Presenting Author |
Abstract Title |
Presentation |
Amoyel, Marc |
Metabolic support of germ cell survival by somatic cyst cells in the Drosophila testis |
poster |
Barton, Lacy J |
Old hormones, new tricks—Juvenile hormones ensure germ cells populate the embryonic somatic gonad |
poster |
Belew, Mezmur D |
A novel global chromatin compaction (GCC) pathway silences the genome in maturing Caenorhabditis elegans oocytes |
talk |
Bhandari, Nirajan |
5'-tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 2 (tdpt-1) is required for meiotic fidelity through suppression of a Topoisomerase 2 (top-2) mutation in C. elegans |
poster |
Blundon, Joshua |
SKP1 proteins promote the assembly of the synaptonemal complex in C. elegans |
poster |
Bodas, Devavrat |
Investigating the connection between P granules and RNAi in C. elegans |
poster |
Bosco, Giovanni |
Germline-neuroendocrine signaling, stem cell proliferation and development in Drosophila |
talk |
Butsch, Tyler |
VCP acts downstream of tTAFs to downregulate mono-ubiquitinated H2A and permit spermatocyte differentiation |
poster |
Cahoon, Cori |
Sexually dimorphic regulation of meiotic recombination by the C. elegans synaptonemal complex proteins |
poster |
Cassani, Madeline |
P-bodies are required for germ cell fate in C. elegans embryos |
talk |
Chakraborty, Prabuddha |
Chromatin remodeler INO80 regulates meiotic sex chromosome inactivation during mouse spermatogenesis |
poster |
Chatterjee, Pranam |
Efficient human oogonial germ cell specification from stem cells via combinatorial expression of transcription factors |
talk |
Chavan, Ankita |
Stonewall links chromatin organization at the nuclear periphery to female germline stem cell fate in Drosophila |
talk |
Chen, Jingxun |
A short-lived killifish model for studying the intersection between aging and reproduction |
poster |
Chen, Peiwei |
Genetic control of a sex-specific piRNA program |
talk |
Chen, Ruoyu |
Structure-function study of germ granule-mediated translational de-repression |
poster |
Chen, Xin |
Breaking symmetry—Asymmetric histone inheritance in Drosophila male germline stem cells |
talk |
Crittenden, Sarah |
C. elegans FBF directly represses gld-1 RNA in germline stem cells and activates gld-1 RNA in their daughters during meiotic entry |
poster |
Crown, Nicole |
Mechanisms of crossover suppression by heterozygous inversion breakpoints |
poster |
Cummings, Ryan |
Investigating CG3548 as a potential physical link between chromocenters and the nuclear envelope in Drosophila |
poster |
Das, Debabrata |
ERK links nutritionally regulated signaling and meiotic progression by regulating HORMA domain protein HTP-1 to control synapsis formation and maintenance |
talk |
de Cuevas, Margaret |
Homothorax is enriched in the adult Drosophila testis hub and is essential for its maintenance. |
poster |
DiNardo, Acadia |
Sexually dimorphic Argonaute protein organization within P-granules affects C. elegans fertility |
poster |
Draper, Bruce |
Single-cell transcriptome of the zebrafish ovary reveals novel insights into ovary development and function |
talk |
Drummond-Barbosa, Daniela |
Warm and cold temperatures have distinct germline stem cell lineage effects during Drosophila oogenesis |
talk |
Ellis, Ronald |
Rewiring TRA-1 regulation and the control of the sperm/oocyte decision during nematode evolution |
poster |
Ferdous, Ahlan |
LST-1 is a bifunctional regulator of C. elegans germline stem cells |
talk |
Fingerhut, Jaclyn |
Co-transcriptional splicing of gigantic introns during Drosophila spermatogenesis |
poster |
Flynn, Jullien M |
The role of Bloom helicase in satellite DNA instability across aging and multiple generations in Drosophila melanogaster |
poster |
Fontan, Adrienne |
Intronic satellite DNA expression and role in Drosophila hybrid sterility |
poster |
Gao, Ming |
