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 Friday 30th of August Session 1: Lifestyle and reproduction

Chairs: Sirpa Mäkinen (FI) and Kirsten Simonsen (DK)

13.00-13.45 Environmental effects on epigenome, gene expression and embryonic development epigenetics of fetal alcohol syndrome. Nina Kaminen-Ahola (FI)

13.45-14.30 Environmental and life style determinants of semen quality. Jorma Toppari (FI)

14.30-15.00 Exhibition and coffee break

Session 2: Research and practice Chairs: Arne Sunde (NO) and Kirsten Simonsen (DK)

15.00-15.45 Genomics of oocyte and embryo-endometrium interaction at implantation. Andres Salumets (EST)

15.45-16.30 “Vitrification of oocytes and blastocysts” – The devil is in the details Thorir Hardarson (SWE) 

16.30-18.00 Interactive session in exhibition area (including Happy Hour in the end)

18.00-19.00 Break          19.00 –>  Dinner in the Restaurant Paasi

Saturday 31st of August Session 3: Embryo selection: How to select best embryos?

Chairs: Susanna Apter (SWE) and Ingela Liljeqvist Soltic (SWE)

09.00-9.45 Morphokinetic assessment of embryos. Inge Agerholm (DK)               

09.45-10.30 Update: Methods for prediction of embryo viability. Aisling Ahlström (SWE)

10.30-11.00 Annual General Meeting

11.00-11.30 Exhibition and coffee break

11.30-12.15 Prediction of pregnancy based on blastocyst morphological quality parameters in cycles with compulsory blastocyst transfer.  Etienne Van den Abbeel (B)

12.15-13.00 Research on female fertility in cattle and sheep.  Jaana Peippo (FI)

 

 

NILS in Helsinki, 30-31.8.2013