Progress 01/01/22 to 10/10/24
Outputs
Target Audience:Our target audience is anyone, professional, practitioner, student, professor, regulatory officials that work with embryo technology. To report and share technologies from the past 50 years to the current technologies that have changed the directionof embryo transfer, to the future of embryo technologies. Our aim is to disseminate to anyone interested in embryo technology. To open lines of communication with other countries and share information and utilize technology to expand and educate technology in under developed countries and with countries around the world. We have been able to increase our audience across the board, with professionals, practitioners and students. We have increased the amount of webinars that we produce. We have utilzed our students, both members and non-members to use social media for postings and webinars. The students have set up webinars and tutorials per student interest, all of which is free to anyone to view. They have been very successful. Changes/Problems:We are working on more access to the past proceedings from the meetings and are keeping all of our videos and recordings posted for life on the website for more access. With the cost of meeting space, travel and sleeping rooms, IETS has worked to expand their access to embryo transfer and new technologies. We are working on producing more webinars with one or two speakers on a specific topic. Access to the webinars is free and available after the webinars. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?On January 8th, we hosted a symposium on Communicating and Demystifying Bovine Embryo Assisted Reproductive Technologies (6 Continuing Education Units, CEUs). This symposium included a morning session at the CSU SPUR campus at the National Western Complex where participants had2 options. Option 1: Join a workshop on communication for practitioners that explores producers' experiences with assisted reproduction in cattle and identifies common successes and frustrations. This is to help participants develop tools to improve communication and clarity between producers, veterinarians, and assisted reproduction professionals and vendors. Option 2: Join an interactive workshop on communication for researchers where a professional science communicator will discuss the science behind science communication. This session will provide strategies for inclusive communication including how to communicate uncertainty in science or address misinformation. Participants will also practice communication skills and garner feedback from experts and the public. After lunch, both groups cametogether at the brand new National Western Stockyard Event Center where experts in embryo technologies demonstrated proper set up and technique for many of the major technologies involved in embryo production and transfer including oocyte and embryo recovery, embryo evaluation, packaging, embryo freezing and live embryo transfers. Attendees had frontrow seats for easy discussion and Q & A during the procedures. This sessionalso included discussions of temperature control, organization and coordination of unloading tubes to ensure optimal throughput and recording information and data. There were vendors present on the arena concourse with equipment and more information for streamlining theperformance of these technologies. As the arena will be open to the public, this session will incorporate many of the communication techniques discussed in the morning workshops and helped to expand our voice on embryo transfer to the general public as well as the meeting attendees. Proceedings were published and distributed to the attendeds. Continuing educational credits were also given to attendees for the preconferences and the main meeting. This pre-conference will be an exciting and informative expedition into the practical world of bovine assisted embryo production and embryo transfer while providing useful communication techniques to discuss embryo technologies with clients and the public. On January 9th, join us for a symposium on Best Practices in IVP - Tips, tricks, and lab management in cattle and human IVF clinics (5 Continuing Education Units, CEUs). For the first time at IETS, we will bring to together lab managers and embryologists from both human and bovine IVP clinics to share methods, protocols and lab management strategies. The morning portion of this symposium will include hands-on activities that take a comparative look at how we produce embryos in vitro including some of the newest equipment and techniques being used in human IVF. Participants will test the skills practiced during the morning session in a fun IVF skills relay race after lunch. This will be followed with panel discussions on lab management and career paths in human and animal embryology by top lab managers and embryologists from across the country. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results are posted on the website and were also distributed to all attendees and to our Partner Societies for distribution to their individual society. Partner Societies are embryo transfer societies from around the world that IETS isin partnership with and with whom IETS works closely togther on projects, meetings and distibution of scientific research.The student organization has also worked to increase the distribution of meeting information to students and young scientists around the world. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
We had the highest meeting attendance since2015. We had attendees from over 35 different countries. All registrantshad access to the onsite and virtual meeting with attendees form both being able to ask questions of the speakers during the sessions. All sessions were recorded and are online forever for viewing. There was Q & A for all sessions and many of the sessions had round table discussions during and after the sessions. Speakers talked about the past technology of embryo transfer, up to the new exciting technology being used and developed today, genome editing, cellular programs, and ART.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Reproduction, Fertility and Development RFD Volume 36 1&2
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Reproduction, Fertility and Development RFD Volume 34 1&2
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Reproduction, Fertility and Development RFD Volume 35 1&2
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Progress 01/01/23 to 12/31/23
