Center for Reproductive Medicine 2009 Summer

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Center for Reproductive Medicine
2009 Summer Internship Course
Summer Internship Course
“Advances in Reproductive Research and Medicine”
June 1- July 24, 2009
Glickman Urological Kidney Institute &
Ob-Gyn and Women’s Health Institute
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Phone: 216-444-9485
Fax: 216-445-6049
E-mail: andrology@ccf.org
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Summer Internship at Cleveland Clinic offers an environment of academic and clinical
collaboration with unsurpassed experience that includes:
• Exposure to a state-of-the-art research environment
• Training in the art and science of how research is conducted
• Mentoring by respected researchers and clinicians at a world-renowned medical institution
• A solid foundation for a future in medicine
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Course Director
Ashok Agarwal, PhD
Director, Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive Tissue Bank
Director, Center for Reproductive Medicine
Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
Tel: (216) 444-9485
Fax: (216) 445-6049
e-mail: Agarwaa@ccf.org
Course Coordinators
Rakesh Sharma, PhD
Sajal Gupta, MD
Project Staff & Coordinator
Andrology Laboratory and
Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute and
9500 Euclid Avenue
Tel: (216) 444-4350
Fax: (216) 445-6049
e-mail: Sharmar@ccf.org
Assistant Coordinator & Project Staff
Supervisor, Andrology Laboratory
Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute and
9500 Euclid Avenue
Tel: 216-444-4350
Fax: 216-445-6049
e-mail: guptas2@ccf.org
Course Consultants
Tommaso Falcone, MD
Chairman, OB-GYN and
Women’s Health Institute
Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue, A81
Phone: (216) 444-1758
Fax: (216) 445-6325
e-mail: falcont@ccf.org
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Edmund Sabanegh, MD
Director, Center for Male Infertility
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue, Q10-1
Phone: (216) 445-4473
Fax: (216) 445-0385
e-mail: sabanee@ccf.org
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Jeffrey Goldberg, MD
Section Head, Reproductive
Endocrinology and Infertility
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue, A81
Phone: (216) 444-2240
Fax: 440-519-3002
e-mail: goldbej@ccf.org
Learning Objectives:
To encourage candidates to consider a career in medicine, whether in the reproductive sciences or in another field of their choice
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Learn about the Science of Medicine from top notch speakers selected for their expertise in clinical, surgical, research and scientific fields
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Exposure to a state-of-the-art research environment
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Learn the art and science of how research is conducted
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Introduction to cutting edge science (proteomics, genomics, molecular biotechnology, imaging,
computational biomodeling)
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Mentoring by respected researchers at a world-renowned medical institution
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Establish a solid foundation for a clinical or research career in reproductive medicine/ biology
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Interact with physicians and scientists specializing in reproductive endocrinology, male infertility (urologists), endocrinology, bioethics, laboratory medicine, etc. and observe some of them in surgery
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Attend weekly research meetings, lectures, didactics and group discussions. These interactions provide an understanding of how research is conducted
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Acquire skills in electronic database search, literature review and scientific writing of research reports
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Participate in writing of scientific articles and reviews in reproductive biology and human infertility
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Present research findings in departmental meetings
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Prepare and present PowerPoint talks at research conferences
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Learn data compilation and analysis
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Understand the application of statistical methods in basic and clinical reproductive science research
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Course Faculty
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Guest Speakers
PAREKATTIL, Sijo, M.D.
NAGY, Zsolt Peter, M.D., Ph.D.
DIRICAN, Enver Kerem, Ph.D.
DADA, Rima, M.D., Ph.D.
EVENSON, Donald, Ph.D.
POSILLICO, Jim, Ph.D. Gainesville, FL
Atlanta, GA
Ankara, Turkey
AIIMS, India
Brookings, SD
Chester, NJ
Cleveland Clinic Speakers
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute
• AGARWAL, Ashok, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB)
• CAMINO, Debra
• GORMAN, Bridget
• JONES, J Stephen, M.D.
• KEFER, John, M.D.
• KLEIN, Eric, M.D.
• MODLIN, Charles, M.D. • MONTAGUE, Karl Drogo, M.D. • MOORE, Courtenay, M.D.
• POWELL, Thomas, Ph.D.
• SABANEGH, Edmund, M.D. • SAMPLASKY, Mary, M.D.
• SHOSKES, Daniel, M.D.
Plastic Surgery
• SIEMIONOW, Maria, MD, Ph.D.
Bioethics
• THOMAS, Anthony, M.D.
Endocrinology/ Metabolism Institute
• MEHTA, Adi, M.D.
Cancer Institute
• LICHTIN, Alan, M.D.
Laboratory Medicine
• GUPTA, Manjula, Ph.D.
Lerner Research Institute
• BANERJEE, Amiya, Ph.D.
• DAVIS, Brian, Ph.D.
• DRAZBA, Judy, Ph.D.
• ERDEMIR, Ahmet, Ph.D.
• FABER, Pieter, Ph.D.
• HAZEN, Stanley, M.D., Ph.D.
• POPTIC, Earl, Ph.D.
• SATYA P. Yadav, Ph.D.
• SHEMO, Cathy, MT
• WILLARD, Belinda, Ph.D.
• ZBOROWSKI, Maciej, Ph.D.
• Zhang, Renliang, M.D., Ph.D.
OB-GYN and Women’s Health Institute
• ATTARAN, Marjan, M.D.
• BRADLEY, Linda, M.D.
• FALCONE, Tommaso, M.D.
• GOLDBERG, Jeffrey, M.D.
• GOLDFARB, James, M.D., M.B.A.
• GONSALVES, Lillian, M.D.
• GREENHALGH, Leslie, C.N.P.
• PARE, Suzanne, C.N.P.
• SOLE, Kristina, M.D.
• THACKER, Holly, M.D.
• WOLF, Patricia
Marketing
• MORRISON, Sylvia
Medical Editing Service
• MOORE, Amy
• BANI-HANI, Saleem, M.S.
• BARAKAT, Ehab, M.D.
• GUPTA, Sajal, M.D.
• KADER, Amr, M.D.
• KALE, Vaishali, M.S.
• MAHFOUZ, Reda, M.D.
• RAGHEB, Ahmed, M.D. • SHARMA, Rakesh, Ph.D.
• THIYAGARAJAN, Aparna, M.S.
Internship Alumni (2008 Batch)
• CHEN, Dinah
• CHOI, Audrey • METTERLE, Lauren
• O’BRIEN, O’Flynn K.
• POSILLICO, Sarah Princeton
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U Vermont
Alumni Library: JANES, Jodith
University Hospitals/ CASE
• AHMADY, Ali, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB)
• HURD, William W, M.D., MSc
• KINGSBERG, Sheryl, Ph.D.
MacDonald’s Women’s Hospital
Metro Health Medical Center/ CASE
• ATAYA, Khalid, M.D.
• ATHAYDE, Kelly, M.S., MT, TS (ABB)
• HAMMEL, Jeff, M.S.
• NOVELLI, Lynn
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ARUMUGAM, Suyavaran KUMAR, Satish MOURADI, Rand, M.S.
SAMBAMURTHY, Chandra
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Other Speakers
Post Graduate Students
Akron
Cleveland
Cleveland
Pondicherry University, India
Cleveland State University
Speakers Contact Information
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AGARWAL, Ashok, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB)
Director, Andrology Laboratory and
Reproductive Tissue Bank
Professor, Lerner College of Medicine
Phone: 216-444-9485
e-mail: Agarwaa@ccf.org
AHMADY, Ali, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB)
Lab Director, MacDonald Fertility
& IVF Program, Mac 5034
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
1100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: (216) 844-3317
e-mail: ali.ahmady@UHhospitals.org
ARUMUGAM, Suyavaran
Post-Graduate Student
Dept. of Biochem & Molecular Biology Pondicherry University
Pondicherry 605014, India
Phone: +91-9894248741
e-mail: suyavaran@gmail.com
ATAYA, Khalid, M.D.
