Hosted By: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The Onstead Auditorium

6550 Bertner Ave; Houston, Texas 77030

April 27 – 28, 2017

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Texas Forum for Reproductive Sciences (TFRS) was established in 1995 to encourage the exchange of the scientific knowledge and collaborations among scientists in Texas in the area of female reproduction. Several years later, this cooperative group expanded to include male reproduction and began an all-inclusive Forum for Reproductive Sciences. The 23rd Annual TFRS meeting is being held at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas and we greatly appreciate the provision of facilities for the meeting by this institution.

We would like to thank Drs. Marie-Claude Hofmann and Chandra Yallampalli for their continued efforts as the local meeting organizers. We also thank the Center for Reproductive Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, for hosting the TFRS website. A special thank you is extended to Dr. Greg Johnson for the application of his artistic talents to the design of our TFRS t-shirts and for ordering and transporting the t-shirts from College Station.

A heartfelt thank you goes to Sandra Dale and Tracy Augustine for their major contributions through organization of registration, abstracts, name badges and programs. Without their arduous hours of effort and attention to detail, this meeting would not be possible.

We thank the Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences at UT Southwestern Dallas for printing this year’s program. We also thank the members of the TFRS Steering Committee for their time and effort in ensuring the continued success of the TFRS and in coordinating this year’s meeting. These members include Brian Hermann (UTSA), Greg Johnson (TAMU), Dolores Lamb (BCM), Qinglei Li (TAMU), Mala Mahendroo (UTSW), John McCarrey (UTSA), Joanne Richards (BCM), Ingatia Van den Veyver (BCM), Chandra Yallampalli (BCM), Austin Cooney (DMS), Shaye Lewis (PVAM), Marie-Claude Hofmann (MD Anderson) and Gary Newton (PVAM).

A special thank you goes to our judges. Platform Judges include: Stephanie Pangas (BCM), Joanne Richards (BCM), Greg Johnson (TAMU), Carole Mendelson (UTSW) and John McCarrey (UTSA). Poster Judges include: Ram Menon (UTMB), Qinglei Li (TAMU), Fuller Bazer (TAMU), Austin Cooney (DMS), Dorrie Lamb (BCM), Satish Kumar (UTMB), Kathleen Pennington (BCM), and Gary Newton (PVAM). We would also like to thank our Platform Moderators: Parag Parekh (MD Anderson), Derrick Chu (BCM), Lauren Richardson (UTMB), Avery Kramer (TAMU), Adam Szafran (BCM), Alexandra Willcockson (UTSW), Nan Ni (TAMU) and David Owen (UTSW).

Mala Mahendroo, 2017 TFRS Meeting Chairperson

23nd ANNUAL TEXAS FORUM FOR REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES

April 27 – 28, 2017 Hosted by: The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

The Onstead Auditorium 6550 Bertner, Houston, Texas 77030

Thursday, April 27, 2017

12:00 P.M.

1:00 P.M.

1:15 P.M.

2:15 P.M.

2:20 P.M.

2:35 P.M.

2:50 P.M.

3:05 P.M.

3:20 P.M.

3:45 P.M.

On-Site Registration – Onstead Auditorium, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Opening Remarks - Onstead Auditorium, Mala Mahendroo, Marie-Claude Hofmann and Chandra Yallampalli

Plenary Speaker I: “The Perinatal Microbiome” Kjersti Aagaard, M.D.; Ph.D. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Platform Session I: Moderators: Adam Szafran (BCM) and Alexandra Willcockson (UTSW)

“Knockdown of IFT140 May Disrupt Spermatogenesis by Dysregulating the NFkB Cell Signaling Pathway” Amin Herati Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

“Embryokinetics and Implantation Rate by Time-Lapse Microscopy” Liubin Yang Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

“ADCY2 is a Candidate Gene for Congenital Genitourinary Anomalies”Marisol O’Niell Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

“Can Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS) be Applied to Previously Untested Vitrified Blastocysts” Jessica Rubin Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Break and Refreshments

Platform Session II Moderators: Derrick Chu (BCM) and Lauren Richardson (UTMB)

3:50 P.M. “Role of Vitamin D Metabolism in the Timing of Birth” Alina Montalbano Department of Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

4:05 P.M. “Modern Diets Induce Pregnancy Complications” Catherine Powell Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, Texas

4:20 P.M. “The Fetal Microbiome is Altered in Association with Maternal Diet during Gestation” Amanda Prince Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

