Schedule Overview
FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2008
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration
Location: Pavilion Court Prefunction
SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2008
7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Registration
Location: Pavilion Court Prefunction
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 2008 Andrology Lab Workshop
Location: Fiesta Room
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2008 ASA Special Symposium
Location: Pavilion I - III
5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Industry Sponsored Coffee Reception
Location: Pavilion I - III
6:00 p.m. ASA 33rd Annual Meeting Begins
Location: Pavilion I - III (unless otherwise noted)
2008 Andrology Lab Workshop
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Program Chair: Angela Reese, TS
*Location: Fiesta Room
Registration includes a syllabus, continental
breakfast, refreshment breaks, and
Lab Science Forum Luncheon.
AAB Peer CEU Pre-Approval Pending
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
Overview of Sperm Morphology
Classification Systems
Susan Rothmann, PhD, HCLD
Fertility Solutions, Inc. |
| 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
WHO 3rd Sperm Morphology and
WHO 4th Sperm Morphology
(Strict Criteria) Classification Methods: Interactive Instruction
Aniela Bollendorf, MT
Cooper Institute for Reproductive
Hormonal Disorders
David Karabinus, PhD, HCLD
Genetics and IVF Institute |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Sperm Morphology - Exercise 1 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Discussion & Classification of the
Exercise
Angela Reese, TS
Fertility Solutions, Inc.
Aniela Bollendorf, MT
Cooper Institute for Reproductive
Hormonal Disorders
David Karabinus, PhD, HCLD
Genetics and IVF Institute |
| 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. |
Laboratory Science Forum Luncheon
(Lunch included)
"Back in the Saddle:
Bicycling and Sexual Health"
Steve Schrader, PhD
NIOSH |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. |
Sperm Morphology - Exercise 2
Angela Reese, TS
Fertility Solutions, Inc.
Aniela Bollendorf, MT
Cooper Institute for Reproductive
Hormonal Disorders
David Karabinus, PhD, HCLD
Genetics and IVF Institute |
| 2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Quality Control - A Simple Guide
to Practical Usage: Understanding
QC Requirements and Construction of
Control Charts
Steve Schrader, PhD
NIOSH
Susan Rothmann, PhD, HCLD
Fertility Solutions, Inc. |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
Refreshment Break |
| 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. |
Quality Control Exercise:
How-To Session Using Participants' Data
Steve Schrader, PhD
NIOSH
Susan Rothmann, PhD, HCLD
Fertility Solutions, Inc. |
| 4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Q&A |
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2008 ASA Special Symposium
"Therapeutic Strategies for
Male Sexual and Hormonal Health"
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Program Chair: Arthur L. Burnett, MD
*Location: Pavilion I - III
Registration is complimentary
(limited seating available)
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Erection Physiology: Molecules and
Mechanisms
Trinity Bivalacqua, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University |
| 1:20 p.m. |
Androgen Role in Penile Structure
and Function
Abdul Traish, PhD, Boston University |
| 1:40 p.m. |
Hypogonadism and Metabolic Syndrome
Andy Guay, MD, Lahey Clinic |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Discussion/Question and Answer Session |
| 2:20 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Break |
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| 2:30 p.m. |
Testosterone Therapies
Allen Seftel, MD
Case Western Reserve University |
| 2:50 p.m. |
Neuromodulatory Agents
John Mulhall, MD
Cornell University |
| 3:10 p.m. |
Vasoactive Therapies to Heal the Penis:
Fact or Fiction?
Edward Kim, MD
University of Tennessee Medical Center |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Discussion/Question and
Answer Session |
| 3:50 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Break |
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Erectile Dysfunction Management
for the Future
Arthur L. Burnett, MD,
Johns Hopkins University |
| 4:20 p.m. |
Medical vs. Surgical Treatment of
Peyronie's Disease
Wayne Hellstrom, MD, Tulane University |
| 4:40 p.m. |
Discussion/Question and Answer Session |
Industry Sponsored Coffee Reception
Saturday April 12, 2008
5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Progress Toward Selective Androgen
Receptor Modulators
James T. Dalton, PhD, GTx, Inc.
