Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting to Feature Contraceptive R&D

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News POSTED May 24, 2024 By CTI Exchange Staff

The Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR) is a global association of more than 1,200 active members that promotes the study of reproduction by fostering interdisciplinary communication among scientists. SSR will host its Annual Meeting this year from July 15-19 in Dublin, Ireland and the Gates Foundation is sponsoring several sessions focused on contraceptive development:

Thursday Sessions (July 18): SRF Focus Session on Gametes; Identification of New Targets for Non-Hormonal Contraceptive Drug Development Using a Phenotypic Assay of Murine Oocyte Meiotic Maturation
Friday Sessions (July 19): sAC Inhibitors as Potential Nonhormonal On-Demand Contraceptives for Men; Investigating Genes Regulated by BRDT In Vitro For Non-Hormonal Male Contraception; Knockout of PKDREJ, A Candidate Oviduct Receptor on Porcine Sperm, Reduces Fertility Assessed by Competitive Insemination; The Epididymis: Balancing The Burden & Responsibility of Fertility; Absence Of Eppin and Its Closely Related Wap Four-Disulfide Core Genes Wfdc6A, Wfdc8, And Wfdc6B Leads to Defects in Spermatid Elongation and Male Sterility in Mice