2013 CRB Symposium
May 16-18, 2013
Golden Nugget Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
The andrology portion of the meeting included an in-depth look into infectious diseases as they relate to assisted reproduction, including the latest information on HIV, hepatitis B and C. There was also a discussion on the new WHO Guidelines for semen analysis, how to improve your IUIs, the effect drugs and homeopathic remedies have on semen parameters, and the effects that BMI and body fat have on semen parameters.
The embryology portion of the conference included a discussion on time-lapse cinematography of embryos, non-invasive embryo evaluation, and blastocyst collapse. In addition, there was a discussion on which embryos to cryopreserve, freezing and shipping of vitrified specimens, and blastocyst versus cleavage transfer. The program also included the latest information on searching for a less toxic vitrification solution, culturing in a protein-free medium, and pertinent information on mineral oil.
General talks for andrologists and embryologists featured a discussion around FDA rules and regulations as they relate to andrology and embryology – why you can end up in court, and a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of GM-CSF in embryo culture medium. The keynote speaker, Michael Skinner, Ph.D., discussed environmentally induced epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of phenotype and disease.
Oral abstracts were presented on Friday afternoon, May 17, and the poster session was held Friday evening, May 17, in conjunction with an AAB reception.
Click a program title below to view a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation given during the 17th Annual CRB Symposium.
| Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
| Home HIV Tests - How Good Are THey and Is This a Good Idea? |
| Betsy Cairo, Ph.D., HCLD/CC(ABB), Cryogam Colorado, Inc., Loveland, Colorado |
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| Occult Hepatitis and HIV Prophylaxis |
| John H. Hughes, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio |
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| Guidelines for Handling Infectious Patients in the IVF Lab |
| Sangita Jindal, Ph.D., HCLD(ABB), Montefiore Institute for Reproductive Medicine & Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Hartsdale, New York |
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| The Implications of the New WHO Guidelines for Semen Analysis |
| Paul Turek, M.D., The Turek Clinic, San Francisco, California |
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| How to Optimize Your IUI Pregnancy Outcomes Without a Sperm Wash Additive |
| Bill Roudebush, Ph.D., HCLD/ELD/CC(ABB), University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina |
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| Effect of Drugs and Homeopathic Remedies on Semen Parameters |
| Bill Roudebush, Ph.D., HCLD/ELD/CC(ABB), University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina |
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| The Effect of BMI% Body Fat and Age on Semen Parameters |
| Paul Turek, M.D., The Turek Clinic, San Francisco, California |
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| Cytokines and IVF Embryo Culture - The GM-CSF Experience |
| Sarah A. Robertson, Ph.D., NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Professor, School of Reproductive Health & Pediatrics, Co-Director, Research Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Australia |
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| Benefits of Time-Lapse Technology: Beyond Embryo Selection |
| Dean Morbeck, Ph.D., HCLD/CC(ABB), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota |
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| Friday, May 17, 2013 |
| Non-invasive Embryo Evaluation |
| Barry Behr, Ph.D., HCLD/ELD/CC(ABB), Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California |
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| Collapsing of Blastocysts Prior to Vitrification |
| Joseph Conaghan, Ph.D., HCLD/ELD/CC(ABB), Pacific Fertility Center, San Francisco, California |
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| Choosing Which Embryos to Cryopreserve |
| Joseph Conaghan, Ph.D., HCLD/ELD/CC(ABB), Pacific Fertility Center, San Francisco, California |
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| Keynote Address: Environmental Induction of Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance of Disease |
| Michael Skinner, Ph.D., Skinner Laboratory, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington |
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| Oocyte Freezing and Shipping |
| Steven F. Mullen, Ph.D., The World Egg Bank, Phoenix, Arizona |
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| What Type of Litigation Could I See for FDA Violations? Regulations/Accreditation Issues Along with a Discussion of West Nile Virus and Chagas |
| Rich Weiskopf, Reglera LLC, Lakewood, Colorado |
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| Oral Abstracts and Poster Presentations. Click to View Abstracts |
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| Saturday, May 18, 2013 |
| Blastocysts vs. Cleavage Embryo Transfer in the Time-lapse Era |
| Barry Behr, Ph.D., HCLD/ELD/CC(ABB), Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California |
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| Search for a Safe, Least Toxic Vitrification Solution: VS14 |
| Jaffar Ali, Ph.D., IVF Lab & Reproductive Research Labs, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia |
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| The Long Road to Culture of Embryos in a Safe Culture Medium: Synthetic Protein-Free Culture Medium (1985-2005) |
| Jaffar Ali, Ph.D., IVF Lab & Reproductive Research Labs, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia |
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| Mineral Oil in Culture: What Every Embryologist Should Know |
| Dean Morbeck, Ph.D., HCLD/CC(ABB), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota |
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