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WelCome from the 2013 SSr PreSident
Welcome to the 46th Annual Meeting
of the SSR in the spectacular city of
Montréal!
Thanks to the hard work of the Program
Committee under the exceptional
leadership of Janice Bailey and Janice
Evans, our scientific program offers a
broad array of cutting-edge topics in the
reproductive sciences for you to sample
and enjoy. Our theme, Reproductive
President Susan S. Suarez,
Health: Nano to Global, was chosen
Ph.D..
to illustrate the breadth of reproductive
biology in approaches, applicability, and global impact.
The Local Arrangements Committee, chaired by Bruce
Murphy and Hugh Clarke, has prepared a terrific social program
so that you can enjoy the international atmosphere and flavors
of Montréal with old friends and new colleagues. Local
Arrangements also worked with the Development Committee to
provide extra funding beyond that provided by your registration
fees in order to bring you outstanding speakers from all over the
world. Be sure to stop by the SSR Registration Desk to thank the
SSR staff for making all of our plans a reality. Enjoy!
Susan S. Suarez, Ph.D.
2013 President, SSR
Program Committee WelCome
The 2013 SSR
meeting, with the theme
Reproductive Health:
Nano to Global, will
present a wide range of
the latest breakthroughs in
reproductive biology.
Our plenary speaker
list includes a nice mix
of familiar and fresh
Program Committee Co-Chairs Janice
faces. The Keynote
Bailey, Ph.D. (left), and Janice Evans,
Speaker is Dr. Marty
Ph.D. (right).
Matzuk and the Historical
Perspectives Lecturer is Dr. JoAnne Richards, both of whom
are prominent SSR members. Their research represents the best
of basic science and translational applications in our realm of
reproductive biology. Dr. Mitinori Saitou of Kyoto University
will present the State-of-the-Art Lecture on his breakthrough
work on in vitro generation of both male and female germ
cells that produced normal mice pups. Dr. Sabra Klein from
Johns Hopkins University will deliver a Plenary Lecture on her
exciting work on sex differences, with a focus on endocrine
regulation of immune responses.
The President’s Symposium will illustrate many of the “nano”
aspects relevant to research in the reproductive sciences. The
talks by Jackson Kirkman-Brown, Lonnie Shea, and Jerry Taylor
will highlight a distinct niche of our field about which Susan
Suarez is particularly passionate—the application of approaches
in the physical and quantitative sciences.
The 2013 meeting continues with the format initiated by the
2012 SSR Program Committee, replacing minisymposia with
themed, concurrent “modules.” The four modules for the 2013
meeting represent the four pillars of reproductive biology:
gametes, gonads, hormones, and reproductive tracts. A
principal objective for the module format is to generate more
interaction and in-depth discussion; our module session chairs
will provide a unifying introduction to each session and serve
as discussion leaders. The schedules of the modules will be
identical so that those who choose to attend different sessions
can go smoothly from one module to another.
We were very excited to have received a record number of
regular and late-breaking abstract submissions. These numbers
demonstrate that the reproductive biology community continues
to bring their hottest work to the SSR meeting. The platform
presentations remain popular. While there is just not enough
time to accommodate everyone who wants to present his/her
abstract as a platform talk, we are pleased to announce that 36%
of the submissions that requested this consideration (and 21%
of all submissions) will be presented as platform presentations
within the module sessions or in platform sessions. Moving
from session to session will be easy, with all session rooms on
the same floor of the Palais and in close proximity to each other.
Moreover, all posters will be displayed for the duration of the
meeting, ensuring excellent exposure of these studies and ample
time for interaction.
Last but not least, we know that everyone comes to the
meeting not only for the scientific sessions but also to enjoy the
venue and time with colleagues and friends. To facilitate this, we
designed the meeting schedule to include long lunch periods and
frequent breaks.
A great number of thank-you’s are in order, as none of this
would have been possible without the help of many people. We
are truly lucky that so many of our colleagues care so deeply
about the field to put in the hard work needed for a successful
annual meeting! Our Program Committee members and those
who helped with abstract review are listed below, with extraspecial thanks to our module team leaders (marked with *) and
abstract review team leaders (marked with §). We also extend our
warmest personal thanks to the great team in the SSR Business
Office without whom none of this would have been possible.
In closing, it has been a privilege to work with Susan Suarez
and to provide this important service to the Society. We are
very honored to have been tasked with this responsibility for
the Society. Thanks to all the hard work of those who have
participated in planning this event and to all of you attending, we
are confident that the 46 Annual Meeting will be a huge success!
Janice Bailey, Ph.D., and Janice Evans, Ph.D.
2013 Program Committee Co-Chairs
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of SSR 46th Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting Program Support
Welcome from the 2013 SSR President
Program Committee Welcome
Local Arrangements Committee Welcome
2013 Board of Directors
Schedule of Events
Awards Committee and Awardee Citations
Minority Affairs Committee Activities
Trainee Affairs Committee Activities
General Information
Palais Maps
Map of Poster Display
Poster Key
Abstracts
Topic Index
Author Index
Bylaws
Officers, Directors and Committees for 2012-2013
Editors of Biology of Reproduction
Past Officers, Directors, and Trainee Representatives
Past Awardees
Past and Future SSR Meetings
SSR Administrative Office
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