Director, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, MetroHealth Medical Center
Professor of Reproductive Biology
Case Western Reserve University
Phone: 216 778 5990
e-mail: ktaya@metrohealth.org
ATHAYDE, Kelly, M.S., MT, TS (ABB)
In charge, IVF Laboratory
North East Ohio Fertility Center
Adjunct Instructor of OB-GYN, NEOUCOM
468 East Market Street
Akron, OH, USA
Phone: (330) 376-2300
e-mail: athaydk@gmail.com
ATTARAN, Marjan, M.D.
Staff, Section Head of Pediatric
& Adolescent Gynecology
OB/GYN & Women’s Health Institute
Cleveland Clinic, A81
Phone: (216) 445-2492
e-mail: attaram@ccf.org
BANERJEE, Amiya, Ph.D.
Section Head, Virology
Molecular Genetics Department
Cleveland Clinic, NN10
Phone: (216) 444-0625
e-mail: banerja@ccf.org
BANI-HANI, Saleem, M.S.
Research Student in Andrology
Phone: (216) 444-4402
Fax: 216-636-3100
e-mail: banihas@ccf.org
BARAKAT, Ehab, M.D.
Research Fellow in GYN
Phone: (216) 444-4402
e-mail: barakae@ccf.org
10.BRADLEY, Linda, M.D.
Vice Chair, Obstetrics and
Gynecology and Women’s
Health Institute,
Staff, Center for Specialized
Women’s Health Cleveland Clinic,
A81
Phone: (216) 444-3435
e-mail: bradlel@ccf.org
11.Camino, Debra
Program Manager
Cleveland Clinic
Phone: (216) 444-9338
e-mail: caminod@ccf.org
12.CHEN, Dinah
Sophomore, Princeton University
2008 Summer Internship Alumni
Phone: (330) 357-6659
e-mail: dkchen@princeton.edu
13.CHOI, Audrey
Medical Student 2nd yr
CASE Medical Center
Phone: 408-893-0737
e-mail: Audrey.choi@case.edu
14.DADA, Rima, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anatomy
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi 110029, India
Phone: +91 11 26542416
e-mail: rima_dada@rediffmail.com
15.DAVIS, Brian, Ph.D.
Director, Medical Device Solutions
Vice Chair, Biomedical Engineering
Cleveland Clinic, ND20
Phone: (216) 444-1055
e-mail: davisb3@ccf.org
16.DIRICAN, Enver Kerem, Ph.D.
Embryology Laboratory Director
MAYA Center for Assisted
Reproductive Technologies;
Ankara, Turkey
Phone: +90 312 4373919 ext. 510
e-mail: kerem@dirican.tr.tc
17.DRAZBA, Judy, Ph.D.
Director, Imaging Core Facility
Lerner Research Institute, NB 10
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH 44195,
Phone: (216) 445-3760
e-mail: drazbaj@ccf.org
18.ERDEMIR, Ahmet, Ph.D.
Director, Biomedical Engineering Core
Cleveland Clinic, ND20
Phone: (215) 445-9523
e-mail: erdemira@ccf.org
19.EVENSON, Donald, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry
South Dakota State University
President and Director, SCSA
Diagnostics Inc.; Brookings, SD 57006
Phone: (605) 692-5938
e-mail: scsa@brookings.net
20.FABER, Pieter, Ph.D.
Manager, Genomic Core
Cleveland Clinic, NE50
Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone: (216) 444-7124
e-mail: faberp@ccf.org
21.FALCONE, Tommaso, M.D.
Chairman, OB-GYN and Women’s Health Institute
Professor of Surgery
Phone: (216) 444-1758
e-mail: falcont@ccf.org
22.GOLDBERG, Jeffrey, M.D.
Section Head
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Phone: (216) 444-2240
Office Phone: (216) 444-2240
e-mail: goldbej@ccf.org
23.GOLDFARB, James, M.D., M.B.A.
Director, Beachwood Fertility Center
Clinical Professor
Cleveland Clinic, BD10
Phone: (216) 839-3100
e-mail: goldfaj2@ccf.org
24.GONSALVES, Lillian, M.D.
Vice chair, Psychiatry and Psychology
Staff, Center for Specialized Women’s Health; OB-GYN Institute
Cleveland Clinic, P57
Phone: (216) 444-2197
e-mail: gonsall@ccf.org
25.GORMAN, Bridget
Administrator, Department of Urology
Cleveland Clinic, Q1-10
Phone: (216) 444-3236
e-mail: gormanb@ccf.org
26.GREENHALGH, Leslie, C.N.P.
IVF Nurse, OB-GYN
Phone: 216/444-8360
e-mail: greenhl@ccf.org
27.GUPTA, Manjula, Ph.D.
Director, Endocrine, Immunology Laboratory, Department of Clinical Pathology
Laboratory Medicine Institute
Cleveland Clinic, L30
Phone: (216) 444-2714
e-mail: guptam@ccf.org
28.GUPTA, Sajal, M.D.
Phone: 216-444-8182
e-mail: guptas2@ccf.org
29.HAMMEL, Jeff, M.S.
Senior Biostatistician
Phone: 716-474-4515
e-mail: jeffphammel@yahoo.com
30.HAZEN, Stanley, M.D., Ph.D.
Section Head, Preventive Cardiology
Staff, Cell Biology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Phone: (216) 444-9426
e-mail: hazens@ccf.org
31.HURD, William W, M.D., MSc
Director, Division of Reproductive
Endocrinology & Infertility
Professor of Reproductive Biology
Department of OB-GYN
University Hospitals Case Medical Center Cleveland, OH 44106-5034
Phone: (216) 844-5345
e-mail: William.Hurd@UHhospitals.org
32.JANES, Jodith
Librarian, Alumni Library Services
Cleveland Clinic, NA 30
Phone: (216) 445-7335
e-mail: janesj@ccf.org
33.JONES, J Stephen, M.D.
Chairman, Regional Urology
Phone: 216/444-4454
e-mail: joness19@ccf.org
34.KADER, Amr, M.D.
Research Fellow, OB-GYN
Center for Surgical Innovation, Technology & Education and Center for Reproductive Medicine
Phone: (216) 444-4402
e-mail: kadera@ccf.org
35.KALE, Vaishali, M.S.
Research Fellow in Andrology
Phone: (216) 444-4402
e-mail: kalev@ccf.org
36.KEFER, John, M.D.
Chief Resident, Urology
e-mail: keferj@ccf.org
37.KINGSBERG, Sheryl, Ph.D.
Chief, Division of Behavioral Medicine
MacDonald Women’s Hospital,
Associate Professor, CWRU
Phone: 216 844-5078
e-mail: Sheryl.Kingsberg@UHhospitals.org
Speakers Contact Information
38.KLEIN, Eric, M.D.
Chairman
Section Head, Urologic Oncology
Cleveland Clinic, Q 10-1
Phone: (216) 444-5591
Fax: 216-445-4396
e-mail: kleine@ccf.org
39.KUMAR, Satish
Centre for Bioinformatics
Pondicherry University
Phone: +91-9952649542
e-mail: satish.pondy11@gmail.com
40.LICHTIN, Alan, M.D.
Staff, Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders
Taussig Cancer Institute
Chairman, Institutional Review Board
Cleveland Clinic, R35
Phone: (216) 444-6823
e-mail: lichtia@ccf.org
41.MAHFOUZ, Reda, M.D.
Research Fellow in Andrology/ Urology
Phone: (216) 444-4402
e-mail: mahfour@ccf.org
42.MEHTA, Adi, M.D.
Staff, Endocrinology and
Metabolism Institute
Phone: (216) 445-5312
e-mail: mehtaa@ccf.org
43.METTERLE, Lauren
Sophomore
OH State University
Columbus, OH
Phone: (330) 289-5186
e-mail: Metterle.1@osu.edu
44.MODLIN, Charles, M.D.
Staff, Transplantation Center
Director, Minority Men’s Health Center
Phone: (216) 445-7550
e-mail: modlinc@ccf.org
45.MONTAGUE, Karl Drogo, M.D.
