chakravarti |
Northwestern |
Lecture: Leiomyomas and uterine epigenetics |
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Thursday May 11 |
9 AM |
Martin Kelly |
OHSU |
Lecture: Interrogating hypothalamic neuronal circuits using optogenetic and chemogenetic tools |
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11 AM |
Djurdjica Coss |
UC-Riverside |
Lab: Pituitary Cultures |
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7 PM |
Richard Auchus |
U. Michigan |
Lecture: Steroidogenesis |
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Friday May 12 |
9 AM |
2023 FIRbees |
FIR |
Short research (chalk) talks |
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11 AM |
Djurdjica Coss |
UC-Riverside |
Lab: Pituitary Cultures |
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7 PM |
2023 FIRbees |
FIR |
Lab wrap-up: Preparation |
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Saturday May 13 |
9 AM |
2023 FIRbees |
FIR |
Lab wrap-up: |
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SECTION 2 WEEK 1 |
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Time |
Faculty |
Affiliation |
Activity |
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Sunday May 14 |
7 PM |
Karen Schindler |
Rutgers University |
Introduction to Section 2 and Chalk talks |
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Monday May 15
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9 AM |
Kenichiro Taniguchi |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
Lecture: Overview of stem cells |
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11 AM |
Aimee Jaramillo-Lambert |
University of Delaware |
Lab I: Invertebrate meiosis and fertilization |
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11 AM |
Ewelina Bolcun-Filas |
Jackson Laboratory |
Lab II: Vertebrate Meiosis |
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7 PM |
Sue Hammoud |
University of Michigan |
Lecture: Stem cells, spermatogenesis and male fertility |
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Tuesday May 16 |
9 AM |
Ewelina Bolcun-Filas |
Jackson Laboratory |
Lecture: Prophase I and meiotic recombination |
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11 AM |
Aimee Jaramillo-Lambert |
University of Delaware |
Lab I: Invertebrate meiosis and fertilization |
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11 AM |
Ewelina Bolcun-Filas |
Jackson Laboratory |
Lab II: Meiosis |
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7 PM |
Andy Singson |
Waksman Institute |
Lecture: Gamete activation and fertilization in C. elegans |
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Wednesday May 17 |
9 AM |
Yosi Aizen |
Ruppin Acad. Center |
Lab I: Zebrafish IVF |
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9 AM |
Karen Schindler |
Rutgers University |
Lab II: Mouth pipetting clinic |
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1 PM |
Marisa Bartolomei |
University of Pennsylvania |
Lecture: Epigenetic gene regulation during development and under adverse environmental conditions |
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7 PM |
Francesca Duncan |
Northwestern University |
Lecture: Folliculogenesis, oogenesis and reproductive aging |
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Thursday May 18 |
9 AM |
Yosi Aizen |
Ruppin Acad. Center |
Lab I: Zebrafish IVF |
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9 AM |
Karen Schindler |
Rutgers University |
Lab II: Mouth pipetting clinic |
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11 AM |
Laurinda Jaffe |
UConn Health Center |
Lab I: Marine animal fertilization |
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11 AM |
Shuo Xiao Lisa Mehlmann |
Rutgers University UConn Health Center |
Lab II: Follicular culture and follicle injection |
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7 PM |
Karen Schindler |
Rutgers University |
Lecture: Oocyte meiotic maturation and aneuploidy |
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Friday May 19 |
9 AM |
Laurinda Jaffe |
UConn Health Center |
Lecture: Regulation of meiotic arrest and meiosis resumption by the ovarian follicle |
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11 AM |
Laurinda Jaffe |
UConn Health Center |
Lab I: Marine animal fertilization |
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11 AM |
Shuo Xiao Lisa Mehlmann |
Rutgers University UConn Health Center |
Lab II: Follicular culture and follicle injection |
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7 PM |
Karen Schindler |
Rutgers University |
Writing workshop |
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Saturday May 20 |
Free day |
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SECTION 2 WEEK 2 |
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Time |
Faculty |
Affiliation |
Activity |
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Sunday May 21 |
7 PM |
Mariano Buffone |
IBYME, CONICET |
Lecture: Sperm Capacitation I: Signaling pathways that lead to fusion of sperm and egg |
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Monday May 22 |
9 AM |
Gustavo Blanco |
KUMC |
Lecture: Sperm Capacitation II: Role of ion transporters |
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11 AM |
Mariano Buffone |
IBYME, CONICET |
Lab I: Sperm capacitation & cryopreservation |
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11 AM |
Karen Schindler |
Rutgers University |
Lab II: Oocyte maturation |
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7 PM |
Rafael Fissore |
UMass Amherst |
Lecture: Ca2+ homeostasis and its role in fertilization and egg activation |
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Tuesday May 23 |
9 AM |
Miler Lee |
University of Pittsburgh |
Bioinformatics workshop I |
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11 AM |
Mariano Buffone |
IBYME, CONICET |
Lab I: Sperm capacitation & cryopreservation |
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11 AM |
Karen Schindler |
Rutgers University |
Lab II: Oocyte maturation |
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7 PM |
Miler Lee |
University of Pittsburgh |
Lecture: Maternal to zygotic transition |
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Wednesday May 24 |
9 AM |
Paula Stein |
NIEHS |
Lecture: Mammalian EGA/cleavage stage embryo development |
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11 AM |
Miler Lee |
University of Pittsburgh |
Bioinformatics workshop II |
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7 PM |
Greg FitzHarris |
University of Montreal |
Lecture: Imaging oocyte maturation and embryo development |
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Thursday May 25 |
9 AM |
Amy Ralston |
Michigan State Univ. |
Lecture: Preimplantation embryo development and CRISPR |
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11 AM |
Paula Stein |
NIEHS |
Lab I: ICSI |
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11 AM |
Carmen Williams |
NIEHS |
Lab II: Mouse IVF |
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7 PM |
Carmen Williams |
NIEHS |
Environmental impacts on the female reproductive tract and embryos |
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Friday May 26 |
