{"id":1512,"date":"2017-03-01T15:19:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T15:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frm2017.cme-congresses.com\/?page_id=1512"},"modified":"2017-11-13T14:25:01","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T14:25:01","slug":"scientific-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/frm2017.cme-congresses.com\/scientific-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Scientific Program<\/h2><\/div>\n
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Thursday, November 16<\/th>\nFriday, November 17<\/th>\nSaturday, November 18<\/th>\nSunday, November 19<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Pre-Conference Workshops<\/a><\/td>\nView Program<\/a><\/td>\nView Program<\/a><\/td>\nView Program<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n

Friday, November 17, 2017<\/h3>\n
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<\/td>\n8:00-8:30<\/td>\nMorning Coffee | Exhibition Area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Opening Session<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n8:30-8:45<\/td>\nWelcome and Announcement of the \u201cYoung Investigator Award\u201d
\nDavid F. Albertini, USA and Norbert Gleicher, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n8:45-9:15<\/td>\nThe “Breaking News” Lecture: Gene correction in human gametes and embryos for the prevention of heritable diseases?
\nShoukhrat Mitalipov, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Session 1: The Future of Assisted Reproduction I<\/h4>\n

Chairs: Norbert Gleicher, USA and David F. Albertini, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n9:15-9:45<\/td>\nTolerating uncertainty \u2013 The next medical revolution
\nRichard Martin Schwartzstein, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n9:45-10:15<\/td>\nThe self-correcting embryo
\nDavid F. Albertini, USA
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<\/td>\n10:15-10:45<\/td>\nImaging follicle maturation in 3 dimensions
\nDiana Laird, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n10:45-11:15<\/td>\nRejuvenation and expanding life spans by inducing epigenetic changes
\nJuan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n11:15-11:35<\/td>\nCoffee Break | Poster Viewing in the Exhibition Area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Session 2: Successful Reproduction is Tolerance Dependent<\/h4>\n

Chairs: Vitaly Kushnir, USA and David Barad, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n11:35-11:55<\/td>\nInduction of tolerance pathways for establishment and maintenance of pregnancy
\nNorbert Gleicher, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n11:55-12:25<\/td>\nDoes the importance of microchimerism for long-term tolerance of organ transplants potentially also apply to tolerance of the fetal semi-allograft?
\nWilliam J. Burlingham, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n12:25-12:55<\/td>\nPre- and peri-implantation factors involved in inducing tolerance (ignorance) during mammalian gestation
\nDanny Schust, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n12:55-1:10<\/td>\nGet your lunch “to go”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Lunch Break Debate – Bring your lunch<\/h4>\n

Chair: Norbert Gleicher, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n1:10-2:10<\/td>\nPreimplantation Genetic Screening in association with IVF is:
\nUseful in improving IVF outcomes
\nJames A. Grifo, USA
\n<\/em>Does not improve IVF outcomes and may actually impair them
\nRaoul Orvieto, Israel<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Session 3: PARADIGM CHANGE I: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a Multi-Etiological Epigenetic Syndrome?<\/h4>\n

Chairs: Neeta Singh, India and Raoul Orvieto, Israel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n2:10-2:40<\/td>\nBilateral nodular adrenal hyperplasia, a possible mechanism for hyperandrogenism in young women with PCOS
\nConstantine A. Stratakis, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2:40-3:00<\/td>\nOntogeny of the new hypo-androgenic PCOS phenotype
\nNorbert Gleicher, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3:00-3:30<\/td>\nTranslational insights into PCOS from animal models
\nDaniel Anthony Dumesic, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3:30-4:00<\/td>\nCoffee Break | Poster Viewing in the Exhibition Area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Session 4: The Future of Assisted Reproduction II<\/h4>\n

Chairs: Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, USA and David F. Albertini, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n4:00-4:30<\/td>\nMitochondrial replacement in human oocytes carrying pathogenic mitochondrial DNA mutations
\nShoukhrat Mitalipov, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n4:30-5:00<\/td>\nExchanging the nuclear and mitochondrial human genome
\nDietrich M. Egli, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n5:00-5:30<\/td>\nGermline editing and how it was \u201cunmade\u201d in the U.S.
\nEli Y. Adashi, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n5:30-6:00<\/td>\nThe ovarian function of the FMR1<\/em> gene
\nLisa Pastore, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n6:00-7:00<\/td>\nWelcome Reception | Exhibition Area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Saturday, November 18, 2017<\/h3>\n
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<\/td>\n8:00-8:30<\/td>\nMorning Coffee | Exhibition Area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Session 5: Quintessential Questions in Assisted Reproduction<\/h4>\n

