Program
47th Annual Conference of the IETS
Virtual Conference
Program Co-chairs: Ann Van Soom, and Patrick Blondin
Theme: Embryo Technologies in a Changing Climate
Monday, January 18
Opening Ceremony and Sponsor Announcements
Posters Open for Viewing
DABE Preconference Workshop
Extracellular Vesicles in Biomedical Embryology
Introduction to workshop – Marcia Ferraz and Beatriz Rodriguez Alonso
Extracellular vesicles isolation and characterization
Dr. Kenneth W. Witwer, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Part 1: Methods for isolation and quantification
Part 2: MISEV guidelines for EVs experiments
Micro-engineering EVs
Dr. Ke Cheng, Randall B. Terry, Jr. Distinguished Professor in Regenerative Medicine
Gene editing using Evs
Dr. Randy Schekman, University of California, Berkeley
Morulas-DABE Science SLAM, 5-minute presentations
Validation of candidate mutation responsible for embryonic lethality in Holstein haplotype 2 carriers, Kelsey Clark (Abstract 96)
High-resolution ribosome profiling reveals translational selectivity in the mammalian blastocyst, Linkai Zhu (Abstract 47)
SIN3A regulates porcine early embryonic development by modulating CCNB1 expression, Kun Zhang (Abstract 64)
Correction of CFTR/G542X mutation using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in ovine-bovine interspecies Embryos, Zhiqiang Fan (Abstract 92)
Analysis of miRNA content of oviduct and uterine extracellular vesicles across the bovine estrous cycle, Meriem Hamdi (Abstract 36)
Embryo aggregation and adipose-derived mesenchymal donor cells in bovine SCNT, Virgilia Alberio (Abstract 16)
Science SLAM Awards and closing remarks
Tuesday, January 19
Session I: Sustainable and Safe Food Production
Key traits for ruminant livestock across diverse production systems in the context of climate change: perspectives from a global platform of research farms
Michael Lee, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
IETS Foundation Student Competition Presentations
Effect of cytokine supplemented maturation medium on bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer embryo development
J Keim*, Y Liu, M Regouski, R Stott, G.N. Singina, and I.A. Polejaeva (Abstract 1)
Intrafollicular injection of asprosin in water buffaloes and the potential role of FBN1 mRNA and asprosin in follicular function
Excel Rio Maylem*1, Leon Spicer, Eufrocina Atabay, Edwin Atabay, Isadora Batalha, and Luis Schutz (Abstract 2)
Modulation of glycolysis alters histone acetylation and gene expression in bovine blastocysts produced in vitro
A. M. Fonseca Junior*, E. E. Paulson, D. E. Goszczynski, J. Ispada, E. C. Santos, C. B. Lima, J. V. A. Silva, P. J. Ross, and M. P. Milazzotto (Abstract 3)
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor targets are upregulated in porcine blastocyst-stage embryos that were cultured in vitro: a transcriptional analysis
P. R. Chen*, L. D. Spate, W. G. Spollen, R. F. Cecil, M. S. Samuel, and R. S. Prather (Abstract 4)
Heat stress during pregnancy compromises intrauterine development and reproductive parameters of female progeny in C57BL/6J mice
Tays F. M. Bento*, José Ricardo N. da Silva, Joanna M. G. Souza-Fabjan, Robson C. Silva, Sâmara B. Silva, Isabella R. Dias, Cristiane R. F. Moura, Isaías O. Gino, and Ribrio Ivan T. P. Batista (Abstract 5)
Immunological aspects of ovarian follicle ovulation and corpus luteum formation in cattle
NA Al Rabiah*, ACO Evans, J McCormack, JA Browne, P Lonergan1, and T Fair (Abstract 6)
Sponsor’s Open House
Sponsors will be available to meet and discuss products and new technology
Poster Session I
Odd number posters will be available for viewing and author discussion
Session II: Local Food Production
Investigation of male and female infertility in llamas and alpacas
Ahmed Tibary, Washington State University, USA
In vitro production of small ruminant embryos: latest improvements and further research
Joanna Maria Gonçalves de Souza-Fabjan, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
Wednesday, January 20
Session III: Changing Climate: heat stress and tropical diseases
Emerging diseases in international trade in embryos
Julie Gard Schnuelle, Auburn University, USA
Heat-stress reduces maturation and developmental capacity in bovine oocytes
Zvi S. Roth, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Session IV: Stopping time in reproduction
Embryonic diapause in mammals and dormancy in embryonic stem cells with the European Roe deer as experimental model
Susanne Ulbrich, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Dry storage of mammalian spermatozoa and cells: state-of-the-art and possible future directions
Pasqualino Loi, University of Teramo, Italy
Poster Session II
Even number posters will be available for viewing and author discussion
Sponsor’s Open House
Sponsors will be available to meet and discuss products and new technology
Peter Farin Trainee Award Winners Presentations
Concurrent Sessions
Practitioners’ Forum
CANDES
Chair: Dragos Scarlet
The role of b-NGF in the luteotrophic effect in llamas
Marcelo Ratto, Universidad Austral De Chile
Selected short presentations
Morulas Career Jam
Chair: Osvaldo Bogado Pascottini
How to choose a research path in academia and industry Ann Van Soom, Ghent University, Belgium, Pierre Comizzoli, Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park, Washington, USA
Morulas Forum
Thursday, January 21
Session V: Future biotechnologies
Artificially produced gametes in mice and men and other species
Katsuhiko Hayashi, Kyushu University, Japan
Keynote speaker
Environmental impacts on sperm and oocyte epigenetics influence embryonic cell epigenetics and transcription to promote the epigenetic inheritance of pathology and phenotypic variation
Michael Skinner, Washington State University, USA
Awards Presentation and Updates
IETS Foundation Early Career Achievement Award Winner
IETS Foundation Student Competition Awards, CANDES, DABE, and HASAC updates
IETS Business Meeting
Closing ceremony