23-June (Tue) Day-2
Plenary session: 10:00 – 12:00 (Obihiro Civic Culture Hall)
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Plenary 1: De-extinction: Jurassic Park revisited & reproduction in space
Chair Ann Van Soom (Ghent University, Belgium)- Thomas Hildebrandt (Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany)De-extinction of the northern white rhinoceros
- Andrew Pask (The University of Melbourne, Australia)Can we resurrect the Tasmanian tiger?
- Teruhiko Wakayama (University of Yamanashi, Japan)Life beyond earth: Mammalian reproduction in space
“Tasting Hokkaido foods, wine and beer !” (Tokachi Plaza Garden) 18:30 – 21:00
24-June (Wed) Day-3
Plenary session: 8:30 – 10:30 (Obihiro Civic Culture Hall)
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Plenary 2:State of ART in stem cell technologies for application in animal reproduction
Chair Katsuhiko Hayashi (Osaka University, Japan)- Katsuhiko Hayashi (Osaka University, Japan)Recreation of germ line in a dish for animal reproduction
- Jon M Oatley (Washington State University, USA)Direct germline gene editing for precision trait development in livestock
- Zongliang (Carl) Jiang (University of Florida, USA)Blastoids for modeling early embryonic development: Application to domestic livestock
Free for the afternoon (Excursions & Activities)
25-June (Thu) Day-4
Plenary session: 8:30 – 10:30 (Obihiro Civic Culture Hall)
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Plenary 3:The impact of epigenetics in animal production and reproduction
Chair Marc-André Sirard (Université Laval, Canada)- Pascale Chavatte Palmer (French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment, France)Fetal programming and placental modulation of maternal environment in domestic animals
- Hasan Khatib (University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA)What is mammalian transgenerational epigenetic inheritance?
- George Liu (United States Department of Agriculture, USA)Harnessing male germline epigenomics for the genetic improvement in cattle
Gala Dinner (Hokkaido Hotel) 19:00 – 21:30
26-June (Fri) Day-5
Plenary session: 8:30 – 10:30(Obihiro Civic Culture Hall)
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Plenary 4:Developments in application of assisted reproduction technologies to dairy cattle breeding
Chair Pat Lonergan (University College Dublin, Ireland)- Stephen Butler (Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland)'Beef-on-dairy': Current status, and harnessing Assisted Reproductive Technologies to improve performance and sustainability
- Paul Fricke (University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA)Current use of assisted reproductive technologies in dairy cattle breeding in North America
- Belen Rabaglino (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)Impact of ARTs on fetal and calf health
Plenary session: 16:30 – 18:30 (Hotel Nikko Northland-A/B)
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Plenary 5:The cutting edge of reproductive technologies in wild and endangered animals
Chair Pierre Comizzoli (Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, USA)- Katie Edwards (Chester Zoo, United Kingdom)Non-invasive monitoring of reproduction in individuals and populations of wild vertebrates
- Alexandre Silva (Federal Rural University of Semi-Árid, Brazil)Emerging assisted reproductive technologies in mammals and non-mammals
- Pei-Chih Lee (Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, USA)New preservation and biobanking strategies for wild and endangered species
Closing Ceremony: 18:30 – 19:00 (Hotel Nikko Northland-A/B)