Assisted Reproduction Technologies - long term perspectives

Krakow - September 7-8, 2018

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Welcome letter

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce and invite you to participate in the international conference: Assisted Reproduction Technologies - long term perspectives, taking place in the didactic centre of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, September 7-8, 2018.

The aims of the conference: Assisted Reproduction Technologies - long term perspectives are to explore new horizons and address up-to-date scientific developments in reproductive biology, find areas for future scientific and clinical collaboration, and spread education on Assisted Reproductive Technology.

It is a unique meeting bringing together leading experts, scientists, clinicians to provide a comprehensive overview on various aspects of Reproductive Medicine and Epigenetics.

I wish you the constructive debates and relaxing free time in unique environment of The Royal City of Kraków (http://goforpoland.pl/en/show/the-royal-city-of-krakow.html).

Grażyna E. Ptak

Project Coordinator

The conference is organized within the project H2020-TWINN-2015. This activity received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under GA No 692185 (Acronym ERAofART, budget: 1 182 500,00 Euros).

Organizers

Scientific Committee

Grażyna Ptak – Jagiellonian University in Cracow

Zbigniew Polański – Jagiellonian University in Cracow

Wojciech Branicki – Jagiellonian University in Cracow

Paweł Łabaj – Jagiellonian University in Cracow

Organizing Committee

Director of IGAB, PAS Jarosław Horbańczuk – Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences – Coordinating Institution
Work packages and Task Leaders Grażyna Ptak – Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Cracow and Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Wojciech Branicki - Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Cracow
Thomas Haaf - University of Würzburg
Cyprian Tomasik - Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Federica Zacchini - Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Cracow
International Advisory Board Luca Gianaroli, S.I.S.Me.R, Bologna, Italy
Pasquale Patrizio, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale Fertility Centre, Yale School of Medicine, USA
Paweł Radwan, GAMETA Hospital. Łódź, Poland
Laura Rienzi, GENERA, Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Roma, Italy
Roman Smolarczyk, Princess Anna Mazowiecka University Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
Sławomir Wołczyński, Medical University of Bialystok

General Information

Congress Dates:
September 7-8, 2018
Congress Venue:
The conference, gala dinner and hotels are all situated in the historic center of the Royal City of Kraków, all venues are in walking distance.
Didactic centre of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University, Krupnicza St. 33A, Kraków
Gala Dinner Venue:
pl. Wszystkich Świętych 5, Kraków (Bazylika i Klasztor Franciszkanów)
Language:
English is the official language of the Conference
Clothing:
Informal for all occasions
Climate:
Average temperatures can range from 20°C to 25°C.
Liability:
The Congress Secretariat and the organizers cannot accept liability for personal accidents, nor for loss of, or damage to private property of participants, either during or directly arising from the conference. Participants should make their own arrangements with respect to health and travel insurance.
Congress secretariat:
Jagiellonian University Conferences is the official organizer of the conference. Please contact konferencje@uj.edu.pl for any additional information or assistance.

Program

Friday, September 7, 2018

9.30 Welcome

Kazimierz Strzałka – Director of Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Cracow

9.45 Opening

Grażyna Ptak – project coordinator, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology Jagiellonian University in Cracow and Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences

10:00-13:00 Session 1: ART safety – from science to practice

Chair:
Grażyna Ptak, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Jagiellonian University in Cracow
Monika Ward, University of Hawaii - Harnessing ART to Defeat Abnormal Spermatogenesis
Anna Ajduk, University of Warsaw - Cleavage divisions in mammalian embryos: their molecular mechanisms and applicability as an embryo quality marker
Zofia Madeja, Poznan University of Life Science - Cell fate decisions in non-rodent mammalian embryos – lessons from the bovine model

11.30-12.00 Coffee break and poster session

Monika Kaczmarek, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn - Extracellular vesicles: small particles with unique properties for pregnancy success
Dorota Lechniak-Cieślak, Poznan University of Life Science - The bright and dark sides of in vitro produced bovine embryos

13.00-14.00 Lunch break

14:00-16:00 Session 2: High-throughput genome analyses in studies of reproductive health

