Final conference "Animal reproduction, technology and welfare"
Algus: 03.12.2018 08:00
Lõpp: 04.12.2018 18:00
Kreutzwaldi 1 Tartu
We are delighted to invite you to the final conference of the SEARMET project titled "Animal reproduction, technology and welfare".
The conference venue is the main hall of Estonian University of Life Sciences (Kreutzwaldi 1, Tartu 51006).
The event is free, but registration is required.
You can register at searmet@emu.ee
Animal reproduction, technology and welfare
December 3-4, 2018
Estonian University of Life Sciences
Kreutzwaldi 1, Tartu, 51006, Estonia
The conference is free of charge to all, but registration is required.
Lunch will be provided for all attendees.
For more information searmet@emu.ee
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Program
Monday, December 3
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:45 Keynote lecture: Pluripotent stem cells in animals and man
Poul Hyttel, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
9:45-10:00 Coffee break
10:00-12:00 Short presentations
10:00-10:30 Genome-edited disease resistant animals
Christopher Proudfoot, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
10:30-11:00 Animal welfare and ethics in cloning
David Arney, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia
11:00-11:30 Time related changes in gene expression in bovine endometrial epithelial cells (bEEC) following LPS challenge
Yongzhi Guo, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
11:30-12:00 Embryo and fetal genomic studies
Andres Salumets, The Competence Centre on Health Technologies, Estonia
12:00-12:30 Impact of negative energy balance on gene expression in bovine endometrial cells from post-partum dairy cows
Wiruntita Chankeaw, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:45 SEARMET results I
14:00-14:30 The SEARMET project
Ülle Jaakma, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia
14:30-14:45 EliteOva and EliteSemen
Jan Bojsen-Møller Secher, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
14:45-15:00 OPU in Estonia
Elina Mark, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia
15:00-15:30 Embryo production as a business
Lotte Björg Strøbech, EmbryoTrans Biotech, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
15:30-15:45 Bovine cloning in Estonia
Marilin Ivask, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia
Tuesday, December 4
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:45 Keynote lecture: Interface between wildlife conservation and reproductive science William Holt, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
9:45-10:00 Coffee break
10:00-12:00 Short presentations
10:00-10:30 Latest news in nuclear reprogramming of somatic cells
Pasqualino Loi, University of Teramo, Italy
10:30-11:00 Can chemokines affect embryo implantation in pig
Aneta Andronowska, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
11:30-12:00 Analysis of seminal plasma proteins in bull semen by fast protein liquid chromatography
Jane Morrell, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
12:00-12:30 The effect of depletion of bovine serum extracellular vesicles on JAr sphere outgrowth
Aili Tagoma, University of Tartu , Estonia
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 SEARMET results II
14:00-14:30 Investigating whether the presence of spermatozoa alters the physical characteristics and microRNA content of extracellular vesicles secreted by porcine oviductal epithelial cells in an in vitro model of the female reproductive tract
Lisa Thurston, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, United Kingdom
14:30-14:45 Bovine semen sex ratio alteration by colloid centrifugation and sperm sex determining dual colour FISH
Olavi Reinsalu , University of Tartu, Estonia
14:45-15:00 Dairy cattle fertility - impacts of metabolic stress and use of new technologies
Andres Valdmann, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia
15:00-15:15 Preimplantation embryo Metabolomics
Monika Nõmm, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia
16:15-17:00 Inaugural lecture for professorship in UT – CHANGE OF LOCATION
Alireza Fazeli, University of Tartu/University of Scheffield
17:00-18:00 Closing ceremony at UT - drinks and appetizers