II International Symposium on Animal Biology of Reproduction (ISABR 2008)
Focus on the Ovary: Folliculogenesis, Ovulation, and Luteolysis
Nov. 19-22, 2008, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Preliminary Program

Lectures, workshops, and poster sessions

Nov. 19, 2008, Wednesday

9:00 to 16:00: Reception and registration of speakers and delegates.

18:00: Opening ceremony.

Keynote lecture and tribute to:
Dr. R.H.F. Hunter (University of Cambridge, UK).
TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS IN FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TISSUES AND THEIR POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE.

19:30 to 21:00: Welcome cocktail.

Nov. 20, 2008, Thursday

8:30 to 9:20
Dr. Jock K. Findlay (Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia).
Ovarian physiology: follicle development, oocyte, and hormone relationships.

9:25 to 10:15
Dr. Angela R. Baerwald (University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada).
Ovarian follicular dynamics in women: what we have learned from animal models.

10:20 to 11:50: Coffee break and poster session I.

11:50 to 12:30:
Lonnie Russell lecture:
Dr. Blanche Capel (Duke University, USA).
Patterning the GONAD in 3-D.

12:30 to 14:00: Lunch.

14:00 to 14:50
Dr. W. Colin Duncan (University of Edinburgh, UK).
Angiogenesis and luteolysis in the primate corpus luteum: an update.

14:55 to 15:45
Dr. Akio Miyamoto (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan).
Luteolysis in the cow: a novel concept of vasoactive molecules in the luteolytic cascade within the corpus luteum.

15:45 to 16:30: Coffee break and visit to posters.

17:00 to 19:00: Workshop I
Recent advances in Ovulation Synchronization and Superovulation in cattle.
Dr. Reuben Mapletoft (University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada). Beef and dairy cattle. – Coordinator.
Dr. Gabriel Bo (Instituto de Reproduccion Animal Córdoba - IRAC, Córdoba, Argentina). Beef cattle.
Dr. Roberto Sartori Filho (Embrapa/CENARGEN, Brasília-DF, Brazil). Dairy cattle.
Dr. Pietro S. Baruselli (USP/FMVZ, São Paulo, Brazil). Buffalo.

Nov. 21, 2008, Friday

8:30 to 9:20
Dr. Milo C. Wiltbank (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA).
Mechanisms associated with selection of a single or multiple dominant follicles in dairy cattle.

9:25 to 10:15
Dr. Joanne E. Fortune (Cornell University, USA).
The periovulatory period in cattle: progesterone, prostaglandins, and ADAMTS proteases.

10:20 to 11:50: Coffee break and poster session II.

11:50 to 12:30
Dr. Rob van den Hurk (Utrecht University, The Netherlands).
Development of fresh and cryopreserved early-stage ovarian follicles, with special attention to ruminants.

12:30 to 14:00: Lunch.

14:00 to 14:50
Dr. Monique C.J. Paris (University of Utrecht, The Netherlands).
Ovarian cryopreservation and grafting: its potential for human reproductive biology and animal conservation.

14:55 to 15:45
Dr. Reuben J. Mapletoft (University of Saskatchewan, Canada).
Control of ovarian function for assisted reproductive technologies in cattle.

15:45 to 16:00: Coffee break.

16:05 to 16:55
Dr. Mário Binelli (University of São Paulo, Brazil).
Post-ovulation manipulation of ovarian function to increase conception rates in cattle.

17:00 to 19:00: Workshop II.
Ovarian transplant and in vitro culture and freezing of follicles.
Dr. Joanne E. Fortune (Cornell University, USA). – Coordinator.
Dr. José Ricardo de Figueiredo (UECE/FV, Fortaleza, Brazil).
Dr. Rob van den Hurk (Utrecht University, The Netherlands).
Dr. Monique C. J. Paris (University of Utrecht, The Netherlands)

Nov. 22, 2008, Saturday

8:30 to 9:20
Dr. Andrzej Madej (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden).
Endocrine alterations associated with follicle development in pigs: a review.

9:25 to 10:15
Dr. Eduardo L. Gastal (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA).
Recent Advances and New concepts in equine follicle dynamics.

10:20 to 11:50: Coffee break and poster session III.

11:50 to 12:30
Dr. Bruce K. Campbell (University of Nottingham, UK).
Endocrine and local control of folliculogenesis in the ewe.

12:30 to 14:00: Lunch.

14:00 to 14:50
Dr. Harry J. Grier (Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, USA).
FOLLICULOGENESIS, OOCYTE GROWTH, MATURATION, AND OVULATION IN RAY-FINNED FISHES, AN OVERVIEW

14:55 to 15:45
Dr. Patrick W. Concannon (Cornell University, USA)
ENDOCRINE CONTROL OF OVARIAN FUNCTION IN DOGS, CATS AND OTHER CARNIVORES

15:45 to 16:25: Coffee break and visit to posters.

16:30 to 18:30: Workshop III.
Luteolysis: comparative aspects among species.
Dr. Akio Miyamoto (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan). Cow. – Coordinator.
Dr. Angela R. Baerwald (University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada). Woman.
Dr. W. Colin Duncan (University of Edinburgh, UK). Primates.
Dr. Eduardo L. Gastal (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA). Mare.
Dr. Milo C. Wiltbank (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA). Cow.

18:45: Closing ceremony.