
POSTER REGULATIONS
1. Posters must be written in English since it is the official language of the Congress.
2. The Poster size should be: Height: 150 cm., Width: 90 cm. (portrait format).
3. The structure should consist of objectives, methods, results, comments and conclusions.
4. Posters must be hung by the authors
5. The Organization wont be responsible for any damage the posters may suffer.

EAA-ISA YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS FOR ICA2009
EAA (European Academy of Andrology) and ISA (International Society of Andrology) provide prizes of 500 Euros for selected abstracts.
AWARDEES
| Shang |
Serine/threonine kinases TSSK1 and TSSK2 are essential for sperm mitochondrial sheath assembly |
| Bozzini |
High frequency of microlithiasis of the epididymis in young patients who underwent kidney transplantation at a young age |
| Giachini |
gr/gr deletions: their clinical significance and relationship with Y chromosome background and AZFc rearrangements |
| Godmann |
Exposure of GC-1 spermatogonial-like cells to Tranylcypromine and Trichostatin A||alters histone H3 methylation and acetylation and stimulates the expression of||Gfra1 and Oct3/4 stem cell markers |
| Nuti |
Seladin-1 and testis cancer: overexpression in teratocarcinoma |
| Ouvrier |
Cholesterol trafficking in caput epididymidis: an LXR regulated mechanism. |
| Santos |
Interplay of Retinoic Acid and Follicle Stimulating Hormone Signaling in Sertoli Cells |
| Tsao |
The Relationship Between Varicoceles and Obesity in a Young Adult Population |
| Tajar |
Hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis disruptions in older men in relation to frailty index: results from the European male ageing study (Emas) |

CONRAD TRAVEL GRANTS FOR ICA2009
The Contraceptive Research and Development (CONRAD) Program (www.conrad.org) provides travel grants, for presenting authors of abstracts concerning male contraception.
AWARDEES
| Attardi |
Potent orally active synthetic androgens, dimethandrolone undecanoate (dmau: 7alpha,11beta-dimethyl-19-nortestosterone 17beta-undecanoate) and 11beta-methyl-19-nortestosterone 17beta-dodecylcarbonate (11beta-mntdc) as potential single agent male contraceptives: testing in an adult male rabbit model |
| Shang |
Serine/threonine kinases TSSK1 and TSSK2 are essential for sperm mitochondrial sheath assembly |
| Weigel Muñoz |
Evaluation of the potential contraceptive use of hCRISP1 in a non-human primate model |
* For the Awardees a check will be provided during the ceremony on Monday, March 9th , 15.30 15.40
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