Bi-Annual Symposium

Friday, April 5, 2019 8.30- 18.00

‘Towards a genetically perfect society?

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The aim of the symposium is to bring together both clinicians and researchers in the fields of obstetrics and gynaecology, embryology, genetics, developmental biology and reproduction to present the latest findings in this area and discuss the controversies.

Confirmed speakers:

Screening the entire population preconceptionally

Prof.dr. Han Brunner, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Screening the entire genome of human embryos Prof.dr. Joris Vermeesch, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Generating and modifying functional sperm and eggs from stem cells Prof.dr. Katsuhiko Hayashi, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Pronuclear transfer to prevent mitochondrial disease Prof.dr. Louise Hyslop, Wellcome Trust Center for Mitochondrial Research, Newcastle, UK

Germline genome editing? Of course! Dr. Marcel Zuijderland, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The symposium is free of charge. Registration is required before March 15

th, 2019 for catering purposes. For registration please go to: http://symposiumdesnoo.fikket.com. If you wish to register someone else please click "add another ticket". If not, please click "continue booking". After registration you will receive an email with one or more tickets. You do not have to bring these tickets to the symposium. Language at the symposium: English