Interim Department Chair
Director, Center for GU Reconstruction Professor of Surgery, Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute; Cleveland Clinic, Q10-1 Phone: (216) 444-5590
e-mail: montagd@ccf.org
46.MOORE, Amy
Manager, Medical Editing Services
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic, NA32
Phone: (216)445-4898
e-mail: moorea@ccf.org
47.MOORE, Courtenay, M.D.
Staff, Urology
Phone: (216) 444-8043
e-mail: moorec6@ccf.org
48. Morrison, Sylvia
Director of Marketing
Cleveland Clinic, AC3-1-434
Phone: (216) 448-0851
e-mail: morriss5@ccf.org
49.MOURADI, Rand, M.S.
Phone: 216-444-4402
e-mail: rmouradi@sbcglobal.net
50.NAGY, Zsolt Peter, M.D., Ph.D.
Scientific and Laboratory Director
Reproductive Biology Associates
Atlanta, GA 30342
Phone:(404)-2571840
e-mail: peter.nagy@rba-online.com
51.NOVELLI, Lynn
Medical Writer,
Phone: (440) 667-0274
e-mail: lrnovelli@windstream.net
52.O’BRIEN, O’Flynn Katherine
Senior, University of Pennsylvania
Phone: (610) 733-3202
e-mail: kaobrien@sas.upenn.edu
53.PARE, Suzanne, C.N.P.
IVF Nurse, OB-GYN
Phone:(216) 444-8360
e-mail: pares@ccf.org
54.PAREKATTIL, Sijo, M.D.
Director, Male Infertility and Microsurgery
Co-Director, Robotic Surgery
Asst. Professor, Department of Urology
University of Florida
Phone: (352)-273-6815
e-mail: sijo.parekattil@urology.ufl.edu
55.POPTIC, Earl, Ph.D.
Manager, Hybridoma Core
Cleveland Clinic, NB10
Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone: (216) 445-6635
e-mail: poptice@ccf.org
56.POSILLICO, Jim, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Molecular Biometrics, LLC
Phone: (908) 879-3794
e-mail: jposillico@molecularbiometrics.com
57.POSILLICO, Sarah
Junior, University of Vermont
Phone: (908) 625-8879
e-mail: sposilli@uvm.edu
58.POWELL, Thomas, Ph.D.
Cleveland, OH 44195,
Phone: (216) 445-8055
e-mail: powellt@ccf.org
59.RAGHEB, Ahmed, M.D.
Research Fellow in Male Infertility
Phone: (216) 444-4367
e-mail: ragheba@ccf.org
60.SABANEGH, Edmund, M.D.
Director, Center for Male Infertility
Phone: (216) 445-4473
e-mail: sabanee@ccf.org
61.SAMBAMURTHY, Chandra Sekaran
Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Phone: +91-9952649921
e-mail: arun.pcu@gmail.com
62.SAMPLASKY, Mary, M.D.
Resident Physician, Urology
e-mail: samplam@ccf.org
63.SHARMA, Rakesh, Ph.D.
Andrology Laboratory and
Phone: (216) 444-4350
e-mail: Sharmar@ccf.org
64.SHEMO, Cathy, MT
Manager, Flowcytometry Core
Cleveland Clinic, NB21
Phone: (216) 445-3798
e-mail: shemoc@ccf.org
65.SHOSKES, Daniel, M.D.
Director, Center for Advanced Research
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute.
Phone: (216) 445-4757
e-mail: shosked@ccf.org
66.SIEMIONOW, Maria, MD, Ph.D.
Section Head, Plastic Surgery Research
Department of Plastic Surgery
Cleveland Clinic, A-60
Phone: 216 445-2405
e-mail: siemiom@ccf.org
67.SOLE, Kristina, M.D.
Associate Staff
Cleveland Clinic, A 81
Phone: (216) 444-4064
e-mail: solek@ccf.org
68.THACKER, Holly, M.D.
Director
Center for Specialized Women’s Health
Associate Professor
Phone: (216) 444-9240
e-mail: thackeh@ccf.org
69.THIYAGARAJAN, Aparna, M.S.
Coordinator, ART Training
Phone: (216) 444-4402
e-mail: thiyaga@ccf.org
70.THOMAS, Anthony, M.D.
Staff, Bioethics/ Urology
Department of Bioethics
Cleveland Clinic, JJ60
Phone: (216) 445-7850
e-mail: thomasa@ccf.org
71 WILLARD, Belinda, Ph.D.
Director, Proteomics Core
Cleveland Clinic, NC 10
Phone: (216) 444-7171
e-mail: willarb@ccf.org
72.WOLF, Patricia
Education Coordinator, 6170
OB/GYN & Women’s Health Institute
Phone: (216) 444-4884
e-mail: wolfp@ccf.org
73.YADAV, Satya P, Ph.D.
Director, Molecular Biotechnology
Core
Cleveland Clinic, NN1-13
Phone: (216) 445-7095
e-mail: yadavs@ccf.org
74.ZBOROWSKI, Maciej, Ph.D.
Staff, Biomedical Engineering
Cleveland Clinic, ND 20
Phone: (216) 445-9330
e-mail: zborowm@ccf.org
75.ZHANG, Renliang, M.D., Ph.D.
Manager, Mass Spectrometry II Core
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave., NE10-227
Phone: (216) 444-3136
Email: zhangr1@ccf.org
Preceptors
ABDELRAZIK, Hussein, M.D.
Assistant Lecturer
Department of Andrology
Suez Canal University
Egypt
Phone: 2-02-24149447
E-mail: Husseinabdelrazik@yahoo.com
AGARWAL, Ashok, Ph.D.
Director, Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive Tissue Bank
Phone: 216-444-9485
Cell: (216) 312-5432
E-mail: Agarwaa@ccf.org
AHMADY, Ali, Ph.D, HCLD
Lab Director, MacDonald Fertility
& IVF Program, Mac 5034
1100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: (216) 844-3317/ (310) 292-3358 (M)
E-mail: ali.ahmady@UHhospitals.org
ali_ahmady@yahoo.com
BARAKAT, Ehab, M.D.
Research Fellow
Obstetrics & Gynecology Department
Phone: (216) 444-4402
E-mail: barakae@ccf.orgg
DADA, Rima, M.D., Ph.D., MAMS
Visiting Scientist, Cleveland Clinic
Phone: (216) 444-4402/ (216) 795-8942 (H)
Permanent Address:
Associate Professor, Dept of Anatomy
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi 110029, INDIA
Phone: 91-11-26141365
E-mail: rima_dada@yahoo.co.in
DU PLESSIS, Stefan S. Ph.D., MBA
Head, Division of Medical Physiology
Faculty of Health Sciences
SPhonelenbosch University
Francie van Zijl Drive
Tygerberg, 7505
South Africa
Phone: 27 21 938 9388
E-mail: ssdp@sun.ac.za
GOSALVEZ, Jaime, Ph.D.
Departamento de Biología
Edificio de Biología C/
Darwin SN
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Cantoblanco
20849- MADRID, Spain
Phone: 34914978210
E-mail: jaime.gosalvez@uam.es
GUPTA, Sajal, M.D.
Phone: (216) 444-8182
Cell 216-410-5087
E-mail: gupta2@ccf.org
SAID, Tamer M, M.D.
Director, Andrology Laboratory and Reproductive
Tissue Bank
Repromed Ltd.
56 Aberfoyle Cr., Suite 209
Toronto, ON M8X2W4
Phone: 416-233-1212
E-mail: tamersaid@repromedltd.com
KADER, Amr, M.D.
Research Fellow, OB-GYN
Center for Surgical Innovation Technology & Education &
Phone: (216) 444-4402
Cell: (216) 392-2754
E-mail: kadera@ccf.org
SARKAR, Oli, M.Sc
Graduate Student
Department of Biochem. & Molecular Biology
Pondicherry 605 014, India
Phone: 91 99944 69532
E-mail: olisarkar@yahoo.com
KALE, Vaishali, M.S.
