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EMBO Workshop on Ovarian Biology:
1st European Ovary Workshop
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Monday, February 17
 

07:00 WET

Registration
Monday February 17, 2025 07:00 - 08:30 WET
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Registration desk opens (located in the foyer of the conference venue)
Monday February 17, 2025 07:00 - 08:30 WET
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08:30 WET

Opening ceremony
Monday February 17, 2025 08:30 - 09:00 WET
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Welcome by the organizing committee
Monday February 17, 2025 08:30 - 09:00 WET
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09:00 WET

Keynote 1: Gonadal sex determination
Monday February 17, 2025 09:00 - 09:30 WET
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Speaker: Susana Chuva Lopes (Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands)
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Susana Chuva Lopes

Professor, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center
Monday February 17, 2025 09:00 - 09:30 WET
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09:30 WET

Keynote 2: Meiosis and oogenesis
Monday February 17, 2025 09:30 - 10:00 WET
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Speaker: Jennifer Gruhn (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Jennifer Gruhn

Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Assistant Professor,Department of Cellular and Molecular MedicineUniversity of Copenhagen
Monday February 17, 2025 09:30 - 10:00 WET
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10:00 WET

Cohesin dynamics determine oocyte quality throughout the mammalian reproductive lifespan
Monday February 17, 2025 10:00 - 10:15 WET
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Neil Hunter (University of California Davis, USA)
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Neil Hunter

Professor, Univesrity of California Davis / Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Professor / Investigator - Ovarian Development & Meiosis, Ovarian Aging, Ovarian Toxicology, Female Fertility Preservation
Monday February 17, 2025 10:00 - 10:15 WET
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10:15 WET

Epigenetic regulation of female reproductive aging
Monday February 17, 2025 10:15 - 10:45 WET
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Tahira Aslan (University of Cologne, Germany)
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Tahira Aslan

PhD, CECAD Cologne
PhD Student - Ovarian Aging
Monday February 17, 2025 10:15 - 10:45 WET
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10:15 WET

Investigating the impact of pubertal onset on cohesion weakening in mouse oocytes
Monday February 17, 2025 10:15 - 10:45 WET
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Luz Maria Lopez Ruiz (University of California Davis, USA)
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Luz Maria Lopez Ruiz

PhD, University of California Davis
Postdoctoral Researcher - Ovarian Development & Meiosis
Monday February 17, 2025 10:15 - 10:45 WET
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10:15 WET

Morphological assessment of competence: creating a model for predicting blastocyst formation and euploidy status from oocyte characteristics
Monday February 17, 2025 10:15 - 10:45 WET
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Michael Neal (ONE Fertility, Canada)
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Michael Neal

MSc, ONE Fertility / McMaster University
Scientific Director - Ovarian Development & Meiosis, Ovarian Microenvironment, Ovarian Aging, Ovarian Endocrinology, Ovarian Dysfunction & ART, Ovarian Toxicology, Female Fertility Preservation
Monday February 17, 2025 10:15 - 10:45 WET
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10:15 WET

Preventing Supernumerary Oocyte Formation by Restricting Synaptonemal Complex Maintenance
Monday February 17, 2025 10:15 - 10:45 WET
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Rui Gonçalo Martinho (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Monday February 17, 2025 10:15 - 10:45 WET
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10:15 WET

Reconstructing the ultrastructure of conserved ovarian intercellular bridges (ICBs)
Monday February 17, 2025 10:15 - 10:45 WET
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Jasmin Imran Alsous (Flatiron Institute, USA)
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Jasmin Imran Alsous

PhD, Flatiron Institute
Research Scientist, Co-Project Lead - Ovarian Development & Meiosis
Monday February 17, 2025 10:15 - 10:45 WET
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10:15 WET

SMYD3 as a key epigenetic regulator of meiotic maturation and developmental competence in ovine oocytes
Monday February 17, 2025 10:15 - 10:45 WET
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Chiara Camerano Spelta Rapini (University of Teramo, Italy
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Chiara Camerano Spelta Rapini

