Reproductive Biology Forum Calendar
The Interdisciplinary Faculty fo Reproductive Biology Forum is coordinated by Dr. Marcel Amstalden (m.amstalden@tamu.edu). Unless noted otherwise, all seminars are scheduled for Fridays at 12:00 p.m. in Room 329 VMA.


Reproductive Biology Forum
Spring 2011
Date
Seminar Topic
September 2
IFRB General Business Meeting
Dr. Robert Burghardt, Chair IFRB
September 9
Dr. Sakhila Banu, VIBS, TAMU College Station
Title: "Postnatal exposure to chromium-VI through mother's milk disrupts ovarian development and function of the F1 offspring"
Hosted by Dr. Marcel Amstalden
September 16

James (Will) Frank, VIBS, TAMU College Station
Title: "AV (ITGAV) is necessary for the attachment of trophectoderm cells to SPP1 to mediate adhesion of the conceptus to the uterus during implantion in pigs"
Fang Chen, VIBS, TAMU College Station
Title: "S1P signal pathway is regulated during pregnancy in pig"
Hosted by Dr. Greg Johnson
September 23
Dr. William Heyman, Geography, TAMU College Station
Title: "Sex on the reef and voyeurism as ecotourism: the ecology and management of multi-species reef fish spawning aggregations"
Hosted by Dr. Marcel Amstalden
September 30
Dr. Warren G. Foster, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Title: "Mechanisms of cigarette smoke induced sub-optimal ovarian follicle development and atresia"
Hosted by Dr. Joe Arosh
October 7
Dr. Nicholas Illsley, New Jersey Medical School, Newark
Title: "Regulation of fetal growth: intrauterine cues modulate the placental supply line"
Hosted by Dr. Fuller Bazer
October 14

Jennifer Thorson, Animal Science, TAMU College Station
Title: "Role of RF-Amide Related Peptide 3 (RFRP3) in mammalian reproduction: an equine perspective

Ligia Prezotto, Animal Science, TAMU College Station
Title: "Failure of an Equine Homologue of Avian Gonadotropin Inhibiting Hormone to Alter Secretion of Luteinizing Hormone in the Mare"
Hosted by Dr. Gary Williams

October 21
Reproductive Biology Retreat (Coordinator: Dr. Gary Newton)
R.O. Berry Memorial Lecture (Coordinator: Dr. Fuller Bazer)
Lecturer: Dr. Margaret G. "Peggy" Petroff, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
Hosted by Dr. Fuller Bazer
October 28
Bruna Alves, Animal Science, TAMU College Station
Hosted by Dr. Marcel Amstalden
November 4
Dr. Peter Thomas, University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas
Hosted by Dr. Marcel Amstalden
November 11
Dr. Douglas Stocco, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock
Hosted by Dr. Fuller Bazer
November 18
Dr. Qinglei Li, VIBS, TAMU College Station
Hosted by Dr. Marcel Amstalden
November 25
No Forum - Thanksgiving
December 2
Dr. John Davis, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Hosted by Dr. Kayla Bayless

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