Chairs: Eli Y. Adashi, USA and Aaron J.W. Hsueh, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n8:30-9:00<\/td>\n3-D printed mouse ovaries producing healthy offspring
\nTeresa K. Woodruff, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n9:00-9:30<\/td>\nOvarian follicle imaging and activation
\nAaron J.W. Hsueh, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n9:30-10:00<\/td>\nGamete reconstitution in vitro
\nKatsuhiko Hayashi, Japan<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n10:00-10:30<\/td>\nShould PGS be used in older women?
\nNigel E. Pereira, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n10:30-10:50<\/td>\nCoffee Break | Poster Viewing in the Exhibition Area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Session 6: PARADIGM CHANGE II: Preventing Rather Than Treating Female Infertility<\/h4>\n

Chairs: Neeta Singh, India and Kara Goldman, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n10:50-11:20<\/td>\nThe physiology of ovarian aging
\nDavid F. Albertini, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n11:20-11:50<\/td>\nCan we prevent female infertility through proactive screening programs?
\nVitaly A. Kushnir, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n11:50-12:20<\/td>\nHow realistic an option is fertility preservation in preventing future infertility?
\nDavid H. Barad, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n12:20-12:50<\/td>\nEggs and sperm from buccal smears?
\nEli Y. Adashi, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n12:50-1:15<\/td>\nGet your lunch “to go”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Lunch Break Debate – Bring your lunch<\/h4>\n

Chair: David H. Barad, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n1:15-2:30<\/td>\nHow important is the implantation window?
\nAbsolutely important
\nCarlos Simon, Spain
\n<\/em>Relatively unimportant
\nDavid F. Albertini, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Session 7: PARADIGM CHANGE III: Avoiding in IVF Practice \u201cFashions of the Moment\u201d<\/h4>\n

Chairs: Carlos Simon, Spain and Vitaly A. Kushnir, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n2:30-2:50<\/td>\nDoes mild stimulation make any sense?
\nRaoul Orvieto, Israel<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2:50-3:10<\/td>\nIs there any reason for embryo banking but to artificially inflate outcomes?
\nVitaly A. Kushnir, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3:10-3:30<\/td>\nAre all-freeze cycles, followed by frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles really improving IVF outcomes?
\nAndrea Weghofer, Austria<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3:30-3:50<\/td>\nManual or automated embryology?
\nNorbert Gleicher, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3:50-4:20<\/td>\nCoffee Break | Poster Viewing in the Exhibition Area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Session 8: PARADIGM CHANGE IV: Reading the Medical Literature with Appropriate Scepticism<\/h4>\n

Chairs: Andrea Weghofer, Austria and Raoul Orvieto, Israel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n4:20-4:40<\/td>\nMinimal evidence required before introduction of treatments to routine clinical practice: Is there a responsibility for medical journals?
\nNancy C. Chescheir, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n4:40-5:00<\/td>\nAdvantages and risks of RCTs
\nDavid H. Barad, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n5:00-5:20<\/td>\nWhy in IVF outcome reporting based on \u201cintent to treat\u201d is essential
\nVitaly A. Kushnir, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n5:20-5:40<\/td>\nThe journal editors\u2019 responsibilities
\nDavid F. Albertini, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Sunday, November 19, 2017<\/h3>\n
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<\/td>\n8:30-9:00<\/td>\nMorning Coffee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Session 9: Ovarian Physiology<\/h4>\n

Chairs: David L. Keefe, USA and Zeev Shoham, Israel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n9:00-9:30<\/td>\nHow important is telomere attrition for female infertility?
\nDavid L. Keefe, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n9:30-10:00<\/td>\nPreserving female fertility during chemotherapy
\nKara Goldman, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n10:00-10:30<\/td>\nWhat is an old follicle?
\nPasquale Patrizio, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n10:30-11:00<\/td>\nThe importance of age-appropriate timing of ovulation induction
\nDavid H. Barad, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n11:00-11:30<\/td>\nCoffee Break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Session 10: Quick Updates on the \u201cMost Interesting” Presentations at the 2017 ESHRE and ASRM Meetings and Still Unpublished Data<\/h4>\n

Chairs: Pasquale Patrizio, USA and Norbert Gleicher, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n11:30-11:50<\/td>\nFirst results from ESHRE\u2019S ESTEEM trial of PGS by polar body biopsy
\nDavid H. Barad, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n11:50-12:10<\/td>\nBone marrow-derived stem cells to treat Asherman\u2019s syndrome
\nCarlos Simon, Spain<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n12:10-12:30<\/td>\n2014-2016 IVF outcomes with autologous oocytes in women ages 43-48, including the oldest so-far delivery in the world
\nNorbert Gleicher, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n12:30-1:00<\/td>\nClosing Lecture: New experimental insights into establishments of the ovarian reserve and their clinical implications
\nHumphrey Yao, USA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Closing Remarks<\/h4>\n

Norbert Gleicher, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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