PhD, University of Teramo
PHD STUDENT - Ovarian Development & Meiosis, Granulosa & Theca Cells, Ovarian Microenvironment, Generating Oocytes in vitro, Ovarian Endocrinology, Ovarian Dysfunction & ART, Female Fertility Preservation
Monday February 17, 2025 10:15 - 10:45 WET
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10:45 WET

Break
Monday February 17, 2025 10:45 - 11:15 WET
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Break period
Monday February 17, 2025 10:45 - 11:15 WET
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11:15 WET

Keynote: Theca cells – the forgotten cells of the ovary
Monday February 17, 2025 11:15 - 11:45 WET
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Christiani Amorim (Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
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Christiani A. Amorim

Professor, Université Catholique de Louvain
I spend my days trying to convince the ovary to cooperate with science. My research revolves around ovarian biology, tissue engineering, and fertility preservation, with a particular obsession for figuring out how to bioengineer functional ovaries.From cryopreserving ovarian tissue... Read More →
Monday February 17, 2025 11:15 - 11:45 WET
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11:45 WET

Mechanical control of mammalian folliculogenesis by theca cells and its implications in ageing
Monday February 17, 2025 11:45 - 12:00 WET
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Chii Chan (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
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Chii Chan

Professor, Mechanobiology Institute
Assistant Professor - Granulosa & Theca Cells, Ovarian Microenvironment, Ovarian Aging
Monday February 17, 2025 11:45 - 12:00 WET
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12:00 WET

Distinct differences in luteinization dynamics of cultured human granulosa cells from small antral follicles and preovulatory follicles
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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Lea Bejstrup Jensen (University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Lea Bejstrup Jensen

MSc, Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, University Hospital of Copenhagen
PhD Student - Granulosa & Theca Cells, Ovarian Aging, Ovarian Endocrinology
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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12:00 WET

Isolation and characterization of extracellular vesicles from maturation media conditioned by bovine oocytes
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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Juri Gnagnarelli (University of Ghent, Belgium)
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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Isolation and propagation of human ovarian theca cells
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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Malene Louise Johannsen (University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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Luteinizing hormone (LH)- and choriogonadotropin (hCG)-dependent receptor trafficking is required to maintain ligand-specific signalling
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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Clara Lazzaretti (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy)
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Clara Lazzaretti

BSc, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Assistant Professor - Ovarian Endocrinology
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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Molecular landscape of folliculogenesis and oogenesis across ovarian lifecycle stages
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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Darina Obukhova (Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands)
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Darina Obukhova

MSc, Maastricht University Medical Center
PhD student - Ovarian Aging
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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12:00 WET

Revealing ovarian homeostasis in Drosophila: A new model for ovarian physiology
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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Vincent Mirouse (Université Clermont Auvergne, France)
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Vincent Mirouse

Professor, CNRS
DR CNR, PI - Ovarian Development & Meiosis
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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12:00 WET

Single-cell transcriptomics show a cell cycle response in ovarian mural granulosa cells of sows following a negative energy balance during lactation
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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Yu Qi (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
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Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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12:00 WET

SLIT1 and SLIT2 act redundantly through AKT pathway in response to gonadotropins without exclusively signaling via ROBO1 in mouse follicular granulosa cells
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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Florine Grudet (Université de Montréal, Canada)
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Florine Grudet

Student, University of Montreal
PhD Student - Granulosa & Theca Cells
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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The effect of luteinizing hormone (LH) in modulating Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) pathway in human granulosa cells
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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Serena De Carlini (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy)
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Serena De Carlini

Student, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
PhD Student - Granulosa & Theca Cells, Ovarian Microenvironment, Ovarian Endocrinology
Monday February 17, 2025 12:00 - 12:30 WET
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12:30 WET

Lunch + Networking event
Monday February 17, 2025 12:30 - 14:30 WET
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Lunch break and networking event
Monday February 17, 2025 12:30 - 14:30 WET
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14:30 WET

Translational strategies targeting the ovarian microenvironment to improve reproductive longevity
Monday February 17, 2025 14:30 - 15:00 WET
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Francesca Duncan (Northwestern University, USA)
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Francesca Duncan