4:35 P.M. “Functional Role of Human Amnion Epithelial Cell-Derived Fetal Exosomes on Uterine Cells and Their Trafficking in Murine” Samantha Sheller Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas

4:50 P.M. “Functional Interaction between Estrogen and Relaxin Signaling in the Pregnant Myometrium” Sudeshna Tripathy Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

5:05 P.M “Elucidating miRNA Regulation of Adrenomedullin Levels in Cigarette Smoke Driven Protection from Preeclampsia” Margeaux Wetendorf Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

5:20 P.M. Poster Sessions: Presenters assigned Even number posters should stand by their posters from 5:20pm - 6:05pm Presenters assigned Odd number posters should stand by their posters from 6:00pm - 6:45pm

7:00 P.M. Social Dinner: Capone’s – 2303 Richmond Ave; Houston, TX 77098

Friday, April 28, 2017

7:00 A.M. Breakfast-Responsibility of Attendee

7:55 A.M. Platform Session III Moderators: David Owen (UTSW) and Avery Kramer (TAMU)

8:00 A.M. “An Ubiquitin Dependent Lysosome-Mediated Pathway Regulates the Turnover of p53-R157H Gain-of-Function Mutant Protein in Ovarian Cancer Cells” Achuth Padmanabhan Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

8:15 A.M. “Glandular morphogenesis of the Mouse Uterus” Zer Vue Department of Genetics, University of MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

8:30 A.M. “Adenogenic Defects in the Mouse Uterus with Sustained Activation of Transforming Growth Factor Beta Signaling are Predisposed by Altered Differentiation of Uterine Mesenchymal Cells and Formation of the Endometrial Stromal Compartment” Yang Gao Department of Veterinary integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station,Texas

8:45 A.M. “Acetylation of ERα by p300 Enhances the Kinetics of Estrogen-Dependent Transcription and Responsiveness” Yasmin Vasquez Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

9:00 A.M. “Maternally Expressed NLRP2 Links the Subcortical Maternal Complex (SCMC) to Fertility, Embryogenesis and Epigenetic Reprogramming” Sangeetha Mahadevan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

9:15 A.M. “Maternal Diet Structures the Breast Milk Microbiome in Association with Human Milk Oligosaccharides” Kristen Meyer Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

9:30 A.M. Break and Refreshments

9:55 A.M. Platform Session IV Moderators: Parag Parekh (MD Anderson) and Nan Ni (TAMU)

10:00 A.M. “Expression of the Apoptosis Pathway in the Goat Testes during Juvenile Development” Jessica Watts Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas

10:15 A.M. “Effects of Very Advanced Maternal Age on Maternal Outcomes after Assisted Reproductive Technology” Sara Arian Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

10:30 A.M. “Members of miR-199a/214 Cluster are Important Negative Regulators of SP-A Expression in Human Fetal Lung” Ritu Mishra Department of Biochemistry, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

10:45 A.M. “Hmgn5 Role in Testis Development” Boryana Zhelyazkova Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

11:00 A.M. Plenary Speaker II: “Genetic Regulation of Male Sex Differentiation” Richard Behringer, Ph.D. Department of Genetics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, Texas

12:00 P.M. Presentation of Awards and Concluding Remarks

12:30 P.M. Meeting Adjourns

12:45 P.M. TFRS Steering Committee Meeting

A note from Resident Research Day Co-Chairs:

Dear TFRS Participants,

This year you are all invited to attend the annual OB/GYN Resident Research Day at Baylor College of Medicine which will be held immediately following the conclusion of TFRS on Friday April 28th. This event is free of charge and does not require registration. Lunch will be served from 12:30-1:30. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Laurel Rice, will speak on Cultural Humility starting at 1:30. Following the keynote address will be research talks from Baylor College of Medicine residents and fellows in the OB/GYN Department.

