Center for Reproductive Medicine 2009 Summer
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Center for Reproductive Medicine 2009 Summer
Center for Reproductive Medicine 2009 Summer Internship Course Summer Internship Course “Advances in Reproductive Research and Medicine” June 1- July 24, 2009 Center for Reproductive Medicine Glickman Urological Kidney Institute & Ob-Gyn and Women’s Health Institute productive Re · Center For Reproductive Medicine dicine Cl e ve Me Address: 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Cleveland, OH, 44195 Phone: 216-444-9485 Fax: 216-445-6049 E-mail: [email protected] enter fo · C r Summer Internship at Cleveland Clinic offers an environment of academic and clinical collaboration with unsurpassed experience that includes: • Exposure to a state-of-the-art research environment • Training in the art and science of how research is conducted • Mentoring by respected researchers and clinicians at a world-renowned medical institution • A solid foundation for a future in medicine ic land Clin www.clevelandclinic.org/reproductiveresearchcenter Center For Reproductive Medicine Course Director Ashok Agarwal, PhD Director, Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive Tissue Bank Director, Center for Reproductive Medicine Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 9500 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44195 Tel: (216) 444-9485 Fax: (216) 445-6049 e-mail: [email protected] Course Coordinators Rakesh Sharma, PhD Sajal Gupta, MD Project Staff & Coordinator Andrology Laboratory and Center for Reproductive Medicine Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute and Ob-Gyn and Women’s Health Institute Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 9500 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44195 Tel: (216) 444-4350 Fax: (216) 445-6049 e-mail: [email protected] Assistant Coordinator & Project Staff Supervisor, Andrology Laboratory Center for Reproductive Medicine Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute and Ob-Gyn and Women’s Health Institute Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 9500 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44195 Tel: 216-444-4350 Fax: 216-445-6049 e-mail: [email protected] Course Consultants Tommaso Falcone, MD Chairman, OB-GYN and Women’s Health Institute Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic 9500 Euclid Avenue, A81 Cleveland, Ohio 44195 Phone: (216) 444-1758 Fax: (216) 445-6325 e-mail: [email protected] productive Re dicine · Cl e ve Me enter fo · C r Edmund Sabanegh, MD Director, Center for Male Infertility Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute Cleveland Clinic 9500 Euclid Avenue, Q10-1 Cleveland, Ohio 44195 Phone: (216) 445-4473 Fax: (216) 445-0385 e-mail: [email protected] ic land Clin Jeffrey Goldberg, MD Section Head, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Cleveland Clinic 9500 Euclid Avenue, A81 Cleveland, Ohio 44195 Phone: (216) 444-2240 Fax: 440-519-3002 e-mail: [email protected] Center For Reproductive Medicine Learning Objectives: To encourage candidates to consider a career in medicine, whether in the reproductive sciences or in another field of their choice • Learn about the Science of Medicine from top notch speakers selected for their expertise in clinical, surgical, research and scientific fields • Exposure to a state-of-the-art research environment • Learn the art and science of how research is conducted • Introduction to cutting edge science (proteomics, genomics, molecular biotechnology, imaging, computational biomodeling) • Mentoring by respected researchers at a world-renowned medical institution • Establish a solid foundation for a clinical or research career in reproductive medicine/ biology • Interact with physicians and scientists specializing in reproductive endocrinology, male infertility (urologists), endocrinology, bioethics, laboratory medicine, etc. and observe some of them in surgery • Attend weekly research meetings, lectures, didactics and group discussions. These interactions provide an understanding of how research is conducted • Acquire skills in electronic database search, literature review and scientific writing of research reports • Participate in writing of scientific articles and reviews in reproductive biology and human infertility • Present research findings in departmental meetings • Prepare and present PowerPoint talks at research conferences • Learn data compilation and analysis • Understand the application of statistical methods in basic and clinical reproductive science research productive Re dicine · Cl e ve Me enter fo · C r • ic land Clin Center For Reproductive Medicine Course Faculty • • • • • • Guest Speakers PAREKATTIL, Sijo, M.D. NAGY, Zsolt Peter, M.D., Ph.D. DIRICAN, Enver Kerem, Ph.D. DADA, Rima, M.D., Ph.D. EVENSON, Donald, Ph.D. POSILLICO, Jim, Ph.D. Gainesville, FL Atlanta, GA Ankara, Turkey AIIMS, India Brookings, SD Chester, NJ Cleveland Clinic Speakers Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute • AGARWAL, Ashok, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB) • CAMINO, Debra • GORMAN, Bridget • JONES, J Stephen, M.D. • KEFER, John, M.D. • KLEIN, Eric, M.D. • MODLIN, Charles, M.D. • MONTAGUE, Karl Drogo, M.D. • MOORE, Courtenay, M.D. • POWELL, Thomas, Ph.D. • SABANEGH, Edmund, M.D. • SAMPLASKY, Mary, M.D. • SHOSKES, Daniel, M.D. Plastic Surgery • SIEMIONOW, Maria, MD, Ph.D. Bioethics • THOMAS, Anthony, M.D. Endocrinology/ Metabolism Institute • MEHTA, Adi, M.D. Cancer Institute • LICHTIN, Alan, M.D. Laboratory Medicine • GUPTA, Manjula, Ph.D. Lerner Research Institute • BANERJEE, Amiya, Ph.D. • DAVIS, Brian, Ph.D. • DRAZBA, Judy, Ph.D. • ERDEMIR, Ahmet, Ph.D. • FABER, Pieter, Ph.D. • HAZEN, Stanley, M.D., Ph.D. • POPTIC, Earl, Ph.D. • SATYA P. Yadav, Ph.D. • SHEMO, Cathy, MT • WILLARD, Belinda, Ph.D. • ZBOROWSKI, Maciej, Ph.D. • Zhang, Renliang, M.D., Ph.D. OB-GYN and Women’s Health Institute • ATTARAN, Marjan, M.D. • BRADLEY, Linda, M.D. • FALCONE, Tommaso, M.D. • GOLDBERG, Jeffrey, M.D. • GOLDFARB, James, M.D., M.B.A. • GONSALVES, Lillian, M.D. • GREENHALGH, Leslie, C.N.P. • PARE, Suzanne, C.N.P. • SOLE, Kristina, M.D. • THACKER, Holly, M.D. • WOLF, Patricia Marketing • MORRISON, Sylvia Medical Editing Service • MOORE, Amy Center for Reproductive Medicine • BANI-HANI, Saleem, M.S. • BARAKAT, Ehab, M.D. • GUPTA, Sajal, M.D. • KADER, Amr, M.D. • KALE, Vaishali, M.S. • MAHFOUZ, Reda, M.D. • RAGHEB, Ahmed, M.D. • SHARMA, Rakesh, Ph.D. • THIYAGARAJAN, Aparna, M.S. Internship Alumni (2008 Batch) • CHEN, Dinah • CHOI, Audrey • METTERLE, Lauren • O’BRIEN, O’Flynn K. • POSILLICO, Sarah Princeton CASE OSU U Penn U Vermont Alumni Library: JANES, Jodith University Hospitals/ CASE • AHMADY, Ali, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB) • HURD, William W, M.D., MSc • KINGSBERG, Sheryl, Ph.D. MacDonald’s Women’s Hospital MacDonald’s Women’s Hospital MacDonald’s Women’s Hospital Metro Health Medical Center/ CASE • ATAYA, Khalid, M.D. • ATHAYDE, Kelly, M.S., MT, TS (ABB) • HAMMEL, Jeff, M.S. • NOVELLI, Lynn • • • • ARUMUGAM, Suyavaran KUMAR, Satish MOURADI, Rand, M.S. SAMBAMURTHY, Chandra Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Other