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PRECONGRESS COURSE 07
Sunday, 2 July 2017 I Room W
Mitochondria in human reproduction and ART
Organised by Special Interest Group Reproductive Genetics
COURSE COORDINATORS
Claudia Spits (Belgium), Ursula Eichenlaub-Ritter (Germany), Tania Milachich (Bulgaria), Georgia Kakourou (Greece), Signe Altmäe (Estonia)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this course we will give an overview of current knowledge on the role of mitochondria in human fertility and reproduction. The course is structured with the morning sessions being of a more ‘basic science’ nature, and the afternoon rather of ‘applied’ science, with the idea of appealing both to basic scientists and clinicians.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Researchers active in reproduction and genetics, embryologists and scientists involved in preimplantation genetic diagnosis/screening.
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES
The role of mitochondria in early human development is increasingly becoming the centre of attention of many researchers in the eld of reproductive medicine. In this course, we will provide an overview of fundamental knowledge on mitochondria in gametogenesis and human development, as well as insight on the latest developments in PGD for mitochondrial disease, and the use of mitochondrial DNA copy number as a marker of embryo viability.
Chairman: Ursula Eichenlaub-Ritter (Germany) and Joanna Poulton (United Kingdom)
SESSION 1: MITOCHONDRIA IN MALE AND FEMALE FERTILITY
09:00 - 09:30 09:30 - 09:45 09:45 - 10:15 10:15 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:00
Mitochondria, ROS, and the ageing oocyte – Carla Tatone (Italy)
Discussion
Mitochondrial function and human sperm quality – Joao Ramalho - Santos (Portugal) Discussion
Coffee break
Chairman: Claudia Spits (Belgium) and Carla Tatone (Italy)
SESSION 2: MITOCHONDRIAL DNA MUTATIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE LIFE
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 11:45 11:45 - 12:15
12:15 - 12:30 12:30 - 13:30
Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA matching shapes metabolism and healthy ageing
– Anna Victoria Lechuga-Vieco (Spain)
Discussion
mtDNA diseases: occurrence, manifestation and segregation
– Hubert Smeets (The Netherlands)
Discussion Lunch break
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