Location: Pavilion I – III |
ASA 33rd Annual Meeting
"Emerging Concepts and
Technologies in Andrology"
April 12 - 15, 2008
Program Chairs: Gail A. Cornwall, PhD;
Paul J. Turek, MD
*Location: Pavilion I - III
(unless otherwise noted)
Registration fee includes entry into the lectures,
one ticket to the Welcome Reception, a syllabus,
and refreshment break.
| FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2008 |
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| 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Registration
Location: Pavilion Court
Prefunction |
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| SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2008 |
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| 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Registration
Location: Pavilion Court
Prefunction |
| 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. |
Industry Sponsored
Coffee Reception
Progress Toward Selective
Androgen Receptor Modulators
Location: Pavilion I - III |
| 6:00 p.m. - 6:10 p.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 6:10 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Distinguished Andrologist Award |
| 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
ASA KEYNOTE LECTURE
Stem cells, Small RNAs, and Self-Renewal in the Germline
Haifan Lin, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine
(Introduced by Terry R. Brown,PhD) |
| 7:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. |
Updates from NIH
Tracy Rankin, PhD, NICHD |
| 7:45 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. |
Welcome Reception
Location: Civic Plaza |
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| SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2008 |
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| 6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. |
Past President's Breakfast
Location: Sierra Vista, 19th Floor |
| 7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Exhibit Hall Open and Light
Continental Breakfast
Location: Pavilion IV - VI |
| 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Registration
Location: Pavilion Court
Prefunction |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
WOMEN IN ANDROLOGY
LECTURE
Risks of ADHD and Autism in ART
Offspring
Mary Croughan, PhD
University of California
San Francisco
(Introduced by Patricia L. Morris, PhD) |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
Distinguished Service Award |
| 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
SYMPOSIUM I - Spermatogonial
Stem Cells
Co-chairs: Ronald Swerdloff, MD
Liz Simon, PhD
What Regulates the Spermatogonial Stem
Cell Niche?
Marie-Claude Hofmann, PhD
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
From Stem Cells to Male Germ Cells
Wolfgang Engel, PhD
University of Gottingen
Regulation of Proliferation and
Differentiation of Mouse
Spermatogonial Stem Cells
Makoto Nagano, PhD
McGill University |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Poster Session I
Location: Pavilion IV - VI |
| 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Women in Andrology Luncheon
and Discussion
(Not included in registration fee;
tickets required)
Location: Enchantment EF |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Oral Session I:
Sperm and Sexual Function
Moderators: Wayne Hellstrom, MD
Matthew Marcello, BS
Location: Pavilion I - III |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Oral Session II:
Testis Function
Moderators: Dolores Lamb, PhD
Evemie Dube, MSc, BSc
Location: Enchantment A - D |
| 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Exhibit Hall Open
Location: Pavilion IV - VI |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Refreshment Break
Location: Pavilion IV - VI |
| 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. |
LECTURE I
Understanding the Basics of Male
Fertility Using Proteomics in C. elegans
Diana Chu, PhD
San Francisco State University
(Introduced by Gail A. Cornwall, PhD) |
| 4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. |
CLINICAL DEBATE
Is the Detection of Sperm DNA
Damage Clinically Useful?