Speakers Post Graduate Students Akron Cleveland Cleveland Pondicherry University, India Pondicherry University, India Cleveland State University Pondicherry University, India Center For Reproductive Medicine Speakers Contact Information 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. AGARWAL, Ashok, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB) Director, Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive Tissue Bank Director, Center for Reproductive Medicine Professor, Lerner College of Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: 216-444-9485 e-mail: [email protected] AHMADY, Ali, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB) Lab Director, MacDonald Fertility & IVF Program, Mac 5034 University Hospitals Case Medical Center 1100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106 Phone: (216) 844-3317 e-mail: [email protected] ARUMUGAM, Suyavaran Post-Graduate Student Dept. of Biochem & Molecular Biology Pondicherry University Pondicherry 605014, India Phone: +91-9894248741 e-mail: [email protected] ATAYA, Khalid, M.D. Director, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, MetroHealth Medical Center Professor of Reproductive Biology Case Western Reserve University Phone: 216 778 5990 e-mail: [email protected] ATHAYDE, Kelly, M.S., MT, TS (ABB) In charge, IVF Laboratory North East Ohio Fertility Center Adjunct Instructor of OB-GYN, NEOUCOM 468 East Market Street Akron, OH, USA Phone: (330) 376-2300 e-mail: [email protected] ATTARAN, Marjan, M.D. Staff, Section Head of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology OB/GYN & Women’s Health Institute Cleveland Clinic, A81 Phone: (216) 445-2492 e-mail: [email protected] BANERJEE, Amiya, Ph.D. Section Head, Virology Molecular Genetics Department Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic, NN10 Phone: (216) 444-0625 e-mail: [email protected] BANI-HANI, Saleem, M.S. Research Student in Andrology Center for Reproductive Medicine Phone: (216) 444-4402 Fax: 216-636-3100 e-mail: [email protected] BARAKAT, Ehab, M.D. Research Fellow in GYN OB-GYN and Women’s Health Institute Center for Reproductive Medicine Phone: (216) 444-4402 e-mail: [email protected] 10.BRADLEY, Linda, M.D. Vice Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health Institute, Staff, Center for Specialized Women’s Health Cleveland Clinic, A81 Phone: (216) 444-3435 e-mail: [email protected] 11.Camino, Debra Program Manager Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute Cleveland Clinic Phone: (216) 444-9338 e-mail: [email protected] 12.CHEN, Dinah Sophomore, Princeton University 2008 Summer Internship Alumni Phone: (330) 357-6659 e-mail: [email protected] 13.CHOI, Audrey Medical Student 2nd yr CASE Medical Center 2008 Summer Internship Alumni Phone: 408-893-0737 e-mail: [email protected] 14.DADA, Rima, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Anatomy All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi 110029, India Phone: +91 11 26542416 e-mail: [email protected] 15.DAVIS, Brian, Ph.D. Director, Medical Device Solutions Vice Chair, Biomedical Engineering Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic, ND20 Phone: (216) 444-1055 e-mail: [email protected] 16.DIRICAN, Enver Kerem, Ph.D. Embryology Laboratory Director MAYA Center for Assisted Reproductive Technologies; Ankara, Turkey Phone: +90 312 4373919 ext. 510 e-mail: [email protected] 17.DRAZBA, Judy, Ph.D. Director, Imaging Core Facility Lerner Research Institute, NB 10 Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH 44195, Phone: (216) 445-3760 e-mail: [email protected] 18.ERDEMIR, Ahmet, Ph.D. Director, Biomedical Engineering Core Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic, ND20 Phone: (215) 445-9523 e-mail: [email protected] 19.EVENSON, Donald, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry South Dakota State University President and Director, SCSA Diagnostics Inc.; Brookings, SD 57006 Phone: (605) 692-5938 e-mail: [email protected] 20.FABER, Pieter, Ph.D. Manager, Genomic Core Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic, NE50 Cleveland, OH 44195 Phone: (216) 444-7124 e-mail: [email protected] 21.FALCONE, Tommaso, M.D. Chairman, OB-GYN and Women’s Health Institute Professor of Surgery Cleveland Clinic, A81 Phone: (216) 444-1758 e-mail: [email protected] 22.GOLDBERG, Jeffrey, M.D. Section Head Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility OB-GYN and Women’s Health Institute Cleveland Clinic, A81 Phone: (216) 444-2240 Office Phone: (216) 444-2240 e-mail: [email protected] 23.GOLDFARB, James, M.D., M.B.A. Director, Beachwood Fertility Center Clinical Professor Cleveland Clinic, BD10 Phone: (216) 839-3100 e-mail: [email protected] 24.GONSALVES, Lillian, M.D. Vice chair, Psychiatry and Psychology Staff, Center for Specialized Women’s Health; OB-GYN Institute Cleveland Clinic, P57 Phone: (216) 444-2197 e-mail: [email protected] 25.GORMAN, Bridget Administrator, Department of Urology Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute Cleveland Clinic, Q1-10 Phone: (216) 444-3236 e-mail: [email protected] 26.GREENHALGH, Leslie, C.N.P. IVF Nurse, OB-GYN Cleveland Clinic, A81 Phone: 216/444-8360 e-mail: [email protected] 27.GUPTA, Manjula, Ph.D. Director, Endocrine, Immunology Laboratory, Department of Clinical Pathology Laboratory Medicine Institute Cleveland Clinic, L30 Phone: (216) 444-2714 e-mail: [email protected] 28.GUPTA, Sajal, M.D. Assistant Coordinator & Project Staff Supervisor, Andrology Laboratory Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: 216-444-8182 e-mail: [email protected] 29.HAMMEL, Jeff, M.S. Senior Biostatistician Phone: 716-474-4515 e-mail: [email protected] 30.HAZEN, Stanley, M.D., Ph.D. Section Head, Preventive Cardiology Staff, Cell Biology and Cardiovascular Medicine Cleveland Clinic, Q10-1 Phone: (216) 444-9426 e-mail: [email protected] 31.HURD, William W, M.D., MSc Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Professor of Reproductive Biology Department of OB-GYN University Hospitals Case Medical Center Cleveland, OH 44106-5034 Phone: (216) 844-5345 e-mail: [email protected] 32.JANES, Jodith Librarian, Alumni Library Services Cleveland Clinic, NA 30 Phone: (216) 445-7335 e-mail: [email protected] 33.JONES, J Stephen, M.D. Chairman, Regional Urology Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute Cleveland Clinic, Q10-1 Phone: 216/444-4454 e-mail: [email protected] 34.KADER, Amr, M.D. Research Fellow, OB-GYN Center for Surgical Innovation, Technology & Education and Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: (216) 444-4402 e-mail: [email protected] 35.KALE, Vaishali, M.S. Research Fellow in Andrology Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: (216) 444-4402 e-mail: [email protected] 36.KEFER, John, M.D. Chief Resident, Urology Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute Cleveland Clinic, Q10-1 e-mail: [email protected] 37.KINGSBERG, Sheryl, Ph.D. Chief, Division of Behavioral Medicine MacDonald Women’s Hospital, Associate Professor, CWRU University Hospitals Case Medical Center Phone: 216 844-5078 e-mail: [email protected] Center For Reproductive Medicine