2004 Program
8:20 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:50 Welcome
9:00 Keynote Address
Dr. George Daley, Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School
Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine and Reproductive Biology
10:00 Dr.Valerie Montgomery-Rice
Professor and Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meharry Medical College
The Influence of Gonadotropins on Egg Maturation in the Ovary
10:50 Coffee Break
11:05 Dr. Lisa Mehlmann
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center
Regulation of Meiotic Maturation in Mouse Oocytes by G-Proteins and their Receptors11:55 Dr. Rafael Fissore
Associate Professor of Animal Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Initiation, Regulation and Function of Ca2+ Oscillators at Fertilization12:45 Lunch
2:00 Dr. Cindy Tian
Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Center for Regenerative Biology, The University of Connecticut
Reprogramming of Epigenetic Inheritance by Nuclear Transfer2:50 Dr.John Biggers
Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School
Caveats in the Use of Chemically Defined Media for Embryo Culture3:40 Coffee Break
3:55 Dr. Melvin L. DePamphilis
Section Chief, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Eukaryotic DNA Replication, from Embryo to Adult4:45 Dr. Rosario Sanchez-Pernaute
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease, McLean Hospital
Dopamine Neurons from Cyno-1 Primate Cells
5:25 Conclusions and Cocktails
6:30 Dinner Speaker
Dr. Arthur Applbaum
Professor of Ethics and Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Stem Cell Research and the Political Philosophy of Moral Disagreement