The C. S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development at the Wayne State University School of Medicine will present “Advancing Reproductive Health: Understanding Male and Female Contributions,” a daylong conference to present groundbreaking research on human reproductive health, on May 15.
The symposium offers an opportunity to explore the latest advancements in reproductive health during an inaugural American-Sino symposium, hosted by the Mott Center, and co-presented by the Huazhong University of Science & Technology, or HUST, in China.
Topics expected to be covered from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. include reproductive immunology, pregnancy, infectious diseases, and the vital roles of males and females in maternal-fetal health and successful pregnancies.
The agenda includes:
8 to 8:45 a.m.: Registration and breakfast
8:45 to 9 a.m.: Opening remarks and introduction
9 to 9:45 a.m.: Keynote speaker Gil Mor, M.D., Ph.D., the John M. Malone Jr., M.D., Endowed Chair of Women’s Health Research, scientific director of the Mott Center and associate chair for Research in the WSU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
9:45 to 10:05 a.m.: Xiaoli Wang, Ph.D., associate professor at HUST, “The role of hnRNPs in regulating spermatogenesis”
10:05 to 10:25 a.m.: Richard Pilsner, Ph.D., M.P.H., associate director of the Mott Center and professor of WSU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
10:25 to 10:45 a.m.: Jing Luo, Ph.D., associate professor at HUST, “Therapeutic Improvement of Adenomyosis by Macrophage Membrane-encapsulated Dydrogesterone Nanocrystals via Targeted Drug Delivery and Inhibition of Inflammation in Uterus”
10:45 to 11:05 a.m.: Jiahui Ding, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor at the Mott Center and the WSU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
11:05 to 11:25 a.m.: Break
11:25 to 11:45 a.m.: Marta Rodriguez-Garcia, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of the Mott Center and the WSU Department of Biochemistry
11:45 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.: Kai Zhao, Ph.D., associate professor at HUST, “The Effect of Inflammatory Seminal Plasma TNF-α on Endometrial Microenvironment and Embryo Implantation”
12:05 to 1:05 p.m.: Lunch and poster session
1:05 to 1:25 p.m.: Ricardo Bertolla, Ph.D., associate professor at the Mott Center and the WSU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1:25 to 1:45 p.m.: Jennifer Condon, Ph.D., associate professor at the Mott Center and the WSU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1:45 to 2:05 p.m.: Joshua Bembenek, Ph.D., associate professor at the Mott Center and the WSU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2:05 to 2:25 p.m.: Break
2:25 to 2:45 p.m.: Zhibing Zhang, Ph.D., professor at the Mott Center and the WSU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2:45 to 3:05 p.m.: Jayanth Ramadoss, Ph.D., WSU professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and of Physiology, and director of the Mott Center’s Pregnancy and Environment Division
3:05 to 3:50 p.m.: Keynote speaker Aihua Liao, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the Institute of Reproductive Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine at HUST, “Treg Cell Senescence in Female Reproductive Potential and Advanced Maternal Pregnancy”
3:50 to 4:50 p.m.: Roundtable question-and-answer session
4:50 to 5:25 p.m.: Closing remarks
For more information, contact George Miyajima at hr3764@wayne.edu.