| THURSDAY, November 7, 2019 | |
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| 14:00-18:30 | Industry Sponsored Pre Congress Course |
| 18:30 | Welcome Reception |
| FRIDAY, November 8, 2019 | |
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| 08:30-10:05 | Session 1: Basic science of reproductive genetics Chairs: Simon Fishel, UK, Yuval Yaron, Israel, Alexandra Benachi, France |
| 08:30-08:35 | Welcome Note Alexandra Benachi, France |
| 08:35-09:05 | Genome instability in human oocytes and embryos Eva Hoffmann, Denmark |
| 09:05-09:35 | Mosaicism and early human embryo arrest Christian Ottolini, UK |
| 09:35-10:05 | Modern approach to laboratory workup of congenital anomalies Brynn Levy, USA |
| 10:05-10:30 | Coffee, poster viewing and visit the exhibition |
| 10:30-12:00 | Session 2: Molecular advances in prenatal diagnosis Chairs: Vincenzo Cirigliano, Spain;Rossa Chiu, Hong Kong |
| 10:30-11:00 | Expanded carrier screening Jim Goldberg, USA |
| 11:00-11:30 | Update on exome sequencing in prenatally identified fetal anomalies Mark Kilby, UK |
| 11:30-12:00 | Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis for single gene disorders Lyn Chitty, UK |
| 12:00-12:15 | Technical break |
| 12:15-13:15 | Industry Supported Symposium |
| 13:30-14:00 | Lunch, poster viewing and visit the exhibition |
| 14:00-16:00 | Session 3: Non-invasive prenatal testing and diagnosis (NIPT/NIPD) Chairs: Zvi Appelman, Israel; Brynn Levy, USA |
| 14:00-14:30 | The future of cell-free DNA analysis for prenatal diagnosis Rossa Chiu, Hong Kong |
| 14:30-15:00 | Nationwide Implementation of NIPS in France – preliminary results Alexandra Benachi, France |
| 15:00-15:30 | cfDNA in prenatal screening of aneuploidies Vincenzo Cirigliano, Spain |
| 15:30-16:00 | The use of cfDNA for detection of aneuploidy in early & recurrent pregnancy loss Yuval Yaron, Israel |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee, poster viewing and visit the exhibition |
| 16:30-18:00 | Session 4: Debate: PGT with whole genome sequencing for all patients Moderator: Eugene Pergament, USA |
| 16:30-17:15 | For: Nathan Treff, USA |
| 17:15-18:00 | Against: Tony Gordon, UK |
| SATURDAY, November 9, 2019 | |
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| 08:30-10:30 | Session 5: Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) Chairs: Avner Hershlag, USA; Ariel Hourvitz, Israel |
| 08:30-09:00 | Update on PGT-A Santiago Munne, Spain |
| 09:00-09:30 | Noninvasive PGT Svetlana Madjunkova, Canada |
| 09:30-10:00 | PGT for translocations – lessons from 760 cycles Nelly Frydman, France |
| 10:00-10:30 | The postnatal outcome of children born after PGT Liat Lerner-Geva, Israel |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee, poster viewing and visit the exhibition |
| 11:00-13:00 | Session 6: Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) Chairs: Joyce Harper, UK; Andreas Schmutzler, Germany |
| 11:00-11:30 | Are some high level mosaics in trophectoderm biopsies really meiotic aneuploidies? Christian Ottolini, UK |
| 11:30-12:00 | OnePGT: A single workflow for concurrent PGT-M, PGT-SR and PGT-A Joris Vermeesch, Belgium |
| 12:00-12:30 | Embryo selection: Is it all in the genes? Simon Fishel, UK |
| 12:30-13:00 | Expanded PGT and genome editing Nathan Treff, USA |
| 13:00-13:45 | Lunch, poster viewing and visit the exhibition |
| 13:45-15:45 | Session 7: Novel reproductive genetic concepts Chair: Gheona Altarescu, Israel; Simon Fishel, UK |
| 13:45-14:15 | Should gene editing replace embryo selection following PGD? Joris Vermeesch, Belgium |
| 14:15-14:45 | Relevance of assessing the uterine microbiota in infertility Immaculada Moreno, Spain |
| 14:45-15:15 | Epigenetics in Reproduction Patricia Fauque, France |
| 15:15-15:45 | A long journey to a critical endpoint – Validation of Preimplantation genetic assays Richard Scott, USA |
| 15:45-16:00 | Coffee, poster viewing and visit the exhibition |
| 16:00-17:30 | Session 8: Debate: Only evidence based treatments should be offered in ART Moderator: Darren Griffin, UK |
| 16:00-16:45 | FOR: Joyce Harper, UK |
| 16:45-17:30 | AGAINST: Charles Kingsland, UK |
| 17:30-17:40 | Closing remarks Yuval Yaron, Israel |