Phone: (216) 444-4367
Cell: (312) 493-7219
E-mail: kalev@ccf.org
KEREM, Dirican, Enver, Ph.D.
Embryology Laboratory Director
MAYA Center for Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Ankara
Turkey
Phone: 90 312 4373919 ext. 510
Fax: 90 312 4480248
E-mail: kerem@dirican.tr.tc
MAHFOUZ, Reda, M.D.
Research Fellow in Andrology/ Urology
Phone: (216) 444-4402
E-mail: mahfour@ccf.org
NABIL F. Aziz, M.B., ChB, MRCOG, M.D.
Consultant Gynecologist and lead Clinician
Liverpool Women’s Hospital
Lecturer, University of Liverpool
Liverpool Women’s Hospital
Crown Street Liverpool L8 7SS
United Kingdom
Phone: 44-151-7089988
E-mail: naziz@liv.ac.uk
NAGY, Zsolt Peter, Ph.D.
Scientific and Laboratory Director
Reproductive Biology Associates
1150 Lake Hearn Dr.; Suite 600
Atlanta, GA, 30342
Phone: (404) 2571840
Cell: 404668-6372
E-mail: peter.nagy@rba-online.com
SHARMA, Rakesh, Ph.D.
Andrology Laboratory
and Center for Reproductive Medicine
Phone: (216) 444-4350
Cell: (216) 548-2764
E-mail: sharmar@ccf.org
SIKKA, Suresh C, Ph.D., HCLD
Professor and Research Director of Urology,
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
1430 Tulane Avenue, SL-42
New Orleans, LA 70112-2699
Phone: (504) 988-5179
E-mail: ssikka@tulane.edu
THIYAGARAJAN, Aparna, M.S.
Phone: (216) 444-4367
Cell: (646) 704-5226
E-mail: thiyaga@ccf.orgg
VARGHESE, Alex C, Ph.D.
Scientific Director & Chief Embryologist
IVF Division, AMRI Medical Centre
97A, Southern Avenue,
Kolkata-700 029
Phone: 91-9748634082
E-mail: alex_cv2005@rediffmail.com
Summer Internship Program
2009 Candidates
SN NAME
COLLEGE
HOME
YEAR IN
COLLEGE
START
DATE
END
DATE
E-MAIL
1. RUMUGAN, Suvavaran Pondicherry University, India
India
MSc Final
06/01/09
07/31/09
suyavaran@gmail.com
2. BAW, Chin-Kun
Evanston, IL
Junior
06/15/09
08/03/09
c-baw@northwestern.edu
3. BOOTH, Caitlin
Northeastern Ohio University
Marietta, OH
Med Student
1 Year
08/03/09
08/31/09
cbooth1@neoucom.edu
4. Braga, Adriana
Metodista University, Sao Paulo
Brazil
Post Bach
05/18/09
07/10/09
adriana_braga@ymail.com
5. BRICKNER, Sarah
University of Akron, OH
Lexington, OH
Freshman
06/01/09
07/24/09
seb58@uakron.edu
6. BURNS, Whitney
Washington and Lee
University, VA
Moorefield, WV
Junior
06/01/09
07/24/09
burnsw@wlu.edu
7. CABLER, Stephanie
University of Notre Dame, IN
Chesterfield, MO
Junior
06/01/09
07/24/09
scabler@nd.edu
8. COYNE, Katie
University of Notre Dame, IN
Shaker Heights, OH Junior
06/15/09
08/03/09
Kcoyne1@nd.edu
Northwestern University, IL
9. GAGLANI, Aarti
Columbus Ohio
Med student
1 Year
06/15/09
08/03/09
agaglani@neoucom.edu
10. HOLDEN, Cecelia Anna King College, Bristol, TN
Bristol, VA
Freshman
06/01/09
07/24/09
caholden@student.king.edu
11. KIM, Ye Sul
Brown University, RI
Valhalla, NY
Sophomore
06/01/09
07/24/09
ye_sul_kim@brown.edu
12. KOTHARI, Shiva
Duke University, NC
Jericho, NY
Freshman
05/18/09
07/24/09
shiva.kothari@gmail.com
13. KUMAR, Satish
India
MSc Final
06/01/09
07/31/09
satish.pondy11@gmail.com
14. LEE, Jooyeon
Portland State University, OR
Rollinghills, CA
Post Bach
06/15/09
08/03/09
jooyeonl@pdx.edu
15. LY, Kim
University of North Texas, TX
Keller, Texas
Post Bach
06/01/09
07/24/09
kimdaoly@yahoo.com
16. MALIK, Mariam
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, UK
Bach
06/15/09
07/24/09
mariam.malik@ymail.com
17. REIN, Brandon JD
Ohio University Osteopathic Powell, OH
School of Medicine, OH
Osteopathic Med
2 Year
06/15/09
08/03/09
Br227207@ohio.edu
18. SAMBAMURTHY, Chandra Sekaran
MSc Final
06/01/09
07/31/09
arun.pcu@gmail.com
Med student 1Year
06/15/09
08/03/09
rshenoy@neoucom.edu
India
19. SHENOY, Rathna
Westlake, OH
20. SUSAN, Samer
Case Western Reserve University, Westlake, OH
Sophomore
06/01/09
07/24/09
OH
sls81@case.edu samersusan@yahoo.com
21. THOMPSON, Aaron
St Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Arden Hills, MN
Sophomore
06/01/09
07/24/09
Thompson@stolaf.edu
22. WRIGHT, Matthew
Case Western Reserve University, OH
Latrobe, PA
Freshman
05/25/09
07/17/09
mdw46@case.edu
23. ZLOBINSKI, Maria
Northeastern Ohio University, OH
North Canton, OH
Sophomore
08/03/09
08/31/09
mzlobinsky@neoucom.edu
Internship Schedule: June 1st – 5th, 2009
Day
Date
Monday
Tuesday
Time
Faculty Name/ Other
Lecture Title
6/1
8:30AM – 9:30AM
11:00AM – 12:00PM
1:30PM – 2:30PM
3:00PM – 5:00PM
Ye Sul Kim, Whitney Burns,
Samer Susan
Sarah Brickner, Cecilia Holden, Aron Thomson
Kim Ly, Stephanie Cabler
Internship Checklist: Session 1
Interns Appointment/ Orientation
(Volunteers Department): P66
Interns Appointment/ Orientation (Volunteers Department): P66
Interns Appointment/ Orientation
(Volunteers Department): P66
Dr. Sharma/ Dr. Agarwal/
Aparna Thiyagarajan: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-5:30)
6/2
9:00Am – 11:00AM
12:30PM – 1:30PM
2:30PM – 4:30PM
Dr. Sharma/ Dr. Kader/ Aparna
Tour #1 of Cleveland Clinic
(Taussig Cancer Center, LRI, Alumni Library,
H and A Bldg Food Joints, Crile Bldg, Eye Inst)
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
Dr Agarwal/ Dr Sharma/ Dr Gupta/ Student Mixer 1: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-5:30)
Aparna Thiyagarajan - Welcome
Wednesday 6/3
8:00AM
9.00AM – 11.00AM
12:30PM – 1:30PM
2:00PM – 5:00PM
Breakfast
Open Slot
Lunch Break
Open Spot
Breakfast: Rm. TT1-102 (8:00-12:00)
Open Slot
Lunch Break
Open Spot
Thursday
6/4
9.00AM – 10.00AM
12:30PM – 1:30PM
2:00PM – 3:00PM
3.00PM – 5.00PM Thomas Powell, PhD
Lunch Break
Rakesh Sharma, PhD
Open Slot
Biomedical Research: From Idea to Study Design: Rm. Q1 – 300 (8:30-12:30)
Lunch Break
Overview of Spermatogenesis: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:30)
Open Slot
Friday
6/5
8:00AM
9.00AM – 10.00AM
12:30PM – 1:30PM
3.00PM – 4.00PM
Breakfast
Ahmed Ragheb, MD
Lunch Break
Jodith Janes
Research Update Meeting: Mandatory:
Rm. TT3-06
Introducing the Male Reproductive System:
Rm. Q1-300 (9.00 -10:30)
Lunch Break
Introduction to the Library’s Web Page:
Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:30)
Internship Schedule: June 8th – 11th, 2009
Day
Date
Time
Faculty Name/ Other
Lecture Title
Monday
6/8
8:00AM Breakfast
Breakfast
9.00AM - 10.00AM Manjula Gupta, PhD
Immunoassays: Laboratory Cases; Curves and Sinkers: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-12:30)
10.15AM - 11.00AM Sajal Gupta, MD