A mutational approach to analyze RNA helicase Me31B’s in vivo working mechanism in Drosophila fertility and germline development |
poster |
Gassler, Johanna |
Orphan nuclear receptors are required for major zygotic genome activation in murine embryos |
talk |
Gavis, Elizabeth |
Assembly and plasticity of Drosophila germ granules |
talk |
Gillen, Matthew J |
Role of microtubule motor adaptor proteins in controlling mitochondrial inheritance and quality |
poster |
Gleason, Ryan J |
Developmentally programmed epigenome regulates cellular plasticity at the parental-to-early embryo transition |
talk |
Greenblatt, Ethan |
The loss of translation of long-lived mRNAs during oocyte storage represents an Achilles' heel of meiotic spindle integrity and oocyte viability |
talk |
Grill, Sherilyn A |
Uncovering the mechanisms that protect and maintain germ cell totipotency |
poster |
Grobicki, Katarina |
The evolution of ribosomal protein paralogues and their contribution to translational regulation during germline development |
poster |
Gupta, Nilay |
Morphological changes in an aging germline stem cell niche |
poster |
Hakim, Bilal A |
Investigating the role of Nemp1 in maintaining the ovarian reserve and oocyte competence |
poster |
Hamazaki, Nobuhiko |
Reconstitution of the oocyte transcriptional network with transcription factors |
poster |
Harbin, Jonathan |
Manipulating sex determination in Caenorhabditis tetraploids to evaluate Haldane’s rule |
poster |
Hatkevich, Talia |
The RNA-binding protein DND1 may ensure proper germ cell development through the translational regulation of nuclear protein NuMA1 |
talk |
Hayashi, Katsuhiko |
Reconstitution of gametogenesis using pluripotent stem cells |
talk |
Hayashi, Masafumi |
Robust induction of primordial germ cells of white rhinoceros on the brink of extinction. |
talk |
Heemskerk, Idse |
Efficient differentiation of human primordial germ cell like cells in micropatterned stem cell colonies reveals a key role for Nodal signaling |
talk |
Hobbs, Robin M |
Molecular controls of male germline maintenance and regeneration |
talk |
Holthenrich, Anna |
Cortical plasticity during zebrafish egg activation |
talk |
Hsu, Hweijan |
Excess sugar impairs stem cell function |
virtual poster |
Hurd, Thomas R |
Mitochondrial DNA quality control in the female germline requires a unique programmed mitophagy |
talk |
Ikami, Kanako |
Oocytes from juvenile mice have high levels of chromosome segregation errors due to excess cohesin |
poster |
Ikeda, Tatsuro |
Clonal dynamics in the murine male germline—From primordial germ cells to spermatogonial stem cells, and the next generation |
talk |
Imai, Atsuki |
Embryonal carcinoma cells arise by conversion of PGCs to pre/early-gastrulation-stage epiblast in Dnd1-cKO embryos |
virtual poster |
Ishiguro, Kei-ichiro |
The sexually different mechanism of initiation of meiosis in mouse germ cells |
talk |
Issigonis, Melanie |
A non-ribosomal peptide triggers sexual development in the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea |
poster |
Jansen, Gloria |
DNA damage control in Drosophila germline development |
talk |
Kao, Jonchee |
Exploring the roles of germ cell-less in germ line development of the milkweed bug Oncopeltus fasciatus |
poster |
Keiper, Brett |
Germ cell mRNAs are regulated by translation factors and Vasa/GLH-1 mRNP complexes in P granules |
poster |
Kennedy, Scott |
poly(UG)-tailed RNAs in genome protection and epigenetic inheritance |
talk |
Kern, Beth |
Investigating F-actin destabilization at RCs during tumorigenesis in the Drosophila male germline |
poster |
Ketting, Rene |
The nuclease complex PUCH processes piRNA 5’ ends in C. elegans |
talk |
Kharel, Kabita |
Building the large solitary germ granule in the embryos of the wasp Nasonia vitripennis |
talk |
Kim, Jongmin |
Cell type-specific role of CBX2-cPRC1 at the onset of spermatogonial differentiation |
