The American Society forReproductive Immunology |
All sessions take place on the 2nd Level of the Central Bank Center
Sunday, May 24
| 1:00 - 2:30 |
FCRI Exams |
Meeting Room 1 | |
| 2:30 - 3:30 | ECI Committee Meeting | ||
| 2:30 - 3:30 | FCRI Board Meeting | Meeting Room 1 | |
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3:00 - 6:30 |
Registration Desk open |
CBC 2nd Level Landing |
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| 4:00 - 6:15 | TW |
Trainee Workshop: Next Generation Tools for Next Generation Scientists Solving Complex Problems Chairs: Eliza McColl, Tyler Rice, Amabebe Emmanuel, Hanna George |
Meeting Room 1 |
| 4:00 | Mancy Tong, Yale University - Organioids and EVs in Women's Health Research | ||
| 4:25 | TBD | ||
| 4:50 | TBD | ||
| 5:15 | TBD | ||
| 5:40 | Panel Discussion | ||
| 4:30 - 6:00 |
ASRI Executive Council Meeting (ASRI Council & Committee Chairs only) |
Meeting Room 2 | |
| 6:30 - 8:30 | TN |
TRAINEE NETWORKING EVENT @ LexLive! Included for all Trainees (advance RSVP required; must wear name badge) |
LexLive |
Monday, May 25
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7:00 - 4:00 |
Registration Desk open |
CBC, 2nd Level Landing |
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7:00 - 8:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 7:50 - 9:30 | PL1 |
PL01: CHAIR'S SESSION |
Meeting Rooms 1-2 |
| 7:50 | Welcome Remarks & Introduction | ||
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8:00 |
PL1.1 |
KEYNOTE LECTURE: TBD 
John Tsang, PhD Yale University |
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9:00 |
PL1.2 |
2025 HERR AWARD LECTURE: The Placenta Lives On: Lasting Imprints of Inflammation on Mother and Child
Sylvie Girard Mayo Clinic |
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9:30 - 10:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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10:00 - 12:00 |
S-01 |
A Shift Towards the Immunology of Endometriosis Chairs: Chandra Tayade & Katherine Burns |
Meeting Rms 1-2 |
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10:00 |
S-01.1 | Semir Beyaz, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - Deconstructing Human Endometrium by Multi-omics and Organoid Mode |
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10:30 |
S-01.2 | Elise Courtois, The Jackson Laboratory - Defining the Neuro-Immune Architecture of Endometriosis Lesions: insights from Single-Cell and Spatial Omics |
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11:00 |
S-01.3 |
Katherine Burns, University of Cincinnati - The role of neutrophils in the initiation of endometriosis |
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11:30 |
S-01.4 |
Oral TBD |
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11:45 |
S-01.5 |
Oral TBD |
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10:00 - 12:00 |
S-02 |
Host-Microbiota Dynamics in Pregnancy and Early Life: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Impact Chairs: David MacIntyre & Ryan Doster |
Meeting Room 3 |
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10:00 |
S-02.1 |
Omry Koren, Bar-Ilan University - The role of the gut microbiome in first 1000 days of life |
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10:30 |
S-02.2 | Tal Korem, Columbia University - The vaginal ecosystem and adverse pregnancy outcomes |
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11:00 |
S-02.3 | Seth Bloom, Harvard University - Mechanisms of Host-Microbiota Cross-Talk in the Female Reproductive Tract | |
| 11:30 | S-02.4 | Oral TBD | |
| 11:45 | S-02.5 |
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12:00 - 1:30 |
LUNCH BREAK |
on your own
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1:30 - 3:30 |
S-03 |
Infection during Pregnancy: Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Treatment Chairs: Ilhem Messaoudi & Indira Mysorekar |
Meeting Rms 1-2 |
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1:30 |
S-03.1 |
Sallie Permar, Cornell University - Ending Lifelong Disabilities with a CMV Vaccine |
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2:00 |
S-03.2 |
Rupak Shivakoti, Columbia University - Maternal Inflammation in HIV and TB infection |
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2:30 |
S-03.3 |
Tayana Kishner, Cornell University - Updates and remaining frontiers on hepatitis B and hepatitis C management in pregnancy |
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3:00 |
S-03.4 |
Oral TBD |
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3:15 |
S-03.5 |
Oral TBD |
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1:30 - 3:30 |
S-04 |
Congenital infections: Mechanisms, models, and maternal-Fetal Impact Chairs: Indira Mysorekar & Sallie Fell |
Meeting Room 3 |
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1:30 |
S-04.1 |
Stephanie Gaw, UCSF - Placental Macrophages, Malaria, and Fetal Growth |
