Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v. v. i.
Oocyte day is a traditional one day meeting of oocyte enthusiasts (not only) from Czechia. Eleven research lectures will cover different aspects of mammalian oocyte biology.
Participation is free of charge, students are welcome.
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Arrival and registration |
| 10:00 – 10:05 | Opening remarks Dávid Drutovič, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IAPG), Czech Republic |
SESSION 1
Oocyte aneuploidy (Chair: Dávid Drutovič)
| 10:05 – 10:50 | Keynote lecture: Mechanisms of chromosome segregation errors in oocytes Tomoya Kitajima, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Japan |
| 10:50 – 11:15 | The ageing oocyte: Is chromosome segregation the only problem? Helena Fulková, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Coffee break |
SESSION 2
Oocyte maturation and development (Chair: Andrej Šušor, IAPG, and Dávid Drutovič)
| 11:45 – 12:10 | How endolysosomal super-organelles manage protein aggregates in mammalian oocytes Gabriele Zaffagnini, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Spain |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | Spatio-temporal requirements of Aurora kinase A for spindle building in mouse oocytes Michaela Vaškovičová, IAPG, Czech Republic |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | Unveiling the silence: how translation quiescence shapes mRNA stability in oocytes Fatima Berro, IAPG, Czech Republic |
| 12:45 – 12:55 | Sponsor’s talk: Cutting-Edge Confocal Microscopy Innovations from Leica Microsystems: Transforming the Future of Life Science Research Martin Kopecký, Specion s.r.o., Czech Republic |
| 12:55 – 13:00 | Sponsor’s talk: Life M Ivan Novotný, David Černohorský, Life M, Czech Republic |
| 13:00 – 13:45 | Lunch break |
SESSION 3
Beginning of life (Chair: Dávid Drutovič)
| 13:45 – 14:10 | Revealing the Secrets of Ovulation Christopher Thomas, Marseille Developmental Biology Institute, France |
| 14:10 – 14:35 | Errors at the beginning of life: aneuploidy and mammalian embryogenesis Tommaso Cavazza, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 14:35 – 14:50 | Intrauterine administration of Lipiodol® enhances fertilization rate in mice inseminated with low sperm numbers Edgar del Llano, Université Grenoble Alpes, France |
| 14:50 – 15:20 | Coffee break |
SESSION 4
Early embryonic development (Chair: Helena Fulková and Dávid Drutovič)
| 15:20 – 15:45 | Surveillance of chromosome segregation in early embryos Martin Anger, IAPG, Czech Republic |
| 15:45 – 16:10 | Zygotic spindle orientation defines cleavage pattern and nuclear status of human embryos Volodymyr Porokh, Masaryk University, Czech Republic |
| 16:10 – 16:55 | Keynote lecture: Determining the molecular and genetic causes of egg aneuploidy Karen Schindler (via web conference), Rutgers University, USA |
| 16:55 – 17:00 | Concluding remarks Dávid Drutovič |