poster |
Kitajima, Tomoya S |
Roles of the two-pronuclear state in zygotes |
talk |
Koornneef, Lieke |
Multi-color dSTORM microscopy in Hormad1-/- spermatocytes reveals alterations in meiotic recombination intermediates and synaptonemal complex structure |
poster |
Kosinski, Kaitlin E |
Autophagy in meiotic fidelity and genome integrity |
virtual poster |
Kotb, Noor |
Ribosome biogenesis promotes heterochromatin maintenance to regulate germ cell to oocyte transition |
talk |
Kumon, Tomohiro |
Ribosomal DNA instability as a potential cause of karyotype evolution |
poster |
Kurlovich, Julia |
Primordial germ cell differentiation from marmoset induced pluripotent stem cells |
poster |
Kwah, Ji Kent |
Understanding the roles of sperm supplied SPE-11 and its novel oocyte partner, OOPS-1, in C. elegans egg activation |
poster |
Laird, Diana J |
Linking heterogeneity in fetal development to oocyte fate |
talk |
Lee, Heng-Chi |
CGH-1 RNA helicase regulates the phase separation and organization of germ granules to promote the transgenerational inheritance of gene silencing in C. elegans |
poster |
Lei, Lei |
Branched germline cysts and female-specific cyst fragmentation patterns facilitate oocyte fate determination in mouse germline cysts |
talk |
Llewellyn, Darren R |
Perturbing germ cell population size to investigate the conversation between germ cells and somatic cells |
poster |
Ma, Binbin |
Histone inheritance patterns in asymmetrically dividing mouse spermatogonial stem cells |
poster |
Mahadevaraju, Sharvani |
Non-autonomous somatic cues are necessary for the XY germ cell to undergo spermatogenesis |
poster |
Maine, Eleanor |
Complex roles for poly(U) polymerases in regulating RNA abundance and germline and embryonic development in C. elegans |
poster |
Maniataki, Elisavet |
Complicity of piRNA loci and/or precursors in nuclear coherence—Guilty by imagination? |
virtual poster |
Manske, Gabriel |
Sex-specific differences in germline centromere strength are equalized via asymmetric CENP-A deposition in the early embryo |
talk |
Marlow, Florence L |
Prefollicle cell sentinels trigger macrophage activation and sex-reversal in zebrafish |
talk |
Mathieu, Juliette |
Regulation of abscission in Drosophila germline cells |
poster |
McHugh, Leah |
Investigating the role of the subcortical maternal complex in DNA methylation patterning in the oocyte and cleavage-stage embryo |
poster |
McNeill, Helen |
Nuclear envelope membrane protein 1 (NEMP1) is required for mammalian oocyte nuclear envelope organization, chromatin compaction and developmental competence |
talk |
Melendez, Alicia |
Distinct heparan sulfate modification patterns control proliferation and differentiation of germline stem cells in Caenorhabditis elegans |
talk |
Meng, Xuefeng |
Investigate the role of satellite DNA in Drosophila speciation |
poster |
Mercer, Marianne |
Bourbon interacts with Otu and promotes the expression of Sxl in the Drosophila female germline |
poster |
Mikhalchenko, Aleksei |
Toward the generation of haploid oocytes by somatic cell nuclear transfer: a road less traveled by |
poster |
Min, Hyemin |
The conserved role of BYN-1/Bystin in cellular uptake and clearance in the C. elegans germline |
poster |
Monteiro, Vernon L |
Ataxin-2 regulates meiotic entry and progression in female Drosophila germ cells |
poster |
Mueller, Jacob L |
The sequence and evolution of a t-haplotype, a selfish mouse chromosome |
poster |
Munakata, Yasuhisa N |
The chromatin remodeler CHD4 is required to maintain the ovarian reserve in postnatal mice |
virtual poster |
Naitou, Yuki |
Dual role of Ovol2 in PGC specification during embryogenesis |
poster |
Navarro-Costa, Paulo |
The conserved genetic program of male germ cells uncovers ancient origins of human infertility |
virtual poster |
Nelson, Jonathan O |
