ASRM: Annual Meeting Final Program

Oral presentations:
Candidates for two Scientific Program Prizes will be selected by the Scientific Program Committee from all abstracts submitted to the meeting regardless of designation of group for initial review. These oral presentations will be judged at the meeting and selection will be determined by the Scientific Program Prize Paper Committee. The presenters of the two Scientific Program Prize papers will be awarded:

$1,000.00
One-year free ASRM membership
Free registration for ASRM 2009 in Atlanta, GA.

Poster presentations:
Posters must be put up on the appropriate boards on Monday, November 10, between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, and must remain in place for the entire meeting. Posters must be removed by 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12. The ASRM cannot be responsible for removing or returning posters. Posters will be judged by the Scientific Program Committee beginning at 12:00 noon Monday. The awardees will receive:

First Prize: $500.00
Second Prize: $300.00
Third Prize: $200.00

Resident In-Training Award:
This award will recognize the presenter of an exceptional abstract who is currently a resident in training in the field of obstetrics and gynecology or urology. Candidates who wish their abstract to be considered for this award must check the “Resident In-Training Award” check box in the online Abstract Submitter. The awardee will receive:

$500.00
One-year free ASRM membership
Free registration to ASRM 2008 in San Francisco, CA

In-Training Awards for Research:
Five In-Training Awards for Research will be granted in recognition of outstanding research conducted by individuals who are in-training. Candidates who wish their abstract to be considered for one of these awards must check the “In-Training Award for Research” check box in the online Abstract Submitter. He/she must be the presenting author (first) and must be a medical student, resident, fellow or undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral student. Each awardee will receive:

$250.00
One-year free ASRM membership
Free registration to ASRM 2009 in Atlanta, GA.

SRS In-Training Awards for Research:
Three (3) SRS In-Training Awards for research will be granted. The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding research conducted by individuals in-training. Candidates who wish their abstract to be considered for one of these awards must check the “SRS In-Training Award for Research” check box in the online Abstract Submitter. He/she must be the presenting author (first) and must be a medical student, resident, fellow or undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral student, and must attend ASRM 2008 in San Francisco and present the abstract. Each awardee will receive:

$250.00
One-year free ASRM and SRS membership
Free registration to the 2008 ASRM Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA

SMRU Traveling Scholars Award Program:
The objective of these awards is to expose residents/fellows, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to new scientific information pertinent to the study of reproductive medicine. Candidates who wish their abstract to be considered for one of these awards must submit the abstract to the Male Reproduction and Urology: Traveling Scholars category. He/she mustalso submit a copy of their CV, a letter of recommendation from their research mentor, and a statement of career goals with the abstract through the online program. The presenting (first) author must be a resident, fellow or undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral student. The first author must be willing to present an oral presentation and must attend the SMRU sponsored activities presented during the 2008 Annual Meeting. Previous Traveling Scholars may not submit an abstract as the first author. Each awardee will receive reimbursement of some expenses for attendance to ASRM 2008:

Meeting registration fee
Registration fee to the SMRU Postgraduate Course and one Roundtable
Limited financial support for travel, lodging and incidentals

Affiliated Societies:
The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, The Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, The Society of Reproductive Surgeons, and the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology select prize papers for an award of $500.00 each.

Professional and Special Interest Groups:
Several of these groups select prize papers for cash awards.

Video presentations:
The committee will select an overall first prize award video ($1,000.00) and a runner-up ($500.00). Individual category recognition may be identified by a certificate. To be considered for an award, one author must be a member in good standing of the ASRM at the time of submission.

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2008 ASRM PRIZES

SART Prize Paper
O-3, Monday, November 10, 2008 - Time: 10:45 a.m.
"Microfl uidic Dynamic Culture of Mouse Embryos Improves Implantation Rates and Begins to Normalize Placental Gene Imprinting Compared to Static Culture"
Gary D. Smith, PhD, Ob/Gyn, Urology, Physiology, Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Naiara Nogueira-de-Souza, PhD, Charles L. Borman, PhD, Lourdes M. Cabrera, PhD, Yun S. Heo, MS, Biomedical Engineering, Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Shuichi Takayama, PhD, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

SREI Prize Paper
O-14, Monday, November 10, 2008 -Time: 3:15 pm
"Randomized Trial Comparing Simvastatin and Metformin in Women with PCS: Outcomes at Six Months"
Leszek Pawelczyk, MD, PhD, Beata Banaszewska, MD, PhD, Robert Z. Spaczynski, MD, PhD, Antoni J. Duleba, MD. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA.