Introduction to Female Reproductive System: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-12:30)
11.15AM - 12:15PM Rima Dada, MD, PhD, MAMS
Genetic Aspect of Male Infertility: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-12:30)
12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
3.00PM - 4.00PM
Jodith Janes
Searching Pubmed or Ovid (same data different interface): Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:30)
Tuesday
6/9 9.00AM - 10.00AM Amr Kader, MD
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis and Control
of Menstrual Cycle: Rm. TT1-100 (8:00-1:00)
11AM - 12:00PM
Tommaso Falcone, MD
Seminars on Female Infertility, Source: Clinical Reproductive Medicine and Surgery. Editors:
Hurd and Falcone, 2007: Rm. A8-800
Lunch Break
3.00PM - 4.00PM
Jodith Janes
Introduction to RefWorks: Rm. Q1-203
(2:30-4:30)
Wednesday 6/10
7:30AM
Breakfast
Breakfast: Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-11:00)
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Edmund Sabanegh, MD
Overview of Male Infertility:
Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-11:00)
9.30AM – 11:00AM Rakesh Sharma, PhD/ Laboratory Demonstration & Explanation of
Reda Mahfouz, MD
Andrology Techniques: Rm. TT3-06/10
Lunch Break
1:30PM – 3:00PM
Interns Photo Appointment: Center for Medical Art and Photography,
Ye Sul Kim, Whitney Burns,
NA-127
Samer Susan, Sarah Brickner,
Cecilia Holden, Aron Thomson
3.30PM – 4:30PM
Reda Mahfouz, MD
Laboratory Evaluation of Infertile Couples: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:00)
Thursday 6/11
8:30AM – 10:00AM Interns Photo Appointment: Center for Medical Art and Photography,
Kim Ly, Caitlin Booth, NA-127
Matthew Wright,
Stephanie Cabler, Shiva Kothari
10:00 AM – 11:00AMDinah Chen (Princeton University) My Internship Experience – Teleconference (330) 357-6659 Dinah Chen
(2008 Internship Alumni), Rm. TT3-10
1:00AM – 12:00PM Vaishali Kale, MS
Overview of Oogenesis: Rm. Q1-203
(8:30-11:30)
Lunch Break
3.00PM - 4.00PM
Jeff Hammel, MS
Statistics in Medical Research: Concepts, Procedures and Applications, Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:30)
Day
Date
Time
Friday
6/12
7:30AM
Breakfast 8:00AM – 9:00 AM Manjula Gupta, MD
9:00AM – 10:00AM Alan Lichtin, MD
10:00AM – 11:00AM Vaishali Kale, MS
4.00PM - 5.00PM
Kelly Athayde, MS
Monday 6/15
8:00AM
9.00AM - 10.00AM
12:30PM - 1:30PM
1:00PM - 2:00PM
3.00PM - 4.00PM
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Breakfast
Ahmed Ragheb, MD
Lunch Break
Aarti Gaglani, Eashwar Chandrasekaran,
Rathna Shenoy, Katie Coyne
James Goldfarb, MD
Open Slot
Tuesday 6/16
9.00AM - 10.00AM Pat Wolf
11.00AM - 12.00PM Tommaso Falcone, MD
12:30PM - 1:30PM Chin-Kun Baw, Brandon Rein,
Jooyeon Lee
3.00PM- 4.00PM
Sheryl Kingsberg, PhD
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Internship Checklist: Session 2
Faculty Name/ Other
Lecture Title
Research Update Meeting: Mandatory:
Rm. TT1-104 (7:30-12:00)
Hormone Regulation: Laboratory Assays:
Rm. TT1-104 (7:30-12:00)
Role of Institutional Review Board (IRB) in
Research: Rm. TT1-104
Cryopreservation of Testicular Tissue:
Perspectives
from Laboratory: Rm. TT1-104
Lunch Break
Basic Set-up of a Clinical Embryology Laboratory:
Rm. TT1-102 (3:00-5:00)
Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-4:30)
Medical Management of Male Infertility:
Rm. Q1-203
Lunch Break
Interns Appointment/ Orientation: P66
Fertility Preservation: Present and Future
Trends: Rm. Q1-203
Open Slot
Introduction to OB-GYN and Tour of the
Facility): Rm. A8-800
Surgical Management of Endometriosis:
Rm. A8-800
Interns Appointment/ Orientation: P66
Female Sexual Disorders: Assessment,
Diagnosis and Treatment Options:
Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:30)
Dr. Sharma/ Vaishali Kale/
Aparna Thiyagarajan: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-4:30)
Day
Date
Time
Wednesday 6/17
8:00AM
9.00AM - 10.00 AM
11.00AM - 12.00PM
12:30PM - 1:30PM
2:00PM – 3:30PM
3:30PM - 5:00PM
Faculty Name/ Other
Lecture Title
Breakfast
Bridget Gorman
Dr Agarwal/ Dr Sharma/
Dr Gupta - Welcome
Lunch Break
Open Slot
Dr. Sharma/ Dr. Kader
Breakfast Rm. Q1-203 (8.00-5:30)
Glickman Urology and Kidney Institute:
Tour and Introduction: 10th Floor Lobby
Glickman Tower
Student Mixer II: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-5:30)
Thursday 6/18
8.00AM - 9.00AM
Kristina Sole, MD
9:00AM - 11:00AM Amy Moore
11:00 AM – 12:00PM Lauren Metterle
(Ohio State University) 12:30PM - 1:30PM Lunch Break
2:30PM - 4.00PM
Brian Davis, PhD
4:00PM – 5:00PM
Dr. Sharma/ Dr. Agarwal
Friday
6/19
8:00AM
Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM Ali Ahmady, PhD
10:00AM – 11:00AM Ashok Agarwal, PhD
3.00PM - 4.00PM
Rima Dada, MD, PhD, MAMS 4:00PM - 5.00PM
Amr Kader, MD
Lunch Break
Open Slot
Tour #2 of Cleveland Clinic (Taussig Center,
LRI, Library, H and A Bldg Food Joints,
Crile Bldg, Eye Inst)
Contraception: Rm. A8-800 (7:30-1:00)
Ethical Issues in Publication: Authorship and
Plagiarism: Rm. A8-800 (7:30-1:00)
My Internship Experience - Lauren Metterle
(2008 Internship Alumni), Rm. A8-800
(7:30-1:00)
Lunch Break
Lecture & Tour of Biomedical Engineering,
Lerner Institute, Rm. ND2 - 40
Overview of CRM: Rm. TT1-102 (3:00-5:00)
Research Update: Mandatory Meeting:
Rm. A8-800 (8:00-11:30)
An Overview of ART and Related Laboratory
Techniques: Rm. A8-800 (8:00-11:30) Laboratory Evaluation of Male Infertility:
Current and Future Concepts: Rm. A8-800
(8:00-11:30)
Lunch Break
Cryopreservation of Germ Cells - Morphological Alterations and the Consequences: Rm. Q1-203
(2:30-5:00)
Fundamentals of Cryobiology: Rm. Q1-203
(2:30-5:00)
Internship Schedule: June 22nd – 24nd, 2009
Day
Date
Time
Faculty Name/ Other
Lecture Title
Monday
6/22
8:00AM
9.00AM - 10.00AM
11:00AM - 12:00PM
12:15PM - 1:15PM
1:30 PM – 2:30PM
3.00PM - 4.00PM Breakfast
Amr Kader, MD
Pieter Faber, PhD
Lunch Break
Reda Mahfouz, MD
Ahmet Erdemir, PhD
Breakfast: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30)
Fertilization, Embryogenesis, Implantation:
An introduction: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30)
How the Genomics Core Supports Research at
the Cleveland Clinic: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30)
Lunch Break
Techniques for Measurement of Oxidative
Stress and DNA Damage: Rm. Q1-203
(8:00-4:30)