The retrotransposon R2 maintains ribosomal DNA in the Drosophila male germline |
talk |
Newmark, Phillip |
A non-ribosomal peptide triggers sexual development in the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea |
talk |
Niepielko, Matthew G |
Germ granule analysis reveals conserved and diverse features among Drosophila species |
poster |
Niu, Wanbao |
Mouse oocytes develop in cysts with the help of nurse cells |
talk |
N'tumba-byn, Thierry |
High-throughput screening of meiotic gene mutants through germ line stem cell transplantation |
poster |
O'Carroll, Donal |
piRNA-directed transposon DNA methylation during mammalian germline development |
talk |
Ortega, Jacob M |
C. elegans PIWI regulates meiotic pairing and DNA double-strand break formation during spermatogenesis to control fertility |
talk |
Oulhen, Nathalie |
Evolution of germline gene regulations in echinoderms |
poster |
Ozpolat, Duygu |
Germ cell regeneration in Annelids |
poster |
Pamula, Melissa C |
Identifying regulators of mitochondrial segregation during primordial germ cell formation |
poster |
Park, Jun |
Modulo/nucleolin functions to repress Y-linked protamine-like genes to prevent meiotic drive in D. melanogaster |
talk |
Patel, Bhumil |
Understanding meiotic crossover control via PCH-2 |
poster |
Pathak, Madhulika |
Fusome-like structure during mouse germline cyst development |
poster |
Pauli, Andrea |
Regulatory mechanisms of dormancy during the egg-to-embryo transition |
talk |
Payer, Bernhard |
Controlled X-chromosome dynamics defines meiotic potential of female mouse in vitro germ cells |
poster |
Peters, Antoine |
Histone demethylases KDM2A/2B safeguard the oocyte methylome and embryonic development |
talk |
Petrella, Lisa N |
Investigating the role of germ granules across the Caenorhabditis phyla in thermal limits of fertility |
poster |
Phillips, Carolyn M |
Regulation of gene expression by small RNAs |
talk |
Pozmanter, Caitlin |
Tudor5-like promotes germline differentiation through post-transcriptional gene regulation and maternal RNA regulation |
talk |
Price, Kari L |
Evolutionarily conserved midbody reorganization precedes ring canal formation during gametogenesis |
talk |
Puchkina, Arina |
Retrospective gene expression analysis during mouse embryonic development for optimization of in vitro Sertoli cell differentiation |
poster |
Raz, Amelie |
Asymmetric transcript abundance in germline stem cell division |
poster |
Raz, Erez |
Control of cell fate by Dnd1-dependent mRNA localization within phaseseparated condensates |
virtual talk |
Reis Matias, Neuza |
Preventing a promiscuous transcription factor from activating cryptic promoters during spermatocyte differentiation |
talk |
Roach, Tiffany V |
Investigating stem cell coordination in the Drosophila testis niche |
poster |
Sadanandappa, Madhumala |
Parasitoid stress signaling regulates Drosophila germline development |
poster |
Saga, Yumiko |
How NANOS2 represses cell cycle in mouse male germ cells |
talk |
Saiduddin, Mariyah |
Germ cell formation is suppressed by RalA, a Ras effector |
poster |
Salz, Helen |
Germ cell sex and H3K9me3-mediated gene silencing |
poster |
Sarkar, Kahini |
A feedback loop between heterochromatin and the nucleopore complex controls germ-cell to oocyte transition during Drosophila oogenesis |
poster |
Schisa, Jennifer |
The roles of phosphorylation and protein folding in regulating RNP granule condensates during oogenesis |
poster |
Scholl, Alyshia |
A TRIM32-like E3 ubiquitin ligase is required in parallel to Nanos to specify PGCs in C. elegans |
talk |
Schreier, Jan |
PEI granules mediate paternal epigenetic inheritance in Caenorhabditis elegans |
talk |
Schwartz, Aaron Z |
Independent regulation of mtDNA quantity and quality resets the mitochondrial genome in C. elegans primordial germ cells |
talk |
Sharma, Manju |
