Emerging Technologies for the Assessment of Gametes and Embryos: The "Omics"

Thursday, October 2, 2008

 

8:00 am Registration

 

8:45 am Introductory Remarks

David Gardner

 

Session I – ART Outcomes and Current Approaches to Embryo Assessment Based on Morphology

Session Chairs, Richard Scott and Daniel Brison

 

9:00 am Current Practices and Regulations for Embryo Transfer Worldwide: Implications for ART Outcome

Jan Gerris

 

9:40 am Measuring the Miniscule: Historical Aspects of

Embryo Assessment

Henry Leese

 

10:20 am Break

 

10:40 am Where Has Morphological Assessment of

Zygotes and Cleavage Stage Embryos Got Us To?

Denny Sakkas

 

11:20 am Has Blastocyst Culture Aided Embryo Viability Assessment?

David Gardner

 

12:00 pm Emerging Microscope-based Assessment Systems

of the Oocyte and Embryo

David Keefe

 

12:40 pm Lunch

 

Session II – Genomics

Session Chairs, Emre Seli and Andrew Watson

 

1:40 pm Origins of Aneuploidy in Human Embryos

Terry Hassold 

 

2:20 pm Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Screening:

Now and the Future

Mark Hughes

 

3:00 pm Break

 

3:20 pm Use of Comparative Genomic Hydridization (CGH) for Embryo Assessment

Dagan Wells

 

4:00 pm Emberging Role for SNP-based Technologies for Preimplantation Genetic Screening

Richard Scott

 

4:40 pm Reception

 

Friday, October 3, 2008

 

7:00 – 7:50 am Breakfast

 

7:50 am Opening Remarks

Emre Seli

 

Session III – Transcriptomics and Proteomics

Session Chairs, Terry Hassold and Mark Hughes

 

8:00 am Embryonic Function at the RNA Level

Andrew Watson

 

8:40 am Transcriptomics and Proteinomics Technology:

Promise and Potential Pitfalls

Maria Lalioti

 

9:20 am Assessment of Gametes and Embryos Using Microarray Technologies

Dagan Wells

 

10:00 am Break

 

10:30 am Gene Expression of Cumulus Cells as a Marker of Embryo Potential

Martin Matzuk

 

11:10 am Embryology in the Era of Proteomics

Mandy Katz-Jaffe

 

11:50 am Lunch

 

Session IV – Metabolomics

Session Chairs, Denny Sakkas and David Keefe

 

1:00 pm The Metabolism of the Viable Preimplantation Embryo

Henry Leese

 

1:40 pm Embryo Culture Media and Changing Metabolic

Needs of the Growing Embryo

David Gardner

 

2:20 pm Break

 

2:40 pm Identification of Viable Embryos by Non-Invasive

Measurement of Amino Acids in Culture Media

Daniel Brison

 

3:20 pm Non-invasive Metabolomic Profiling of Embryos Using Spectroscopy

Emre Seli

 

Session V – Debate: Invasive vs. Non-Invasive Technolgies

Moderator, Denny Sakkas

 

4:00 pm Invasive Techniques -- Dagan Wells

Non-Invasive Techniques -- Daniel Brison

 

4:40 pm Closing Remarks

David Gardner

 

4:50 pm Adjourn