Associate Professor, Obstetrics and GynecologyThomas J. Watkins Memorial Professor in Reproductive ScienceCo-Director, Center for Reproductive ScienceFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Monday February 17, 2025 14:30 - 15:00 WET
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15:00 WET

Single cell and spatial multiomics analysis of the ovary across the lifespan
Monday February 17, 2025 15:00 - 15:15 WET
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James Ashcroft (Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK)
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James Ashcroft

PhD, Wellcome Sanger Institute
PhD Student - Wellcome Sanger Institute
Monday February 17, 2025 15:00 - 15:15 WET
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15:15 WET

A novel cellular player in ovarian biology: telocytes in the intraovarian stroma
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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Merjem Purelku (Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Turkey)
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Merjem Purelku

PhD, Bahcesehir University
MD, PhD - Ovarian Development & Meiosis, Ovarian Microenvironment, Ovarian Aging, Ovarian Endocrinology
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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15:15 WET

AMH signaling in the ovary is mediated by stromal fibroblasts. Stroma-follicle interactions as a key to understanding follicle activation regulation
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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Ilana Boustanai (Sheba Medical Center, Israel)
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Ilana Boustanai

PhD, Sheba Medical Center
Researcher - Ovarian Microenvironment, Ovarian Endocrinology, Female Fertility Preservation
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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15:15 WET

Assessing the ovarian microbiome: lack of a distinguishable microbial signature beyond contamination
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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Alberto Sola Leyva (Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden)
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Alberto Sola Leyva

PhD, Karolinska Institutet
Postdoctoral Researcher - Ovarian Microenvironment
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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15:15 WET

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Extracellular vesicles in the ovarian follicle in health and disease: do they play only trivial roles in molecular cellular communication?
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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Agne Velthut-Meikas (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia)
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Agne Velthut-Meikas

Professor, Tallinn University of Technology
Associate Professor - Granulosa & Theca Cells, Ovarian Microenvironment, Ovarian Aging, Ovarian Endocrinology, Ovarian Dysfunction & ART, Ovarian Toxicology
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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15:15 WET

IGF-1, EGF and dbcAMP orchestration for gap-junction restoration between oocytes and cumulus cells
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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Taisiia Yurchuk (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
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Taisiia Yurchuk

PhD, Institute of Animal Reproduction and food Research in Olsztyn, Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Post-doctoral researcher - Ovarian Development & Meiosis, Generating Oocytes in vitro, Female Fertility Preservation, Wildlife Conservation
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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15:15 WET

Mapping the human ovarian cortex: unravelling the proteomics landscape across life stages and chemotherapy exposures
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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Loren Méar (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)
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Loren Méar

PhD, Karolinska Institutet
Postdoctoral researcher -
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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15:15 WET

Preliminary results on the comparison of different techniques for isolation of extracellular vesicles from equine follicular fluid
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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Fabiola Le Gaffric Molto (Ghent University, Belgium)
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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15:15 WET

Proteomic profiling reveals the molecular signature of chemotherapy-induced microenvironmental alterations in the human ovary
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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Johanne Grosbois (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
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Johanne Grosbois

PhD, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Postdoctoral Researcher - Ovarian Microenvironment, Female Fertility Preservation
Monday February 17, 2025 15:15 - 15:45 WET
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15:45 WET

Break
Monday February 17, 2025 15:45 - 16:15 WET
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Short break
Monday February 17, 2025 15:45 - 16:15 WET
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16:15 WET

Keynote 1: Contribution of mechanical force to microenvironment for oocyte dormancy
Monday February 17, 2025 16:15 - 16:45 WET
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Katsuhiko Hayashi (Osaka University, Japan)
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Katsuhiko Hayashi

Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan
Monday February 17, 2025 16:15 - 16:45 WET
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16:45 WET

Keynote 2: New methods for induced ovulation and gamete derivation in an endangered marsupial mammal
Monday February 17, 2025 16:45 - 17:15 WET
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Andrew Pask (University of Melbourne, Australia)
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Andrew Pask