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2:00 |
S-04.2 | Jean Lim, Icahn SOM at Mt. Sinai - Understanding Factors that Increase Susceptibility to Zika virus infection during pregnancy | |
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2:30 |
S-04.3 |
Nadia Roan, UCSF - Viral-specific T cell responses at the maternal-fetal interface |
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3:00 |
S-04.4 |
Oral TBD |
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3:15 |
S-04.5 | Oral TBD |
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3:30 – 4:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
Meeting Room Foyer |
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3:30 – 6:00 |
PS |
POSTER SESSION (All Posters) |
Meeting Rms 6-7 |
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4:00 – 5:00 |
POSTER JUDGING (Top Poster Finalists) |
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6:00 - 7:30 pm |
WELCOME RECEPTION (all attendees & registered guests)
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Free Night / Dinner on your own |
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Tuesday, May 26
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7:00 - 4:00 |
Registration Desk open |
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7:00 - 8:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 - 9:30 |
PL2 |
BYRNE FOUNDATION SESSION: From IgA to HIV: Fifty Years of Reproductive Immunology - An Homage to Charles Wira Chairs: Charu Kaushic & Chuck Wira |
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| 8:00 | PL2.1 | Charu Kaushic, Mc Master University - Understanding the interactions between sex hormones, microbiota and mucosal immunity to improve vaginal health: From Bench to Bedside | |
| 8:30 | PL2.2 |
Marta Rodriguez-Garcia, Wayne State University - From NETs to lymphoid aggregates: understanding mucosal immunity in the female reproductive tract |
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| 9:00 | PL2.3 | Mimi Ghosh, George Washington University - Biological Determinants of HIV Susceptibility: How Sex Hormones Shape Mucosal Immunity in at-Risk Women | |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | PL2.4 |
2025 CAROLYN COULAM AWARD LECTURE: Training for Two: Maternal immunity, HIV and the science of endurance
Anna Powell, PhD Johns Hopkins University |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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10:30 - 12:30 |
S-05 |
Choreoamnionitis: Inflammation at the Maternal-Fetal Interface and its Contribution to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Chairs: Jennifer Gaddy & David Aronoff |
Meeting Rooms 1-2 |
| 10:30 | S-05.1 | Teresa Chou, Northwestern University - Mapping the spatial and functional response of macrophages to Group B Streptococcus infection in the human placental membranes | |
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11:00 |
S-05.2 | Cole McCutcheson, Duke University - Tiny Packages, Big Impact: How Group B Streptococcal Membrane Vesicles Promote Chorioamnionitis |
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11:30 |
S-05.3 | Morgan Collins, Michigan State University - Regulatory role of progesterone in vaginal immunity to Group B Streptococcus colonization during pregnancy |
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12:00 |
S-05.4 |
Oral TBD |
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| 12:15 | S-05.5 | Oral TBD | |
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10:30 - 12:30 |
S-06 |
The Fallopian Tube Immune Microenvironment: Implications for Infertility, Ectopic Pregnancy, and Ovarian Cancer Chairs: Pooja Popli / Irina Burd |
Meeting Room 3 |
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10:30 |
S-06.1 |
Ronny Drapkin, University of Pennsylvania - Insights from a Pre-Cancer Atlas of the Fallopian Tube |
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| 11:00 | S-06.2 | Wipawee "Joy" Winuthayanon, University of Missouri - Classical progesterone action and immune cells in the oviduct during preimplantation embryo development | |
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11:30 |
S-06.3 | Dineo Khabele, Washington University of St. Louis - TBD |
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12:00 |
S-06.4 |
Oral TBD |
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12:15 |
S-06.5 |
Oral TBD |
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12:30 - 2:00 |
ASRI BUSINESS MEETING & LUNCH
Chair: Indira Mysorekar, ASRI President |
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2:00 - 4:00 |
S-07 |
Decidual Immunology: A Timely Update Chairs: Mancy Tong & TBD |
Meeting Rooms 1-2 |
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2:00 |
S-07.1 |
Dorothy Sojka, Loyola University - TBD |
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2:30 |
S-07.2 |
Elizabeth Enninga, University of Minnesota - TBD |
