An embryo is the early stage of development of a multicellular organism, or organisms that produce sexually. A newly developing human is often referred to as an embryo until the ninth week of conception, after which it is referred to as a fetus. Credit: Shutterstock
An estimated 48.5 million couples suffer from infertility worldwide, driving up usage of assisted reproductive technologies around the globe. As a result, preimplantation genetic testing (PG...
Date: June 2, 2021 Time: 10:00am PDT Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is typically performed on a limited number of cells from an embryo biopsy and is used to prioritize embryos for tra...
For the past years, my laboratory has been working on microfluidic devices to enable the analysis of single cells. Our technology of choice has been droplet microfluidics that encapsulates s...
According to the American Cancer Society, in there were an estimated 110,070 new cases diagnosed and approximately 32,120 deaths from gynecologic cancers in the U.S. in 2018. Of the five mos...
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are well-known for their detrimental effects leading to oxidative stress, cell death, aging, and degenerative disorders. However, there is increasing evidence t...
DATE: September 10, 2020 TIME: 10:00am PT The vast majority of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) in the United States is performed using one of two NGS-based platforms,...
NGS technology has grown leaps and bounds in reproductive genetics field. Infertility is on the rise and with the mushrooming of so many IVF clinics in our country and increasing number of I...
Background: Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) and structural rearrangement (PGT-SR) have been widely used within indications of previous miscarriages, repeated implantat...
Understanding morphogenesis is an inherently four-dimensional problem, as cells change position in space and the embryo is transformed over time. Dorsal intercalation of epidermal cells in t...
Centriole assembly requires a small number of conserved proteins. The precise pathway of centriole assembly has been difficult to study, as the lack of any one of the core assembly proteins&...
Although much is known about the molecular maternal-fetal interactions during implantation, the 3D architecture of the uterine environment in which the early embryo develops is not well unde...
DATE: April 7, 2020 TIME: 8:00am PT, 11:00am ET This webinar sets out to establish why quality control is key to robust, reliable, reproducible science. We will look at best practice criteri...
Accurate DNA replication is essential to transmit the genetic information from one generation to another. However, replication is frequently challenged by barriers that originate from exogen...
Date: February 7, 2019Time: 8:00am PST, 11:00am EST Modern microscopes are becoming increasingly complex instruments enabling registration of image sets far beyon...
DATE: October 16, 2018TIME: 7:00m PDT, 10:00am EDT 22q11 Deletion Syndrome (22q11DS) is a genomic disorder caused by a microdeletion of chromosome 22 that occurs...
Machine learning approaches to pattern discovery in protein-protein interaction networks of Huntington’s disease brain and model organisms are revealing novel connections of the disease...
DATE: November 6, 2017TIME: 08:00am PST, 11:00pm EST, 5:00pm CET Set-up of a PGS platform: the Swiss experienceDr. Murisier’s lab investigated the different technical...
DATE: November 2, 2017TIME: 10:00am PDT, 1:00pm EDTA CRISPR Way of Making MiceThe bulk of genetic variation associated with human disease exists in the noncoding genome, much of whi...
Contractile non-muscle cells, including smooth muscle and myoepithelial cells, provide the mechanical forces required for tissue homeostasis in numerous organ systems. For example, smooth mus...
A fundamental question in neuronal development is how growth cone cytoskeletal dynamics are coordinated to promote accurate axonal navigation. To address this question, we focus on microtubul...
The continuous generation of blood cells throughout life relies on the existence of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) generated during embryogenesis. Given the importance of HSC transplantation...
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 12:00pm PT, 3:00pm ETLarge animal models have recently become a staple in biomedical research. The pig’s similarities to humans in terms of genet...
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 10:30am PT, 1:30pm ETThe cat remains an important comparative species for studying the long-term safety and efficacy of emergent medical modalities, such as...
