Pacific Coast Reproductive Society

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Topical Microbicide Formulations in the Pigtailed Macaque: Product Distribution and TransportDorothy Patton, PhDUniversity of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA Runner Up Poster

Second Place

Quality Control Of Incubator Co2: Old Fashion Fyrite Vs. New Fangelled Electronic AnalyzerCasey A. McDonaldReproductive Medicine Associates of New York

2009 Award Winners

Prize Paper

Endometriosis Expresses a Gene Expression Pattern Suggesting Decreased Retinoid Uptake and Metabolism

Mary Ellen Pavone, MD

North Western University School of Medicine

Practicing Physician Award

CROWN-RUMP LENGTH (CRL) AND FETAL HEART RATE (FHR) IN EARLY PREGNANCY FOR INFERTILE COUPLES CORRELATE WELL WITH PREGNANCY SUCCESS AT DELIVERY

Charles Coddington, MD

Chair, Division of REI Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Reproductive Endocrine Award

Wnt7a Expression Is Limited to the Endometrial Luminal Epithelium:
Potential Role in Postmenstrual Endometrial Repair

Sacha Kreg, MD

Stanford School Of Medicine

Val Davajan In-Training Award

Anti-Mullerian Hormone Receptor Type II Gene Polymorphisms Similar Among Women With The
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) And Controls

Kari Sproul, MD

UCLA/David Geffen School Of Medicine

Los Angeles, CA

Poster Award

PERINATAL OUTCOMES IN PREGNANCIES ACHIEVED THROUGH GESTATIONAL
SURROGACY: INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF TREATMENT VERSUS HOST EFFECTS
ON ART OUTCOMES

Melanie Landay, MD

USC Keck School Of Medicine

Second Place

OOCYTE CRYOPRESERVATION FOR FERTILITY PRESERVATION:
THE EFFECT OF AGE ON THE QUANTITY AND MATURITY OF
OOCYTES

Jason Barritt, PhD

USA Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York

2008 Award Winners

Prize Paper
An Hcg-Antagonist Reduce Ovulation and Diminishes Ohhs In A Rodent Model
Prati Vardana, MD

Val Davajan Fellow/Resident Award
In Vitro Maturation of Oocytes As A Fertility Preservation Option
Peter Uzelac, MD

Reproductive Endocrine Award
Is Microdose Gnrh Agonist In The Absence Of Exogenous Gonadotropins Sufficient To Achieve Multiple
Karine Chung , MD

Practicing Physician Award
Can Autologous Blastocyst Transfer Cycles Be As Efficacious As Fresh Oocyte Donation Cycles On A Per Transfer Basis?
Said T Daneshmand, MD

Poster Awards

First Place
Frequency Of Abnormal Hatching In PGD Embryos
Barry Behr, PhD

Second Place
Endothelial Function, Endothelin-1, and Fibrinogen In Young Women Using The Vaginal Contraceptive Ring
Paul Kaplan, MD

2007 Award Winners

Prize Paper Award
Defining Fetal Hematopoietic Microenvironments to Understand Human Stem Cell Development
Andy Huang, MD, MBA

Val Davajan In-Training
Modulation of Endometrial HOXA10 and Other Markers of Endometrial Receptivity by Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) as a Function of Uterine Age
Robin Fogle, MD

Menopause Research Award
Effects Of Estradiol And Medroxyprogesterone Acetate On Vascular Function In Young Women
Paul Kaplan, MD

Practicing Physicians Award
Outcomes of Natural Cycles vs. Programmed Cycles for 1390 Frozen Embryo Transfers
Carolyn Givens, MD

Poster Awards

First Place
Chromosome Abnormalities in Embryos Derived From Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration (MESA) and Testicular Sperm Extraction (TESE)
Shao-Ping Weng, MD, M.M.Sc

Second Place
Relationship Between Sperm Survival Assay Results Performed for Quality Control (QC) Testing of Plastic Cultureware and IVF Outcome
Catherine Adams, MD

Honorable Mention
Fertility Characteristics and IUI Outcome Associated with Asian Ethnicity
Julie Lamb, MD

2006 Award Winners

Prize Paper Award
Oocyte Cryopreservation: A Promising Strategy for Circumventing the Age-Related Decline in Human Fertility
John Jain, MD

Val Davajan Fellow/Resident
The Use of Modified Hypo-Osmotic Swelling Test for the Selection of Immotile Testicular Spermatozoa IN Patients treated with ICSI in a Randomized Controlled Study
Abdul Agameya, MD

Menopause Research Award
Increased Serum IGF-1 levels After Bilateral Oophorectomy in Postmenopausal Women: A Case for Ovarian Preservation?
Robin Hickman Fogle, MD

Practicing Physicians Award
Race/Ethnicity Differences in Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Women Diagnosed with PCOS
Seth Feigenbaum, MD, MPH

Poster Awards

First Place
Pregnancy Outcomes Following IVF-ET in Women Of More Advanced Reproductive Age with Elevated FSH Levels
Jerome Check, MD

Second Place
The Predictive Value of Embryo Developmental Rate for PGD Results and Pregnancy Outcomes
Rene B. Allen, MD

2005 Award Winners

Outstanding Paper
Successful Selection Of Normal Embryos Using PGD In A Woman With Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3
Catherine Marin-DeUgarte, MD

Practicing Physician
A Randomized Trial Of Increasing Recombinant Fsh After Initiating Ganirelix Acetate¨ For Ivf-Et Cycles
Anthony M. Propst, MD

Menopause Research Award
Reproductive Urinary Metabolites During The Perimenopause
Jennifer Jackson, M.D

PCRS - Poster
Comparison Between Two Different Human Oocyte Cryopreservation Protocols On Survival, Fertilization And Embryo Development
Barry Behr, PhD

Val Davajan Memorial Award
DNA Microarray Technology May Identify Differential Gene Expression In The Endometrial Tissue Of Infertile Women With Endometriosis Compared To Fertile Controls: A Prospective Study.
Kathleen Cook, MD