Speakers Contact Information 38.KLEIN, Eric, M.D. Chairman Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute Section Head, Urologic Oncology Professor of Surgery Cleveland Clinic, Q 10-1 Phone: (216) 444-5591 Fax: 216-445-4396 e-mail: [email protected] 39.KUMAR, Satish Post-Graduate Student Centre for Bioinformatics Pondicherry University Pondicherry 605014, India Phone: +91-9952649542 e-mail: [email protected] 40.LICHTIN, Alan, M.D. Staff, Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders Taussig Cancer Institute Chairman, Institutional Review Board Cleveland Clinic, R35 Phone: (216) 444-6823 e-mail: [email protected] 41.MAHFOUZ, Reda, M.D. Research Fellow in Andrology/ Urology Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: (216) 444-4402 e-mail: [email protected] 42.MEHTA, Adi, M.D. Staff, Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Cleveland Clinic, A53 Phone: (216) 445-5312 e-mail: [email protected] 43.METTERLE, Lauren Sophomore 2008 Summer Internship Alumni OH State University Columbus, OH Phone: (330) 289-5186 e-mail: [email protected] 44.MODLIN, Charles, M.D. Staff, Transplantation Center Director, Minority Men’s Health Center Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute Cleveland Clinic, Q10-1 Phone: (216) 445-7550 e-mail: [email protected] 45.MONTAGUE, Karl Drogo, M.D. Interim Department Chair Director, Center for GU Reconstruction Professor of Surgery, Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute; Cleveland Clinic, Q10-1 Phone: (216) 444-5590 e-mail: [email protected] 46.MOORE, Amy Manager, Medical Editing Services Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Cleveland Clinic, NA32 Phone: (216)445-4898 e-mail: [email protected] 47.MOORE, Courtenay, M.D. Staff, Urology Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute Cleveland Clinic, Q10-1 Phone: (216) 444-8043 e-mail: [email protected] 48. Morrison, Sylvia Director of Marketing Cleveland Clinic, AC3-1-434 Phone: (216) 448-0851 e-mail: [email protected] 49.MOURADI, Rand, M.S. Research Fellow in Andrology Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: 216-444-4402 e-mail: [email protected] 50.NAGY, Zsolt Peter, M.D., Ph.D. Scientific and Laboratory Director Reproductive Biology Associates Atlanta, GA 30342 Phone:(404)-2571840 e-mail: [email protected] 51.NOVELLI, Lynn Medical Writer, Phone: (440) 667-0274 e-mail: [email protected] 52.O’BRIEN, O’Flynn Katherine Senior, University of Pennsylvania 2008 Summer Internship Alumni Phone: (610) 733-3202 e-mail: [email protected] 53.PARE, Suzanne, C.N.P. IVF Nurse, OB-GYN Cleveland Clinic, A81 Phone:(216) 444-8360 e-mail: [email protected] 54.PAREKATTIL, Sijo, M.D. Director, Male Infertility and Microsurgery Co-Director, Robotic Surgery Asst. Professor, Department of Urology University of Florida Phone: (352)-273-6815 e-mail: [email protected] 55.POPTIC, Earl, Ph.D. Manager, Hybridoma Core Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic, NB10 Cleveland, OH 44195 Phone: (216) 445-6635 e-mail: [email protected] 56.POSILLICO, Jim, Ph.D. President & CEO Molecular Biometrics, LLC Phone: (908) 879-3794 e-mail: [email protected] 57.POSILLICO, Sarah Junior, University of Vermont 2008 Summer Internship Alumni Phone: (908) 625-8879 e-mail: [email protected] 58.POWELL, Thomas, Ph.D. Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute Cleveland Clinic, Q9-1 Cleveland, OH 44195, Phone: (216) 445-8055 e-mail: [email protected] 59.RAGHEB, Ahmed, M.D. Research Fellow in Male Infertility Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, Q1-10 Phone: (216) 444-4367 e-mail: [email protected] 60.SABANEGH, Edmund, M.D. Director, Center for Male Infertility Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute Cleveland Clinic, Q10-1 Phone: (216) 445-4473 e-mail: [email protected] 61.SAMBAMURTHY, Chandra Sekaran Post-Graduate Student Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pondicherry University Pondicherry 605014, India Phone: +91-9952649921 e-mail: [email protected] 62.SAMPLASKY, Mary, M.D. Resident Physician, Urology Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute Cleveland Clinic, Q10-1 e-mail: [email protected] 63.SHARMA, Rakesh, Ph.D. Project Staff & Coordinator Andrology Laboratory and Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: (216) 444-4350 e-mail: [email protected] 64.SHEMO, Cathy, MT Manager, Flowcytometry Core Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic, NB21 Phone: (216) 445-3798 e-mail: [email protected] 65.SHOSKES, Daniel, M.D. Director, Center for Advanced Research Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute. Professor of Surgery Cleveland Clinic, Q10-1 Phone: (216) 445-4757 e-mail: [email protected] 66.SIEMIONOW, Maria, MD, Ph.D. Section Head, Plastic Surgery Research Department of Plastic Surgery Professor of Surgery Cleveland Clinic, A-60 Phone: 216 445-2405 e-mail: [email protected] 67.SOLE, Kristina, M.D. Associate Staff OB-GYN and Women’s Health Institute Cleveland Clinic, A 81 Phone: (216) 444-4064 e-mail: [email protected] 68.THACKER, Holly, M.D. Director Center for Specialized Women’s Health OB-GYN and Women’s Health Institute Associate Professor Cleveland Clinic, A10 Phone: (216) 444-9240 e-mail: [email protected] 69.THIYAGARAJAN, Aparna, M.S. Research Fellow in Andrology Coordinator, ART Training Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: (216) 444-4402 e-mail: [email protected] 70.THOMAS, Anthony, M.D. Staff, Bioethics/ Urology Department of Bioethics Professor of Surgery Cleveland Clinic, JJ60 Phone: (216) 445-7850 e-mail: [email protected] 71 WILLARD, Belinda, Ph.D. Director, Proteomics Core Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic, NC 10 Phone: (216) 444-7171 e-mail: [email protected] 72.WOLF, Patricia Education Coordinator, 6170 OB/GYN & Women’s Health Institute Cleveland Clinic, A81 Phone: (216) 444-4884 e-mail: [email protected] 73.YADAV, Satya P, Ph.D. Director, Molecular Biotechnology Core Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic, NN1-13 Phone: (216) 445-7095 e-mail: [email protected] 74.ZBOROWSKI, Maciej, Ph.D. Staff, Biomedical Engineering Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic, ND 20 Phone: (216) 445-9330 e-mail: [email protected] 75.ZHANG, Renliang, M.D., Ph.D. Manager, Mass Spectrometry II Core Lerner Research Institute Cleveland Clinic 9500 Euclid Ave., NE10-227 Phone: (216) 444-3136 Email: [email protected] Center For Reproductive Medicine Preceptors ABDELRAZIK, Hussein, M.D. Assistant Lecturer Department of Andrology Suez Canal University Egypt Phone: 2-02-24149447 E-mail: [email protected] AGARWAL, Ashok, Ph.D. Director, Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive Tissue Bank Director, Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: 216-444-9485 Cell: (216) 312-5432 E-mail: [email protected] AHMADY, Ali, Ph.D, HCLD Lab Director, MacDonald Fertility & IVF Program, Mac 5034 University Hospitals Case Medical Center 1100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106 Phone: (216) 844-3317/ (310) 292-3358 (M) E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] BARAKAT, Ehab, M.D. Research Fellow Obstetrics & Gynecology Department Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A81 