SMRU Prize Paper
"O-8, Monday, November 10, 2008 -Time: 3:15 pm
"The Use of Biased Language and Inaccurate Information about Male Factor Infertility on Fertility Clinic Websites in the United States"
Daniel H. Williams, IV, MD, Josiah D. Nelson, MD. Urology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

SRS Prize Paper
O-102, Monday, November 10, 2008 - Time: 3:15 pm
"Successful Pregnancy After Whole Ovary Microvascular Transplantation"
Sherman Silber, MD, Jorge Pineda, MD, Michael DeRosa, MD, Kamal Ojha, MD, Pasquale Patrizio, MD, Roger G. Gosden, PhD. Infertility Center of St. Louis, St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Reproductive Immunology SIG Prize Paper
O-255, Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - Time: 2:45 p.m.
"High Levels of Testicular Interleukin-1 Could be Involved in the Impairment of Male Fertility of IL-1 Receptor Antagonist Knock-out Mice or Mice with Systemic Infection/Inflammation"
Natali Cherniy, Masaood Gnaiem, Neome Weisz, Ronne Apte, Eitan Lunenfeld, M.D., Mahmoud Huleihel, Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology, Ben Gurion Universtiy of the Negev, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Mental Health Profession Group Prize Paper
O-22, Monday, November 10, 2008 - Time: 3:15 p.m.
"Who Requests Their Sperm Donor’s Identity? Analysis of Donor-conceived Adult Requests at an Open-identify Program"
Joanna E. Scheib, PhD, Alice Ruby, MPH, MPPM, Jean Benward, L.C.S.W. University of California and The Sperm Bank of California, Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, CA

ASRM Resident In-Training Award
O-112, Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - Time: 10:45 a.m.
"Thalidomide Treatment Attenuates Chemotherapy-induced Gonadal Toxicity"
M. E. Ochalski, J. J. Shuttleworth, T. Chu, K. E. Orwig. Dept of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reprod. Science, Magee-Womens Research Instit., Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

ASRM In-Training Awards for Research
O-114, Tuesday, November 11, 2008 – Time: 11:15 AM
"Functional Analysis Of Parkin Co-Regulated Gene (Pacrg) In Mouse Models And Genetic Association With Human Male Infertility"
G. R. Wilson, K. B. Brody, M. M. Sim, M. B. Delatycki, M. K. O’Bryan, P. J. Lockhart. Bruce Lefroy Centre for Genetic Health Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Chromosome and Chromatin Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

O-115, Tuesday, November 11, 2008 – Time: 11:30 AM
"Endometrial Multiple Small Sensory Nerve Fibers In Minimal And Mild Endometriosis"
A. Bokor, C. M. Kyama, A. Fassbender, A. Vodolazkaia, L. Vercruysse, T. D’Hooghe. KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium.

O-113, Tuesday, November 11, 2008 – Time 11:00 AM
"Do Women With Polycystic Ovaries But Regular Menstrual Cycles Benefi t From Metformin Treatment During IVF? A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial"
A. G. Swanton, E. McVeigh, S. Lavery, G. Trew, N. Raine-Fenning, T. J. Child. Oxford Fertility Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; IVF Hammersmith, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Division of Reproductive Medicine, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

O-143, Tuesday, November 11, 2008 – Time 3:45 PM
"Are Cyclophosphamide Drug Metabolizing Enzyme Polymorphisms Associated With Ovarian Failure After Chemotherapy In Young Breast Cancer Patients?"
H. I. Su, M. D. Sammel, L. Velders, J. Alton, C. R. Gracia, A. DeMichele. Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Biostatics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Medicine, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA

O-263, Wednesday, November 12, 2008 – Time 2:45 PM
"Genome-Wide Epigenetic Characterization Of Human Sperm Reveals Distinctive Chromatin States That Poise Genes To Guide Embryo Development"
S. Hammoud, D. Nix, H. Zhang, J. Purwar, B. Cairns, D. T. Carrell. University of Utah, SLC; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

First Prize for Technical Achievement in Video 2008
"Anatomic Implications For The Treatment Of Rudimentary Uterine Horn"
B. Ridgeway, M. Attaran, T. Falcone. Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

Second Prize for Technical Achievement in Video 2008
"Laparoscopic Presacral Neurectomy For Treatment Of Central Pelvic Pain: Anatomic And Teaching Review"
C. H. Nezhat, V. V. Morozov. Atlanta Center for Special Pelvic Surgery, Atlanta, GA.

Honorable Mention for Technical Achievement in Video: ART Category
"Time-Lapse Microscopy: A High Resolution Method For In Depth Analysis Of Tripronuclear (3pn) Zygotes"
M. E. Fino, Y. Kramer, C. McCaffrey, K. C. Gunsalus, F. Piano, N. Noyes. ObGyn; Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY; New York University Center for Functional Genomics, New York, NY.

Honorable Mention for Technical Achievement in Video: Reproductive Surgery Category
"Robotically Assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy"
M. A. Bedaiwy, T. Falcone. Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH.

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