EmbryoMail News - Meeting Announcement - Genetics of Male Infertility Symposium

[Benjamin Emery]

The International Symposium on the Genetics of Male Infertility will be held
from February 4-6, 2010.  Sessions will include updates on the basic science
of genetic causes of male infertility, as well as one full day (Saturday)
devoted to clinical aspects and implementation.  The format will allow for
morning and early afternoon skiing (or many other recreational activities)
and afternoon/early evening meeting sessions.  This is the fourth holding of
the Symposium on the Genetics of Male Infertility.  The symposium is
primarily sponsored by the University of Utah and the University of
Florence. The symposium has garnered an outstanding reputation for
cutting-edge basic science and clinical practices.

All sessions will be held in the conference center of the Canyons resort in
Park City. 

Abstracts will be accepted until October 1, 2009. Eight outstanding
abstracts will be selected for oral presentation. All others will be
presented in poster format. Two exceptional abstracts by trainees will be
selected for travel awards.

Invited speakers and their topics include: R. Oates (Boston University, USA)
- Clinical Evaluation of The Infertile Male With Respect to Genetic
Etiologies; L. Bjorndahl (Karolinska University, Sweden) - Vulnerability of
human sperm DNA - background and clinical testing; J. Parrington (University
of Oxford, UK) ­ Sperm Mediated DNA Transfer as a Means of Gene Therapy;
B. Cairns (University of Utah, USA) - A Potential Mechanism of Sperm Gene
Poising by Epigenetic Modifications; C. Krausz (University of Florence,
Italy) - Multicopy Genes on the Y Chromosome and their Relevance to
Spermatogenesis; N. Hecht (University of Pennsylvania, USA) ­ Novel
Noncoding RNAs in Germ Cells; S. Kochbin (Institut Albert Bonniot, France) -
Histone Variants in Sperm; D. Carrell (University of Utah, USA) ­ Genetic
Variation in Patients with Male Infertility; S. Ward (University of Hawaii,
USA) - The Structure and Function of the Sperm Nuclear Matrix;
M. Matzuk (Baylor College of Medicine, USA) ­ Understanding the Genetics of
Male Infertility in Mammalian Models; M. O¹Bryan (University of Melbourne,
Australia) - The Epigenetics of Germ Cell Regulation; P. Sassone-Corsi
(University of California at Irvine, USA) - Acetylation as a Key Regulatory
Step in Chromatoid Body Formation; L. Looijenga (Erasmus MC-University
Medical Center, Netherlands) - The Molecular Genetics of Testicular Cancer:
Biology Relevant to Spermatogenesis; C. Lau (University of California at San
Francisco, USA) - TSPY and its Role in Cell Proliferation; J. Barthold
(Baylor College of Medicine, USA) - Structural Variation and Disrupted
Pathways leading to Cryptorchidism; C. Somers (University of Regina, Canada)
- Germline Mutations and the Environment; J. Lupski (Baylor, USA) - Copy
Number Variation and Complex Genetic Diseases Such as Male Infertility; K.
Yokomori (U.C. Irvine, USA)- Analysis of DNA Repair Mechanisms;
S. Krawetz (Wayne State University, USA) - Structure and Function of the
Spermatozoal Genome; D. Lamb (Baylor College of Medicine, USA) - Array CGH
Studies and Male Infertility; P. Morris (Population Council, USA) ­ Role of
Sumoylation and During Meiosis and other invited speakers.
 
Registration cost of $500 ($350 for students and fellows with confirmation
of status) includes symposium, continental breakfasts, and Friday night
dinner with a keynote address.

More information and registration is available with a secure server on the
website: http://medicine.utah.edu/malegenetics. Call The University of Utah
Andrology & IVF Labs at 801-587-3772 with any questions.

Benjamin R. Emery
Program Manager
Univ. of Utah School of Medicine
Andrology & IVF Laboratories
675 Arapeen Drive, ste 205,
Salt Lake City, UT, 84108