Gala Dinner Reception & Award Ceremony Program

Sixth Annual Summer Internship Course June 10 - July 26, 2013

Gala Dinner Reception & Award Ceremony Program Friday, 26th July 2013, 6:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Six Continents Ballroom, InterContinental Suites Hotel Opening Remarks

Dr. Stefan du Plessis

5 minutes

Welcome Address and Introduction of Guest Speaker

Dr. Anthony J. Thomas Dr. Dolores J. Lamb

5 minutes

Guest Speaker Dinner Overview of the Center for Reproductive Medicine (CRM) 1993‐2013 Overview of CRM Summer Internship 2008‐2013 Award of Internship Course Certificates

40 minutes 45 minutes

Dr. Rakesh Sharma

4 minutes

Dr. Sajal Gupta

4 minutes

Dr. Stefan du Plessis Dr. Sajal Gupta Dr. Rakesh Sharma Dr. Ashok Agarwal Internship Awards for Excellence Dr. Anthony J. Thomas (19 Awards of Excellence & 3 Awards for Volunteerism) Dr. Ashok Agarwal Mentors Choice Award for Scientific Writing Dr. Stefan du Plessis (5 Awards) Dr. Ashok Agarwal Presentation of Bench Research: Project 1: Interns : Jason Peng, Megan Hirschbeck, Sebo Ling Validation of Five Major Proteins in Immature and Mature Wang, Sebo Michelle Wang Human Sperm by Western Blot Mentors : Dr. Cui Zhihong & Dr. Ahmet Ayaz Project 2: Interns : Daniel Candrea, David Lee, Gurpriya Virk, Jana Ghulmiyyah, Lindsay Trujillo A Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Freezing Protocols in Preserving Sperm Function and DNA Integrity in Normozoospermic and Mentors : Oligoasthenozoospermic Samples Dr. Stefan du Plessis & Dr. Sajal Gupta

25 minutes

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Gala Dinner Program, continued Project 3: Antioxidant and Cryoprotective Effects of Lycopene on Human Sperm Following Cryopreservation and Induction of Oxidative Stress

Interns : Jacques Halabi, Mariya Progrebetskaya, Rachel Thomas, Samanatha Gilmore, Stephen Bowen Mentors: Dr. Eva Tvrda & Dr. Nahathai Watcharaseranee Interns : Ajoe Kattoor, Chloe Ong, David Collins, Pallavi Prashast, Rohan Peer Mentors: Dr. Rakesh Sharma & Dr. Damayanthi Durairajanayagam

5 minutes

Mentors Choice Award for Basic Research (4 Awards) Faculty Recognition

Dr. Ashok Agarwal & Dr. Stefan du Plessis

5 minutes

Dr. Ashok Agarwal

5 minutes

Best Interns Award (3 Best Interns and 2 Honorable Mentions) Best Presentation Award (sponsored by Dr. Peter Nagy) (3 Best Interns and 2 Honorable Mentions) Reflections and Vote of Thanks Interns:

Dr. Sijo J. Parekattil & Dr. Ashok Agarwal

5 minutes

Dr. Dolores J. Lamb & Dr. Ashok Agarwal

5 minutes

Project 4: Cryoprotective Effect of Lycopene on Human Spermatozoa Following Exogenously Induced Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage – An In Vitro Study

Fellows:

Invited Faculty: Guest Speakers: Concluding Remarks

Ajoe Kattoor, Chloe Ong, Daniel Candrea, David Collins, David Lee, Gurpriya Virk, Jacques Halabi, Jana Ghulmiyyah, Jason Peng, Lindsay Trujillo, Mariya Progrebetskaya, Megan Hirschbeck, Pallavi Prashast, Rachel Thomas, Rohan Peer, Samantha Gilmore, Sebo Ling Wang, Sebo Michelle Wang, Stephen Bowen Dr. Saad Alshahrani, Dr. Damayanthi Durairajanayagam, Dr. Cui Zhihong, Dr. Nahathai Watcharaseranee, Dr. Ahmet Ayaz Dr. Stefan du Plessis & Dr. Eva Tvrda Dr. Dolores J. Lamb & Dr. Sijo J. Parekattil Dr. Anthony J. Thomas

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