II International Symposium on Animal Biology of Reproduction (ISABR 2008) - Program Lectures Workshops Poster Sessions

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Program schedule for the II International Symposium on Animal Biology of Reproduction (ISABR 2008) in São Paulo, Brazil, held Nov. 19–22, 2008. Includes opening ceremony and keynote tribute to Dr. Ronald H. F. Hunter, followed by daily keynote lectures, coffee breaks, and poster sessions. Features three workshops on ovulation synchronization, superovulation, ovarian physiology, ovarian transplant, and in vitro follicle culture, with discussion led by invited international researchers. Concludes with closing ceremony and participation invitation.

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Nov. 19, 2008

Reception and registration

Opening ceremony and keynote tribute

Nov. 20, 2008

Keynote lectures

Poster session I

Workshop I

Nov. 21, 2008

Keynote lectures

Poster session II

Workshop II

Nov. 22, 2008

Keynote lectures

Poster session III

Workshop III

Closing ceremony

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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. Ronald H. F. Hunter (University of Cambridge, UK) . TEMPERATURE GRADIENTSIN FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TISSUES AND THEIR POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE. | | 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 LUTEOLYSISIN THE PRIMATE CORPUS LUTEUM: AN UPDATE. 14:55 to 15:45 Dr. Akio Miyamoto (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan) . LUTEOLYSISIN 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 ADVANCESIN OVULATION SYNCHRONIZATION AND SUPEROVULATION IN CATTLE. Dr. Ruben Mapletoft (University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada). Beef and dairy cattle-Coordinator. Dr. Gabriel Bo (Instituto de Reproduccion Animal CórdobaIRAC, 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 FOLLICLESIN 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 EARLYSTAGE 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: AREVIEW. 9:25 to 10:15 Dr. Eduardo L. Gastal (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA) . RECENT ADVANCESAND NEW CONCEPTSINEQUINE 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 OFFOLLICULOGENESIS IN THEEWE. 12:30 to 14:00-Lunch. 14:00 to 14:50 Dr. Harry J. Grier (Florida Fish and Wildlife Rese

FAQs

What are the main sessions included in the ISABR 2008 program?

The program includes opening and closing ceremonies, keynote lectures, coffee breaks, poster sessions (I–III), and three workshops (I–III).

What topic is emphasized across the symposium in 2008?

The symposium mainly focuses on the ovary, specifically folliculogenesis, ovulation, and luteolysis.

Who is honored in the 2008 keynote tribute?

The program includes a tribute honoring Dr. R. H. F. Hunter from the University of Cambridge for lifetime contributions to reproductive biology.

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