Recent activities


The Geyer lab attended the SSR Meeting in beautiful sunny San Jose, CA in July 2019. Chris was a panelist in an NIH/NICHD Pre-Meeting Workshop entitled “NIH Support for Typical and Non-typical Career Trajectories: Getting to Where you Want to Be”. O…

The Geyer lab attended the SSR Meeting in beautiful sunny San Jose, CA in July 2019. Chris was a panelist in an NIH/NICHD Pre-Meeting Workshop entitled “NIH Support for Typical and Non-typical Career Trajectories: Getting to Where you Want to Be”. Other panelists were: Dr. Sue Hammoud (Human Genetics, University of Michigan), Dr. Francesca Duncan (Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University), and Dr. Travis Kent (AAAS Science and Technology Fellow, NICHD).

And most importantly, Dr. Ben Hale (above, left) and Sasha Kirsanov (above, right) presented posters on their research projects.

Chris attended ENDO 2019 and chaired a session entitled “Normal Spermatogenesis is Critical for Reproductive Function” with 3 amazing speakers: Kyle Orwig (Magee Womens Institute at the University of Pittsburgh), Brad Cairns (Huntsman Cancer Institu…

Chris attended ENDO 2019 and chaired a session entitled “Normal Spermatogenesis is Critical for Reproductive Function” with 3 amazing speakers: Kyle Orwig (Magee Womens Institute at the University of Pittsburgh), Brad Cairns (Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah), and Dorry Lamb (Weill-Cornell Medical College). This view of the Superdome was out of the hotel room window!

Chris attended the 51st annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction meeting in New Orleans, LA. He chaired a Focus Session entitled "Pathways to Sex Determination". While the meeting was not held at the Spotted Cat Music Club (shown …

Chris attended the 51st annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction meeting in New Orleans, LA. He chaired a Focus Session entitled "Pathways to Sex Determination". While the meeting was not held at the Spotted Cat Music Club (shown above), we did listen to some great local jazz bands there!

Chris traveled to Chicago to speak at the 2018 Reproductive Science and Medicine Summit, which was hosted by the Center for Reproductive Science at Northwestern University. Please visit their website to see all their exciting activities. Pictured ab…

Chris traveled to Chicago to speak at the 2018 Reproductive Science and Medicine Summit, which was hosted by the Center for Reproductive Science at Northwestern University. Please visit their website to see all their exciting activities. Pictured above (from l-r): Chris Geyer, Marty Matzuk (Baylor College of Medicine), Thomas O'Halloran and Teresa Woodruff (both at Northwestern University), and Paula Cohen (Cornell University). We just finished a great dinner at their beautiful new downtown office suite!

Chris traveled to Gainesville and then Crystal River Florida in April to speak at the 2018 Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology Retreat. Thanks to Pete Hansen and John Bromfield for hosting, it was a great time! Pictured above are the attendees in …

Chris traveled to Gainesville and then Crystal River Florida in April to speak at the 2018 Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology Retreat. Thanks to Pete Hansen and John Bromfield for hosting, it was a great time! Pictured above are the attendees in front of the conference center in Crystal River.

The Geyer lab (Chris Geyer, Ellen Velte, and Nick Serra) attended the 50th annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction held July 13-16 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.. Chris gave an invited talk, and both Ellen…

The Geyer lab (Chris Geyer, Ellen Velte, and Nick Serra) attended the 50th annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction held July 13-16 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.. Chris gave an invited talk, and both Ellen and Nick presented posters on their work.

Chris flew to Hong Kong in June 2017 to speak at the Germinal Stem Cell Biology Gordon Research Conference. This year's focus was on "Programming and Reprogramming the Vertebrate Germline". This is a view of the Hong Kong skyline across from a balco…

Chris flew to Hong Kong in June 2017 to speak at the Germinal Stem Cell Biology Gordon Research Conference. This year's focus was on "Programming and Reprogramming the Vertebrate Germline". This is a view of the Hong Kong skyline across from a balcony at Morningside College, the site of the Wednesday night social.

