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Programme

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Thursday 02 November 2023

12:00 - 13:00
Registration and welcome lunch

13:00 - 13:20
Introduction
Ioannis Sfontouris, Greece
Gemma Arroyo Cardona, Spain

13:20 - 15:00
Session 1: Building a functional gamete
Chairs
Giovanni Coticchio, Italy
Enrica Bianchi, United Kingdom
13:20 - 13:50
Cell biology basis of gamete building
Carlos Plancha, Portugal
13:50 - 14:10
Discussion
14:10 - 14:40
The driving force of the oocyte in oogenesis and folliculogenesis
Helen M. Picton, United Kingdom
14:40 - 15:00
Discussion

15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break

15:30 - 17:00
Session 2: What makes a good sperm?
Chairs
Jackson Kirkman-Brown, United Kingdom
Carlos Plancha, Portugal
15:30 - 16:00
From spermatogonia to spermatozoa: the metamorphosis of the male gamete, including what the sperm brings to the egg
Chris Barratt, United Kingdom
16:00 - 16:20
Discussion
16:20 - 17:00
Breakout 1: preparation for workshop discussions: worked example total failed fertilization
Dean Morbeck, New Zealand