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 (Belgium)- Thomas Hildebrandt (Germany)De-extinction of the northern white rhinoceros
- Andrew Pask (Australia)Can we resurrect the Tasmanian tiger?
- Teruhiko Wakayama (Japan)Life beyond earth: Mammalian reproduction in space
Symposium 1-4: 13:30 – 16:00 (parallel) ; 3 invited talks & 2 short talks from abstracts
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Mechanism for synthesis and action of seminal plasma, which will lead to develop the reproductive technology: (Tokachi Plaza)
Chair Masayuki Shimada (Japan)- John Schjenken (Australia)Exploring the influence of environmental exposures on seminal plasma composition
- Sarah Robertson (Australia)Seminal fluid effects on female receptivity and pregnancy outcome
- Masayuki Shimada (Japan) Metabolic changes in seminal vesicle alter plasma components to enhance sperm fertility
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Epigenetics in pathophysiology and disease: (Hotel Nikko Northland-A)
Chair Graça Ferreira Dias (Portugal)- Hélène Kiefer (France)The bull sperm epigenome: Role in male fertility and transmission to the offspring
- Anna Szóstek-Mioduchowska (Poland)Exploring the role of epigenetic and miRNA in the processes related to the development of endometrosis in mare
- Bárbara Borges (Brazil)The role of epigenetic alterations in canine mammary cancer
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Environmental stressors and their impact on animal reproduction: (Hotel Nikko Northland-B)
Chair Zvi Roth (Israel)- Aileen F. Keating (USA)Effect of heat stress on reproduction in the pig
- Pete J Hansen (USA)Genetic control of thermotolerance in cattle: implications for reproductive physiology
- Zvi Roth (Israel)Effect of food borne toxins on the female and male gametes: the bovine model
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Latest advances in the controlled breeding of small ruminants: (Hotel Nikko Northland-C)
Chair Taylor Pini and Simon de Graaf (Australia)- Clara Gonzalez (USA)Sexed semen: current state-of-the-art in small ruminants
- Xavier Druart (France)Towards cervical AI of sheep with stored semen: latest insights and future developments
- Jessica Rickard (Australia)Maximising the success of laparoscopic artificial insemination in small ruminants
“Tasting Hokkaido foods, wine and beer !” (Tokachi Plaza Garden) 18:30 – 21:00
24-June (Wed) Day-3
Plenary session: 10:00 – 12:00 (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 (Japan)- Katsuhiko Hayashi (Japan)Recreation of germ line in a dish for animal reproduction
- Jon M Oatley (USA)Direct germline gene editing for precision trait development in livestock
- Zongliang (Carl) Jiang (USA)Blastoids for modeling early embryonic development: Application to domestic livestock
Free for the afternoon (Excursions & Activities)
25-June (Thu) Day-4
Plenary session: 10:00 – 12:00 (Obihiro Civic Culture Hall)
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Plenary 3:The impact of epigenetics in animal production and reproduction
Chair Marc-André Sirard (Canada)- Pascale Chavatte Palmer (France)Fetal programming and placental modulation of maternal environment in domestic animals
- Hasan Khatib (USA)What is mammalian transgenerational epigenetic inheritance?
