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O-341 5:30 PM
BLASTOCYST QUALITY IN RELATION TO PREGNANCY RATE AND
EARLY PREGNANCY LOSS.
E. Van den Abbeel 1 , B. Balaban 2 , K. Lundin 3 , S. Ziebe 4 , L. Helmgaard 5 ,
J.-C. Arce 5 . 1 Reproductive Medicine, UZ Gent, Gent, Belgium;
2 IVF Center, American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; 3 Reproductive
Medicine, SU/Sahlgrenska, Gothenburg, Sweden; 4 The Fertility Clinic,
Rigshospitalet/University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen,
Denmark; 5 Global Clinical Research & Development (Reproductive
Health), Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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REGENERATIVE MEDICINE & STEM CELL BIOLOGY
ROOM 330 B
Moderators: David Albertini
Gerald Schatten
O-349 3:45 PM
DYNAMIC CHANGES IN OOGONIAL STEM CELL NUMBERS IN
MOUSE OVARIES DURING THE REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE AND
FOLLOWING HEMI-OVARIECTOMY.
A. N. Imudia, D. C. Woods, Y. A. R. White, J. L. Tilly. Vincent Center for
Reproductive Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA.
O-350 4:00 PM
PROGRESS TOWARD PRODUCTION OF XENO-FREE, DISEASE-
SPECIFIC HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS.
S. Mojica 1 , C. Pacut 1 , C. J. DeLong 1 , K. S. O’Shea 1 , M. Hughes 2 , G.
D. Smith 3 . 1 Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI; 2 Genesis Genetics, Detroit, MI; 3 Ob/Gyn, Physiology,
Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
O-351 4:15 PM
ELUCIDATING MECHANISMS OF REPROGRAMMING
IN INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS (iPSCs):
IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF KEY FACTORS.
A. M. Quaas, J. E. Pomeroy 2 , R. J. Paulson 1 , M. F. Pera 2 .
1 Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Keck School of
Medicine/University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; 2 Eli and
Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell
Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
O-352 4:30 PM
IN VITRO MALE GAMETOGENESIS DIRECTED BY POSITIVE
INDUCTION AND NEGATIVE SELECTION.
W. Wang, L. Ni, Y. Tang, H.-C. Liu, Z. Rosenwaks. Ronald O. Perelman
and Claudia Cohen, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
O-353 4:45 PM
IN VIVO OSTEOGENIC REGENERATIVE POTENTIAL OF HUMAN
FALLOPIAN TUBE MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS.
T. Jazedje 1 , C. E. Czeresnia 2 , L. P. Evangelista 2 , M. Maluf 3 , P. M. Perin 3 ,
M. Zatz 1 . 1 Human Genome Research Center, University of São Paulo,
São Paulo, Brazil; 2 Division of Reproductive Medicine, Célula Mater,
São Paulo, Brazil; 3 Division of Reproductive Medicine, CEERH -
Specialized Center for Human Reproduction, São Paulo, Brazil.
O-354 5:00 PM
IN VITRO DIFFERENTIATION OF HAPLOID CELLS AFTER
SPERMATOGONIAL CO-CULTURE WITH SERTOLI CELLS FROM
ADULT HUMAN TESTES.
M. Riboldi 1,2 , E. Gomez 1 , C. Aguilar 1 , M. Gil-Salom 3 , C. Simon 1,2,3 .
1 Valencia Node of the Spanish Stem Cell Bank, Prince Felipe
Research Centre (CIPF), Valencia, Spain; 2 Department of Obstetrics
& Gynecology - Valencia University, Fundación IVI-Instituto
Universitario IVI, Valencia, Spain; 3 Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad
- IVI, Valencia, Spain.
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O-355 5:15 PM
Lin28-let7-Blimp1 CIRCUITRY REGULATES HUMAN PRIMORDIAL
GERM CELLS (hPGC) DEVELOPMENT FROM HUMAN
EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS (hESC).
N. D. Tran, D. Laird, M. Kissner, M. Conti, R. Blelloch. Obstetrics
and Gynecology, Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of
California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
O-356 5:30 PM
KARYOTYPICALLY NORMAL HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM
CELLS (HESC) DERIVED FROM ANEUPLOID PREIMPLANTATION
GENETIC DIAGNOSIS (PGD) EMBRYOS.
Q. Zhan, N. Zaninovic, Z. Rosenwaks. Center for Reproductive
Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New
York, NY.
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REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY: ANIMAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
STUDIES
ROOM 225 A/B
Moderators: Kristen Ivani
Anthony Anderson
O-357 3:45 PM
PROGESTERONE VIA A MITOCHONDRIAL PROGESTERONE
RECEPTOR (PR-M) PREVENTS HEART FAILURE IN A TRANSGENIC
MOUSE MODEL OF AORTIC CONSTRICTION.
C. E. Likes, III 1 , K. C. Hawkins 1 , L. Mao 2 , Q. Dai 1 , H. A. Rockman 2 , T.
M. Price 1 . 1 Obstetrics/Gynecology, Duke University, Durham, NC;
2 Medicine - Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC.
O-358 4:00 PM
IMPROVING THE SUCCESS OF IN VITRO MATURATION (IVM)
BY CONTROLLING THE RATE OF OOCYTE MATURATION WITH
MEIOTIC INHIBITORS USING BOVINE OOCYTE MODEL.
T. A. Farghaly1,2 , S. A. Mostafa2 , E. M. Khalifa2 , J. Liu1 , J. Goldfarb1 ,
A. Ahmady1 . 1MacDonald Fertility & IVF Center, UH Case Medical
Center, Cleveland, OH; 2Ob/Gyn.deparment, Womens’Health
Center,Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
O-359 4:15 PM
OUTBRED MICE CONCEIVED BY IN VITRO FERTILIZATION
(IVF) DISPLAY INCREASED GROWTH CURVE AND GLUCOSE
INTOLERANCE.
W. Lin, A. Donjacour, L. Xiaowei, K. S. Kolahi, R. Simbulan, P. F.
Rinaudo. OB/GYN, CRS, University of California, San Francisco, San
Francisco, CA.
O-360 4:30 PM
CoQ10 TREATMENT CAN IMPROVE FERTILITY AND OOCYTE
QUALITY IN OLD MICE.
A. Ben-Meir1,2 , J. Chong1 , A. Borrego-Alvarez1 , K. H. Moley3 , A.
Jurisicova1 , R. F. Casper1,2 . 1Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of
Toronto, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute (SLRI), Toronto, ON,
Canada; 2Toronto Centre for Advanced Reproductive Techniques
(TCART), Toronto, ON, Canada; 3Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO.
O-361 4:45 PM
LOSS OF EMBRYONIC POLY(A) BINDING PROTEIN (ePAB) IN
MOUSE RESULTS IN FEMALE INFERTILITY DUE IMPAIRED OOCYTE
MATURATION AND OVULATION.
O. Guzeloglu-Kayisli, M. D. Lalioti, I. Sasson, D. Sakkas, F. Aydiner,
E. Seli. Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale
University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
O-362 5:00 PM
EMBRYONIC POLY(A) BINDING PROTEIN (ePAB) PLAYS A KEY
ROLE IN CHROMATION REMODELING AND TRANSCRIPTIONAL
SILENCING DURING OOCYTE MATURATION.
O. Ilbay, O. Guzeloglu-Kayisli, M. D. Lalioti, E. Seli. Obstetrics,
Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of
Medicine, New Haven, CT.