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Precongress Courses
CONGRESS COURSE 01
Sunday, 1 July 2018 I Room 113
Male gametogenesis: will new research developments change infertility management?
Organised by Special Interest Group Andrology
COURSE COORDINATORS
Willem Ombelet (Belgium), Jackson Kirkman-Brown (United Kingdom), Ellen Goossens (Belgium), Stefan Schlatt (Germany), Nicolas Garrido (Spain) and Heloisa Lopes Lavorato (Germany)
COURSE TYPE
Advanced
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this course we aim to highlight important recent developments in andrology research. The objective is to link the gathered new insights with potential future infertility diagnosis and treatment. Technical difficulties that need to be overcome before implementation into clinical practice will be discussed.
TARGET AUDIENCE
All clinicians, biologists, scientists, IVF laboratory technicians and paramedicals interested in male infertility.
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES
This course will:
• review mammalian germ cell development
• introduce new insights in the spermatogenic process
• discuss the application of new developments in clinical practice
Chairs: Noora Kotaja, Finland and Ellen Goossens, Belgium
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 - 09:45 09:45 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 11:45 11:45 - 12:15
12:15 - 12:30 12:30 - 13:30
Origin and differentiation of somatic cells in the male gonad
Jacek Kubian, France
Discussion
Human exposure to endocrine disruptors and gonadal function
Anders Juul, Denmark
Discussion
Coffee break
Male germ cell differentiation
Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes, The Netherlands
Discussion
Germ Cell Tumors; the impact of embryogenesis and reproduction
Leendert H.J. Looijenga, The Netherlands
Discussion Lunch
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PRECONGRESS COURSES