9 AM |
Paulo Rinaudo |
UCSF |
Lecture: Female infertility/Assisted reproductive technologies |
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11 AM |
Paula Stein |
NIEHS |
Lab I: ICSI |
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11 AM |
Carmen Williams |
NIEHS |
Lab II: Mouse IVF |
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7 PM |
Karen Schindler |
Rutgers University |
Bioethics |
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Saturday May 27 |
Free day |
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SECTION 3 WEEK 1: May 28 – June 3 |
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Date |
Time |
Faculty |
Affiliation |
Activity |
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Sunday May 28 |
6 PM
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Margaret Petroff Barry Hinton |
Michigan State University University of Virginia |
Introduction to Section 3 |
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Monday May 29 |
9 AM |
Miranda Bernhardt |
Washington State University |
Lecture: Genetic Engineering Approaches in Reproductive Biology |
| 10 AM | Franco DeMayo | NIEHS | Lecture: Implantation | |
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1 PM |
Franco DeMayo Miranda Bernhardt |
NIEHS Washington State University |
Lab: Embryo transfer and ES cell injection |
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7 PM |
Franco DeMayo |
NIEHS |
Lecture: Decidualization |
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Tuesday May 30 |
9 AM |
David Natale |
Queen’s University |
Lecture: Mouse placenta development and function |
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1PM |
David Natale Lisa Vrooman Miranda Bernhardt |
Queen’s University Washington State University Washington State University |
Lab: Placenta dissection, staining, and culture-1 Lab: Embryo Analysis -1 Lab Wrapup: Embryo Transfer and ES cell injection |
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7 PM |
Carolyn Coyne |
Duke University |
Lecture: Placenta and infection |
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| 9PM | Firbees | Practice Presentations | ||
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Wednesday May 31 |
9 AM |
Lisa Vrooman |
Oregon Health & Science University |
Lecture: Fetal Programming of Long-Term Health Outcomes |
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1 PM |
Lisa Vrooman David Natale |
Oregon Health & Science University Queens University |
Lab: Embryo Analysis-2 Lab Wrapup: Placenta Staining and Culture-2 |
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7:00 PM |
Susan Suarez |
Cornell University |
Lecture: Female Tract interactions with Sperm |
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Thursday June 1 |
9 AM |
Ripla Arora |
Michigan State University |
Lecture: Form and Function: Uterine 3D Structure-Function Relationship in Early Pregnancy |
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11 AM |
Ripla Arora |
Michigan State University |
Workshop: Image analysis of placental and embryo |
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7 PM |
Mariana Wolffner |
Cornell University |
Lecture: Gametogenesis in Drosophila |
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| 9 PM | Firebees (3) | Practice Presentations | ||
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Friday June 2 |
9 AM |
Erika Matunis |
Johns Hopkins University |
Lecture: Stem Cells in Drosophila testis |
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11 AM |
Mariana Wolffner |
Cornell University |
Lab: Fly reproduction |
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7 PM |
Barry Hinton |
University of Virginia |
Lecture: Müllerian & Wolffian duct development |
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| 9 PM | FIRbees (3) | Practice Presentations | ||
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Saturday June 3
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9 AM |
Clémence Belleannée |
Laval University |
Lab: Epididymis |
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1 PM |
Clémence Belleannée
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Laval University |
Wolffian and Müllerian duct development |
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Free Evening |
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SECTION 3 WEEK 2: June 4 – June 10 |
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Date |
Time |
Faculty |
Affiliation |
Activity |
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Sunday June 4 |
7 PM |
Firbees (5) |
Practice Presentations |
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Monday June 5 |
9 AM |
Margaret Petroff |
Michigan State University |
Lecture: Reproductive immunology |
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1 PM |
Margaret Petroff |
Michigan State University |
Lab: Flow cytometry |
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| 5PM | Clémance Belleannée | Laval University | Lab Wrapup: Wolffian & Müllerian duct development | |
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7 PM |
Soo Hyun Ahn |
Michigan State University |
Workshop: Flow cytometry analysis |
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| 9 PM | Firbees (3) | Practice Presentations | ||
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Tuesday June 6 |
9 AM |
Joan Jorgensen |
University of Wisconsin |
Lecture: Sex determination and the battle of the sexes: Gonadal cells “duke it out” |
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1 PM |
Joan Jorgensen |
University of Wisconsin |
Lab: Isolation and identification of germ cells from embryonic mouse gonads - 1 |
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7 PM |
Sean Nguyen |
s2g Ventures |
Workshop: Data visualization with R |
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| 9 PM | Firbees (3) | Practice presentations | ||
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Wednesday June 7 |
9 AM |
Martin Cohn |
University of Florida |
Lecture: External genitalia development |
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1 PM |
Joan Jorgensen |
University of Wisconsin |
Lab: Isolation and identification of germ cells from embryonic mouse gonads - 2 |
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7 PM |
Sarah England |
Washington University – St. Louis |
Lecture: Parturition & preterm birth |
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Thursday June 8 |
9 AM |
Hanne Hoffmann Sarah England |
Michigan State University University of Washington, St. Louis |
Lab: Circadian rhythms & parturition |
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1 PM |
Margaret Petroff |
Michigan State University |
Section 3 Wrap-up and Student Group Presentations |
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6 PM |
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Luigi Mastroianna Memorial Lecture |
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Friday June 9 |
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FIR Symposium |
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Saturday June 10 |
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FIR Symposium |
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