FIR Schedules
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Time |
Faculty |
Affiliation |
Activity |
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Sunday May 1 |
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 2 |
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 |
Kelly Mayo |
Northwestern University |
Lecture: Membrane Signal transduction in the HPG axis |
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Tuesday May 3 |
9AM |
Carolyn Cummins |
U. Toronto |
Nuclear receptor signaling in the HGP axis and beyond |
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11 AM |
Dan Bernard |
McGill University |
Lab: Transcription |
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7 PM |
Dan Bernard |
McGill University |
Lecture: Activin/inhibin regulation of FSH |
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Wednesday May 4 |
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 |
JoAnne Richards |
Baylor |
Lecture: Signaling in Follicular Development |
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Thursday May 5 |
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 6 |
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 |
2019 FIRbees |
FIR |
Lab wrap-up: Preparation |
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Saturday May 7 |
9 AM |
2019 FIRbees |
FIR |
Lab wrap-up: Presentations for week 1 labs |
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Sunday May 8 |
Free day |
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Monday May 9 |
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 |
Sue Moenter |
University of Michigan |
Lecture: Regulation of GnRH neurons |
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Tuesday May 10 |
9AM |
Mark Roberson |
Cornell University |
Lecture: GnRH signaling in the pituitary |
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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 11 |
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 |
Alejandro Lomniczi |
OHSU |
Lecture: Epigenetic regulation of puberty |
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Thursday May 12 |
9 AM |
Martin Kelly |
OHSU |
Lecture: Interrogating hypothalamic neuronal circuits using optogenetic and chemogenetic tools |
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11 AM |
Djurdjica Coss |
UC-Reiverside |
Lab: Pituitary Cultures |
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7 PM |
Richard Auchus |
U. Michigan |
Lecture: Steroidogenesis |
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Friday May 13 |
9 AM |
2019 FIRbees |
FIR |
Short research (chalk) talks |
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11 AM |
Djurdjica Coss |
UC-Reiverside |
Lab: Pituitary Cultures |
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7 PM |
2019 FIRbees |
FIR |
Lab wrap-up: Preparation |
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Saturday May 14 |
9 AM |
2019 FIRbees |
FIR |
Lab wrap-up: |
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FIR2022 SECTION 2 WEEK 1 |
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Date |
Time |
Faculty |
Affiliation |
Activity |
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Sunday May 15 |
7 PM |
Carmen Williams |
NIEHS |
Introduction to Section 2 and Chalk talks |
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Monday May 16
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9 AM |
Amander Clark |
UCLA |
Lecture: Overview of stem cells |
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11 AM |
Kyle Orwig |
University of Pittsburgh |
Lab I: Spermatogenic germ cell transplantation |
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11 AM |
Ewelina Bolcun-Filas |
Jackson Laboratory |
Lab II: Meiosis |
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7 PM |
Kyle Orwig |
University of Pittsburgh |
Lecture: Stem cells, spermatogenesis and male fertility in higher primates |
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Tuesday May 17 |
9 AM |
Ewelina Bolcun-Filas |
Jackson Laboratory |
Lecture: Prophase I and meiotic recombination |
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11 AM |
Kyle Orwig |
University of Pittsburgh |
Lab I: Spermatogenic germ cell transplantation |
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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 |
9 AM |
Yosi Aizen |
Ruppin Acad. Center |
Lab I: Zebrafish IVF |
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May 18 |
9 AM |
Karen Schindler Carmen Williams |
Rutgers University NIEHS |
Lab II: Mouth pipetting clinic |
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1 PM |
Greg FitzHarris |
U Montreal |
Lecture: Imaging oocyte maturation and embryo development |
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7 PM |
Francesca Duncan |
Northwestern University |
Lecture: Folliculogenesis, oogenesis and reproductive aging |
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Thursday |
9 AM |
Yosi Aizen |
Ruppin Acad. Center |
Lab I: Zebrafish IVF |
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May 19 |
9 AM |
Karen Schindler Carmen Williams |
Rutgers University NIEHS |
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: Cell cycle control of oocyte meiotic maturation |
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Friday May 20 |
9 AM |
Laurinda Jaffe |
UConn Health Center |
Lecture: Regulation of MI 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 |
Carmen Williams |
NIEHS |
Lecture: Environmental impacts on the female reproductive tract and embryos |
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Saturday May 21 |
Free day |
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FIR2022 SECTION 2 WEEK 2 |
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Date |
Time |
Faculty |
Affiliation |
Activity |
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Sunday May 22 |
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 23 |
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 24 |
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 25 |
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 |
Marisa Bartolomei |
University of Pennsylvania |
Lecture: Epigenetic gene regulation during development and under adverse environmental conditions |
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Thursday May 26 |