- George Liu (USA)Harnessing male germline epigenomics for the genetic improvement in cattle
Symposium 5-8: 13:30 – 16:00 (parallel); 3 invited talks & 2 short talks from abstracts
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Bull fertility: paternal factors regulating pregnancy establishment in cattle: (Tokachi Plaza)
Chair Sean Fair (Ireland) and Giuliana Ferronato (Spain)- Sean Fair (Ireland)Sperm in the uterus: The role of sperm subpopulations in regulating fertility
- Akio Miyamoto (Japan)Innate immune system for a crosstalk of sperm-egg-uterine epithelium toward successful pregnancy
- Sofia Ortega (USA)Paternal effects on preimplantation development and placentation in the bovine
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From egg to newborn, pathways to healthy canine pregnancy: (Hotel Nikko Northland-A)
Chair Mariusz Kowalewski (Switzerland)- Nucharin Songsasenn (USA)Development and maturation of canine oocytes: Roles of ovarian and oviductal environment in the acquisition of meiotic competence
- Mariusz Kowalewski (Switzerland)Understanding canine pregnancy: New insights into morphofunctional dynamics during establishment and maintenance
- Orsolya Balogh (USA)When physiology fails: Endocrine and clinical perspectives on complicated pregnancy outcomes in dogs
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Neural and hormonal regulation of reproduction: From basic research to application in animal production:(Hotel Nikko Northland-B)
Chair Satoshi Ohkura (Japan)- Satoshi Ohkura (Japan)Neuroendocrine mechanisms leading to novel control techniques of reproduction in livestock
- Casey Nestor (USA)Neuronal networks function to link reproduction and energy homeostasis in farm animals
- Agnieszka Rak (Poland)Adipokines as a new regulator of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary axis in domestic animals
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Buffalo reproduction: (Hotel Nikko Northland-C)
Chair Bianca Gasparini (Italy) and Pietro Baruselli (Brazil)- Aixin Liang (China)Genetics and reproduction in buffalo
- Bianca Gasparini (Italy)Factors affecting buffalo oocyte competence and embryo production
- Naresh Selokar (India)New reproductive biotechnologies in buffaloe
Gala Dinner (Hokkaido Hotel) 19:00 – 21:30
26-June (Fri) Day-5
Plenary session: 10:00 – 12:00 (Obihiro Civic Culture Hall)
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Plenary 4:Developments in application of assisted reproduction technologies to dairy cattle breeding
Chair Pat Lonergan (Ireland)- Stephen Butler (Ireland)'Beef-on-dairy': Current status, and harnessing Assisted Reproductive Technologies to improve performance and sustainability
- Paul Fricke (USA)Current use of assisted reproductive technologies in dairy cattle breeding in North America
- Belen Rabaglino (The Netherlands)Impact of ARTs on fetal and calf health
Symposium 9-12: 13:30 – 16:00 (parallel) ; 3 invited talks & 2 short talks from abstracts
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Ungulate placentation: update on old and new approaches and models: (Tokachi Plaza)
Chair Christiane Pfarrer (Germany)- Kshitiz (USA)What controls placental invasion?
- Toshihiro Sakurai (Japan)Update on endogenous retroviruses in cattle placenta
- Christiane Pfarrer (Germany)3-D imaging of the fetomaternal placentomal contact interface
- Thomas Spencer (USA)Deconstructing bovine placentation: insights from in vivo single cell analyses and in vitro culture
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Manipulation of germ cells: Toward efficient production of food animals: (Hotel Nikko Northland-A)
Chair Goro Yoshizaki (Japan)- Goro Yoshizaki (Japan)Germ cell manipulation in farmed fishes
- Mike McGrew (United Kingdom)Manipulating reproductive germ cells from poultry and other bird species
- Ina Dobrinski (Canada)Male germ cell manipulation in large animals
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Promising directions for pig reproduction research: (Hotel Nikko Northland-B)
Chair Pascal Mermillod (France)- Marc Yeste (USA)Perspectives in porcine semen conservation (liquid and frozen)
- Marie Saint Dizier (France)Sperm-female interactions in the pig oviduct: A key for insemination success?
- Cristina Cuello (Spain)Promising research directions for pig embryo production, freezing and transfer
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Effects of environmental toxins on follicle function: (Hotel Nikko Northland-C)
Chair Chrisopher Price (Canada)- Vasantha Padmanabhan (USA)Real-world exposure to environmental toxins and follicle function using a sheep model
- Shuo Xiao (USA)Ovarian disrupting effects of harmful algal bloom toxins
- Sebastien Elis (France)Bisphenols and follicle function in farm species
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 (USA)- Katie Edwards (United Kingdom)Non-invasive monitoring of reproduction in individuals and populations of wild vertebrates
- Alexandre Silva (Brazil)Emerging assisted reproductive technologies in mammals and non-mammals
- Pei-Chih Lee (USA)New preservation and biobanking strategies for wild and endangered species
Closing Ceremony: 18:30 – 19:00 (Hotel Nikko Northland-A/B)
Workshops : 24 sessions max. (12 sessions/day)
- Workshop 1-12: 23-Jun (Tue) 16:30 – 18:00
- Workshop 13-24: 25-Jun (Thu) 16:30 – 18:00
Currently under construction