Computational Biomodelling Core & Tour of
Biomechanics Laboratory, Room for lecture:
Q1-203 (8:00-4:30)
Tuesday 6/23
9.00AM - 10.00AM
10:30AM - 12:00PM
12:00PM - 1:00PM
1.00 PM - 2.00 PM
3.00PM - 4.00PM
Charles Modlin, MD
Aarti Gaglani,
Eashwar Chandrasekaran,
Rathna Shenoy, Chin-Kun Baw, Brandon Rein, Katie Coyne,
Jooyeon Lee
Lunch Break
Eric Klein, MD
Jeff Hammel, MS
Health Disparities in Racial and Ethnic
Minorities: Q1-300 (9.00-10.00)
Wednesday 6/24
7:30AM
8:00AM - 9:00AM
9.00AM - 10.00 AM
12:30PM - 1:30PM
3.00PM - 4.00PM
4.00PM - 5.00PM
Breakfast
Edmund Sabanegh, MD
Karl Drogo Montague, MD
Lunch Break
Daniel Shoskes, MD
Amr Kader, MD
Breakfast: Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-5:00)
Microsurgical Advances in Male Infertility:
Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-5:00)
Management of Erectile Dysfunction 2009:
How Did We Get Here? Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-5:00)
Lunch Break
Importance of Research in Urology: A Guide for
Students: Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-5:00)
Nuts and Bolts of Blastocyst Vitrification:
Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-5:00)
Center for Medical Art and Photography,
NA-127
Lunch Break
Introduction To Glickman Urological and Kidney
Institute: Rm. Q1-300 (1:00-2:00)
Statistical Procedures for Common Situations:
Rm. TT1-102 (2:00-5:00)/ alternate: Q1-203
(3:00-4:00)
Day
Date
Time
Faculty Name/ Other
Lecture Title
Thursday 6/25
8.00AM - 9.00 AM
Marjan Attaran, MD
11:00AM – 12:00PM Sajal Gupta, MD
1:30PM – 2:45PM
Sylvia Morrison
3.00PM - 4.00PM
John Kefer, MD
Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome:
Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30)
Writing an Informative and Concise, yet
Interesting Title, Abstract and Introduction:
Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30)
Ovarian Hormones: Structure, Biosynthesis, Function, Mechanism of Action and Laboratory Diagnosis: Rm. Q1-203 (10:00-4:30)
Lunch Break
Successful Public Speaking – Session 1: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30)
Role of Antioxidants in The Treatment of
Male Infertility: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30)
Friday
6/26
8:00AM - 9.00AM
10.00AM - 10.45AM
11.00AM - 12.00PM
12:30PM - 1:30PM
2.00PM - 2.30PM
2.30PM - 3.00PM
3:00PM – 4:00PM
Menopause: Symptoms and Management:
Rm. A8-800 (8:00-9:00)
Introduction to ICSI: Rm. Q1-203 (10:00-4:30)
From Karyotyping to PCR: Rm. Q1-203
(10:00-4:30)
Lunch Break
Hybridoma Core Lab: Lecture and Tour
(Group 1): Rm. NB1-25
Hybridoma Core Lab: Lecture and Tour
(Group 2): Rm. NB1-25
Teleconference: Summer Internship Experience
(2008 Internship Alumni): Rm. TT3-10
Monday
6/29
7:30AM
Breakfast
8.00 AM - 9.00 AM Manjula Gupta, MD
9.00 AM - 10.00 AM Amiya Banerjee, PhD
11.00 AM - 12.00 PMJohn Kefer, MD
2:30PM – 3:30PM
Rakesh Sharma, PhD
3:45PM – 4:30PM
Aparna Thiyagarajan, MS
Holly Thacker, MD
Vaishali Kale, MS
Rima Dada, MD, PhD, MAMS
Lunch Break
Earl Poptic, PhD
Earl Poptic, PhD
Katherine O’Flynn O’Brien, Phone: (610) 733-3202
Breakfast: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30)
Laboratory Investigation of Gonad Function:
Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30)
Basic Virology: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30)
Surgical Techniques for Sperm Retrieval and
ART Outcomes: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30)
Lunch Break
Art and Science of Scientific Writing:
Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30)
Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis:
Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-4:30)
Internship Schedule: June 30th – July 3rd, 2009
Day
Date
Faculty Name/ Other
Lecture Title
Adi Mehta, MD
Courtenay Moore, MD
Rakesh Sharma
Lunch Break
Sylvia Morrison
Stephen Jones MD
Metabolic Syndrome: Rm. NA5-25 (7:30-1:30)
Female Sexual Disorders: A Urological
Perspective: Rm. NA5-25 (7:30-1:30)
Role of Oxidative Stress in Male Infertility:
Rm. NA5-25 (7:30-1:30)
Lunch Break
Successful Public Speaking – Session 2:
Rm. Q1 – 203 (2:30-4:30)
Innovative Treatments for Prostate Cancer: Rm. Q1 – 203 (2:30-4:30)
Wednesday 7/1
8:00AM - 9.00AM
9.00AM - 10.00AM
10:30AM – 12:30PM
12:30PM - 1:30PM
3.00PM - 4.00PM
4.00PM - 5.00PM
Khalid Ataya, MD
Lillian Gonsalves, MD
Sylvia Morrison
Lunch Break
Ashok Agarwal, PhD
Ali Ahmady, PhD
PCOS: Rm. Q1 – 203 (8:00-4:30)
Psychological Issues During A Woman’s
Reproductive Years: Rm. Q1 – 203 (8:00-4:30)
Rm. Q1 – 203 (8:00-4:30)
Lunch Break
Fertility Preservation in Male Cancer Patients:
Rm. Q1 – 203 (8:00-4:30)
Fertilization and Embryonic Development:
Rm. TT1-104 (7:30-1:30)
Thursday
Amy Moore
Lunch Break
Amr Kader, MD
Group I (4:00 – 4:30),
Group II (4:30 – 5:00)
Discussion : The Resources Available to Help
Authors Write: Rm. Q1–300 (8:30-11:30)
Lunch Break
Laboratory Demonstration: Embryo/ Oocyte
Vitrification: Rm. Q1 – 203 (3:30-5:30)
Tour of Andrology Laboratory: Dr. Gupta/ Dr. Agarwal: Desk A19.1
Free Spot
Free Spot
Free Spot
Lunch Break
Free Spot
Rm. TT1-104 (7:30-1:30)
Free Spot
Free Spot
Lunch Break
Free Spot
Tuesday
Time
6/30
8.00AM - 9.00AM
9.00AM - 10.00AM
11.30M - 12.30PM
12:30PM - 1:30PM
2.00PM – 2:45PM
3.00PM - 4.00PM
7/2
9:00AM - 11:00AM
12:30PM - 1:30PM
2:30PM – 3:30PM
4.00PM - 5.00PM
Friday
7/3
8:00AM
9.00AM - 10.00AM
10:30AM -11:30PM
12:30PM - 1:30PM
2:00Pm – 5:00PM
Internship Schedule: July 6th - 9th, 2009
Day
Date
Monday
Tuesday
Time
7/6
8:00AM
9.00AM - 10.00AM
10.00AM - 12.00PM
12:30PM - 1:30PM
3.00PM - 4.00PM
7/7
9.00 AM - 10.00AM
11.00AM - 12:00PM
12:30PM - 1:30PM
1:45PM – 3:15PM
3:30PM – 4:30PM
Wednesday 7/8
8:00AM - 9.00AM
9.00AM - 10.00AM
11.00AM - 12.00PM
12:30PM - 1:30PM
3.00PM - 4.00PM
Thursday
Faculty Name/ Other
Lecture Title
Breakfast
Cathy Shemo
Lunch Break
Mary Samplaski, MD
Breakfast: Rm. Q1 – 203 (7:30-4:30)
Embryo Culture Requirements: Rm. Q1 – 203
(7:30-4:30)
Tour of the Flow core lab: Rm. NB b-40
Lunch Break
Prune Belly Syndrome: An Introduction:
Rm. Q1 – 203 (7:30-4:30)
Maria Sieminow, MD, PhD, DSc
Jeffrey Goldberg, MD
Lunch Break
Sylvia Morrison
Leslie Greenhalgh, RN/ Susie Pare, CRN / Debbie Breeden, RN
Face Transplant Program at Cleveland Clinic:
Current and Future Challenges: Rm. TT1-100
(8:30-12:30)
Reproductive Imaging: An Introduction:
Rm. TT1-100
(8:30-12:30)