GFRA1-GDNF signaling is mediated by HS/HSPGs in spermatogonial stem cells |
talk |
Shimada, Ryuki |
The sexually different mechanism of initiation of meiosis in mouse germ cells |
poster |
Siegfried, Kellee R |
Regulation of germ line stem cell function by the RNA binding protein Adad1 in zebrafish |
talk |
Simmons, William R |
Proteomics of P granules reveals a link to translational repressors including the microRNA RISC complex |
poster |
Skrutl, Lena |
Pericentromeric satellite DNA repeats promote non-homologous centromere clustering in Drosophila |
poster |
Soyalan, Olcay |
Regulation of RNA polymerase II elongation during the mammalian oocyte-to-embryo transition |
poster |
Spaulding, Emily L |
The C. elegans homologs of Nucleolin and GAR1 contribute to sub-nucleolar phase separation in germ cells through their intrinsically disordered RG/RGG repeat domains |
poster |
Sposato, Andrea L |
Zebrafish spermatogonial stem cells cycle between active and silent states during sperm production |
talk |
Strome, Susan |
Inherited chromatin states shape transcription patterns in offspring and grandoffspring |
talk |
Subramaniam, Kuppuswamy |
Nutritional signalling and Nanos regulate translational activation in C. elegans PGCs |
poster |
Subrini, Jeremie |
Dissection of Y-gene functions in mouse spermatogenesis |
talk |
Suzuki, Atsushi |
Loss of Dead end1 induces testicular teratomas from primordial germ cells that fail to undergo sexual differentiation in embryonic testes |
virtual poster |
Szabo, Piroska E |
Transcription across the H19/Igf2 imprinting control region initiates paternally methylated imprinting in mouse prospermatogonia |
poster |
Tang, Shaogeng |
Human sperm TMEM95 binds eggs and facilitates membrane fusion |
talk |
Tezak, Boris M |
Germ cell number may explain adaptive significance of temperature dependent sex determination |
talk |
Thomalla, Jonathon |
Calcium-mediated phosphoproteome regulation during egg activation in mice and flies |
poster |
Tolkin, Theadora |
A passive “hitch and tow” mechanism for cell shape change in the adult C. elegans germline stem cell niche |
poster |
Trimmer, Kenneth |
TOR and insulin signaling regulate a nutritional G2/M checkpoint in the C. elegans adult hermaphroditic germline progenitor zone cells |
poster |
Tzur, Yonatan B |
lincRNA promote germline stem cells differentiation via sequestering of PUF proteins |
poster |
Uebel, Celja J |
COSA-2—A newly identified protein required for crossover formation during Caenorhabditis elegans meiosis |
poster |
Updike, Dustin L |
GLH-1/Vasa represses neuropeptide expression and drives spermiogenesis in the C. elegans germline |
poster |
Venkat, Shruti |
Nicknack facilitates germ-cell to oocyte transition in female Drosophila |
poster |
Vida, Gabriela S |
Identifying factors that maintain a stem cell niche |
poster |
Villeneuve, Anne |
Promoting and ensuring crossover recombination during C. elegans meiosis |
talk |
Wallis, Dylan C |
Regulation of C. elegans Argonaute proteins by arginine dimethylation |
poster |
Warder, Bailey N |
The cytoskeletal mechanics that shape a stem cell niche |
poster |
Watase, George |
Mechanism of rDNA copy number maintenance by rDNA binding protein Indra in Drosophila male germline |
poster |
Whelan, Eoin C |
Comparison of fertile and infertile mouse testes by single-cell RNA-sequencing reveals interactions between somatic and germ cells |
poster |
Whelan, Eoin C |
Single-cell multiomic analysis of rat spermatogenesis reveals novel regulatory mechanisms |
talk |
Yang, Guanghui |
eIF4E1b regulates maternal RNA translation to ensure zygotic genome activation |
poster |
Yin, Qi |
Theca cells from wave 1 follicles likely contribute to the onset of puberty |
poster |
Zhao, Jenny |
Loss of piRNA binding alters PRG-1 function, expression, and localization in C. elegans |
poster |