Regards,

Melissa Suter & Jerry Ballas Resident Research Day Co-Chairs Baylor College of Medicine

POSTER INDEX

Number Presenter Title 1

Kriseman, Maya Double Conditional Knockout of SMAD2 and SMAD3 Results in Endometrial Dysfunction, Infertility, and Uterine Cancer

2 Adams, Nyssa The Role of WNK1 in Decidualization and the Maintenance of Pregnancy 3 Muralimanoharan,

Sribalasubashini Role of miR-1246 and redox-sensitive NRF2 in human trophoblast differentiation and preeclampsia

4 Bhatnagar, Shivani Do Class II SLRPs Play a Role In Cervical Remodeling? 5 Parag, Parekh Mechanisms Of CYP26B1 Gene Regulation in the Testis. 6 Pennington, Kathleen Gestational Diabetes Results in Increased Energy Expenditure in a Mouse Model 7

Chung, Christine Loss of CD73 Barrier Protection in Endometrial Carcinoma Induces A Pro-Inflammatory Signature

8 Behlen, Jonathan

Exposure to CrVI during Early Pregnancy Increases Oxidative Stress and Disrupts the Expression of Antioxidant Proteins in Placental Compartments.

9 Li, Qinglei Testicular Tumors Induced by Constitutive Activation of TGFBR1 in a Mouse Model 10 Nallasamy,

Shanmugasundaram Decorin and Biglycan Regulate Cervical Extracellular Matrix Structure in Pregnancy

11 Chu, Derrick

Profiling of Microbiota in Second Trimester Amniotic Fluid Reveals a Distinctive Community Present in the Mid

12

Meurvu, Sunitha

Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate Stabilizes HIF-1alpha and Induces Hypoxia and Mitochondrial Dysfunction Through Mir-210-3p in Human First Trimester Placental Cell Line HTR-8/SVneoTitle

13 Thomas, Saumia

Lactational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium Disrupts Thyroid Histoarchitecture and Decreases Thyroid Epithelial Cell Proliferation in F1 Offspring

14 Dong, Yuanlin

Adrenomedullin Suppresses Glucose Uptake in Adipocytes through Inhibiting GLUT4 Translocation

15 Huang, Gene The Role of Maz Transcriptional Factor in Murine Penile Development 16 Jorgez, Carolina Prss50: A Serine Protease Required for Proper Sperm Flagellum Assembly 17

Hussain, Imran CNOT1 Serves as a Mediator of Progesterone/PR Suppression of Contractile Gene Expression in the Pregnant Mouse Myometrium

18 Jacob, Jake

Subclinical Varicocele Correction Results in Improved Pregnancy Rates: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

19 Pace, Ryan

Novel Host Genomic Variants Associated with Resistance to High-Fat Diet Induced Obesity in a Primate Model Correspond to Differences in the Microbiome

20 Hoskins, Emily

Effects of Exogenous Progesterone during Peri-Implantation Period of Pregnancy on Growth and Development of Ovine Conceptuses

21 Arian, Sara

Maternal Effect Mutations in Nlrp2 Result in Abnormal Embryonic Phenotypes Independent of the Maternal Uterine Environment

22 Pastuszak, Alexander

Whole Exome Sequencing Identifies Gene and Pathways with Potential Involvement in Peyronie’s and Dupuytren’s Disease

23 Szwarc, Maria

Promyelocytic Leukemia Zinc Finger Transcription Factor (PLZF) Is Essential for Progesterone-Dependent Endometrial Stromal Cell Decidualization

24 Cengiz, Cenk

The Down Expression of NPAS2 Results in Low Testosterone Due to Decreased Expression of StAR

25 Gandhi, Pooja BHC80 is a Possible Corepressor of NOTCH Signaling Pathway in Sertoli Cells 26 Rodriguez, Katherine Shift Work is Associated with Altered Semen Parameters in Infertile Men 27 Prunskaite-Hyyrylainen,

Renata Deletion of the Mrnip Gene Causes Male Infertility

28 Gopalakrishnan, Katahirvel

Elevated Maternal Testosterone Modulates Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Leading to Offspring Deficiency

29 Willcockson, Alexandra

Mechanisms of Cervical Elastic Fiber Disruption in Inflammation-Mediated Preterm Birth

30 Devlin, Darius

Towards Creation of a Mouse Model to Study the Requirements of FAM170A and FAM170B in Male Fertility

31 Mishra, Jay

Pregnancy-Specific Estrogen Receptor-Mediated Upregulation of Endothelial AT2 Receptor

32 Yallampalli, Chandra

Adrenomedullin2 (ADM2) Receptor System in Placenta from Preeclamptic Pregnancy

33 Kwak, Youn Tae

Differentiation of Human Trophoblasts is Associated with Profound Genetic and Epigenetic Changes

34 Khavari, Rose

Intravesical Onabotulinumtoxina Injection Outcomes In Adults With Spinal Dysraphysm