Lunch Break
Rm. Q1-203 (1:30-4:30)
Counseling Infertile Couple-Role of Reproductive Medicine Nurse:
Rm. Q1-203 (1:30-4:30)
Kristine Sole, MD
Rima Dada, MD, PhD, MAMS Lunch Break
Jeff Hammel, MS
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Rm. TT1-102
(8:00-9:00)
Embryo Implantation and Uterine Receptivity:
Rm. Q1 – 203 (8:30-4:30)
Autosomal and Sex Chromosomal Abnormalities: Rm. Q1 – 203 (8:30-4:30)
Lunch Break
Multivariate and Advanced Procedures in Statistics: Rm. Q1 – 203 (8:30-4:30)
7/9
11:30AM – 12:30PM Audrey Choi
2:30PM -3:30PM
Tommaso Falcone, MD 3:45PM – 4:30PM Lynn Novelli
Writing Process: Rm. NA5-17 (8:00-1:00)
My Internship Experience: Audrey Choi (2008
Internship Alumni): Rm. NA5-17 (8:00-1:00)
Lunch Break
Endometriosis: Etiology and Management:
Rm. A8-800 (2:00-4:00)
Marketing and Medicine: Rm. A8-800
(2:00-4:00)
Day
Date
Friday 7/10
Time
8:00AM
9.00AM - 10.00AM
11.00 AM - 12.00PM
12:30PM - 1:30PM
2:30 – 3:30PM
4:00PM – 5:00PM
Faculty Name/ Other
Lecture Title
Breakfast
James Goldfarb, MD
Belinda Willard, PhD
Lunch Break
Satish Kumar, MSc
Reda Mahfouz, MD
Rm. TT3-06
Strategies to Avoid Multiple Pregnancies in
ART: Rm. Q1-300 (9:00 – 11:00)
Basic Proteomics Methods: Rm. TT1-102
(10-1:00)
Lunch Break
Application of Molecular Docking in Male I
Infertility: Rm. Q1-203 (2.30-5.30)
Video presentation on ART: Rm. Q1-203
(2.30-5.30)
Saturday7/11
6:30PM - 9:30PM
Get Together at Agarwal ResidenceReception at Agarwal Residence
Monday 7/13
Breakfast
Linda Bradley, MD
Karl Drogo Montague, MD
Thomas Powell, PhD
Lunch Break
Belinda Willard, PhD
7:30AM
8:00AM - 9:00AM
9:00AM – 10:00AM
11:00AM – 12:00PM
12:30PM - 1:30PM
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday7/14
9:00AM – 9:45AM
Saleem Bani Hani, MS
10:00AM – 11:00AM Renliang Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
11:15AM – 12:15PM Jeffrey Goldberg, MD
2.00PM - 4.00PM
Judy Drazba, Ph.D
Breakfast: Rm. Q1 – 203 (7:30-5:30)
Female Reproductive Disorders : An Introduction: Rm. Q1 – 203 (7:30-5:30)
Evolution of the Artificial Urinary Sphincter and
Contemporary Application: Rm. Q1 – 203
(7:30-5:30)
Biomedical Research: Finding Funding:
Rm. Q1 – 203 (7:30-5:30)
Lunch Break
Proteomics Laboratory - Tour (2 Groups of 12
interns): Rm. NN1-25
Efficacy of L- Carnitine Before Sperm
Processing for Assisted Reproductive
Techniques: Rm. NA5-17 (8:00-5:00PM)
Mass Spectrometry Laboratory – Tour
(2 Groups of 12 interns): Rm. NE10-227 (10:30-11:30)
In Vitro fertilization: An Update: Rm. NA5-17
(8:00-5:00PM)
Lunch Break
Application of Confocal Microscopy in
Biomedical Research + Lab Tour: Rm. NB 10
Day
Date
Time
Wednesday 7/15
8:00AM
9:00AM - 11:00AM 12:30PM - 1:30PM
3.00PM - 4.00PM
Faculty Name/ Other
Lecture Title
Breakfast
Satya Yadav, PhD
Lunch Break
Satya Yadav, PhD
Breakfast: Rm. Q1-203 (8:30-11:30)
and (2.30-4.30)
An Introduction to Molecular Biology:
Rm. Q1-203 (8:30-11:30)
Lunch Break
Molecular Biology Laboratory Tour:
Rm. NN1-13
Thursday 7/16
8.00 AM - 9.00 AM Anthony Thomas, MD
11.00AM - 12.00PM Aparna Thiyagarajan, MS
2:00PM – 4:00PM
Vaishali Kale, MS
4.15PM - 5.00PM
Arumugam Suyavaran, MSc
Friday
7/17
8:00AM
Breakfast
9:00AM - 10:00AM Enver Kerem Dirican, PhD
10:30AM -11:30PM Sajal Gupta, MD
2:00Pm – 4:00PM Susan Lee
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Ehab Barakat, MD
Bioethics of ART: Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-12:30)
Embryo Scoring and Selection for Transfer:
Rm. Q1-203 (7:30-12:30)
Lunch Break
Demonstration of ICSI: Rm. TT3-06A
Cervical Cancer - Possible Causes and the
Molecular Mechanism of Malignancy:
Rm. Q1-203 (3.30-5.30)
Rm. TT3-06
Use of Magnetic Cell Separation (MACS)
Technique in Assisted Reproduction:
Rm. Q1-300 (9:00-11:00)
Role of Oxidative Stress in Female Infertility:
Rm. Q1-203 (10:30-11:30)
Lunch Break
Tour of Lerner College of Medicine:
Rm. NA-215 (Admission Office)
Role of Surgical Robotics in Reproductive
Medicine: Rm. Q1-203 (2:30-5:30)
Day
Date
Time
Faculty Name/ Other
Lecture Title
Monday 7/20
8:00AM
Breakfast
9.00AM - 10.00AM Charles Modlin, MD
10:00AM - 11;00AM Rand Mouradi, MS
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Ahmed Ragheb, MD
Breakfast: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-11:30)
Renal Transplantation at Cleveland Clinic; An
Overview and Future Challenges: Rm. Q1-203
(8:00-11:30)
Computational Biomodelling: Study of Cell
Phone Radiation on Human Fertility:
Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-11:30)
Lunch Break
Surgery for Male Infertility:
Rm. Q1-203 (3:00-4:00)
Tuesday 7/21
9:00AM - 10:00AM S. Chandra Sekaran, MSc
11:00AM - 12:00PM Jeffrey Goldberg, MD
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD
Role of Y-Chromosome in Sex Determination
and Effect of its Deletion in Male Fertility:
Rm. Q1-300 (9:00-10:00)
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Rm. A8-800
(10:30-12:00)
Lunch Break
Mechanism of Nitric Oxide and Reactive Oxygen Species in Cardiovascular Diseases: Rm. Q1-203 (2.30-4.30)
Wednesday
Breakfast: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-11:30)
Advances in Diagnosis and Management of
Male Infertility: Rm. Q1-203 (8:00-11:30)
Complete Exit Procedure
Lunch Break
Importance of BioMEMS and Nanotechnology
in Disease Oriented Research: Rm. Q1-203 (1:30-5:30)
7/22
8:00AM
9.00AM - 10.00AM
10:30AM – 12:00PM
12:30PM - 1:30PM
3.30PM - 4.30PM
Breakfast
Reda Mahfouz, MD
Internship Exit Checklist
Lunch Break
Maciej Zborowski, PhD
Internship Schedule: July 23rd - 24th, 2009
Day
Date
Time
Faculty Name/ Other
Thursday 7/23
9:00AM – 10:00AM Peter Nagy, MD, PhD
10:00AM – 11.00AM Donald Evenson, PhD
11:00AM – 12:00PM Sijo Parekattil, MD
1:30PM – 2:30PM
Internship Exit Checklist
INTERN PREPARATION FOR PRESENTATION
Friday
7/24
9:00AM - 10:00AM Sijo Parekattil, MD
11:00AM - 4:00PM Scientific Presentations by Interns
(10 minutes each w/
5 minutes Q&A) 6:00PM - 6:30PM
Hors d’oeuvre
6:30PM - 7:00 PM
Sijo Parekattil, MD
7:15PM - 7:45PM
Jim Posillico, PhD
8:00PM - 10:30PM Award Ceremony
Lecture Title Two Discoveries That Changed The World of
Reproduction: ICSI and Vitrification
Controversies on the Utility of Sperm DNA
Fragmentation Tests Based on Animal and
Human Clinical Studies: Rm. Q1-300
(9:00-12:00)
Novel Imaging and Tissue Characterization
Techniques: Our Eyes for The Future.
