New Trends in Molecular Andrology
Signals, Pathways and Interactions in the Testis
May 3-5, 2002 on Castle Rauischholzhausen

Programm

Friday, 3 May
Registration desk open from 9:00

Opening
13:00 W-B Schill, Giessen: Welcome address

General Overview
Chairman: W-B Schill
13:15 W Engel, Göttingen: Male reproduction: From gene to function

Renin-angiotensin and kallikrein-kinin system I
Chairmen: H Fritz, E Töpfer-Petersen
13:45
14:05
14:25
A Blaukat, Heidelberg: Structure and signal pathways of angiotensin and kinin receptors
W-E Siems, Berlin: Angiotensin and kinin metabolism in seminal plasma
FE Franke, Giessen: Isoforms of angiotensin - converting enzyme in the development and differentiation of the male genital tract

14:45 - 15:30 Coffee break

Renin-angiotensin and kallikrein-kinin system II
Chairmen: T Gudermann, F-M Köhn
15:30
15:50
16:10
16:30
Y Katsuoka, Osaka: Testicular angiotensin receptors
C Müller, Giessen: Spermatozoal angiotensin receptors
N Atanassova, Sofia: Bradykinin and testicular germ cell proliferation
T Monsees, Giessen: Testicular kallikrein and bradykinin receptors in the rat testis

16:50 - 17:20 Coffee break

Poster session
Chairmen: R Sanchez, R Henkel, E Hinsch
17:20 - 19:20 Poster session on all topics of "Molecular Andrology"

19:30 Workshop Banquet

 

Saturday, 4 May

Poster session
Chairmen: R Henkel, E Hinsch, R Sanchez
09:00 - 09:40 4 presentations (5 + 3 min) of selected posters

General Overview
Chairman: W Weidner
09:40 G Weinbauer, Münster: Local regulation of spermatogenesis

Cytokines, growth factors, and other mediators of cellular interactions I
Chairmen: G Aumüller, NN
10:10
10:30
R Habert, Paris: Fetal and neonatal development of the testis
B Jegou , Rennes: The Sertoli – germ cell communication network

10:50 -11:30 Coffee break

Cytokines, growth factors, and other mediators of cellular interactions II
Chairmen: M Bergmann, R Bretzel
11:30
11:50
12:10
P Rossi, Rome: The role of c-kit in mammalian spermatogenesis
A Riccioli, Rome: The Fas system in the seminiferous epithelium
J Giebel, Greifswald: Adhesion molecules in the male reproductive tract

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

Cytokines, growth factors, and other mediators of cellular interactions III
Chairmen: H-C Schuppe, H Tinneberg
14:00
14:20
14:40
15:00
M Hedger, Melbourne: Maintenance of a unique immunological environment in the testis
A Meinhardt, Giessen: MIF - a proinflammatory cytokine in the testis
T Diemer, Giessen: Immune endocrine interactions and Leydig cell function
R Ivell, Hamburg: Post-meiotic gene transcription and its regulation

15:20 W Miska, Giessen: Closing remarks
15:30 End of Workshop


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