Schedule

 

January 6, 2023

 7:30 am – 9:00 am       Registration/Breakfast/Coffee/Pastries

 9:00 am – 10:30 am     Cynthia Hudson, PhD - "Deep technology for optimization of reproductive cryostorage"

10:30 am – 11:00 am     Break/Coffee

11:00 am – 12:30 pm     Robert Mendola, PhD - “The Impact of Zwitterionic Buffer during the Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection                                                       (ICSI) procedure on oocyte competence, embryo development, and clinical outcome”

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm        Round Table Lunch and Talk - Chelsey Leisinger, PhD “Utilizing electronic witnessing to develop and                                                          monitor technician benchmarks in the embryology laboratory”

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm         Vendor Table Visits and Break

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm         Albulena Zogaj - Cooper Surgical “Innovations in Reproductive Genomics”       

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm         Don Fish - IVFCRYO “Making SHIP happen”  

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm         Break/Coffee

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm         Arthur Chang, PhD - Fujifilm Irvine Scientific “Optimizing Embryo Culture and Handling: Media, Oil and Techniques”          

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm         Debbie Venier and Catherine Welch - Hamilton Thorne

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm         Keynote Speaker: Jason Swain, PhD “The Changing Culture of Embryo Culture: It’s More than Just Adjusting the Media”            

6:00 pm – ? pm             The World Egg and Sperm Bank Cocktails Event at "Skystill Rooftop Lounge @ Westin". Shuttle at Lobby 6:15, 6:45, 7:15

January 7, 2023

7:30 am – 9:00 am          Breakfast Coffee/Pastries

9:00 am – 10:30 am        Charles Bormann, PhD - “Application of Artificial Intelligence in the IVF Laboratory”

10:30 am – 11:00 am      Break/Coffee

11:00 am – 12:30 pm      Nikica Zaninovic, PhD - “Time-Lapse technology in IVF lab”

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm        Round Table Lunch and Talk - Alice Domar, PhD “Taking the Hell out of being Healthy”

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm          Vendor Table Visits and Break

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm          Tony Anderson, PhD - EmbryoDirector “Less is More: Streamlined Embryology”         

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm          Steven Mullen, PhD - Cook Medical “Humid and Non-Humid Culture: More things to consider”

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm          Break/Coffee

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm          Craig Hoffman - IVFStore "The State of Disposable Lab Supplies and the Rise of the Sophisticated Buyer"

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm          Juliana Cuzzi, PhD - Igenomix "Non-invasive PGT-A from research to clinical application"

4:30 pm                           Adjourned

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm          Desert Botanical Gardens: Must order tickets on website in advance. $25 Meet at Hotel Lobby

Sunday / January 8, 2023

9:00 am - 3:00 pm          Buff Springs at Superstition Mountain: Meet at  Hotel Lobby