Programme
Sunday, 4 September 2022 - Wednesday, 7 September 2022
04. September 2022
- 4. Sept. 2022
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Sunday, September 04, 2022
14:00-16:00 Registration 16:00-16:15 Welcome & Opening of the Workshop Andreas Meinhardt, Workshop Organisation Lars Witteck, President of the Behring-Röntgen Foundation Wolfgang Weidner, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Justus Liebig University 16:15-17:00 Opening Keynote Lecture Chair: Bernard Robaire
Lumicrine factors in the regulation of spermatogenesis Masahito Ikawa, Osaka, Japan 17:00-17:30
Coffee Break & Installation of Posters
17:30-19:00 Presentation of Even-Numbered Posters 19:00
Welcome Reception with Dinner (on site)
05. September 2022
- 5. Sept. 2022
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Monday, September 05, 2022
09:00-10:30 Session I: Human Epididymis and Epididymitis Chairs: Terry Turner & Jörg Klug 09:00-09:30 Acute epididymitis - a clinician's perspective Adrian Pilatz, Giessen, Germany 09:30-10:00 Male genital tuberculosis Ekaterina Kulchavenya, Novosibirsk, Russia 10:00-10:30 Cell identity in the human proximal epididymis Ann Harris, Cleveland, USA 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12.15 Short Oral Presentations Chair: Fabrice Saez 11:00-11:15 SO1 - Urinary phthalate metabolites and small non-coding RNAs from seminal plasma extracellular vesicles among men undergoing infertility treatment Richard Pilsner, Detroit, USA 11:15-11:30 SO2 - Androgen-regulated epididymis barrier function in the human proximal epididymis Shih-Hsing Leir, Cleveland, USA 11:30-11:45 SO3 - Restoration of segmented mouse and rat epididymal transcriptional profiling data in a relaunch of the mammalian reproductive genetics database Daniel Johnston, Bethesda, USA 11:45-12:00 SO4 - Investigation of GM1-enriched murine epididymosomes with segmental expression and lumicrine regulation Danielle Sosnicki, Ithaca, USA 12:00-12:15 SO5 - Functional and structural particularities regarding the transit of the epididymal duct between neighboring segments in rodents and men Thorben Hau, Giessen, Germany 12:15-13:30 Lunch (on site) 13:30 Bus Departure for Both Social Activities from Congress Site Alt. 1 - Giessen: Boat tour on the river Lahn and guided tour of the city Alt. 2 - Marburg: Guided tour "Emil von Behring - Savior of Children" 18:00-19:30 Presentation of Odd-Numbered Posters with Beer, Wine & Nibbles
06. September 2022
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Tuesday, September 06, 2022
9:00-10:20
Session II: Immunobiology and immunopathology of the epididymis
Chair: Mark Hedger & Aileen Harrer
9:00-9:20 The role of activins in epididymal function and immunopathology Rukmali Wijayarathna, Melbourne, Australia 9:20-9:40 The immune context of the mammalian epididymis Rachel Guiton, Clermont-Ferrand, France 9:40-10:00 Key players in immune surveillance of the epididymis Maria Agustina Battistone, Boston, USA 10:00-10:20 Region-specific epididymal responses to inflammation: insights from experimental models of epididymitis Erick Silva, Botucatu, Brazil 10:20-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:30 Short Oral Presentations Chair: Christina Avellar 11:00-11:15 SO6 - The regional distribution of resident immune cells shapes distinct immunological environments along the murine epididymis Christiane Pleuger, Giessen, Germany 11:15-11:30 SO7 - Uropathogenic Escherichia coli infection leads to the formation of tertiary lymphoid organs in the epididymis Hiba Hasan, Giessen, Germany 11:30-11:45 SO8 - Investigating retinoic acid synthesis and signaling in the epididymal epithelium Cathryn Hogarth, Wodonga, Australia 11:45-12:00 S09 - DNA integrity alteration in mouse spermatozoa after short exposure to dibutyl phthalate or bisphenol AF and remediation by an antioxidant oral supplementation Elisa Hug, Clermont-Ferrand, France 12:00-12:15 SO10 - Runx transcription factors are necessary for maintenance of proper differentiation of epididymal epithelial cells Petra Sipilä, Turku, Finland 12:15-12:30 SO11 - Do wireless communications networks impact the male reproductive system? Geoffry De Iuliis, Newcastle, Australia 12:30-14:00 Lunch 14:00-15:30 Session III: Epididymis and Sperm Maturation Chairs: Brett Nixon & Thomas Berger 14:00-14:30 Shifting the paradigm of sperm maturation; global (phospho)proteomic profiling of epididymal sperm David Skerrett-Byrne, Newcastle, Australia 14:30-15:00 Paternal exposures, epididymal maturation, and epigenetic programming of sperm Michael Golding, College Station, USA 15:00-15:30 Regionalized mapping of biological functions in the epididymis using large-scale in situ approaches Charles Pineau, Rennes, France 15:30-16:10 Coffee Break 16:10-17:40 Short Oral Presentations Chair: Colin Conine 16:10-16:25 SO12 - Epididymal primary cilia induce intracellular calcium signaling and gene expression in response to fluid shear stress Sepideh Fakhari, Québec City, Canada 16:25-16:40 SO13 - Using cryo-electron tomography to study the cytoplasmic droplet Tzviya Zeev-Ben-Mordehai, Utrecht, Netherlands 16:40-16:55 SO14 - Epididymal acquired sperm miRNAs and male fertility Natalie Trigg, Philadelphia, United States 16:55-17:10 SO15 - Comprehensive protein profiling of seminal CD63+ small extracellular vesicles unveils their biological relevance and tissue-specific origin Meritxell Jodar Bifet, Barcelona, Spain 17:10-17:25 SO16 - Oxytocin may recover impaired epididymal contractile function in patients with spinal cord injury who wish to father children Andrea Mietens, Giessen, Germany
17:25-17:40 SO17 - Mapping the interaction between mouse epididymal protease inhibitor (EPPIN) and the seminal vesicle secreted protein 2 (SVS2) Noemia Mariani, São Paulo, Brazil
18:00 Bus Departure from Congress Site 18:30 Congress Dinner in the "Lokschuppen" Marburg
07. September 2022
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Wednesday, September 07, 2022
9:00-10:30
Session IV: Physiology and Cell Biology of the Epididymis Chairs: Joël Drevet & Ralf Middendorff
9:00-9:30 Illuminating cell-dynamics in murine epididymis by live cell imaging Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Singapore 9:30-10:00 Host defense functions of the epididymal amyloid matrix Gail A. Cornwall, Lubbock, USA 10:00-10:30 Motility of efferent duct cilia aids passage of sperm cells through the male reproductive system Heymut Omran, Münster, Germany 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break Chair: Barry Hinton 11:00-11:30 Epididymal injury and morphological sperm anomalies in a high-fat diet (HFD) model Rosanna Chianese, Naples, Italy 11:30-12:15 Breakout sessions to discuss future of research on the epididymis 12:15-12:30 Reports back from the breakout sessions 12:30-12:45 Award Presentations and Farewell 12:45 Adjourn
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