Preliminary Program

2025 ASA/ICA Preliminary Program Timeline

Detailed agenda coming soon!

Plenary Lectures

ASA Emil Steinberger Lecture / Keynote Address

  • “Testosterone Treatment of Older Men with Hypogonadism”
    Peter J. Snyder, USA

ASA Women in Andrology Lecture

  • “Sperm Chromatin: A Blueprint of Development”
    Sue Hammoud, USA

ASA Richard D. Amelar Lecture

  • “ASA Through the Years: Challenges and Opportunities”
    Donna Vogel, USA

ASA Past President’s Lecture

  • “Functional Study of Testis-specific Genes In Vivo and In Vitro Using Genome Editing Approach”
    Masahito Ikawa, Japan

ASA International Lecture

  • “The Genetics of Testis Development, 35 Years on from SRY”
    Andrew Sinclair, Australia

ASA Diversity Lecture

  • “Understanding Male Reproductive Tract Development Though Chromosomal Imbalances”
    Carolina Jorgez, USA

Plenary Lecture 1

  • “Unlocking PDE5 Inhibitors’ Secrets: Two Decades of Clinical Trials and Preclinical Breakthroughs”
    Andrea Isidori, Italy

Plenary Lecture 2

  • “Environmental Factors in Adverse Trends in Male Reproductive Health”
    Anna-Maria Andersson, Denmark

Plenary Lecture 3

  • “Genetics of Male Infertility: The 21st century”
    Frank Tüttelmann, Germany

Plenary Lecture 4

  • “Polygenic Risk Score in Testis Cancer: Are We Ready for Its Clinical Use?”
    Katherine L. Nathanson, USA

Plenary Lecture 5

  • “Molecular and Cellular Therapeutic Targets to Manage Leydig Cell Dysfunction”
    Vassilios Papadopoulos, USA

Plenary Lecture 6

  • “Building Bridges Between Wild Animal Species and Humans in Male Fertility Preservation”
    Pierre Comizzoli, USA

Plenary Roundtable

  • “ICSI – A Genetic Timebomb Revisited 2025”
    Dorrie Lamb, USA
    Gianpiero Palermo, USA
    Csilla Krausz, Italy

DEBATE: Pros and Cons of PreAdjunctive Therapy to Improve Sperm Retrieval Rates in NOA

  • “Pro: PreAdjunctive Therapy Improves Sperm Retrieval Rates in NOA” – Paul Turek, USA
  • “Con: The Evidence Does Not Support Pre-Adjunctive Therapy Before Sperm Retrieval in NOA” – Peter Schlegel, USA

Symposia

Symposium 1 – Changes in Spermatozoa During Their Post-testicular Journey

  • “Cilia as Key Regulators of Male Reproductive Functions and Fertility”
    Clémence Belleannée, Canada
  • “Dynamic Changes in the Sperm Flagellum During Fertilization”
    Mariano G. Buffone, Argentina

 Symposium 2 – Paternal Impact on Offspring Health

  • “The Sperm Methylome and its Potential Impact on the Offspring”
    Timothy Jenkins, USA
  • “Paternal Influence on Offspring Health: A Touch for Life”
    Raffaele Teperino, Germany

 Symposium 3 – Genetics of Male Infertility: Going Beyond Etiology Diagnosis

  • “TESE Prediction Based on Genetic Tests: How Far Are We?”
    Antoni Riera Escamilla, USA
  • “Mutation Load in Infertile Men: A Putative Relationship Between Reproductive and Somatic Health”
    Ki Aston, USA

Symposium 4 – Male Sex Differentiation and DSD: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice

  • “Clinical Management of Persons with a Difference of Sex Development”
    Eric Vilain, USA

  • “The Battle of Sexes: Studying the Gene Regulatory Networks of Mammalian Sex Determination and relation to DSD”
    Nitzan Gonen, Israel

Symposium 5 – ASA / NYRA-Trainee Directed Symposium

  • “Male Reproductive Toxicity: Effects of Environmental Pollutants and the Role of Intestinal Microbiota”
    Juliana Perobelli, Brazil
  • “Exploring Geographic Variations in Semen Quality Using Spatial Dependence Analysis”
    Rita Rahban, Switzerland

Symposium 6 – Standardization Protocols in Andrology: Imaging and Androgen Measurements

  • “Male Genital Tract Ultrasound Reference Ranges: Lessons from the EAA Multicenter Study”
    Francesco Lotti, Italy
  • “Measurement, Reporting and Interpretation of Serum Testosterone in Men: Room for Improvement?”
    Dirk Vanderschueren, Belgium

Symposium 7 – In vitro Spermatogenesis & Fertility Preservation

  • “Application Potential of Spermatogonial Transplantation”
    Makoto Nagano, Canada
  • “Fertility Preservation from Birth to Adulthood”
    Rod Mitchell, UK

Symposium 8 – Sexual Medicine and Surgical Andrology: Advances in Clinical Practice

  • “Sexual Dysfunction and Infertility”
    Helen Bernie, USA
  • “Ejaculatory Disorders: An Overview”
    Ege Can Serefoglu, Turkey

Symposium 9 – Best Abstracts

Symposium 10 – Basic and Clinical Aspects of Leydig Cell Biology Across the Lifespan

  • “One Cell at a Time: Unlocking Fetal Testis Steroidogenesis”
    Joan Jorgensen, USA
  • “Usefulness of Leydig Cell Biomarkers in the Clinic”
    Jorma Toppari, Finland

Symposium 11 – Onco-andrology: Novel Insights into Basic and Clinical Aspects of Testis and Prostate Cancer

  • “Therapeutic Options in Testis Cancer Therapies and Their Late Effects”
    Michel Chovanec, Slovakia
  • “Sex-steroid Hormones are Key Modulators of Prostate Cancer Cell Metabolism”
    Etienne Audet-Walsh, Canada

Symposium 12 – Clinical Trials in Male Infertility and Contraception: The Two Sides of the Coin

  • “FSH Treatment in Idiopathic Infertility – Evidence Enough?”
    Hermann Behre, Germany
  • “Male Contraceptive Development: How Close Are We?”
    Stephanie Page, USA

Symposium 13: Immunology of the Male Reproductive System and Its Response to External Threats

  • “Infection of the Human Testis by Emerging Viruses: Innate Immune Responses, Viral Persistence and Impact on Male Reproductive Function”
    Nathalie Dejucq-Rainsford, France
  • “Recent Developments on Immune Populations in the Testis”
    Sudhanshu Bhushan, Germany