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3:00 |
S-07.3 |
Jan Brosens, University of Warwick - The
Decidual Reaction: From Biology to New Endometrial Diagnostics |
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3:30 |
S-07.4 |
Oral TBD |
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3:45 |
S-07.5 |
Oral TBD |
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2:00 - 4:00 |
S-08 |
Maternal Circulating Immunity and Vascular Stress in Preeclampsia: From Mechanisms to Biomarkers Chairs: Anna Borchers & TBD |
Meeting Room 3 |
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2:00 |
S-08.1 |
Lana McClements, University of Technology, Sydney - FK506 binding protein like (FKBPL) - a novel and critical angiogenesis-related mechanism and biomarker in preeclampsia |
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2:30 |
S-08.2 |
Ananth Karumanchi, Cedars Sinai - TBD |
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3:00 |
S-08.3 |
Sarosh Rana, University of Chicago - TBD |
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3:30 |
S-08.4 |
Oral TBD |
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3:45 |
S-08.5 |
Oral TBD |
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4:00 - 4:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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4:30 - 6:30 |
S-09 |
Breaking Barriers: Innovative Immunotherapies in Human Reproduction Chairs: Joanne Kwak-Kim & TBD |
Meeting Rooms 1-2 |
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4:30 |
S-09.1 |
Maria Salazar Garcia, Rush University - Immune Pathways in Endometriosis: Emerging Targets and Future Immunotherapies |
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5:00 |
S-09.2 |
Thanh Luu, Rosalind Franklin University - Recurrent Implantation failure and the endometrial environment: current and future therapies |
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5:30 |
S-09.3 |
TBD |
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6:00 |
S-09.4 |
Oral TBD |
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6:15 |
S-09.5 |
Oral TBD |
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4:30 - 6:30 |
S-10 |
Myeloid Cells in Genital Inflammation, Immune Protection and Reproductioneloids Chairs: Marta Rodriguez-Garcia & Genna Moldovan |
Meeting Room 3 |
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4:30 |
S-10.1 |
Thomas Murooka, University of Manitoba - Caught in the NET: how non-optimal vaginal microbiome drive HIV susceptibility |
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5:00 |
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Lucia Vojtech, University of Washington - The role of extracellular vesicles in offspring neuroimmune development |
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5:30 |
S-10.3 | Jiahui "Candy" Ding, Wayne State University - Maternal Viral Infection Shapes Offspring Neutrophil Immunity and Infection Responses in a Sex-Specific Manner |
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6:00 |
S-10.4 |
Oral TBD |
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6:15 |
S-10.5 |
Oral TBD |
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Free night / dinner on your own |
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| 7:00 - 9:00 |
AJRI Editorial Board Meeting (invitation only) |
Wednesday, May 27
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7:00 - 4:00 |
Registration Desk open |
CBC Foyer |
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7:00 - 8:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
Meeting Room Foyer |
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| 8:00 - 9:30 |
PL03 |
GUSDON AWARD SESSION Chairs: Indira Mysorekar & Liza Konnikova |
Meeting Rooms 1-2 |
| 8:00 | G-01 |
Oral TBD (selected from abstract submissions) | |
| 8:15 | G-02 | Oral TBD (selected from abstract submissions) | |
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8:30 |
G-03 |
Oral TBD (selected from abstract submissions) |
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| 8:45 | G-04 | Oral TBD (selected from abstract submissions) | |
| 9:00 | G-05 | Oral TBD (selected from abstract submissions) | |
| 9:15 | G-06 | Oral TBD (selected from abstract submissions) | |
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9:30 -10:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
CBC Foyer |
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10:00 - 12:00 |
S-11 |
Gynecological Cancers and Anti-Tumor Immunity Chairs: Andrea Braundmeier-Fleming & TBD |
Meeting Rooms 1-2 |
| 10:00 | S-11.1 | Andrea Braundmeier-Fleming, Southern Illinois University - Use of Microbial and Immune Profiling to Advance Ovarian Cancer Detection and Treatment | |
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10:30 |
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Animesh Barua, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - Induction of ADAM10 protease by STAT3 in ovarian cancer prevents anti-tumor functions of NK cells and its inhibition |