Phone: (216) 444-4402 E-mail: [email protected] DADA, Rima, M.D., Ph.D., MAMS Visiting Scientist, Cleveland Clinic Phone: (216) 444-4402/ (216) 795-8942 (H) Permanent Address: Associate Professor, Dept of Anatomy All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi 110029, INDIA Phone: 91-11-26141365 E-mail: [email protected] DU PLESSIS, Stefan S. Ph.D., MBA Head, Division of Medical Physiology Faculty of Health Sciences SPhonelenbosch University Francie van Zijl Drive Tygerberg, 7505 South Africa Phone: 27 21 938 9388 E-mail: [email protected] GOSALVEZ, Jaime, Ph.D. Departamento de Biología Edificio de Biología C/ Darwin SN Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Cantoblanco 20849- MADRID, Spain Phone: 34914978210 E-mail: [email protected] GUPTA, Sajal, M.D. Assistant Coordinator & Project Staff Supervisor, Andrology Laboratory Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: (216) 444-8182 Cell 216-410-5087 E-mail: [email protected] SAID, Tamer M, M.D. Director, Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive Tissue Bank Repromed Ltd. 56 Aberfoyle Cr., Suite 209 Toronto, ON M8X2W4 Phone: 416-233-1212 E-mail: [email protected] KADER, Amr, M.D. Research Fellow, OB-GYN Center for Surgical Innovation Technology & Education & Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: (216) 444-4402 Cell: (216) 392-2754 E-mail: [email protected] SARKAR, Oli, M.Sc Graduate Student Department of Biochem. & Molecular Biology Pondicherry University Pondicherry 605 014, India Phone: 91 99944 69532 E-mail: [email protected] KALE, Vaishali, M.S. Research Fellow in Andrology Coordinator, ART Training Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: (216) 444-4367 Cell: (312) 493-7219 E-mail: [email protected] KEREM, Dirican, Enver, Ph.D. Embryology Laboratory Director MAYA Center for Assisted Reproductive Technologies Ankara Turkey Phone: 90 312 4373919 ext. 510 Fax: 90 312 4480248 E-mail: [email protected] MAHFOUZ, Reda, M.D. Research Fellow in Andrology/ Urology Center for Reproductive Medicine Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: (216) 444-4402 E-mail: [email protected] NABIL F. Aziz, M.B., ChB, MRCOG, M.D. Consultant Gynecologist and lead Clinician Liverpool Women’s Hospital Lecturer, University of Liverpool Liverpool Women’s Hospital Crown Street Liverpool L8 7SS United Kingdom Phone: 44-151-7089988 E-mail: [email protected] NAGY, Zsolt Peter, Ph.D. Scientific and Laboratory Director Reproductive Biology Associates 1150 Lake Hearn Dr.; Suite 600 Atlanta, GA, 30342 Phone: (404) 2571840 Cell: 404668-6372 E-mail: [email protected] SHARMA, Rakesh, Ph.D. Project Staff & Coordinator Andrology Laboratory and Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: (216) 444-4350 Cell: (216) 548-2764 E-mail: [email protected] SIKKA, Suresh C, Ph.D., HCLD Professor and Research Director of Urology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center 1430 Tulane Avenue, SL-42 New Orleans, LA 70112-2699 Phone: (504) 988-5179 E-mail: [email protected] THIYAGARAJAN, Aparna, M.S. Research Fellow in Andrology Coordinator, ART Training Center for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, A19.1 Phone: (216) 444-4367 Cell: (646) 704-5226 E-mail: [email protected] VARGHESE, Alex C, Ph.D. Scientific Director & Chief Embryologist IVF Division, AMRI Medical Centre 97A, Southern Avenue, Kolkata-700 029 Phone: 91-9748634082 E-mail: [email protected] Center For Reproductive Medicine Summer Internship Program 2009 Candidates SN NAME COLLEGE HOME YEAR IN COLLEGE START DATE END DATE E-MAIL 1. RUMUGAN, Suvavaran Pondicherry University, India India MSc Final 06/01/09 07/31/09 [email protected] 2. BAW, Chin-Kun Evanston, IL Junior 06/15/09 08/03/09 [email protected] 3. BOOTH, Caitlin Northeastern Ohio University Marietta, OH Med Student 1 Year 08/03/09 08/31/09 [email protected] 4. Braga, Adriana Metodista University, Sao Paulo Brazil Post Bach 05/18/09 07/10/09 [email protected] 5. BRICKNER, Sarah University of Akron, OH Lexington, OH Freshman 06/01/09 07/24/09 [email protected] 6. BURNS, Whitney Washington and Lee University, VA Moorefield, WV Junior 06/01/09 07/24/09 [email protected] 7. CABLER, Stephanie University of Notre Dame, IN Chesterfield, MO Junior 06/01/09 07/24/09 [email protected] 8. COYNE, Katie University of Notre Dame, IN Shaker Heights, OH Junior 06/15/09 08/03/09 [email protected] Northwestern University, IL 9. GAGLANI, Aarti Northeastern Ohio University Columbus Ohio Med student 1 Year 06/15/09 08/03/09 [email protected] 10. HOLDEN, Cecelia Anna King College, Bristol, TN Bristol, VA Freshman 06/01/09 07/24/09 [email protected] 11. KIM, Ye Sul Brown University, RI Valhalla, NY Sophomore 06/01/09 07/24/09 [email protected] 12. KOTHARI, Shiva Duke University, NC Jericho, NY Freshman 05/18/09 07/24/09 [email protected] 13. KUMAR, Satish Pondicherry University, India India MSc Final 06/01/09 07/31/09 [email protected] 14. LEE, Jooyeon Portland State University, OR Rollinghills, CA Post Bach 06/15/09 08/03/09 [email protected] 15. LY, Kim University of North Texas, TX Keller, Texas Post Bach 06/01/09 07/24/09 [email protected] 16. MALIK, Mariam University of Nottingham Nottingham, UK Bach 06/15/09 07/24/09 [email protected] 17. REIN, Brandon JD Ohio University Osteopathic Powell, OH School of Medicine, OH Osteopathic Med 2 Year 06/15/09 08/03/09 [email protected] 18. SAMBAMURTHY, Chandra Sekaran Pondicherry University, India MSc Final 06/01/09 07/31/09 [email protected] Med student 1Year 06/15/09 08/03/09 [email protected] India 19. SHENOY, Rathna Northeastern Ohio University Westlake, OH 20. SUSAN, Samer Case Western Reserve University, Westlake, OH Sophomore 06/01/09 07/24/09 OH [email protected] [email protected] 21. THOMPSON, Aaron St Olaf College, Northfield, MN Arden Hills, MN Sophomore 06/01/09 07/24/09 [email protected] 22. WRIGHT, Matthew Case Western Reserve University, OH Latrobe, PA Freshman 05/25/09 07/17/09 [email protected] 23. ZLOBINSKI, Maria Northeastern Ohio University, OH North Canton, OH Sophomore 08/03/09 08/31/09 [email protected] Center For Reproductive Medicine Internship Schedule: June 1st – 5th, 2009 Day Date Monday Tuesday Time Faculty Name/ Other Lecture Title 6/1 8:30AM – 9:30AM 11:00AM – 12:00PM 1:30PM – 2:30PM 3:00PM – 5:00PM Ye Sul Kim, Whitney Burns, Samer Susan Sarah Brickner, Cecilia Holden, Aron Thomson Kim Ly, Stephanie Cabler Internship Checklist: Session 1 Interns Appointment/ Orientation (Volunteers Department): P66 Interns Appointment/ Orientation (Volunteers Department): P66 Interns Appointment/ Orientation (Volunteers Department): P66 Dr. Sharma/ Dr. Agarwal/ Aparna Thiyagarajan: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-5:30) 6/2 9:00Am – 11:00AM 12:30PM – 1:30PM 2:30PM – 4:30PM Dr. Sharma/ Dr. Kader/ Aparna Tour #1 of Cleveland Clinic (Taussig Cancer Center, LRI, Alumni Library, H and A Bldg Food Joints, Crile Bldg, Eye Inst) Lunch Break Lunch Break Dr Agarwal/ Dr Sharma/ Dr Gupta/ Student Mixer 1: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-5:30) Aparna Thiyagarajan - Welcome Wednesday 6/3 8:00AM 9.00AM – 11.00AM 12:30PM – 1:30PM 2:00PM – 5:00PM Breakfast Open