Session 174: PGT: 360 Degrees

Session 174: PGT: 360 Degrees

Tuesday, 3:00 PM EST | 8:00 PM UK | 9:00 PM CET

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Moderators:
Prof. Evrim Ünsal and Giles Palmer

Presenters:
Dr. Adam Pillon: Beyond the Karyotype: Using PGT-A to Detect Balanced Translocations
Dr. Luis Antonio Alcaraz Mas: Maximising the Potential of PGT-M: NGS vs CE Sequencing

Q and A

Synopsis:

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Prof. Evrim Ünsal 

Prof. Dr. Evrim Ünsal is Professor of Medical Genetics at Yüksek İhtisas University and Head of Molecular Genetics at Mikrogen Genetic Diagnosis Center. She has more than 25 years of experience in embryology, assisted reproduction, medical genetics, and molecular diagnostics. Her work focuses on reproductive genetics, preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-A, PGT-M, and PGT-SR), carrier screening, rare disease diagnostics, and the clinical implementation of next-generation sequencing technologies. She has led and contributed to numerous national and international research projects, including UltraVitrOmics, EmbryoSeq, and CarrierCheck, and has participated in collaborative research at the Yale University Fertility Center. Prof. Ünsal currently serves as Coordinator of the Reproductive Genetics Special Interest Group of the Turkish Society of Reproductive Medicine (TSRM) and is a member of the Advisory Board of the European Rare Disease Research Alliance (ERDERA). She is also an active member of PGDIS, ESHRE, ESHG, and ASRM.

Giles Palmer

Giles is a clinical embryologist, skilled in laboratory, business, and quality management. After graduating in Genetics at Leeds University, UK he worked as a research officer at London's Hammersmith Hospital's acclaimed IVF unit working with Professors Lord Winston and Alan Handyside. In the following years he worked as laboratory manager and clinic director in IVF clinics in Greece while consulting in several countries including Iceland, Nigeria, Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania. His research collaboration with St. Sophia' s Children's Hospital (Athens University) resulted in the first births in Greece following embryo-biopsy and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and the first ever PGT cycles screening for Beta Thalassemia.
Accomplished author and speaker, he has published in leading scientific journals on a variety of topics including pre-implantation genetic testing for Cystic Fibrosis and B-thalassaemia, Morpho-kinetics, Quality Management and laboratory technology. He is a certified HCPC clinical scientist in the UK and has been accredited with Senior Embryologist Status by ESHRE. More recently, Giles, has become a consultant for IVF clinics (Institute of Life, Athens, Embryorigins, Larnaca and Vitalab in Johannesburg)  and product developer in a wide range of areas within the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) industry.

He is an honourary lecturer at Bristol University, the executive director for the non-profit global educational project the International IVF Initiative (I3) which supports the ART community with webinars and lectures and Director of Global Communications for IVF 2.0 Ltd.

After 25 years of living and working in Greece, Giles has developed a deep passion for Hellenism. He serves as a Trustee at the Hellenic Centre, and his two children attend the Greek Language School in Cardiff, where he has lived since 2016. In his free time, Giles enjoys family life with his wife, Eirini, and their 12-year-old twins, Natalia and Philippos. He also dedicates time to perfecting his skills on the Toubeleki.

Dr. Adam Pillon

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Dr. Luis Antonio Alcaraz Ma