PhD Seminar
From macro- to micro-environment: how vulnerable is the oocyte and the pre-implantation embryo?
Friday 21st June 2024
14h PhD Seminar
How vulnerable is the oocyte and the embryo in their micro- and macro-environment?
Invited speakers are Krishna Pavani from University of Ghent and Hilde Aardema from Utrecht University.
Campus Drie Eiken, D.Q.003, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
17h Public PhD defence Kerlijne Moorkens, MSc, PhDs
Maternal Metabolic Health and Fertility: acute and chronic effects on a western-type diet on oviductal and ovarian cells. A multi-omic approach.
Campus Drie Eiken, D.Q.002, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
Both the seminar and the public PhD defence are free of charge but registration is mandatory.
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Programme
14:00h Registration
14:20h Welcome - Jo Leroy
14:30h Extra cellular vesicles, connecting mother and her pre-implantation embryo - Krishna Pavani (30min talk and 10min discussion)
15:10h Micro and nanoplastics, from maternal macro-environment to the oocyte’s micro-environment - Hilde Aardema (30min talk and 10min discussion)
15:50h Break, Coffee & Bites and networking @ Building U
17:00h Public PhD defence Kerlijne Moorkens: “Maternal Metabolic Health and Fertility: acute and chronic effects on a western-type diet on oviductal and ovarian cells. A multi-omic approach”