Chris traveled in June to Orofino, ID to speak at the 2017 Annual Center for Reproductive Biology Retreat (Washington State University and University of Idaho). This is a view of the beautiful Clearwater River from the deck of the Hotel Conference C…

Chris traveled in June to Orofino, ID to speak at the 2017 Annual Center for Reproductive Biology Retreat (Washington State University and University of Idaho). This is a view of the beautiful Clearwater River from the deck of the Hotel Conference Center.

Chris visited the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, MA in May 2017 to teach in the Frontiers in Reproduction (FIR) course. Pictured in the center, across from Eel Pond, is the Swope Dormitory where faculty and students live and eat during …

Chris visited the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, MA in May 2017 to teach in the Frontiers in Reproduction (FIR) course. Pictured in the center, across from Eel Pond, is the Swope Dormitory where faculty and students live and eat during the course.

Another use for Tygon tubing - in a fine art (?) sculpture in the main lobby of the Hilton Miami Downtown, site of the XXIVth North American Testis Workshop. Chris was an invited speaker, and gave a talk entitled "Differential requirements for the m…

Another use for Tygon tubing - in a fine art (?) sculpture in the main lobby of the Hilton Miami Downtown, site of the XXIVth North American Testis Workshop. Chris was an invited speaker, and gave a talk entitled "Differential requirements for the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) and mTORC1 component Raptor in spermatogonial development in the mouse". Program chair Leslie Heckert (University of Kansas Medical Center) and vice-chair Vassillios Papadopoulos (USC School of Pharmacy) organized a great meeting!

The lab took a morning field trip in April 2017 to the ECU tennis courts to eat Duck Donuts and watch our two tennis superstars battle it out. Pictured, from L-R: Sasha Kirsanov and Trey Cook.

The lab took a morning field trip in April 2017 to the ECU tennis courts to eat Duck Donuts and watch our two tennis superstars battle it out. Pictured, from L-R: Sasha Kirsanov and Trey Cook.

The Geyer lab and other scientists from ECU attended the 2017 Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology (TCRB) meeting at the NIEHS. Pictured, from L-R: Bryan Niedenberger, Nick Serra, Emily Wilson, Sasha Kirsanov, Ellen Velte, Chris Geyer, Marqu…

The Geyer lab and other scientists from ECU attended the 2017 Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology (TCRB) meeting at the NIEHS. Pictured, from L-R: Bryan Niedenberger, Nick Serra, Emily Wilson, Sasha Kirsanov, Ellen Velte, Chris Geyer, Marquita Johnson, Randy Renegar, and Trey Cook.

Hiking in the El Yunque National Forest at the 2016 Gene Families & Isozymes Meeting in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Hiking in the El Yunque National Forest at the 2016 Gene Families & Isozymes Meeting in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Golfing with Jon and Melissa Oatley (Washington State University) at the 2016 Gene Families & Isozymes Meeting in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Golfing with Jon and Melissa Oatley (Washington State University) at the 2016 Gene Families & Isozymes Meeting in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Chris hanging out with his mentors at the 2016 Gordon Research Conference at the Waterville Valley Resort, N.H. On Chris's right is his Ph.D. advisor, John McCarrey (University of Texas at San Antonio), and on his left is his postdoctoral advisor, M…

Chris hanging out with his mentors at the 2016 Gordon Research Conference at the Waterville Valley Resort, N.H. On Chris's right is his Ph.D. advisor, John McCarrey (University of Texas at San Antonio), and on his left is his postdoctoral advisor, Mitch Eddy (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, retired).

Mountain biking at the 2016 Gordon Research Conference at the Waterville Valley Resort, N.H. Riders include, from L-R: Monika Ward (University of Hawaii), Marisa Bartolomei (University of Pennsylvania), Christopher Payne (Northwestern University), A…

Mountain biking at the 2016 Gordon Research Conference at the Waterville Valley Resort, N.H. Riders include, from L-R: Monika Ward (University of Hawaii), Marisa Bartolomei (University of Pennsylvania), Christopher Payne (Northwestern University), Amander Clark (University of California, Los Angeles), Karen Schindler (Rutgers University), Chris Geyer (East Carolina University), and Brian Hermann (University of Texas at San Antonio).

