The International Ovarian Conference2007

Program

(Tentative: as of 08/23/2007)
Nov. 2 (Fri)
13:30-13:35 Opening Remarks
      Bunpei Ishizuka (St. Marianna University)
       
Session I: Basic Seminar on Ovarian Physiology: from Ovulation to Epigenetics
 
(Co-Host: The Japanese Society of Clinical Embryologist)
13:35-15:15 Session I-I:
Chairs:   Hideki Mizunuma (Hirosaki University)
    Yasuhisa Araki (The Institute for Advanced Reproductive Medical Technology)
     
Speakers: (1) New Findings on the Mechanism of Oocyte Maturation
    Kyung-Ah Lee (Pochon CHA Medical College, Korea)
  (2) Does Oocyte Quality Depend upon the Difference of COS Programs?
    Osamu Ishihara (Saitama Medical University)
  (3) Assessment of Oocyte Quality
    Hidekazu Saito (National Center for Child Health and Development)
15:15-15:35 ♦ Poster Viewing I & Coffee Break
15:35-16:45 Session I-II
Chairs:   Kahei Sato (Nihon University)
    Koichi Kyono (Kyono ART Clinic)
     
Speakers: (4) The Influence of in vitro Culture for Oocyte and
Early Embryo
    Yukiko Katagiri (Toho University)
  (5) Current Scientific Development in Ovarian Tissue Cryobanking
    S.Samuel Kim (University of Kansas School of Medicine, U.S.A.)
16:45-17:25 Session II: Special Lecture
Chair:   Kazuo Sato (Nihon University)
     
Speakers:   A Summary of Forty-Six Years of Research on the Physiology and Biochemistry of Ovulation
    Lawrence L. EspeyTrinity University, U.S.A.)
Nov. 3 (Sat)
09:00-09:05 Congratulatory Address
    Yoon-Seok Chang (Seoul National University, Korea)
09:05-10:25 Session I-I: Basic Ovarian Physiology
Chairs:   Norihiro Sugino (Yamaguchi University)
    Hisashi Narahara (Oita University)
     
Speakers: (1) Molecular Mechanism of Implantation
    Chii-Ruey Tzeng (Taipei Medical University, Taiwan)
  (2) Aquaporins: from Atomic Structure to the Oocyte/Follicle Maturation and Development
    He-Feng Huang (Zhejiang University, China)
10:25-10:45 ♦ Poster Viewing II & Coffee Break
10:45-12:05 Session I-II: Basic Ovarian Physiology
Chairs:   Fumikazu Kotsuji (Fukui University)
    Masayuki Shimada (Hiroshima University)
     
Speakers: (3) Ovulation: the Cumulus-Oocyte-Complex Niche
    JoAnne S. Richards (Baylor College of Medicine, U.S.A.)
  (4) Stem Cell Support of Oogenesis in the Adult Mammalian Ovary
    Jonathan L. Tilly (Harvard Medical School, U.S.A.)
12:05-12:15 Break
12:15-13:05 Session II-I: Ovarian Cancer Related Topics (Luncheon Seminar)
Chairs:   Alice S. Wong (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
    Yasuhiro Udagawa (Fujita Health University)
     
Speakers: (1) HGF and its Receptor Met: Molecular Control of
Invasive Growth in Ovarian Cancer
    Alice S. Wong (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
  (2) Human Ovarian Surface Epithelial Cell Lines:
A New Tool to Understand the Pathogenesis of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
    Hidetaka Katabuchi (Kumamoto University)
13:05-14:15 Session II-II: Ovarian Cancer Related Topics
Chairs:   Peter C.K. Leung (University of British Columbia, Canada)
    Ikuo Konishi (Shinshu University)
     
Speakers: (3) Clusterin Isoforms and Sensitivity to Paclitaxel in Ovarian Cancer Cells
    Noriaki Sakuragi (Hokkaido University)
  (4) Ovarian Surface Epithelium: Phenotypic Variability, Neoplastic Potential and Diagnostic Serum Markers
    Nelly Auersperg (University of British Columbia, Canada)
14:15-14:35 ♦ Poster Viewing III & Coffee Break
14:35-15:55 Session III-I: Future Prospects in ART
Chairs:   Satoru Makinoda (Kanazawa Medical University)
    Tsutomu Douchi (Kagoshima University)
     
Speakers: (1) Age-Specific Ovarian Function Testing Improves
Determination of Ovarian Reserve
    Norbert Gleicher (Center for Human Reproduction, U.S.A.)
  (2) Human Oocyte Cryopreservation
    Kwang Ryul Cha (Pochon CHA University, Korea)
15:55-16:15 ♦ Poster Viewing IV & Coffee Break
16:15-17:35 Session III-II: Future Prospects in ART
Chairs:   Harumi Kubo (NPO Japan Reproductive Health Association)
    Hideharu Kanzaki (Kansai Medical University)
     
Speakers: (3) Putting Fertility on Ice: What the Future Holds
    Kutluk H. Oktay (Cornell University, U.S.A.)
  (4) Controlled Ovarian Stimulation in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
    Gusang Lun Zhuang (Sun Yat-sen University, China)
17:35-18:15 Session IV:ES Cell Research
Chairs:   Yasunori Yoshimura (Keio University)
     
Speakers:   Characterization and Gene Expression Profiling of Normal, Trisomy 12 and XXY Karyotypes in SNUhES3
    Shin Yong Moon (Seoul National University, Korea)
18:15-18:20 Conference Remarks
    Shuetsu Suzuki (Reproductive Biology Tokyo Symposium)