35 Bayless, Kayla Vimentin is Required for Successful Angiogenesis during Pregnancy 36

Rodriguez, Amanda Protein SUMOylation is Essential for Oocyte Development and Female Fertility in Mice

37 Trimmer, Kenneth Plasticity of Germ Line Stem Cells in C. elegans Under Stress 38

Blesson, Chellakkan Folate Treatment Partially Reverses Gestational Low Protein Diet Induced Glucose Intolerance and the Magnitude of Reversal is Age and Sex Dependent

39 Chauhan, Madhu

Soluble Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1 (Sflt-1) Adversely Impacts CGRP Family Peptide System in Omental Artery Smooth Muscle Cells.

40 Stanley, Jone

A Fetal Whole Ovarian Culture Model for the Evaluation of CRVI-Induced Developmental Toxicity During Germ Cell Nest Breakdown.

41 Candelaria, Nicholes Androgen Action in the Ovary of a PCOS Mouse Model 42 Seferovic, Maxim Selective Bile Acids Alter Microbial Composition and Function in IHCP Pregnancies 43 Dawson, Emily Delayed Male Germ Cell Specification Signaling In Teratoma-Susceptible Mice 44

Peavey, Mary Increased Progesterone Receptor B in the Pregnant Mouse Myometrium is Associated with Delayed Parturition and Decreased Myometrial Contractility.

45

Elmetwally, Mohammed

Role of Dopamine and Norepinephrine on Secretion of Interferon Tau and Expression of Genes Related to Production of Polyamines by Ovine Trophectoderm Cells.

46 Hai, Lan

Speckle-like POZ Protein (SPOP): A Novel Molecular Determinant of Normal Embryo-Implantation

47 Salgado, Renato

Comparison of Conventional vs. Piezo-Driven ICSI for the In Vitro Production of Equine Blastocysts

48 Szafran, Adam

Phenotypic Analysis of Fibroblasts from Patients with Genitalia Defects Reveals Mitochondrial Dysfunction

49 Wu, John Effects of Chromium Toxicity on the Trophoblast Cell Proliferation

50 Owen, David Regulation of Preeclampsia-associated Gene Expression Across Gestation in the Human Placenta

51 Kohn, Jayden Effect of Sperm Morphology on Pregnancy Success via Intrauterine Insemination: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

52 Rubin, Jessica Are Embryos That Reach Blastocyst Development On Day 5 Or Day 6 More Likely To Be Euploid?

53 Martin, Laura Histologic Chorioamnionitis Does Not Modulate the Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Status in Pregnancies Complicated by Spontaneous Preterm Delivery

54 Heaney, Jason Prdm14 Transcriptional Output is a Determinant of Testicular Germ Cell Tumor Risk

55 Chappell, Neil The Effects of Dihydrotestosterone on Mouse Early Embryonic Development 56 Pascoe, Kristin Sperm Aneuploidy is Associated with Worse General Health in Infertile Men

57 Richardson, Lauren Oxidative Stress Induced p38 MAPK activation in Human Amnion Epithelial Cells are Independent of ASK1-Signalosome

58 O'Neil, Derek The Hepatic Circadian Gene Npas2 Regulates Satiety and Obesity in Response to a High-fat Diet

59 Herring, Cassandra Dietary Supplementation with Arginine Between Days 14 and 30 of Gestation Enhances Survival and Development of Conceptuses in Gilts

60 Sivakumar, Kirthiram Identifying a Novel Role for X-prolyl Aminopeptidase (Xpnpep) 2 in CrVI-Induced Adverse Effects on Germ Cell Nest Breakdown and Follicle Development in Rats

61 Saylor, Stephen

Maternal Nicotine or Tobacco Exposure Combined with Prophylactic Vitamin C Supplementation Produces a Synergistic Shift in the Placental Epigenome in Human Gravidae and in the Rhesus macaque

62 Gao, Haijun Placental Lipid Metabolism in Obese Women with Fetal Macrosomia

63 Halloran, Katherine Effects of Exogenous Progesterone Administered to Ewes During the Pre-Implantation Period of Pregnancy on Fetal and Placental Growth in Late Gestation

64 Thompson, Dominique Targeted Mass Spectrometry of the Placenta Reveals Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) is Associated with Gestational Age at Birth

65 More, Amar Testosterone Contributes to Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension and Associated Pathophysiology