Moderator: Craig Niederberger, MD
Pro: Armand Zini, MD
McGill University
Con: Mark Sigman, MD
Brown University |
| 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
Trainee Forum and Mixer
(All Trainee Travel Awards will be
distributed and celebrated at this event)
Location: Fiesta Room |
| MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2008 |
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| 7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Exhibit Hall Open and Light
Continental Breakfast
Location: Pavilion IV - VI |
| 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Registration
Location: Pavilion Foyer
Prefunction |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
AUA LECTURE
Amniotic Cells as Stem Cell
Source for Tissue Engineering
Anthony Atala, MD
Wake Forest University
(Introduced by Paul J. Turek, MD) |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
Young Andrologist Award |
| 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Quick Break |
| 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
SYMPOSIUM II -
Epigenetics and Imprinting
Co-chairs: Jacquetta M. Trasler, MD, PhD
Natasha Zamudio, BS
Epigenetic Regulation of Testis-Specific Gene Expression
John McCarrey, PhD,
University of Texas, San Antonio
Epigenetic Regulation of Stem Cell
Differentiation: Lessons Learned from
Somatic Nuclear Transfer
Robert Blelloch, MD,
University of California, San Francisco
Epigenetic Transgenerational
Actions of Endocrine Disruptors
on Reproduction and Disease:
The Ghosts in your Genes
Michael Skinner, PhD,
Washington State University |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Poster Session II
Location: Pavilion IV - VI |
| 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
MENTORING LUNCHEON
SPONSORED BY THE DIVERSITY,
TRAINEE AFFAIRS AND ETHICS
COMMITTEES
(Not included in registration;
tickets required)
Professional Development Forum
Panelists representing Academia,
Industry and Government Positions.
Location: Enchantment AB |
| 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Editorial Board Luncheon
Location: Enchantment CD |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
THE BECKMAN COULTER
INTERNATIONAL LECTURE
A Modern View of the Sperm
Acrosome Reaction
Claudia Tomes, PhD
Univ. Nacional de Cuyo,
Mendiza, Argentina
(Introduced by Patricia S. Cuasnicu, PhD) |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Refreshment Break
Location: Pavilion IV - VI |
| 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
SYMPOSIUM III Male
Reproductive Tract
Co-chairs: Terry T. Turner, PhD
Kim Chau, BS
Drosophila Seminal Proteins:
Using Fruit Flies as a Genetic Model to
Understand Reproductive Protein Function
Mariana Wolfner, PhD,
Cornell University
Determining the Species
Specificity of Fertilization
Steve Tardif, PhD,
Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center
Regulation of Epididymal Gene
Expression in Fertile and Infertile Men
Daniel Cyr, PhD
McGill University |
| 5:00 p.m. |
ASA Business Meeting, Outstanding
Trainee Investigator and Trainee Awards |
| 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
Annual Banquet
(Not included in registration fee;
tickets required)
Location: El Pinto Restaurant |
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| TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2008 |
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| 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. |
2009 Program Committee Meeting
Location: Boardroom North |
| 7:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Registration and Light
Continental Breakfast
Location: Pavilion Foyer
Prefunction |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
SYMPOSIUM IV -
Novel Concepts in Prostate Cancer
Co-chairs: Peter N. Schlegel, MD
Thomas Walsh, MD
Inflammation and Cancer
Angelo M. DeMarzo, MD,
Johns Hopkins University
Viruses and Prostate Cancer
Eric Klein, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Vaccines for Prostate Cancer
Charles Ryan, MD,
University of California, San Francisco |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Refreshment Break
Location: Pavilion Foyer
Prefunction |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
LECTURE II:
The Developmental Origin of
Health and Disease
Kevin Sinclair, PhD
University of Nottingham
(Introduced by Janice L. Bailey, PhD) |
| 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
SYMPOSIUM V - Environmental
Insults and Reproduction
Co-chairs: Sally Perreault Darney, PhD
Yunhui Zhang, PhD
Endocrine Disruption: Past and
Present
Theo Colborn, PhD
President, Endocrine Disruption
Exchange
Clinical and Epidemiological
Advances in Male Reproductive
Toxicology
Shauna Swan, PhD,
University of Rochester
Endocrine Disruption and
Hypospadias
Larry Baskin, MD
University of California, San Francisco |
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