ISAREN Scientific Program
Professor, Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle,
Paris, France
Thyroid hormone signaling during amphibian development
Professor of Biology
Waseda University
Tokyo, Japan
Identification, mode of action and functional significance of
7alpha-hydroxypregnenolone, a new key
regulator of amphibian locomotion
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Scrambled genes and ovaries: Environmental contaminants
and the developing gonad
Sessions
S1. 100 years since Gudernatsch: Thyroid hormone and amphibian metamorphosis
Chairpersons: Daniel Buchholz, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA; Yumi Izutsu, Niigata University, Japan
Invited Speakers
Dan Buchholz, University of Cincinatti, OH, USA
Mishihiko Ito, Kitasato University, Japan
Yumi Izutsu, Niigata University, Japan
S2. Neurobiology of social signaling
Chairpersons: Diana Hews, Indiana State University, IN, USA; Walt Wilczynski, Georgia State University, GA, USA
Invited Speakers
Juli Wade, Michigan State University, MI, USA
Enrique Font, Universidad de Valencia, Spain
Kim Hoke, Colorado State University, CO, USA
S3. Neuroendocrinology
Chairpersons: Hubert Vaudry, University of Rouen, France; Reiko Okada, Shizuoka University, Japan
Invited Speakers
James Carr, Texas Tech University, TX, USA
Jae Young Seong, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Reiko Okada, Shizuoka University, Japan
S4. Reproduction
Chairpersons: Robert Mason, Oregon State University, OR, USA; Nora Ceballos, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Invited Speakers
Taisen Iguchi, Okazaki National Research Institutes, Japan
Masahisa Nakamura, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Deborah Lutterschmidt, Portland State University, OR, USA
S5. Adaptive features of the HPI/HPA axis and endocrine stress response in amphibians and reptiles
Chairpersons: William Hopkins, Virginia Tech, VA, USA; Susannah French, Utah State University, UT, USA
Invited Speakers
Ignacio Moore, Virginia Tech, VA, USA
Sarah Woodley, Duquesne University, PA, USA
Mary Mendonça, Auburn University, AL, USA
S6. Endocrine disruption
Chairpersons: Alberta Mandich, University of Genoa, Italy; Caren Helbing, University of Victoria, BC, Canada
Invited Speakers
Alberta Mandich, University of Genoa, Italy
Cathy Propper, Northern Arizona University, AZ, USA
Mike Hornung, Environmental Protection Agency, MN, USA
S7. Current topics in amphibian and reptilian endocrinology and neurobiology
Invited Speakers
Shigeyasu Tanaka, Shizuoka University, Japan
Michael Conlon, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
Rachel Bowden, Illinois State University, USA