9 AM |
Amy Ralston |
Michigan State Univ. |
Lecture: Preimplantation embryo development |
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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 |
Scientific writing lecture and workshop |
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Friday May 27 |
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 28 |
Free day |
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FIR2022 WEEK 1: May 29 – June 4 |
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Date |
Time |
Faculty |
Affiliation |
Activity |
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Sunday May 29 |
6 PM
7PM |
Barry Hinton & Margaret Petroff Margaret Petroff |
University of Virginia Michigan State University Michigan State University |
Introduction to Section 3/Dinner
Workshop Writing Skills, Part 2 |
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Monday May 30 |
9 AM |
Franco DeMayo |
NIEHS |
Lecture: The evolution of genetic engineering approaches to investigate reproductive biology |
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1 PM |
Franco DeMayo |
NIEHS |
Lab: Embryo transfer and ES cell injection |
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7 PM |
Franco DeMayo |
NIEHS |
Lecture: Progesterone receptor and regulation in pregnancy |
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Tuesday May 31 |
9 AM |
Barry Hinton |
University of Virginia |
Lecture: Morphogenesis of the Wolffian and Müllerian duct |
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1PM |
Barry Hinton |
University of Virginia |
Lab: Wolffian and Müllerian duct development: non-branching morphogenesis |
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7 PM |
Clémence Belleannée |
University of Laval |
Lecture: Intercellular cross-talks in the epididymis |
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Wednesday June 1 |
9 AM |
Mariana Wolfner |
Cornell University |
Lecture: gametogenesis and fertilization in flies |
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1 PM |
Mariana Wolfner |
Cornell University |
Lab: Drosophila sperm competition and reproductive structure imaging |
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7:00 PM |
Erika Matunis |
Johns Hopkins University |
Lecture: Stem cell dynamics in the Drosophila testis niche |
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Thursday June 2 |
9 AM |
Gail Prins |
University of Illinois, Chicago |
Lecture: Development, function, and disease of the prostate |
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11 AM |
Gail Prins |
University of Illinois, Chicago |
Lab: Development of the prostate: branching morphogenesis |
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7 PM |
Barry Hinton |
University of Virginia |
Lab Wrap-Up |
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Friday June 3 |
9 AM |
David Natale |
Queens University |
Lecture: Placental development and function |
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11 AM |
David Natale |
Queens University |
Lab: Placentation in domestic animals |
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7 PM |
Tom Spencer |
University of Missouri |
Lecture: Implantation and placentation of domestic animals |
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Saturday June 4
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9 AM |
Tom Spencer |
University of Missouri |
Lab: Placentation in domestic animals |
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1 PM 3 PM |
David Natale Gail Prins |
Queens University University of Illinois, Chicago |
Lab Wrap up Lab Wrap up |
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7PM |
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Cookout |
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FIR2020 SECTION 3 WEEK 2: June 4 – June 10 |
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Date |
Time |
Faculty |
Affiliation |
Activity |
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Sunday June 5 |
7 PM |
Free Day (Practice Presentations) |
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Monday June 6 |
9 AM |
Ripla Arora |
Michigan State University |
Lecture: Using 3D imaging to evaluate early maternal-fetal interactions |
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1 PM |
Ripla Arora |
Michigan State University |
Workshop: 3D Image analyses using Imaris |
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7 PM 7:30 PM |
Margaret Petroff Sean Nguyen |
Michigan State University S2g Ventures |
Lecture: Flow for FIRBees Workshop: Coding in R |
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Tuesday June 7 |
9 AM |
Margaret Petroff |
Michigan State University |
Lecture: Immunology of pregnancy |
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1 PM |
Margaret Petroff |
Michigan State University |
Lab: Reproductive Immunology |
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7 PM 7:30 PM |
Margaret Petroff |
Michigan State University |
Lab wrap up Free time/practice practice presentations |
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Wednesday June 8 |
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 |
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7 PM |
Susan Suarez |
Cornell University |
Lecture: Sperm interactions with the female reproductive tract |
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Thursday June 9 |
9 AM |
Sarah England |
University of Washington, St. Louis |
Lecture: Parturition & Preterm birth |
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1 PM |
Joan Jogensen |
University of Wisconsin |
Lab Wrap-up |
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4 PM |
Barry Hinton & Peggy Petroff |
University of Virginia Michigan State University |
Section 3 wrap up |
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6 PM |
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Luigi Mastroianna Memorial Lecture |
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Friday June 10 |
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FIR Symposium |
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Saturday June 11 |
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FIR Symposium |
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