Program

Opening Special Session (23-July)

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)

Oral Sessions (24 -July)

Upstream regulators of kisspeptin neurons

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)

GnRH pulse generator and puberty

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

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

Kisspeptin neurons and their regulators outside the hypothalamus

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)

Oral Sessions (25-July)

Sex steroid and metabolic regulation of kisspeptin neurons

Plenary talks (9:00-10:00)

Dr. Aleisha Moore (Kent State University, USA)

Impaired steroid hormone regulation of kisspeptin cells in a murine model of PCOS

Dr. Alexander Kauffman (UC San Diego, USA)

Androgen regulation of kisspeptin neurons and LH secretion

Short talks (10:00-10:30)
Dr. Todd L Stincic (Oregon Health & Science University, USA)

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

Clinical applications of kisspeptin

Plenary talks (10:45-11:45)

Dr. Alexander Comninos (Imperial College London, UK)

Kisspeptin's many roles - From behaviour to bone

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)

From historical insights to cutting-edge advances in reproduction

Plenary talks (15:30-16:30)

Dr. Ei Terasawa (University of Wisconsin, USA)

Historical insights of reproductive neuroendocrinology

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)