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 6:00am PT, 9:00am ETDevelopment of assisted reproductive technologies in the dog has lagged behind many other domestic and laboratory animal species, due in...
An estimated 48.5 million couples suffer from infertility worldwide, driving up usage of assisted reproductive technologies around the globe. As a result, preimplantation genetic testing (PG...
Date: June 2, 2021 Time: 10:00am PDT Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is typically performed on a limited number of cells from an embryo biopsy and is used to prioritize embryos for tra...
For the past years, my laboratory has been working on microfluidic devices to enable the analysis of single cells. Our technology of choice has been droplet microfluidics that encapsulates s...
According to the American Cancer Society, in there were an estimated 110,070 new cases diagnosed and approximately 32,120 deaths from gynecologic cancers in the U.S. in 2018. Of the five mos...
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are well-known for their detrimental effects leading to oxidative stress, cell death, aging, and degenerative disorders. However, there is increasing evidence t...
DATE: September 10, 2020 TIME: 10:00am PT The vast majority of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) in the United States is performed using one of two NGS-based platforms,...
NGS technology has grown leaps and bounds in reproductive genetics field. Infertility is on the rise and with the mushrooming of so many IVF clinics in our country and increasing number of I...
Background: Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) and structural rearrangement (PGT-SR) have been widely used within indications of previous miscarriages, repeated implantat...
Understanding morphogenesis is an inherently four-dimensional problem, as cells change position in space and the embryo is transformed over time. Dorsal intercalation of epidermal cells in t...
Centriole assembly requires a small number of conserved proteins. The precise pathway of centriole assembly has been difficult to study, as the lack of any one of the core assembly proteins&...
Although much is known about the molecular maternal-fetal interactions during implantation, the 3D architecture of the uterine environment in which the early embryo develops is not well unde...
DATE: April 7, 2020 TIME: 8:00am PT, 11:00am ET This webinar sets out to establish why quality control is key to robust, reliable, reproducible science. We will look at best practice criteri...
Accurate DNA replication is essential to transmit the genetic information from one generation to another. However, replication is frequently challenged by barriers that originate from exogen...
Date: February 7, 2019Time: 8:00am PST, 11:00am EST Modern microscopes are becoming increasingly complex instruments enabling registration of image sets far beyon...
DATE: October 16, 2018TIME: 7:00m PDT, 10:00am EDT 22q11 Deletion Syndrome (22q11DS) is a genomic disorder caused by a microdeletion of chromosome 22 that occurs...
Machine learning approaches to pattern discovery in protein-protein interaction networks of Huntington’s disease brain and model organisms are revealing novel connections of the disease...
DATE: November 6, 2017TIME: 08:00am PST, 11:00pm EST, 5:00pm CET Set-up of a PGS platform: the Swiss experienceDr. Murisier’s lab investigated the different technical...
DATE: November 2, 2017TIME: 10:00am PDT, 1:00pm EDTA CRISPR Way of Making MiceThe bulk of genetic variation associated with human disease exists in the noncoding genome, much of whi...
Contractile non-muscle cells, including smooth muscle and myoepithelial cells, provide the mechanical forces required for tissue homeostasis in numerous organ systems. For example, smooth mus...
A fundamental question in neuronal development is how growth cone cytoskeletal dynamics are coordinated to promote accurate axonal navigation. To address this question, we focus on microtubul...
The continuous generation of blood cells throughout life relies on the existence of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) generated during embryogenesis. Given the importance of HSC transplantation...
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 12:00pm PT, 3:00pm ETLarge animal models have recently become a staple in biomedical research. The pig’s similarities to humans in terms of genet...
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 10:30am PT, 1:30pm ETThe cat remains an important comparative species for studying the long-term safety and efficacy of emergent medical modalities, such as...
DATE: February 8, 2017TIME: 6:00am PT, 9:00am ETDevelopment of assisted reproductive technologies in the dog has lagged behind many other domestic and laboratory animal species, due in...
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