Annual Research Symposium
2026 ERP Annual Research Symposium
Thursday, August 25th 8:30am-4:00pm
Health Sciences Learning Center
ERP is committed to making our events accessible to everyone. If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact Bootsy Harden at charden@wisc.edu or 608-239-6729.
View the 2026 ERP Symposium Program Booklet and see below for Schedule at a Glance
SCHEDULE:
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Registration and Poster Set-up |
| Morning Session: Health Science Learning Center | |
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome Remarks |
| 9:10 – 9:50 | Keynote Speaker: Rashmi Sood
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Scientific Director at the Children’s Research Institute Pediatric Biobank “From Clot to Clock: Thrombophilia-Driven Pathology and the Search for Preterm Birth Biomarkers ” |
| 9:50 – 10:00 | Break |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Anna Jesch – Comparative Biosciences, SVM
“Puberty Blockade Via Leuprolide Acetate Disrupts Bone Accrual in Adolescent Rats” |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Everardo Anta Galvan – Department of Surgery, SMPH
“The Effect of Pluripotency State Asynchrony on Developmental Potential of Intraspecies Porcine Complementation Chimeras” |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Hazel Lietz – Comparative Biosciences, SVM
“Lactation-induced bone loss is exacerbated with advanced maternal age” |
| Mid Afternoon Session: Interactive Learning Center Room B & D | |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Break |
| 11:10 – 12:00 | Poster Session in ILC Room B: Even Posters |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 1:50 | Poster Session in ILC Room D: Odd Posters |
| 1:50 – 2:00 | Break |
| Afternoon Session: Health Science Learning Center | |
| 2:00 – 2:20 | Alaina Houghton-Chamberlain – Comparative Biosciences, SVM
“Defining the Role of Irx3 in Oocyte Structure and Fertility” |
| 2:20 – 2:40 | Alissa Hofmann – Comparative Biosciences, SVM
“MitoQ Mitigates Vascular Dysfunction but Not Impaired Insulin Secretion in a Rat Model of Gestational PFOS Exposure” |
| 2:40 – 3:00 | Mona Abd El Fattah Mohamed – Obstetrics and Gynecology
“Gestational remodeling of T-bet fate-mapped decidual natural killer cells is coordinated with trafficking, proliferation, and turnover” |
| 3:00 – 3:10 | Break |
| 3:10 – 3:50 | Keynote Speaker: Shuo Xiao
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers Ernesto Mario School of Pharmacy, Piscataway, NJ “A Small Follicle Tells a Big Story: Protecting the Ovarian Reserve During Cancer Therapy” |
| 3:50 – 4:00
| Closing Remarks and Awards
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