Chris taught "Spermatogenesis II" in the 2016 Frontiers in Reproduction (FIR) course at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Wood's Hole, MA. This is aview of beautiful Eel Pond from just outside the cafeteria...

Chris taught "Spermatogenesis II" in the 2016 Frontiers in Reproduction (FIR) course at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Wood's Hole, MA. This is aview of beautiful Eel Pond from just outside the cafeteria...

Watching the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship Game (UNC v. Villanova) in New Orleans at the American Society of Andrology Meeting. Our viewing party includes, from L-R: Tony De Falco (University of Cincinnati), John McCarrey (Univers…

Watching the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship Game (UNC v. Villanova) in New Orleans at the American Society of Andrology Meeting. Our viewing party includes, from L-R: Tony De Falco (University of Cincinnati), John McCarrey (University of Texas at San Antonio), Summer Goodson, Deborah O'Brien (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Mitch Eddy (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), and Stuart Moss (NIH/NICHD). Not shown is Brian Hermann (University of Texas at San Antonio), the Villanova grad, who was too nervous about the game to be in the picture!

Ziplining in Belize at the 2015 Gene Families & Isozymes Meeting with, from L-R: Kyle and Jen Orwig (both University of Pittsburgh), Cathy Geyer (DVM, Greenville, NC), Jon Oatley (Washington State University), Chris Geyer (East Carolina Universi…

Ziplining in Belize at the 2015 Gene Families & Isozymes Meeting with, from L-R: Kyle and Jen Orwig (both University of Pittsburgh), Cathy Geyer (DVM, Greenville, NC), Jon Oatley (Washington State University), Chris Geyer (East Carolina University), Melissa Oatley (Washington State University), and Brian Hermann (University of Texas at San Antonio)

Bonefishing in Belize at the 2015 Gene Families & Isozymes Meeting with, from L-R: our guide, Polo, Jon Oatley (Washington State University), and Chris Geyer (East Carolina University).

Bonefishing in Belize at the 2015 Gene Families & Isozymes Meeting with, from L-R: our guide, Polo, Jon Oatley (Washington State University), and Chris Geyer (East Carolina University).

Chris was a speaker at the 2015 Reseau Quebecois en Reproduction (RQR) Symposium in Montreal, Quebec. Shown is Makoto Nagano (McGill University) playing a very small guitar (also called a ukulele). Not shown is Bruce Murphy (University of Montreal),…

Chris was a speaker at the 2015 Reseau Quebecois en Reproduction (RQR) Symposium in Montreal, Quebec. Shown is Makoto Nagano (McGill University) playing a very small guitar (also called a ukulele). Not shown is Bruce Murphy (University of Montreal), who evidently didn't want to be seen playing a ukulele!? A wonderful trip with a fantastic host (thanks Bruce!).

Celebrating John McCarrey's 2015 Distinguished Service Award at the Society for the Study of Reproduction Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. From L-R: Jon Oatley and Aileen Hensel (Washington State University), Chris Geyer (East Carolina University),…

Celebrating John McCarrey's 2015 Distinguished Service Award at the Society for the Study of Reproduction Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. From L-R: Jon Oatley and Aileen Hensel (Washington State University), Chris Geyer (East Carolina University), and Brian Hermann and John McCarrey (University of Texas at San Antonio).

The Geyer lab attended the 2015 Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology (TCRB) meeting at the NIEHS. Pictured, from L-R: Nicholas Serra, Ellen Velte, Jonathan Busada, Chris Geyer, and Bryan Niedenberger.

The Geyer lab attended the 2015 Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology (TCRB) meeting at the NIEHS. Pictured, from L-R: Nicholas Serra, Ellen Velte, Jonathan Busada, Chris Geyer, and Bryan Niedenberger.