Slot Lunch Break Open Spot Breakfast: Rm. TT1-102 (8:00-12:00) Open Slot Lunch Break Open Spot Thursday 6/4 9.00AM – 10.00AM 12:30PM – 1:30PM 2:00PM – 3:00PM 3.00PM – 5.00PM Thomas Powell, PhD Lunch Break Rakesh Sharma, PhD Open Slot Biomedical Research: From Idea to Study Design: Rm. Q1 – 300 (8:30-12:30) Lunch Break Overview of Spermatogenesis: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:30) Open Slot Friday 6/5 8:00AM 9.00AM – 10.00AM 12:30PM – 1:30PM 3.00PM – 4.00PM Breakfast Ahmed Ragheb, MD Lunch Break Jodith Janes Research Update Meeting: Mandatory: Rm. TT3-06 Introducing the Male Reproductive System: Rm. Q1-300 (9.00 -10:30) Lunch Break Introduction to the Library’s Web Page: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:30) Center For Reproductive Medicine Internship Schedule: June 8th – 11th, 2009 Day Date Time Faculty Name/ Other Lecture Title Monday 6/8 8:00AM Breakfast Breakfast 9.00AM - 10.00AM Manjula Gupta, PhD Immunoassays: Laboratory Cases; Curves and Sinkers: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-12:30) 10.15AM - 11.00AM Sajal Gupta, MD Introduction to Female Reproductive System: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-12:30) 11.15AM - 12:15PM Rima Dada, MD, PhD, MAMS Genetic Aspect of Male Infertility: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-12:30) 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break Lunch Break 3.00PM - 4.00PM Jodith Janes Searching Pubmed or Ovid (same data different interface): Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:30) Tuesday 6/9 9.00AM - 10.00AM Amr Kader, MD Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis and Control of Menstrual Cycle: Rm. TT1-100 (8:00-1:00) 11AM - 12:00PM Tommaso Falcone, MD Seminars on Female Infertility, Source: Clinical Reproductive Medicine and Surgery. Editors: Hurd and Falcone, 2007: Rm. A8-800 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break Lunch Break 3.00PM - 4.00PM Jodith Janes Introduction to RefWorks: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:30) Wednesday 6/10 7:30AM Breakfast Breakfast: Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-11:00) 8:00AM - 9:00AM Edmund Sabanegh, MD Overview of Male Infertility: Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-11:00) 9.30AM – 11:00AM Rakesh Sharma, PhD/ Laboratory Demonstration & Explanation of Reda Mahfouz, MD Andrology Techniques: Rm. TT3-06/10 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break Lunch Break 1:30PM – 3:00PM Interns Photo Appointment: Center for Medical Art and Photography, Ye Sul Kim, Whitney Burns, NA-127 Samer Susan, Sarah Brickner, Cecilia Holden, Aron Thomson 3.30PM – 4:30PM Reda Mahfouz, MD Laboratory Evaluation of Infertile Couples: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:00) Thursday 6/11 8:30AM – 10:00AM Interns Photo Appointment: Center for Medical Art and Photography, Kim Ly, Caitlin Booth, NA-127 Matthew Wright, Stephanie Cabler, Shiva Kothari 10:00 AM – 11:00AMDinah Chen (Princeton University) My Internship Experience – Teleconference (330) 357-6659 Dinah Chen (2008 Internship Alumni), Rm. TT3-10 1:00AM – 12:00PM Vaishali Kale, MS Overview of Oogenesis: Rm. Q1-203 (8:30-11:30) 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break Lunch Break 3.00PM - 4.00PM Jeff Hammel, MS Statistics in Medical Research: Concepts, Procedures and Applications, Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:30) Center For Reproductive Medicine Internship Schedule: June 12th – 16th, 2009 Day Date Time Friday 6/12 7:30AM Breakfast 8:00AM – 9:00 AM Manjula Gupta, MD 9:00AM – 10:00AM Alan Lichtin, MD 10:00AM – 11:00AM Vaishali Kale, MS 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break 4.00PM - 5.00PM Kelly Athayde, MS Monday 6/15 8:00AM 9.00AM - 10.00AM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 1:00PM - 2:00PM 3.00PM - 4.00PM 4:00PM - 5:00PM Breakfast Ahmed Ragheb, MD Lunch Break Aarti Gaglani, Eashwar Chandrasekaran, Rathna Shenoy, Katie Coyne James Goldfarb, MD Open Slot Tuesday 6/16 9.00AM - 10.00AM Pat Wolf 11.00AM - 12.00PM Tommaso Falcone, MD 12:30PM - 1:30PM Chin-Kun Baw, Brandon Rein, Jooyeon Lee 3.00PM- 4.00PM Sheryl Kingsberg, PhD 4:00PM - 5:30PM Internship Checklist: Session 2 Faculty Name/ Other Lecture Title Research Update Meeting: Mandatory: Rm. TT1-104 (7:30-12:00) Hormone Regulation: Laboratory Assays: Rm. TT1-104 (7:30-12:00) Role of Institutional Review Board (IRB) in Research: Rm. TT1-104 Cryopreservation of Testicular Tissue: Perspectives from Laboratory: Rm. TT1-104 Lunch Break Basic Set-up of a Clinical Embryology Laboratory: Rm. TT1-102 (3:00-5:00) Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-4:30) Medical Management of Male Infertility: Rm. Q1-203 Lunch Break Interns Appointment/ Orientation: P66 Fertility Preservation: Present and Future Trends: Rm. Q1-203 Open Slot Introduction to OB-GYN and Tour of the Facility): Rm. A8-800 Surgical Management of Endometriosis: Rm. A8-800 Interns Appointment/ Orientation: P66 Female Sexual Disorders: Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment Options: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:30) Dr. Sharma/ Vaishali Kale/ Aparna Thiyagarajan: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:30) Center For Reproductive Medicine Internship Schedule: June 17th – 19th, 2009 Day Date Time Wednesday 6/17 8:00AM 9.00AM - 10.00 AM 11.00AM - 12.00PM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 2:00PM – 3:30PM 3:30PM - 5:00PM Faculty Name/ Other Lecture Title Breakfast Bridget Gorman Dr Agarwal/ Dr Sharma/ Dr Gupta - Welcome Lunch Break Open Slot Dr. Sharma/ Dr. Kader Breakfast Rm. Q1-203 (8.00-5:30) Glickman Urology and Kidney Institute: Tour and Introduction: 10th Floor Lobby Glickman Tower Student Mixer II: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-5:30) Thursday 6/18 8.00AM - 9.00AM Kristina Sole, MD 9:00AM - 11:00AM Amy Moore 11:00 AM – 12:00PM Lauren Metterle (Ohio State University) 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break 2:30PM - 4.00PM Brian Davis, PhD 4:00PM – 5:00PM Dr. Sharma/ Dr. Agarwal Friday 6/19 8:00AM Breakfast 9:00AM – 10:00AM Ali Ahmady, PhD 10:00AM – 11:00AM Ashok Agarwal, PhD 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break 3.00PM - 4.00PM Rima Dada, MD, PhD, MAMS 4:00PM - 5.00PM Amr Kader, MD Lunch Break Open Slot Tour #2 of Cleveland Clinic (Taussig Center, LRI, Library, H and A Bldg Food Joints, Crile Bldg, Eye Inst) Contraception: Rm. A8-800 (7:30-1:00) Ethical Issues in Publication: Authorship and Plagiarism: Rm. A8-800 (7:30-1:00) My Internship Experience - Lauren Metterle (2008 Internship Alumni), Rm. A8-800 (7:30-1:00) Lunch Break Lecture & Tour of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Institute, Rm. ND2 - 40 Overview of CRM: Rm. TT1-102 (3:00-5:00) Research Update: Mandatory Meeting: Rm. A8-800 (8:00-11:30) An Overview of ART and Related Laboratory Techniques: Rm. A8-800 (8:00-11:30) Laboratory Evaluation of Male Infertility: Current and Future Concepts: Rm. A8-800 (8:00-11:30) Lunch Break Cryopreservation of Germ Cells - Morphological Alterations and the Consequences: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-5:00) Fundamentals