Rm. Q1-300 (9:00-12:00)
Complete Exit Procedure
PREPARATION FOR SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION
Urology Technology Update: Pushing The
Envelope to Optimize Outcomes:
Rm. Q1-300 (9:00-5:30) Scientific Presentations by Interns
(Boxed Lunch): Rm. Q1-300 (9:00-5:30)
Intercontinental Hotel and Conference Center, 9801 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, Phone (216) 707-4300 www.InterContinental.com
Emerging Role of Robotic Microsurgery
Can Novel Markers for Embryo Quality Assessment Prevent Octuplets?
Dinner
Note: Laptop needed in Q1-203, TT1 and NA1 buildings. Contact Media Services for help with A/V at 4-5140
No food allowed in Q1-300
Internship Projects
Scientific Writing Topics
• Role of ovarian tissue engineering in improving the outcome of ovarian grafting
• Blastocyst vitrification
• The economics of female fertility preservation
• Single balstocyst transfer: contemporary experience
• Management of infertile patient with multiple implantation failure
• Sperm preservation for assisted reproduction: Past, present and future
• Incidence of sperm DNA damage and oxidative stress in infertile patients with
or without varicocele
• Comparison of the oxidative stress and sperm DNA damage in patients with primary
and secondary male infertility
• Sperm DNA fragmentation in infertile patients with or without oxidative stress
• Clinical pathological view of infertility diagnosis/ management
• DNA damage/ repair in infertility and cancer patients, is there a link?
• Innovative role of surgical robotics In reproductive medicine
• Endometriosis, In: Infertility in Practice • Sperm Banking - When, Why and How, In: Male Infertility - Problems and Solutions
• Role of antioxidants in female infertility
• Oxidative stress and its role in endometriosis: mechanistic and therapeutic implications • Role of oxidative stress and antioxidants in assisted reproduction
• Role of oxidative stress in PCOS
• Oxidative stress and recurrent pregnancy loss
• Male biological clock (age) and infertility
• Oxidative stress and female reproduction, In: Textbook of Free Radical Biomedicine
• Oxidative Stress and Male Reproduction, In: Textbook of Free Radical Biomedicine
• Physiology of Fertilization, In: Learning on Endocrinology and male Reproductive Biology
• Laboratory Evaluation of Male Infertility, In: Learning on Endocrinology and
Male Reproductive Biology
• Overview of Spermatogenesis, In: Learning on Endocrinology and Male
Reproductive Biology
• Implication of apoptosis in sperm cryo-injury
• Impact of inflammation on male fertility
• Free radicals: Their in vitro/in vivo beneficial and detrimental effects on sperm function
• The importance of physiological ROS levels in normal sperm function
• The role of nitric oxide in sperm function
• The role of GLUT transporters in human spermatozoa
• Minimizing free radical production and damage during male gamete preparation for ART
• Obesity linked sperm disorders and male infertility
• Is there a role for (natural) anti-oxidant treatment in male fertility?
Mentor
Amr Kader/ Agarwal
Amr Kader/ Agarwal
Amr Kader/ Agarwal
Amr Kader/ Agarwal
Amr Kader/ Agarwal
Amr Kader, M.D.
Reda Mahfouz, M.D.
Reda Mahfouz, M.D.
Reda Mahfouz, M.D.
Reda Mahfouz/ Agarwal
Reda Mahfouz, M.D.
Ehab Barakat/ Agarwal
Sajal Gupta/ Agarwal
Rakesh Sharma/ Agarwal
Ashok Agarwal, Ph.D.
Tamer Said/ Agarwal
Oli Sarkar/ Agarwal
Stefan Du Plessis/ Agarwal
Stefan Du Plessis, Ph.D.
Stefan Du Plessis, Ph.D.
Internship Projects
Scientific Writing Topics
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Available methods to diagnose and treat oxidative stress in human semen/spermatozoa
Comparison of individual oxidants in seminal plasma and spermatozoa
Proteomics: A tool for studying sperm function and dysfunction
Glucose or fructose: Which is the preferred energy source for human sperm metabolism or when is it needed?
Stefan Du Plessis Ph.D.
Indications for ICSI or the decision when to use ICSI or conventional IVF for insemination
in ART
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD-AS); what is true and what is false, what is the
role of the embryo?
Zsolt Peter Nagy /
Agarwal
DNA damage repair in spermatozoa and zygotes
PCOS - Molecular abnormalities in oocytes and associated somatic cells
Spindle and cytoskeletal organization and dynamics during freezing-thawing of
various stages of oocytes and embryos
Human embryo metabolism and analytical tools
Ageing oocyte - a molecular insight into the architecture and physiology
Glutathione gene and male infertility - unraveling the mystery
Genetic polymorphism and male infertility - an update
Global gene expression patterns in the blastocysts
Human spermatozoa from the stem cells: Hope or hype
Alex Varghese / Agarwal
Zsolt Peter Nagy, PhD
Alex Varghese, Ph.D.
Alex Varghese, Ph.D.
Alex Varghese Ph.D.
Alex Varghese Ph.D.
Alex Varghese Ph.D.
Impact of environmental pollutants on female reproduction and assisted reproduction
Enver Kerem Dirican / Agarwal
• Gender imbalance after assisted reproduction, a myth or fact? Enver Kerem Dirican / Agarwal
• Developing a detailed morphological gamete-embryo scoring system for prediction of Enver Kerem Dirican, Ph.D.
successful clinical pregnancy and selection of embryos for transfer
• Fertility opportunities for patients with non-obstructive azoospermia: What Is beyond ICSI? Hussein Abdelrazik / Agarwal
• Male and female hormonal replacement therapy: What are the differences?
Hussein Abdelrazik / Agarwal
• Molecular genetic markers in female reproductive cancers
Rima Dada / Agarwal
• Is male infertility a forerunner of cancer?
Rima Dada / Agarwal
• Sperm cryopreservation – ultra structural abnormalities and their consequences
Rima Dada, M.D.
• Varicocele: diagnostic work up and its clinical significance
Rima Dada, M.D.
• Varicocele -Impact of oxidative stress on Mt and nuclear DNA integrity
Rima Dada, M.D.
• DNA integrity analysis: Useful adjunct to semen analysis in era of ART
Rima Dada, M.D.
• Mitochondrial mutations and their causal role in sperm motility defects
Rima Dada / Agarwal
• Nuclear and Mt DNA integrity: role in male fertility
Rima Dada, M.D.
• Epigenetics and it role in male infertility
Rima Dada / Agarwal

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