European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology

12:30 - 13:30

Registration

13:30 - 13:45

Opening remarks – Speaker to be confirmed

Early germ cell and follicle history

Chairmen: Evelyn Telfer (United Kingdom) and Alberto Luciano (Italy)

13:45 – 14:15

Current understanding of primordial germ cell biology – Donatella Farini (Italy)

14:15 – 14:45

Global DNA methylation erasure in primordial germ cells – Wendy Dean (United Kingdom)

14:45 - 15-15

Novel mechanisms and actions of gonadotropins – Ilpo Huhtaniemi (United Kingdom)

15:15 - 15:30

Discussion

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break

Systemic and local regulation of follicle development

Chairmen: Rita Canipari (Italy) and Carlos Plancha (Portugal)

16:00 – 16:30

What gonadotropin physiology can teach us to improve ovarian stimulation regimens – Stephen Hillier (United Kingdom)

16:30 – 17:00

In vitro follicle growth to investigate follicular paracrine interactions – Evelyn Telfer (United Kingdom)
 

17:00 – 17:30

Involvement of local factors in aberrant follicle development - Stephen Franks (United Kingdom)

17:30 - 17:45

Discussion

17:45 – 18:30

Selected oral presentations and discussion

Friday, 20 April 2012

Mutual regulation of germinal and somatic compartments

Chairmen: Fulvio Gandolfi (Italy) and Johan Smitz (Belgium)

08:30 – 09:00

How the cumulus cell function is regulated and why – Robert Gilchrist (Australia)

09:00 – 09:30

Genome Integrity in Mammalian Oocytes – David Albertini (USA)

09:30 – 10:00

The role of zinc during mammalian meiosis and egg activitation: the inorganic signature of life – Francesca Duncan (USA)

10:00 – 10:15

Discussion

10:15 – 10:45

Coffee break

Meiotic regulation in the oocyte life history

Chairmen: Lucia De Santis (Italy) and Kersti Lundin (Sweden)

10:45 – 11:15

At which stages can meiotic errors occur throughout oogenesis? – Ursula Eichenlaub-Ritter (Germany)

11:15 – 11:45

Start and stop signals of oocyte meiotic maturation – Keith Jones (Australia)

11:45 – 12:15

Chromosome-derived gradients in maturing oocytes - John Carroll (United Kingdom)

12:15 – 12:30

Discussion

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch

Folliculogenesis and maturation in vitro

Chairmen: David Abertini (USA) and Rubens Fadini (Italy)

14:00 – 14:30

Oocyte and follicle metabolic requirements in vitro – Roger Sturmey (United Kingdom)

14:30 - 15:00

Novel systems and factors to improve oocyte quality in vitro - Evelyn Telfer (United Kingdom)

15:00 – 15:30

Insights into oocyte competence from somatic cells gene expression – Johan Smitz (Belgium)

15:30 – 16:00

Achievements and challenges of oocyte in vitro maturation in the human – Giovanni Coticchio (Italy)

Saturday, 21 April 2012

Maternal legacy for embryo development – I

Chairmen: Keith Jones (Australia) and Cristina Magli (Italy)

09:00 – 09:30

Origin of oocyte totipotency - Maurizio Zuccotti (Italy)

09:30 – 10:00

Oocyte polarity: a sign of oocyte quality? - Carlos Plancha (Portugal)

10:00 - 10:30

Maternal effect genes: from the fruit fly to the human – Agnieszka Jedrusik (United Kingdom)

10:30 – 10:45

Discussion

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee break

Maternal legacy for embryo development - II

Chairmen: Riccardo Talevi (Italy) and Soren Ziebe (Denmark)

11:15 – 11:45

Influence of maternal-embryonic transition on embryonic development - Sergio Ledda (Italy)

11:45 – 12:15

Maternal diabetes and oocyte dysfunctions - Kelle Moley (USA)

12:15 – 12:45

Maternal diet, embryo effects and offspring health - Tom Fleming (United Kingdom)

12:45 – 13:00

Discussion

13:00 – 13:15

Concluding remarks – Speaker to be confirmed

13:30

Sandwich lunch