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REU Clinical Conference Series
Thursdays, 12:00-1:00 pm--Bartlett Hall Extension, 5th Floor Conference Room

Series Coordinator: Nelly Pitteloud, MD

Winter - Spring 2008

Date Topic Speaker
January 10 Delayed puberty Paul Boepple
January 17 Neuroendocrine Control of the Male Reproduction Frances Hayes
January 24 Case conferences Stephanie Seminara and Ming Chan
January 31 Male gonadal physiology Nelly Pitteloud
February 7 Immunoassays Patrick Sluss
February 14 Topic of choice Sean Burns
February 21 Case conference Frances Hayes and M. Zanni
February 28 Work-up of azoospermia Robert Oates
March 6 Genetics of IHH

Stephanie Seminara

March 13 Androgen therapy in men Frances Hayes
March 20 HRT Pouneh Fazeli
March 27 Case conference Corrine Welt and Elaine Yu
April 3 No conference  
April 10 IHH treatment in men Andrew Dwyer
April 17 Intersex disorder Paul boepple
April 24 Case conference Kathy Martin and Pouneh Fazeli
     

FALL 2007

Date Topic Speaker
September 6 Overview of the research program in the REU William Crowley
September 13 Neuroendocrine Control of the Menstrual Cycle Janet Hall
September 20 Hypothalamic amenorrhea Frances Hayes
September 27 Physiopathology of PCOS Janet Hall
October 4 Polycystic Ovarian Failure: treatment Stephanie Seminara
October 11 Case Conference Elaine Yu and F. Hayes
October 18 Ultrasonography in Reproductive Endocrinology Judy Adams
October 25 Premature Ovarian Failure Corrine Welt
November 1 Oral contraceptive pill

Kathryn Martin

November 8 Ovulation induction Nelly Pitteloud
November 15 Subject to be chosen Elaine Yu
November 22 No conference, Thanksgiving Break --
November 29 Precocious puberty Paul Boepple
December 6 Case Conference S. Burns and N. Pitteloud
December 13 Hormone Replacement Therapy Kathryn Martin
December 20 and 27 Winter break --
     

SUMMER 2007

Date Topic Speaker
July 5 Ins and Outs of Clinic: Orientation and Luncheon

Kathryn Martin, MD, Stephanie Seminara, MD, Judy Adams, DMU

July 12 Menstrual Cycle/Amenorrhea Janet Hall, MD
July 19 Female Infertility Corrine Welt, MD
July 26* Menopause and HRT Kathryn Martin, MD
August 2 PCOS Stephanie Seminara, MD
August 9 Hirsutism Frances Hayes, MD
August 16 Male Hypogonadism Nelly Pitteloud, MD
August 23 Normal Puberty Paul Boepple, MD

FALL 2006

Date Topic Speaker
Sept. 7 Neuroendocrine Control of the Menstrual cycle Janet Hall, MD
Sept. 14 Neuroendocrine Control of Male Reproduction Frances Hayes
Sept. 21 Overview of the research program in the REU William Crowley, MD
Sept. 28 Physiopathology and genetics of PCOS Janet Hall, MD
Oct. 5 Premature Ovarian Failure: treatment Stephanie Seminara, MD
Oct. 12 Case Conference K. Martin, MD and D. McFadden, MD
Oct. 19 Disorders of growth Paul Boepple, MD
Oct. 26 Case Conference F. Hayes, MD and E. Lawson, MD
Nov. 2 Male gonadal physiology Nelly Pitteloud, MD
Nov. 9 Premature Ovarian Failure Corrine Welt, MD
Nov. 16 Menopause and Osteoporosis Endocrine Fellow
Nov. 23 No conference, Thanksgiving break  
Nov. 30 Ultrasonography in reproductive endocrinology Judy Adams
Dec. 7 Case conference S. Seminara, MD and H. Makimura, MD
Dec. 14 Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Kathy Martin, MD
Dec. 21, 28 No Conference: Winter break  

 

SUMMER 2006 (June - August)

Date Topic Speaker
June 1

Mechanism of Hot Flashes and Menopausal Symptoms

Hadine Joffe, MD

June 8 Azoospermia Bob Oates, MD
June 15 Ovulation Induction Nelly Pitteloud, MD
     

 

January - May 2006

Date Topic Speaker
January 5

No Conference

 

January 12 Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Deborah Wexler, MD
January 19 Guest Lecture: The Role of Apoptosis in Beta Cell Dysfunction in Diabetes (held in the Ether Dome) Kenneth Polonsky, MD, Wash U in St. Louis
January 26 Ptremature Ovarian Failure Corrine Welt, MD
February 2 Hypothalamic Amenorrhea Lydie Pani, MD
February 9 Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy Kathy Martin, MD
February 16 Androgren Replacement Therapy Frances Hayes, MD
February 23 Case Conference Tamara Wexler, MD, PhD; Maria Yialamas, MD
March 2 Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Stephanie Seminara, MD
March 9 GnRH Pulsatile Therapy Treatment and Model for Clinical Investigation Andrew Dwyer, RN-CS-FNP
March 16 Hypogonadism and Obesity Alex Soukas, MD, PhD
March 23 Metabolic Syndrome James Meigs, MD
March 30 Case Conference Lydie Pani, MD; Corrine Welt, MD
April 6 Intersex Disorders Tamara Wexler, MD, PhD
April 13 PCOS: Clinical Manifestations and Treatment Maria Yialamas, MD
April 20 Gynecomastia and Klinefelter's Syndrome Carl Pallais, MD
April 27 Case Conference Frances Hayes, MD; Kathy Martin, MD
May 4 Osteoporosis in Men

Ben Leder, MD

May 11 Empirical Approach to Unexplained Infertility Robert Barbieri, MD
May 18 Ultrasonography in Reproductive Endocrinology Judy Adams, DMU
May 25 Case Conference Stephanie Seminara, MD; Paul Boepple, MD

 

Date Topic Speaker
September 1 Neuroendocrine Control of Male Reproduction Frances Hayes, MD
September 8 Systems Biology Conference Series: "Cellular Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance: Lessons Learned from Patients and Gene Knockout Mice" Gerald Schulman, MD, PhD, Yale University
September 15 Neuroendocrine Control of the Menstrual Cycle Janet Hall, MD
September 22 Repro Endo Conference Series: "The Battle of the Sexes: Genetic Approaches to Reproduction" Larry Jameson, MD, Northwestern University
September 29 Research Overview Summaries for Fellows: Part I Frances Hayes, MD; Alan Schneyer, PhD; Nelly Pitteloud, MD
October 6 Immunoassays Patrick Sluss, Ph.D.
October 13 Male Gonadal Physiology Nelly Pitteloud, MD
October 20 Research Overview Summaries for Fellows: Part II Janet Hall, MD; Corrine Welt, MD; Stephanie Seminara, MD
October 27 Research Overview Summaries for Fellows: Part III

Nelly Pitteloud, MD; Stephanie Seminara, MD

November 3 Precocious Puberty Paul Boepple, MD
November 10 From Razors fo Lasers: Procedureal Treatments for Hirsutism and Hypertrichosis Sandy Tsao, MD, Department of Dermatology
November 17 Case Conference Deborah Wexler, MD; Stephanie Seminara, MD
November 24 Thanksgiving Holiday --
December 1 Pathophysiology of PCOS Stephanie Seminara, MD
December 8 Delayed Puberty Paul Boepple, MD
December 15 Case Conference Alex Soukas, MD; Kathy Martin, MD
December 22 & 29 No conference--Winter break --