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11:00 |
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Sameer Sharma, Northwest Cancer Center - Tumor-induced changes in macrophage phenotype favors metastasis of ovarian cancer and its prevention |
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11:30 |
S-11.4 | Oral TBD |
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11:45 |
S-11.5 | Oral TBD |
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10:00 - 12:00 |
S-12 |
Pre- and Postnatal Immune Programming of Breastmilk: Impact of Breastfeeding on Infants Chairs: Brett Vahkal & TBD |
Meeting Room 3 |
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10:00 |
S-12.1 | Maria Carmen Collado, Polytechnic University of Valencia - Maternal-infant microbiome: The breastfeeding link | |
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10:30 |
S-12.2 | Timothy Hand, University of Pittsburgh - TBD |
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11:00 |
S-12.3 | Liat Shenhav, New York University - TBD |
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11:30 |
S-12.4 |
Oral TBD |
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11:45 |
S-12.5 |
Oral TBD |
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12:00 - 1:30 |
Free Time / Lunch on your own |
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1:30 - 3:30 |
S-13 |
Advancing the understanding of fetal development and neonatal outcomes using multi-omics platforms Chairs: Ina Stelzer & Kerri St. Dennis |
Meeting Rooms 1-2 |
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1:30 |
S-13.1 |
Ai Ing Lim, Princeton University - Maternal-Offspring Immune Partnerships |
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2:00 |
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Serena Banu Gumusoglu, University of Iowa - The role of extracellular vesicles in offspring neuroimmune development |
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2:30 |
S-13.3 | Jelmer Prins, University Medical Center Groningen - Pre and postnatal factors influencing immune development in early life in preterms |
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3:00 |
S-13.4 |
Oral TBD |
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3:15 |
S-13.5 |
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1:30 - 3:30 |
S-14 |
Beyond the Mouse: Comparative Insights into Reproductive Immunology Using Non-Traditional Animal Models Chairs: Jennifer Manuzak & Katherine Halloran |
Meeting Room 3 |
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1:30 |
S-14.1 | Hossam El-Sheikh Ali, University of Kentucky - What Can Equine Ascending Placentitis Teach Us About Human Chorioamnionitis? |
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2:00 |
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Melissa Bauman, UC Davis - Primate models as a translational tool for understanding prenatal origins of neurodevelopmental disabilities associated with maternal infection |
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2:30 |
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Alex Pasternak, University of Kentucky - Understanding the response to maternal and fetal infection in the pig |
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3:00 |
S-14.4 |
Oral TBD |
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3:15 |
S-14.5 | Oral TBD |
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| 3:30 - 6:30 | Free Time / on your own | ||
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6:30 - 11:00 |
ASRI "RUN FOR THE ROSES" DINNER & AWARDS CEREMONY 
(all attendees & registered guests) |
meet in lobby |
Thursday, May 28
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7:00 - 4:00 |
Registration Desk open |
CBC Foyer |
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7:00 - 8:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
CBC Foyer |
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8:00 - 9:00 |
PL04 |
AWARD LECTURES |
Meeting Rooms 1-2 |
| 8:00 | PL04.1 |
AJRI 2024 AWARD LECTURE: Revisiting the Utility of Interleukin-10 using New Approach Methods: Old Wine in a New Bottle
Ramkumar Menon, PhD University of Texas Medical Branch |
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AJRI 2025 AWARD LECTURE: Immunological Cross-Talk at the Maternal–Fetal Interface: From Tolerance to Toxicant Disruption
Ana Zenclussen, PhD Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany |
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9:00 - 9:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
Great River Court |
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9:30 - 10:30 |
PL05 |
PRESIDENT'S SESSION: TBD Speaker TBD University |
Meeting Rooms 1-2 |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Closing Remarks / Adjourn |
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