23 April 2009 – Thursday |
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Registrations |
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| 13:00–15:00 |
PGDIS Board Meeting |
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| 15:00–19:00 |
Pre-Congress Workshops: |
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- Genetic Counseling in PGD |
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- PGD in ART |
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| 19:00–21:00 |
Welcome Reception |
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| 24 April 2009 – Friday |
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| 08:00– 09:00 |
PGD and Stem Cells |
Chairmen: Joe Leigh Simpson & Yury Verlinsky |
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Progress in production and study of disease specific embryonic stem cells |
Keith Campbell |
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PGD Impact on Medical Practices |
Chairmen: Joe Leigh Simpson & Semra Kahraman |
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Genetics Practices |
Joe Leigh Simpson |
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Reproductive Medicine |
Semra Kahraman |
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Stem Cell Transplantation |
Svetlana Rechitsky |
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| 10:30–11:00 |
Break |
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| 11:00–12:30 |
Causes of Aneuploidy |
Chairmen: Renée Martin & Santiago Munné |
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Learned from Sperm Cytogenetics |
Renée Martin |
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Polar Body Based PGD |
Cristina Magli |
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Cleavage Stage PGD |
Santiago Munné |
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Animal Data |
Patricia Hunt |
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| 12:30–13:00 |
PGDIS Business Meeting |
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| 13:00–14:30 |
Lunch, Exhibits and Poster Presentations |
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| 14:30–16:00 |
PGD New Approaches |
Chairmen: Mark Hughes & Alan Handyside |
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Chromosomal Analysis |
Alan Handyside |
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Molecular Genetic Analysis |
Mark Hughes |
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Genetic Expression |
Samir Hamamah |
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Novel Microarray Platforms for PGD |
TBA |
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First Clinical Applications of Microarray Technology to PGD for Chromosomal DIsorders |
TBA |
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| 16:00–16:30 |
Break |
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| 16:30- 18:00 |
FREE COMMUNICATIONS |
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PGD by PCR and New Molecular Approaches for Preimplantation Aneuploidy Testing |
Chairmen: Dagan Wells & Don Leigh |
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| 25 April 2009 – Saturday |
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| 08:00–09:30 |
Different Approaches to PGD |
Chairmen: Luca Gianaroli & Jacques Cohen |
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Preconception Diagnosis |
Luca Gianaroli |
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PGD by Blastomere Biopsy |
Jacques Cohen |
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PGD by Blastocyst Biopsy |
Robert Jansen & Don Leigh |
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| 09:30–10:30 |
Breakthrough Session |
Chairmen: David Cram & Anver Kuliev |
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| 10:30–11:00 |
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Break |
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| 11:00–13:00 |
FREE COMMUNICATIONS |
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PGD by FISH |
Chairmen: Jill Fisher & Mireia Sandalinas |
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| 13:00–14:30 |
Lunch, Exhibits and Poster Presentations |
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| 14:30–16:00 |
FREE COMMUNICATIONS |
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Clinical, Social and Ethical Aspects |
Chairmen: Joyce Harper & Ilan Tur-Kaspa |
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| 16:00–16:30 |
Break |
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| 16:30–17:30 |
Stem Cells |
Chairmen: Keith Campbell & Yury Verlinsky |
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Establishment of Disease and Individual Specific human embryonic Stem Cell (hESC) Lines |
Yury Verlinsky |
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Investigation of Genetic Disease Specific hESC Lines – Model for Huntington’s Disease |
David Cram |
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Investigation of Genetic Disease Specific hESC Lines- Model for Hemoglobin Disease |
Elias Zambidis |
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Generation of Induced Human Pluriopotent Cells |
TBA |
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Genetic Expression in Human Embryonic Stem Cells |
TBA |
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| 17:30–18:00 |
Concluding Remarks and Closure |
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| POSTER PRESENTATIONS |
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| 24 April 2009 |
13:30–14:30 |
PGD for Single Gene Disorders |
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| 25 April 2009 |
13:30–14:30 |
PGD for Chromosomal Disorders (Parallel Session) |
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| 25 April 2009 |
13:30–14:30 |
Clinical, Social and Ethical Aspects of PGD (Parallel Session) |
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Information for Exhibitors |
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