Sunday, 1st November ESA-SRB-NZSE-CaSR 2026 in conjunction with ENSA

Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome - Prof Sarah Robertson

• What Underpins Male Reproductive Development and Pathologies and Why You Should Care - Kate Loveland

• New Angiogenesis-Related Mechanism and Biomarkers for Preeclampsia and/or Fetal Growth Restrictions - Lana McClements

Award sponsored by: 

• Region-Specific Macrophage – Epithelial Crosstalk Shapes Epididymal Homeostasis - Andreas Meinhardt
• Biobanking sperm to preserve genetic diversity: translating reproductive technologies across conservation, biomedical and aquaculture systems - Rose Upton
• AI and Microfluidics for Fertility - Reza Nosrati
• From Conduit to Conductor: The Emerging Central Role of the Epididymis in Male Fertility - Brett Nixon

• The role of maternal regulatory T cell in pregnancy success - Lachlan Moldenhauer
• The role of PTEN in fertility - Antonella Papa
• Multi-scale mapping of neural circuits regulating urogenital organs  - Janet Keast
• Defining the specific circuits mediating neuroendocrine dysfunction in polyendocrine metabolic syndrome - Rebecca Campbell

Closed meeting, invitation only.

• The heat is on: How does the endometrium mediate the health impacts of climate change associated heat stress?  - Niamh Forde
• Oocyte mitochondria: from fertility to health and disease - John Carroll
• Pre-implantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: selecting embryos or selecting evidence? - Sarah Lensen

Followed by panel discussion

1. Young Investigator Scientific Article Award - Basic Science - Dr Linda Wu

2. Young Investigator Scientific Article Award - Clinical - Dr Annabelle Warren

Early Career Research Committee Co-chairs update: Dr Amy Dwyer and Dr Jillian Tay

• Pancreatic volume and immune biomarkers predict checkpoint inhibitor associated diabetes in humans - Linda Wu
• Tolvaptan vs Fluid Restriction in Moderate-Profound Hyponatremia: An Open-Label Randomized Clinical Trial - Annabelle Warren

Welcome to Country 

Welcome Remarks from ESA, SRB & NZSE Presidents