Program

23-July

Registration@1st floor, Noyori Conference Hall

16:00-17:00

Opening Special Session@2nd floor, Noyori Conference Hall

17:00-18:25

Chair:
Dr. Allan Herbison (University of Cambridge, UK)

In the beginning, how the discovery of kisspeptin’s role in puberty unfolded (17:10-17:55)

Speakers:

Dr. Stephanie Seminara (Harvard Medical School, USA),

Dr. Nicolas de Roux (University of Paris, France), and 

Dr. William Colledge (University of Cambridge, UK) 

An overview of kisspeptin research from its discovery to the present  (17:55-18:25)

Speaker:

Dr. Manuel Tena-Sempere (University of Cordoba, Spain)

Welcome Reception@Toyoda Auditorium
18:25-20:00

24 -July

Registration@1st floor, Noyori Conference Hall
8:30-17:00

Oral Session 1@2nd floor, Noyori Conference Hall
9:00-10:30

Upstream regulators of kisspeptin neurons 

Chairs: 

Dr. Nicolas de Roux (University of Paris, France)
Dr. Kanyada Koysombat (Imperial College London, UK)

Plenary Talks (9:00-10:00)

Dr. Renata Frazao (University of São Paulo, Brazil)

Metabolic and neurotransmitter regulation of kisspeptin neurons 

Dr. David Grattan (University of Otago, New Zealand)

Prolactin regulation of kisspeptin and HPG axis

Short Talks (10:00-10:30)
Dr. Teppei Goto (Kyoto University, Japan)
Dr. Szilvia Vas (University of Cambridge, UK)

Tea/Coffee Break@1st floor, Noyori Conference Hall
10:30-10:45

Oral Session 2@2nd floor, Noyori Conference Hall
10:45-12:15

GnRH pulse generator and puberty

Chairs: 

Dr. Kevin O'Byrne (King's College London, UK)
Dr. Kateryna Nechyporenko (University of Exeter, UK)

Plenary Talks (10:45-11:45)

Dr. Allan Herbison (University of Cambridge, UK)

Operation of the GnRH pulse generator 

Dr. Yoshihisa Uenoyama (Nagoya University, Japan)

KNDy neurons as a GnRH pulse generator regulating puberty onset and reproduction

Short Talks (11:45-12:15)
Dr. Elvira Rodriguez-Vazquez (University of Cordoba, Spain)
Ms. Kateryna Nechyporenko (University of Exeter, UK)

Group Photo@2nd floor, Noyori Conference Hall
12:15-12:25

Lunch@1st floor, Noyori Conference Hall
12:25-13:15

Program Organizing Committee Meeting@1st floor, Noyori Conference Hall
12:25-13:15

Poster Session 1@1st floor, Noyori Conference Hall
13:15-15:15

Tea/Coffee Break@1st floor, Noyori Conference Hall
15:15-15:30

Oral Session 3@2nd floor, Noyori Conference Hall
15:30-17:00

Kisspeptin neurons and their regulators outside the hypothalamus

Chairs: 

Dr. William Colledge (University of Cambridge, UK)  
Dr. Isabella Marinelli (University of Exeter, UK)

Plenary Talks (15:30-16:30)

Dr. Shannon Stephens (Albany Medical College, USA)

Development and regulation of extra-hypothalamic kisspeptin neurons 

Dr. Rich McCosh (Colorado State University, USA)

The role of brainstem neurons in the regulation of pulsatile gonadotropin secretion

Short Talks (16:30-17:00)
Mr. Jinbin Ye (King's College London, UK)

Dr. Jovanna Tsoutsouki (Imperial College London, UK)

Banquet@Toyoda Auditorium

18:00-20:00

25-July

Registration@1st floor, Noyori Conference Hall
8:30-

Oral Session 4@2nd floor, Noyori Conference Hall
9:00-10:30

Sex steroid and metabolic regulation of kisspeptin neurons 

Chairs: 

Dr. Ali Abbara (Imperial College London, UK)
Dr. Allison N Renwick (Kent State University)

Plenary Talks (9:00-10:00)

Dr. Todd Stincic (Oregon Health & Science University, USA)

Estradiol regulates kisspeptin neural circuits to coordinate energy balance and fertility 

Dr. Alexander Kauffman (University of California, San Diego; USA)

Androgen regulation of kisspeptin neurons and LH secretion

Short Talks (10:00-10:30)
Ms. Alyssa Novak (Kent State University, USA)

Dr. Carla Canal (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain)

Tea/Coffee Break@1st floor, Noyori Conference Hall
10:30-10:45

Oral Session 5@2nd floor, Noyori Conference Hall
10:45-12:15

Clinical applications of kisspeptin

Chairs:

Dr. Stephanie Seminara (Harvard Medical School, USA)

Dr. Waljit Dhillo (Imperial College London, UK)

Plenary Talks (10:45-11:45)

Dr. Alexander Comninos (Imperial College London, UK)

New Frontiers for Kisspeptin: From Sexual Behaviour to Skeletal Health

Dr. Victor Navarro (Harvard Medical School, USA)

Role of KNDy neurons in thermoregulation

Short Talks (11:45-12:15)

Dr. Encarnacion Torres (Harvard Medical School, USA)

Dr. Kanyada Koysombat (Imperial College London, UK)

Lunch@1st floor, Noyori Conference Hall
12:15-13:15

Poster Session 2@1st floor, Noyori Conference Hall
13:15-15:15

Tea/Coffee Break@1st floor, Noyori Conference Hall
15:15-15:30

Oral Session 6@2nd floor, Noyori Conference Hall
15:30-17:00

From historical insights to cutting-edge advances in reproduction

Chairs:

Dr. Hiroko Tsukamura (Nagoya University, Japan)

Dr. Mike Lehman (New Mexico Tech, USA)

Plenary Talks (15:30-16:30)

Dr. Ei Terasawa (University of Wisconsin, USA)

Historical insights into reproductive neuroendocrinology: What do we know about "Kisspeptin and Puberty"?

Dr. Shinji Kanda (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

The evolutionary trajectory of kisspeptin: Emergence as a master regulator of the mammalian HPG axis

Short Talks (16:30-17:00)

Dr. Naoko Inoue (Nagoya University, Japan)
Dr. Natsuki Miyake (Nagoya University, Japan)

Closing Remarks@2nd floor, Noyori Conference Hall
17:00-17:15