Session 58: SARS COV-2 in Assisted Reproduction
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Session 58: SARS-CoV-2 in Assisted Reproduction
Tuesday 6th April, 2021.
Moderators:
Dr. Ilan Tur-Kaspa and Dr. Filippo Zambelli with panelist Dr. Alan Parker, Professor of Translational Virotherapies
Speakers:
"COVID-19 May Affect Male Fertility but is Not Sexually Transmitted"
Dr. Ilan Tur-Kaspa
“SARS-CoV-2 in the Preimplantation Embryo”
Dr. Manuel Viotti
"SARS-CoV-2 in the Clinic"
Dr. Jason Swain
DR. IIAN TUR-KASPA
Dr. Tur-Kaspa is the 2020-2021 Chair of the Reproductive Imaging Special Interest Group of the ASRM. He is the author/coauthor of >110 peer reviewed scientific publications and book chapters, and he is a co-Editor of the books on “Ultrasound Imaging in Reproductive Medicine” (2014, 2019) and “Biotechnology of Human Reproduction” (2003). Dr. Tur-Kaspa served as a Professor at the REI Division, Dept of OB/GYN, The University of Chicago, and as the President of the Chicago Association of Reproductive Endocrinologists.
His recent publication: Tur-Kaspa et al. COVID-19 May Affect Male Fertility but is Not Sexually Transmitted: A Systematic Review, Fertility & Sterility Reviews (2021)
DR. MANUEL VIOTTI
He became involved with the establishment of the Zouves Foundation (Foster City, CA) in 2017, and since then the scientific work of his group has featured in Fertility and Sterility, Human Reproduction, RBMO, JARG, and others. He also engages in clinical embryology and PGT-A and holds accreditations from ASCP(MB) and ABB(TS)
DR. JASON SWAIN
DR. FILIPPO ZAMBELLI
Filippo Zambelli graduated in Biotechnology from the University of Bologna, and received a joint PhD from the University of Teramo and the Free University of Brussels. His early studies focused on human embryonic stem cells differentiation propensity, and then he developed a special interest in the (mitochondrial) genetic makeup of embryonic stem cells, oocytes and embryos. After the PhD, he joined the basic research lab of Clinica Eugin where he is currently working as a staff Scientist, mainly focusing on the interplay between mitochondria and transcriptomic changes in oocytes.
PROF. ALAN PARKER
Professor in Translational Virotherapies at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd. Has a long standing interest in virology and how this can be applied to cancer therapies using "oncolytic" adenoviral based vectors ("virotherapy"), that stems back to his PhD (in Gene Therapy from CRUK Institute for Cancer Studies at the University of Birmingham) leading an expanding and talented group developing bespoke virotherapies for oncology applications.
Skilled in Molecular Biology, Virology, Cell Culture, Scientific Writing, and Western Blotting and with a strong profile of peer reviewed publications in leading international journals.