Chair:
Wojciech Branicki, Jagiellonian University in Cracow
Thomas Haaf, University of Würzburg - The impact of paternal factors and assisted reproduction on the epigenomes of sperm and resultant offspring.
Sheng Li, The Jackson Laboratory - Beyond the genome - decoding the cancer epigenome dynamics
Paweł Łabaj, Jagiellonian University in Cracow - Reproducibility in science - lessons from SEquencing Quality Control consortium
Undraga Shagdarsurengin, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen - The relevance of the epigenetic regulation of " junk DNA" in male germ cell and its impact on reproduction

16.00-16.30 Coffee break and poster session

16.30-17.30 Short communications – selected from submitted abstracts

17.30-18.30 ERAofART – Advisory Board and Steering Committee Meeting

18.30-19.00 General Assembly of the project ERAofART (H2020-TWINN-2015)

19.30 Gala dinner at the Franciscan Monastery (located at the city center)

Saturday, September 8, 2018

10:00-13.00 Session 3: (A)symmetry and polarity in mammalian embryo development

Chair:
Zbigniew Polański, Jagiellonian University in Cracow
Petr Svoboda, Institute of Molecular Genetics ASCR, Prague - Remodeling of gene expression in mouse oocytes and early embryos by retrotransposons
Marie-Emilie Terret, College de France, Paris - Cortical tension: a predictor of oocyte fitness
Takashi Hiiragi, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg - Self-organization in mouse development

11.30-12.00 Coffee break and poster session

Michele Boiani, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Munster - What we can learn from monozygotic twins about blastomere symmetry and totipotency
Federica Zacchini, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow - Embryo biopsy – how it influences further development

13.00-14.00 Lunch break

14.00-15.00 Short communications – selected from submitted abstract

15.00-17.00 Session 4: Focused workshop: flow cytometry -“all-in-one” diagnostic tool in andrology

Interactive session with targeted audience in an informal atmosphere to enhance knowledge exchange and cooperation with practitioners

Michał Bochenek, Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Cracow - Semen diagnostics by flow cytometry – state of the art.
Anna Szul, Małopolskie Centrum Biotechniki, Krasne/Rzeszów - Advanced semen quality control in Bulls’ Artificial Insemination Centre: conclusions after one year of everyday routine use of flow cytometry.
Roman Pińkowski, Beckman-Coulter - Easy to use, state-of-the-art equipment – the present and the future of flow cytometry for semen diagnostics.
  • Roundtable discussion with practitioners (in polish, if requested):
    1. Are the sperm standard diagnostic methods (CASA, microscopy) sufficient and adequate for you? If not, what are your expectations, ideas?
    2. Are you ready to spend extra money for an extra information?
    3. Are you ready to experiment a little bit with this information and cooperate with scientists?
    4. What’s the optimal solution: your own instrument or diagnostic center for many Infertility Units?
    5. Sorting of large number of healthy spermatozoa for freezing/insemination/IVF

17.00 Closing ceremony

Pre- and post-conference workshop

Practical training

For further info and program please contact organizers: Grażyna Ptak (g.ptak@uj.edu.pl) and Wojciech Branicki (wojciech.branicki@uj.edu.pl)

Abstracts for the Congress:

Participants are encouraged to submit an abstract for review by the Scientific Committee. The Committee reserves the right to select the abstracts relevant to the Congress Program. The Committee will accept a maximum 2 abstract for poster display per presenting author. Abstracts will be included in the final schedule only on receipt of registration.

Before you begin, please prepare the following information:

  • Title of the abstract and chosen topic
  • Family names and names of all authors
  • Details of affiliation of all author(s); institution, city, country
  • Contact details of the presenting author (email, tel.)

Please note: Abstracts cannot exceed 250 words.

About abstract submission:

Be sure that all changes, corrections and proofreading have been carried out before submitting.

Please send abstract to Dr. Federica Zacchini - federica.zacchini@uj.edu.pl - mentioning your name and abstract title.

Abstract Submission: August 15, 2018

Registration

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Department of Communications and Marketing – Conferences
konferencje@uj.edu.pl
ul. Michałowskiego 9/3, 31-126 Kraków
tel.: 0048 (12) 663 23 60
www.konferencje.uj.edu.pl

Accomodation

Hotel Radisson Blue