of Cryobiology: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-5:00) Center For Reproductive Medicine Internship Schedule: June 22nd – 24nd, 2009 Day Date Time Faculty Name/ Other Lecture Title Monday 6/22 8:00AM 9.00AM - 10.00AM 11:00AM - 12:00PM 12:15PM - 1:15PM 1:30 PM – 2:30PM 3.00PM - 4.00PM Breakfast Amr Kader, MD Pieter Faber, PhD Lunch Break Reda Mahfouz, MD Ahmet Erdemir, PhD Breakfast: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) Fertilization, Embryogenesis, Implantation: An introduction: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) How the Genomics Core Supports Research at the Cleveland Clinic: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) Lunch Break Techniques for Measurement of Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) Computational Biomodelling Core & Tour of Biomechanics Laboratory, Room for lecture: Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) Tuesday 6/23 9.00AM - 10.00AM 10:30AM - 12:00PM 12:00PM - 1:00PM 1.00 PM - 2.00 PM 3.00PM - 4.00PM Charles Modlin, MD Aarti Gaglani, Eashwar Chandrasekaran, Rathna Shenoy, Chin-Kun Baw, Brandon Rein, Katie Coyne, Jooyeon Lee Lunch Break Eric Klein, MD Jeff Hammel, MS Health Disparities in Racial and Ethnic Minorities: Q1-300 (9.00-10.00) Wednesday 6/24 7:30AM 8:00AM - 9:00AM 9.00AM - 10.00 AM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 3.00PM - 4.00PM 4.00PM - 5.00PM Breakfast Edmund Sabanegh, MD Karl Drogo Montague, MD Lunch Break Daniel Shoskes, MD Amr Kader, MD Breakfast: Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-5:00) Microsurgical Advances in Male Infertility: Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-5:00) Management of Erectile Dysfunction 2009: How Did We Get Here? Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-5:00) Lunch Break Importance of Research in Urology: A Guide for Students: Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-5:00) Nuts and Bolts of Blastocyst Vitrification: Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-5:00) Center for Medical Art and Photography, NA-127 Lunch Break Introduction To Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute: Rm. Q1-300 (1:00-2:00) Statistical Procedures for Common Situations: Rm. TT1-102 (2:00-5:00)/ alternate: Q1-203 (3:00-4:00) Center For Reproductive Medicine Internship Schedule: June 25th – 29th, 2009 Day Date Time Faculty Name/ Other Lecture Title Thursday 6/25 8.00AM - 9.00 AM Marjan Attaran, MD 9:00AM - 11:00AM Amy Moore 11:00AM – 12:00PM Sajal Gupta, MD 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break 1:30PM – 2:45PM Sylvia Morrison 3.00PM - 4.00PM John Kefer, MD Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) Writing an Informative and Concise, yet Interesting Title, Abstract and Introduction: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) Ovarian Hormones: Structure, Biosynthesis, Function, Mechanism of Action and Laboratory Diagnosis: Rm. Q1-203 (10:00-4:30) Lunch Break Successful Public Speaking – Session 1: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) Role of Antioxidants in The Treatment of Male Infertility: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) Friday 6/26 8:00AM - 9.00AM 10.00AM - 10.45AM 11.00AM - 12.00PM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 2.00PM - 2.30PM 2.30PM - 3.00PM 3:00PM – 4:00PM Menopause: Symptoms and Management: Rm. A8-800 (8:00-9:00) Introduction to ICSI: Rm. Q1-203 (10:00-4:30) From Karyotyping to PCR: Rm. Q1-203 (10:00-4:30) Lunch Break Hybridoma Core Lab: Lecture and Tour (Group 1): Rm. NB1-25 Hybridoma Core Lab: Lecture and Tour (Group 2): Rm. NB1-25 Teleconference: Summer Internship Experience (2008 Internship Alumni): Rm. TT3-10 Monday 6/29 7:30AM Breakfast 8.00 AM - 9.00 AM Manjula Gupta, MD 9.00 AM - 10.00 AM Amiya Banerjee, PhD 11.00 AM - 12.00 PMJohn Kefer, MD 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break 2:30PM – 3:30PM Rakesh Sharma, PhD 3:45PM – 4:30PM Aparna Thiyagarajan, MS Holly Thacker, MD Vaishali Kale, MS Rima Dada, MD, PhD, MAMS Lunch Break Earl Poptic, PhD Earl Poptic, PhD Katherine O’Flynn O’Brien, Phone: (610) 733-3202 Breakfast: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) Laboratory Investigation of Gonad Function: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) Basic Virology: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) Surgical Techniques for Sperm Retrieval and ART Outcomes: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) Lunch Break Art and Science of Scientific Writing: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30) Center For Reproductive Medicine Internship Schedule: June 30th – July 3rd, 2009 Day Date Faculty Name/ Other Lecture Title Adi Mehta, MD Courtenay Moore, MD Rakesh Sharma Lunch Break Sylvia Morrison Stephen Jones MD Metabolic Syndrome: Rm. NA5-25 (7:30-1:30) Female Sexual Disorders: A Urological Perspective: Rm. NA5-25 (7:30-1:30) Role of Oxidative Stress in Male Infertility: Rm. NA5-25 (7:30-1:30) Lunch Break Successful Public Speaking – Session 2: Rm. Q1 – 203 (2:30-4:30) Innovative Treatments for Prostate Cancer: Rm. Q1 – 203 (2:30-4:30) Wednesday 7/1 8:00AM - 9.00AM 9.00AM - 10.00AM 10:30AM – 12:30PM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 3.00PM - 4.00PM 4.00PM - 5.00PM Khalid Ataya, MD Lillian Gonsalves, MD Sylvia Morrison Lunch Break Ashok Agarwal, PhD Ali Ahmady, PhD PCOS: Rm. Q1 – 203 (8:00-4:30) Psychological Issues During A Woman’s Reproductive Years: Rm. Q1 – 203 (8:00-4:30) Successful Public Speaking – Session 3: Rm. Q1 – 203 (8:00-4:30) Lunch Break Fertility Preservation in Male Cancer Patients: Rm. Q1 – 203 (8:00-4:30) Fertilization and Embryonic Development: Rm. TT1-104 (7:30-1:30) Thursday Amy Moore Lunch Break Amr Kader, MD Group I (4:00 – 4:30), Group II (4:30 – 5:00) Discussion : The Resources Available to Help Authors Write: Rm. Q1–300 (8:30-11:30) Lunch Break Laboratory Demonstration: Embryo/ Oocyte Vitrification: Rm. Q1 – 203 (3:30-5:30) Tour of Andrology Laboratory: Dr. Gupta/ Dr. Agarwal: Desk A19.1 Free Spot Free Spot Free Spot Lunch Break Free Spot Rm. TT1-104 (7:30-1:30) Free Spot Free Spot Lunch Break Free Spot Tuesday Time 6/30 8.00AM - 9.00AM 9.00AM - 10.00AM 11.30M - 12.30PM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 2.00PM – 2:45PM 3.00PM - 4.00PM 7/2 9:00AM - 11:00AM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 2:30PM – 3:30PM 4.00PM - 5.00PM Friday 7/3 8:00AM 9.00AM - 10.00AM 10:30AM -11:30PM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 2:00Pm – 5:00PM Center For Reproductive Medicine Internship Schedule: July 6th - 9th, 2009 Day Date Monday Tuesday Time 7/6 8:00AM 9.00AM - 10.00AM 10.00AM - 12.00PM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 3.00PM - 4.00PM 7/7 9.00 AM - 10.00AM 11.00AM - 12:00PM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 1:45PM – 3:15PM 3:30PM – 4:30PM Wednesday 7/8 8:00AM - 9.00AM 9.00AM - 10.00AM 11.00AM - 12.00PM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 3.00PM - 4.00PM Thursday Faculty Name/ Other Lecture Title Breakfast Aparna Thiyagarajan, MS Cathy Shemo Lunch Break Mary Samplaski, MD Breakfast: Rm. Q1 – 203 (7:30-4:30) Embryo Culture Requirements: Rm. Q1 – 203 (7:30-4:30) Tour of the Flow core lab: Rm. NB b-40 Lunch Break Prune Belly Syndrome: An Introduction: Rm. Q1 – 203 (7:30-4:30) Maria Sieminow, MD, PhD, DSc Jeffrey Goldberg, MD Lunch Break Sylvia Morrison Leslie Greenhalgh, RN/ Susie Pare, CRN / Debbie Breeden, RN Face Transplant Program at Cleveland Clinic: Current and Future Challenges: Rm. TT1-100 (8:30-12:30) Reproductive Imaging: An Introduction: Rm. TT1-100 (8:30-12:30) Lunch Break Successful Public Speaking – Session 4: Rm. Q1-203 (1:30-4:30) Counseling Infertile Couple-Role of Reproductive Medicine Nurse: Rm. Q1-203 (1:30-4:30) Kristine Sole, MD Aparna Thiyagarajan, MS Rima Dada, MD, PhD, MAMS Lunch Break Jeff Hammel, MS Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Rm. TT1-102 (8:00-9:00) Embryo Implantation and Uterine Receptivity: Rm. Q1 – 203 (8:30-4:30) Autosomal and Sex Chromosomal Abnormalities: Rm. Q1 – 203 (8:30-4:30) Lunch Break Multivariate and Advanced Procedures in Statistics: Rm. Q1 – 203 (8:30-4:30) 7/9 9:00AM - 11:00AM Amy Moore 11:30AM – 12:30PM Audrey Choi 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break 2:30PM -3:30PM Tommaso Falcone, MD 3:45PM – 4:30PM Lynn Novelli Writing Process: Rm. NA5-17 (8:00-1:00) My Internship Experience: Audrey Choi (2008 Internship Alumni): Rm. NA5-17 (8:00-1:00) Lunch Break Endometriosis: Etiology and Management: Rm. A8-800 (2:00-4:00) Marketing and Medicine: Rm. A8-800 (2:00-4:00) Center For Reproductive Medicine Internship Schedule: July 10th - 14th, 2009 Day Date Friday 7/10 Time 8:00AM 9.00AM - 10.00AM 11.00 AM - 12.00PM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 2:30 – 3:30PM 4:00PM – 5:00PM Faculty Name/ Other Lecture Title Breakfast James Goldfarb, MD Belinda Willard, PhD Lunch Break Satish Kumar, MSc Reda Mahfouz, MD Research Update: Mandatory Meeting: Rm. TT3-06 Strategies to Avoid Multiple Pregnancies in ART: Rm. Q1-300 (9:00 – 11:00) Basic Proteomics Methods: Rm. TT1-102 (10-1:00) Lunch Break Application of Molecular Docking in Male I Infertility: Rm. Q1-203 (2.30-5.30) Video presentation on ART: Rm. Q1-203 (2.30-5.30) Saturday7/11 6:30PM - 9:30PM Get Together at Agarwal ResidenceReception at Agarwal Residence Monday 7/13 Breakfast Linda Bradley, MD Karl Drogo Montague, MD Thomas Powell, PhD Lunch Break Belinda Willard, PhD 7:30AM 8:00AM - 9:00AM 9:00AM – 10:00AM 11:00AM – 12:00PM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tuesday7/14 9:00AM – 9:45AM Saleem Bani Hani, MS 10:00AM – 11:00AM Renliang Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. 11:15AM – 12:15PM Jeffrey Goldberg, MD 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break 2.00PM - 4.00PM Judy Drazba, Ph.D Breakfast: Rm. Q1 – 203 (7:30-5:30) Female Reproductive Disorders : An Introduction: Rm. Q1 – 203 (7:30-5:30) Evolution of the Artificial Urinary Sphincter and Contemporary Application: Rm. Q1 – 203 (7:30-5:30) Biomedical Research: Finding Funding: Rm. Q1 – 203 (7:30-5:30) Lunch Break Proteomics Laboratory - Tour (2 Groups of 12 interns): Rm. NN1-25 Efficacy of L- Carnitine Before Sperm Processing for Assisted Reproductive Techniques: Rm. NA5-17 (8:00-5:00PM) Mass Spectrometry Laboratory – Tour (2 Groups of 12 interns): Rm. NE10-227 (10:30-11:30) In Vitro fertilization: An Update: Rm. NA5-17 (8:00-5:00PM) Lunch Break Application of Confocal Microscopy in Biomedical Research + Lab Tour: Rm. NB 10 Center For Reproductive Medicine Internship Schedule: July 15th - 17th, 2009 Day Date Time Wednesday 7/15 8:00AM 9:00AM - 11:00AM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 3.00PM - 4.00PM Faculty Name/ Other Lecture Title Breakfast Satya Yadav, PhD Lunch Break Satya Yadav, PhD Breakfast: Rm. Q1-203 (8:30-11:30) and (2.30-4.30) An Introduction to Molecular Biology: Rm. Q1-203 (8:30-11:30) Lunch Break Molecular Biology Laboratory Tour: Rm. NN1-13 Thursday 7/16 8.00 AM - 9.00 AM Anthony Thomas, MD 11.00AM - 12.00PM Aparna Thiyagarajan, MS 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break 2:00PM – 4:00PM Vaishali Kale, MS 4.15PM - 5.00PM Arumugam Suyavaran, MSc Friday 7/17 8:00AM Breakfast 9:00AM - 10:00AM Enver Kerem Dirican, PhD 10:30AM -11:30PM Sajal Gupta, MD 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break 2:00Pm – 4:00PM Susan Lee 4:00PM - 5:00PM Ehab Barakat, MD Bioethics of ART: Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-12:30) Embryo Scoring and Selection for Transfer: Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-12:30) Lunch Break Demonstration of ICSI: Rm. TT3-06A Cervical Cancer - Possible Causes and the Molecular Mechanism of Malignancy: Rm. Q1-203 (3.30-5.30) Research Update: Mandatory Meeting: Rm. TT3-06 Use of Magnetic Cell Separation (MACS) Technique in Assisted Reproduction: Rm. Q1-300 (9:00-11:00) Role of Oxidative Stress in Female Infertility: Rm. Q1-203 (10:30-11:30) Lunch Break Tour of Lerner College of Medicine: Rm. NA-215 (Admission Office) Role of Surgical Robotics in Reproductive Medicine: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-5:30) Center For Reproductive Medicine Internship Schedule: July 20th - 22th, 2009 Day Date Time Faculty Name/ Other Lecture Title Monday 7/20 8:00AM Breakfast 9.00AM - 10.00AM Charles Modlin, MD 10:00AM - 11;00AM Rand Mouradi, MS 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break 3:00PM - 4:00PM Ahmed Ragheb, MD Breakfast: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-11:30) Renal Transplantation at Cleveland Clinic; An Overview and Future Challenges: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-11:30) Computational Biomodelling: Study of Cell Phone Radiation on Human Fertility: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-11:30) Lunch Break Surgery for Male Infertility: Rm. Q1-203 (3:00-4:00) Tuesday 7/21 9:00AM - 10:00AM S. Chandra Sekaran, MSc 11:00AM - 12:00PM Jeffrey Goldberg, MD 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break 3:00PM - 4:00PM Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD Role of Y-Chromosome in Sex Determination and Effect of its Deletion in Male Fertility: Rm. Q1-300 (9:00-10:00) Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Rm. A8-800 (10:30-12:00) Lunch Break Mechanism of Nitric Oxide and Reactive Oxygen Species in Cardiovascular Diseases: Rm. Q1-203 (2.30-4.30) Wednesday Breakfast: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-11:30) Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Male Infertility: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-11:30) Complete Exit Procedure Lunch Break Importance of BioMEMS and Nanotechnology in Disease Oriented Research: Rm. Q1-203 (1:30-5:30) 7/22 8:00AM 9.00AM - 10.00AM 10:30AM – 12:00PM 12:30PM - 1:30PM 3.30PM - 4.30PM Breakfast Reda Mahfouz, MD Internship Exit Checklist Lunch Break Maciej Zborowski, PhD Center For Reproductive Medicine Internship Schedule: July 23rd - 24th, 2009 Day Date Time Faculty Name/ Other Thursday 7/23 9:00AM – 10:00AM Peter Nagy, MD, PhD 10:00AM – 11.00AM Donald Evenson, PhD 11:00AM – 12:00PM Sijo Parekattil, MD 1:30PM – 2:30PM Internship Exit Checklist INTERN PREPARATION FOR PRESENTATION Friday 7/24 9:00AM - 10:00AM Sijo Parekattil, MD 11:00AM - 4:00PM Scientific Presentations by Interns (10 minutes each