● Concepts on epigenetics

09:30 to 10:10

Dr. Kjersti M. Aagaard-Tillery  (Baylor College of Medicine, USA)

Epigenetics and reproduction and the developmental origins of health and disease

10:10 to 10:50

Dr. Brian D. Strahl  (University of North Carolina, USA)

Epigenetic regulation of gene transcription via histone modifications

10:50 to 11:50 - Coffee break and Poster session I

11:50 to 12:30

Dr. Luiz L. Coutinho (Universidade de Sãoo Paulo, Brazil)

Discovery, profiling and identification of polymorphic mRNA target sites in cattle

12:30 to 14:30 - Lunch break

● Epigenetics and female reproduction

14:30 to 15:10
Dr. Lane Christenson (University of Kansas Medical Center, USA)
MicroRNA control of ovarian function

15:10 to 15:50
Dr. Jens Vanselow (Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology, Germany)
Epigenetic control of folliculogenesis and luteinization

15:50 to 16:30 - Coffee break

16:30 to 17:10
The Outstanding Brazilian Reproductive Biologist Lecture
Dr. Paulo Bayard Dias Gonçalves (Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil)
Role of Angiotensin II on follicle development and ovulation

17:10 to 17:50 - Platform short presentations - Session I

• Bovine sperm protamination gene expression profile - M.A.M.M. Ferraz, R. Simões, M.P. Milazzotto, J.A. Visintin, M.E.O.A. Assumpção

• Effects of FSH on expression of mRNA encoding fibroblast growth factors receptors (FGFRs) in bovine cumulus cells submitted to in vitro maturation - E.S. Caixeta, M.F. Machado, P. Ripamonte, P.F. Lima, A.C.S. Castilho, R. Bueno da Silva, C.M. Barros, C.A. Price, J. Buratini Jr

• Estimate of the population of preantral follicles in the ovaries of Bos taurus indicus and Bos taurus taurus females - K.C.F. Silva, L.S. Siloto, G.M.G. Santos, M.F. Hertel, E.R. Andrade, J.T. Santos, A. Ciquini, M.I.B. Rubin, F.A.M. Sterza, M.M. Seneda

• FGF10 inhibits follicular growth and decreases aromatase mRNA expression and estradiol secretion in bovine granulosa cells - B.G. Gasperin, J.T. Santos, M. Rovani, R. Ferreira, J. Buratini Jr, C.A. Price, P.B.D. Gonçalves

● Keynote lecture and tribute to:

18:00 to 19:00

Dr. Bruce D. Murphy (Université de Montréal, Canada)

Orphan nuclear receptor regulation of reproduction

 

October 23, 2010 - Saturday

07:30 to 18:00 - Welcome desk open

● Epigenetics and male reproduction

08:30 to 09:10

Dr. John McCarrey (University of Texas at San Antonio, USA)

Effects of exogenous endocrine stimulation on epigenetic programming of the female germline genome

09:10 to 09:50

Dr. Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna (Washington State University, USA)

Transgenerational epigenetic actions of environmental compounds

09:50 to 10:50 - Coffee break and Poster Session II

10:50 to 11:30
The Lonnie Russel Lecture

Dr. Louis Hermo (McGill University, Canada)

Complex alterations in structure and function associated with loss of function of specific genes/proteins in the male reproductive system

11:30 to 12:30 - Platform short presentations - Session II

• Investigation of potential specific markers for spermatogonial stem cells in the Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) - S.M.S.N. Lacerda, G.M.J. Costa, P.H.A. Campos-Jr, M-C. Hofmann, L.R. França.

• Kininogen and bradykinin receptor type 2 expression and kallikrein-like activity in bovine follicles during the ovulatory process - G.F. Ilha, K. Gutierrez, J.T. Santos, L.F. Possebon, R. Ferreira, P.B. Gonçalves, J.F. Oliveira.

• Leydig and Sertoli cell numbers are significantly increased in Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (INOS) adult mutant-mice - S.A. Auharek, N.L.M. Lara, G.F. Avelar, L.R. França

• Loss of methylation at H19 DMR is associated with low implantation rates of somatic cell nuclear transfer bovine blastocysts - J. Suzuki Jr, R. Lefevbre, J. Therrien, F. Fillion, F. Perecin, F. Meirelles, A.K. Goff, L.C. Smith

12:30 to 16:30 - Lunch break - traditional Brazilian meal and music ("Feijoada e Chorinho")

● Epigenetics and Fertility

16:30 to 17:10

Dr. Marisa Bartolomei (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA)

Is ART changing the epigenetic landscape of imprinting?

17:10 to 17:50

Dr. Bernard Robaire(McGill University, Canada)

Sperm chromatin integrity and fertility

17:50 to 18:30 - Coffee break

18:30 to 19:10
Frontiers of Science Lecture I

Dr. Fábio D'Alexandri (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)

Reproductive biology in the "Omics" era: What can be done?

19:10 to 20:10 - Platform short presentations - Session III

• Pre- and postimplantational development of bovine cloned embryos derived after treatment with Trichostatin A - J.R. Sangalli, T.H.C. de Bem, F. Perecin, F.V. Meirelles.

• Supplementation of histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A on in vitro culture of bovine embryos - C.S. Oliveira, N.Z. Saraiva, M.M. Souza, T.A.D. Tetzner, M.R. Lima, R. Vantini, J.M. Garcia.

• The association between pre- and postnatal protein undernourishment and testicular temperature after weaning over somatic and germ cell numbers in adult rats - M.C. Melo, F.R.C.L. Almeida, H. Chiarini-Garcia.

• The nuclear receptor Nr5a2 regulates connexin 43 expression in mouse ovarian granulosa cells in vivo - K. Bertolin, R. Duggavathi, G. Zamberlam, B. Murphy.
   

October 24, 2010  -  Sunday

07:30 to 10:00 - Welcome desk open

● Epigenetics and reproductive biotechnologies

08:30 to 09:30 - Coffee and Poster Session III

09:30 to 10:10

Dr. Goro Yoshizaki(Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan)

Sexual plasticity of rainbow trout germ cells

10:10 to 10:50

Dr. Lawrence Smith (Université de Montréal, Canada)

Epigenetic anomalies associated with prenatal survival and neonatal morbidity in cloned calves

10:50 to 11:30
Frontiers of Science Lecture II

Dr. José Cibelli (Michigan State University, USA)

Epigenetic changes during nuclear reprogramming

11:30:  Closing Cerimony.