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PRECONGRESS COURSE 10
Sunday, 2 July 2017 I Room E
At the crossroad between human embryology and embryonic stem cells: lessons from molecular and morphological analysis
Organised by Special Interest Group Stem Cells
COURSE COORDINATOR
Björn Heindryckx (Belgium)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
With the advancement of molecular techniques making single cell level analysis more and more possible, we have recently gained more insight in the molecular signalling pathways governing human embryo development. Importantly, this information is also very valuable for human embryonic stem cell derivation and affects its ef ciency. In this PCC, novel insights in human embryology both on the morphological and molecular level will be correlated with human embryonic stem cell derivation.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Embryologists, stem cell researchers, reproductive genetic researchers
Chairman: Bjorn Heindryckx (Belgium) and Cristina Eguizabal (Spain)
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 - 09:45 09:45 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:00
In uence of embryo characteristics and patient parameters on human embryonic stem cell derivation – Thomas O’Leary (U.S.A.)
Discussion
Chemically de ned conditions for human embryo culture and human embryonic stem cells
– Outi Hovatta (Sweden)
Discussion Coffee break
Chairman: Rita Vassena (Spain) and Mieke Geens (Belgium)
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 11:45 11:45 - 12:15 12:15 - 12:30 12:30 - 13:30
Studying lineage decision-making in vitro: Emerging concepts and novel tools
– Stefan Semrau (The Netherlands)
Discussion
Single-cell RNA sequencing on human pre-implantation development – Fredrik Lanner (Sweden) Discussion
Lunch break
Chairman: Sarita Panula (Sweden) and Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes (The Netherlands)
13:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:15 14:15 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:00 15:00 - 15:30
Epigenetics: cellular memory erased in human embryos and during stem cell derivation
– Ferdinand Von Meyenn (United Kingdom)
Discussion
X chromosome inactivation during human embryo development and human embryonic stem
cell derivation – Mieke Geens (Belgium) Discussion
Coffee break
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