w/ 5 minutes Q&A) 6:00PM - 6:30PM Hors d’oeuvre 6:30PM - 7:00 PM Sijo Parekattil, MD 7:15PM - 7:45PM Jim Posillico, PhD 8:00PM - 10:30PM Award Ceremony Lecture Title Two Discoveries That Changed The World of Reproduction: ICSI and Vitrification Controversies on the Utility of Sperm DNA Fragmentation Tests Based on Animal and Human Clinical Studies: Rm. Q1-300 (9:00-12:00) Novel Imaging and Tissue Characterization Techniques: Our Eyes for The Future. Rm. Q1-300 (9:00-12:00) Complete Exit Procedure PREPARATION FOR SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION Urology Technology Update: Pushing The Envelope to Optimize Outcomes: Rm. Q1-300 (9:00-5:30) Scientific Presentations by Interns (Boxed Lunch): Rm. Q1-300 (9:00-5:30) Intercontinental Hotel and Conference Center, 9801 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, Phone (216) 707-4300 www.InterContinental.com Emerging Role of Robotic Microsurgery Can Novel Markers for Embryo Quality Assessment Prevent Octuplets? Dinner Note: Laptop needed in Q1-203, TT1 and NA1 buildings. Contact Media Services for help with A/V at 4-5140 No food allowed in Q1-300 Center For Reproductive Medicine Internship Projects Scientific Writing Topics • Role of ovarian tissue engineering in improving the outcome of ovarian grafting • Blastocyst vitrification • The economics of female fertility preservation • Single balstocyst transfer: contemporary experience • Management of infertile patient with multiple implantation failure • Sperm preservation for assisted reproduction: Past, present and future • Incidence of sperm DNA damage and oxidative stress in infertile patients with or without varicocele • Comparison of the oxidative stress and sperm DNA damage in patients with primary and secondary male infertility • Sperm DNA fragmentation in infertile patients with or without oxidative stress • Clinical pathological view of infertility diagnosis/ management • DNA damage/ repair in infertility and cancer patients, is there a link? • Innovative role of surgical robotics In reproductive medicine • Endometriosis, In: Infertility in Practice • Sperm Banking - When, Why and How, In: Male Infertility - Problems and Solutions • Role of antioxidants in female infertility • Oxidative stress and its role in endometriosis: mechanistic and therapeutic implications • Role of oxidative stress and antioxidants in assisted reproduction • Role of oxidative stress in PCOS • Oxidative stress and recurrent pregnancy loss • Male biological clock (age) and infertility • Oxidative stress and female reproduction, In: Textbook of Free Radical Biomedicine • Oxidative Stress and Male Reproduction, In: Textbook of Free Radical Biomedicine • Physiology of Fertilization, In: Learning on Endocrinology and male Reproductive Biology • Laboratory Evaluation of Male Infertility, In: Learning on Endocrinology and Male Reproductive Biology • Overview of Spermatogenesis, In: Learning on Endocrinology and Male Reproductive Biology • Implication of apoptosis in sperm cryo-injury • Impact of inflammation on male fertility • Free radicals: Their in vitro/in vivo beneficial and detrimental effects on sperm function • The importance of physiological ROS levels in normal sperm function • The role of nitric oxide in sperm function • The role of GLUT transporters in human spermatozoa • Minimizing free radical production and damage during male gamete preparation for ART • Obesity linked sperm disorders and male infertility • Is there a role for (natural) anti-oxidant treatment in male fertility? Mentor Amr Kader/ Agarwal Amr Kader/ Agarwal Amr Kader/ Agarwal Amr Kader/ Agarwal Amr Kader/ Agarwal Amr Kader, M.D. Reda Mahfouz, M.D. Reda Mahfouz, M.D. Reda Mahfouz, M.D. Reda Mahfouz/ Agarwal Reda Mahfouz, M.D. Ehab Barakat/ Agarwal Sajal Gupta/ Agarwal Sajal Gupta/ Agarwal Sajal Gupta/ Agarwal Sajal Gupta/ Agarwal Sajal Gupta/ Agarwal Sajal Gupta/ Agarwal Sajal Gupta/ Agarwal Rakesh Sharma/ Agarwal Ashok Agarwal, Ph.D. Ashok Agarwal, Ph.D. Ashok Agarwal, Ph.D. Ashok Agarwal, Ph.D. Ashok Agarwal, Ph.D. Tamer Said/ Agarwal Oli Sarkar/ Agarwal Stefan Du Plessis/ Agarwal Stefan Du Plessis, Ph.D. Stefan Du Plessis/ Agarwal Stefan Du Plessis/ Agarwal Stefan Du Plessis, Ph.D. Stefan Du Plessis/ Agarwal Stefan Du Plessis/ Agarwal Center For Reproductive Medicine Internship Projects Scientific Writing Topics Mentor • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Available methods to diagnose and treat oxidative stress in human semen/spermatozoa Comparison of individual oxidants in seminal plasma and spermatozoa Proteomics: A tool for studying sperm function and dysfunction Glucose or fructose: Which is the preferred energy source for human sperm metabolism or when is it needed? Stefan Du Plessis Ph.D. Stefan Du Plessis Ph.D. Stefan Du Plessis Ph.D. Stefan Du Plessis Ph.D. Indications for ICSI or the decision when to use ICSI or conventional IVF for insemination in ART Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD-AS); what is true and what is false, what is the role of the embryo? Zsolt Peter Nagy / Agarwal DNA damage repair in spermatozoa and zygotes PCOS - Molecular abnormalities in oocytes and associated somatic cells Spindle and cytoskeletal organization and dynamics during freezing-thawing of various stages of oocytes and embryos Human embryo metabolism and analytical tools Ageing oocyte - a molecular insight into the architecture and physiology Glutathione gene and male infertility - unraveling the mystery Genetic polymorphism and male infertility - an update Global gene expression patterns in the blastocysts Human spermatozoa from the stem cells: Hope or hype Alex Varghese / Agarwal Alex Varghese / Agarwal Zsolt Peter Nagy, PhD Alex Varghese, Ph.D. Alex Varghese / Agarwal Alex Varghese, Ph.D. Alex Varghese / Agarwal Alex Varghese Ph.D. Alex Varghese Ph.D. Alex Varghese Ph.D. Impact of environmental pollutants on female reproduction and assisted reproduction Enver Kerem Dirican / Agarwal • Gender imbalance after assisted reproduction, a myth or fact? Enver Kerem Dirican / Agarwal • Developing a detailed morphological gamete-embryo scoring system for prediction of Enver Kerem Dirican, Ph.D. successful clinical pregnancy and selection of embryos for transfer • Fertility opportunities for patients with non-obstructive azoospermia: What Is beyond ICSI? Hussein Abdelrazik / Agarwal • Male and female hormonal replacement therapy: What are the differences? Hussein Abdelrazik / Agarwal • Molecular genetic markers in female reproductive cancers Rima Dada / Agarwal • Is male infertility a forerunner of cancer? Rima Dada / Agarwal • Sperm cryopreservation – ultra structural abnormalities and their consequences Rima Dada, M.D. • Varicocele: diagnostic work up and its clinical significance Rima Dada, M.D. • Varicocele -Impact of oxidative stress on Mt and nuclear DNA integrity Rima Dada, M.D. • DNA integrity analysis: Useful adjunct to semen analysis in era of ART Rima Dada, M.D. • Mitochondrial mutations and their causal role in sperm motility defects Rima Dada / Agarwal • Nuclear and Mt DNA integrity: role in male fertility Rima Dada, M.D. • Epigenetics and it role in male infertility Rima Dada / Agarwal