Fundamental science, academia, industry engagement.
Monday February 17, 2025 16:45 - 17:15 WET
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17:15 WET

Innovative Poly(epsilon-caprolactone)(PCL) electrospun patterned scaffolds: shaping the future of ovarian tissue engineering
Monday February 17, 2025 17:15 - 17:30 WET
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Chiara Di Berardino (University of Teramo, Italy)
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Chiara Di Berardino

PhD, University of Teramo
Post Doctoral Researcher - Ovarian Development & Meiosis, Granulosa & Theca Cells, Ovarian Microenvironment, Generating Oocytes in vitro, Ovarian Endocrinology, Ovarian Dysfunction & ART, Female Fertility Preservation
Monday February 17, 2025 17:15 - 17:30 WET
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17:30 WET

Developing an in vitro ovary model for the prolonged culture of mouse follicles
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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Mira Jacobs (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
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Mira Jacobs

MSc, University Zurich/ University Hospital Zurich
PhD Student - Ovarian Microenvironment, Generating Oocytes in vitro
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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17:30 WET

Developing mouse ovarian organoids to explore reproductive health and disease
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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Lixian Liu (Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
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Lixian Liu

PhD, KU Leuven- The Stem Cell Institute
PhD student - KU Leuven- The Stem Cell Institute
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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17:30 WET

Development of the in vitro culture of human preantral follicles for restoration of fertility in cancer patients
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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Shunran Zhang (Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
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Shunran Zhang

MSc, UCLouvain, Pole de Recherche en Physiopathologie de la reproduction - REPR
PhD student - Generating Oocytes in vitro, Female Fertility Preservation
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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17:30 WET

Evaluation of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated transduction of dissociated mouse ovarian cells
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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Janet Kwan (University of Oxford, UK)
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Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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17:30 WET

Generation of novel human ovarian cell models in vitro
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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Lydia Wehrli (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
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Lydia Wehrli

PhD, Karolinska Institutet
Postdoctoral Researcher - Ovarian Toxicology
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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17:30 WET

Molecular and ultrastructural effects of in vitro culture on human ovarian cortical samples
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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Xinchen Liu (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
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Xinchen Liu

MSc, Karolinska Institution
Phd candidate - Ovarian Microenvironment, Ovarian Aging, Ovarian Endocrinology, Ovarian Toxicology, Female Fertility Preservation
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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17:30 WET

Ovarian rejuvenation: neonatal cell replacement revives age-related loss in ovarian self-organisation
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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Jowi Olfers (University of Oxford, UK)
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Jowi Olfers

MSc, Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health (NDWRH), University of Oxford
MSc Biomedical Sciences graduate - Granulosa & Theca Cells, Ovarian Aging, Ovarian Dysfunction & ART
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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17:30 WET

Silk-Ovarioids: Establishment and characterization of human ovarian primary cells 3D-model system
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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Valentina Di Nisio (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
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Valentina Di Nisio

PhD, Karolinska Institute
Postdoctoral Researcher - Ovarian Microenvironment, Female Fertility Preservation
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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17:30 WET

The effect of the mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant Mitoquinol in human follicles and ovarian tissue in vitro
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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Cristina Subiran Adrados (University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Cristina Subiran Adrados

PhD, Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Rigshospitalet
Postdoc - Female Fertility Preservation
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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17:30 WET

The role of in vitro culture medium in shaping human ovarian preantral follicle development and ECM secretion
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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Arezoo Dadashzadeh (Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
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Arezoo Dadashzadeh

PhD, Université catholique de Louvain
Postdoctoral researcher - Female Fertility Preservation
Monday February 17, 2025 17:30 - 18:00 WET
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18:00 WET

Poster Session 1 + Drinks
Monday February 17, 2025 18:00 - 19:30 WET
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Posters from sessions 1 - 4
Monday February 17, 2025 18:00 - 19:30 WET
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20:00 WET

Welcome Dinner Party – Quiz Night
Monday February 17, 2025 20:00 - 22:00 WET
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Dinner and a fun quiz night for attendees.
Monday February 17, 2025 20:00 - 22:00 WET
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