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this meeting is practitioners, scientists, educators, regulatory officials, livestock breeders, suppliers of drugs, equipment, students from all over the world. To bring them together with the latest knowledge in embryo technology that is impacting the world. To enteract and share knowledge, ideas and promote responsible development in the use of animal reproductive technologies. Changes/Problems:It is still a problem to get more interaction and abstract submissions from underdeveloped countries. The major professors and professional from companies, can access the journals, posters, abstracts from the meeting, however, the average student or associates from the universities and workers from companies do not have access. We continue to work on opening up access and non-cost ways to share the new technology and developing procedures. Language has been a problem, but with using ZOOM for our recordings, they can use the recording language translations. We still work on being able to share more of this technology and to create more opportunities for professional and students to interact during the meeting and after. The IETS students are also opening up more opportunities with webinar speakers. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?There were three pre-conference events scheduled. The LOC presented a wet lab with demostrations of reproductive technology in alpaca with onsite professionals to answer questions and show correct techniques in OPU, semen collection, evaluation of alpaca semen, fresh and frozen, and setting up an artificial vagina. HASAC presented a symposium on How safe are in vitro-produced embryos for international trade? There were speakers from all over the world discussing sanitary controls during collection and processing, certification, and a discussion panel. The symposiums was recorded and posted on the website as well as being virtual for attendees to interact and ask questions.A white paper was published on the results. DABE presented the third preconfernce on Modeling embryo function in vitro. CEUs were presented to all attendees for participation. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?As stated, all were recorded for viewing after the meeting and posted to the website for life. Partner Societies have linked their websites to ours for viewing the webinars. Additional webinars have been produced to go deeper into discussion on specific technologies presented at the meeting. The white paper willl be published in the journal of Reproduction, Fertility and Development once out of the review process. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue to give access on the recorded webinars, and expand access to non-members. Open up more discussion using webinars and white papers.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
We had outstanding speakers that stimulated interactions and discussions with all participants. Lively discussions from the students up to the emeritus professional members that are the pioneers in the field of embryo transfer. We were also again able to hold a virtual meeting for those not able to travel due to Covid or the closing of borders, due to political unrest. With the virtual meeting, attendees could particpate and interact with the speakers and also with the attendees who presented posters. Attendees could watch recorded poster presentations and send questions and remarks to the presenter and receive feedback. More conversations were held during the meeting between attendees and poster presenters. The meeting was recorded as well as virtual for all attendees to view after the meeting and was then open to all members whether attending the meeting or not. Recordings are posted on the website for all time for continual viewing.
Publications
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Progress 01/01/22 to 12/31/22
Outputs
Target Audience:Our target audience was anyone interested in embryo technology. We had undergraduate students, graduate students, post-docs, young sicentists, practitoners, educators, regulatory officials, livestock breeders, exhibitors, from all areas of work, including zoos, museums, universities, technicians. We had the largest conference since 2015, Versailles, France. We continue to reach more with our recorded program and the printed manuscripts and abstracts in the Reproduction, Fertility and Development Jounral. Changes/Problems:We have access to communications office to expand our social media presence and work with more underdeveloped countries. We have had additional cost in working with professional comunication experts, as well as expanding our webinar presence and working with more experts from outside of our society. and expanding our presence to other societites and coordinating meetings, webinars. We have also encourage our Moruals (student members) to expand their presence online and do more webinars and recordings and posting these on our website for free access. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Communication Between Practitioners and Clients -intended administrators, applied academics, ET practitioners, and ET/IVF clients. The format will include case studies, breakout groups and practical applications. Purpose: 1. Explore producers' experiences with assisted reproduction in cattle. Identify common successes and frustrations. 2. Develop tools to improve communication and clarity between producers, veterinarians, and assisted reproduction professionals and vendors. 3. Develop or strengthen positive working relationships. Part 2: Demystifying Bovine Embryou Assisted Reproductive Technologies. Live demonstrations of ovum pick-up on a superstimulated cow, including discussion on ultrasound equipment and the probles, needles, and tubing required for the procedure. Equipment from different manufacturers and several practitioners that use specific equipment. Live demostrations of an embryo flush, with different quipment and practitioners showing the use of specific equipment. Recovery and Transport of the Oocyte/Embryos to the Laboratory Oocytes and embryos recovered in activities 1 and 2 will be identified and evaluated on a microscope with a camera. The live images will be projected onto 3 large screens in the arena and used as the basis for discussion. Topics for discussion will include handling and transport of oocytes and embryos. Workshop participants and the public will have the opportunity to look at embryos through a microscope during the social hour following the symposium. Vendors will have equipment on hand and participants can ask practitioners questions regarding equipment use and setup. The emphasis for activity 3 will be primarily on the setup in the laboratory, media, rinsing the collection tube and filter, searching, grading, packaging, loading incubator, recording information and data, and shipping. Also, maintenance of sterile technique and temperature control will be emphasized. This will be done in real-time so the workshop participants can see the real-life situation. Decisions for Packaging and Distribution of Embryos to the Practitioner and Client Client embryos collected during activity 2 will be frozen on site. In addition, different methods for packaging and handling embryos after production will be demonstrated and discussed. The use of field incubators, embryo freezing equipment, and various packaging systems from a variety of manufacturers will be discussed and available in the arena for viewing. Activity 4 will emphasize scenarios that require decisions in the laboratory regarding embryo handling and when to freeze (or not) and dealing with unexpected situations. Communication between laboratory personnel, the owner of the embryos, the owner or manager of the recipients, the practitioner and potentially a courier or shipping service, will be discussed with regard to these scenarios. Transfer of Embryos in the Field Methods to package IVP embryos after production for shipment to the field practitioner will be demonstrated and discussed. The use of field incubators, transport incubators, and various embryo delivery systems will be covered. Equipment from different manufacturers will be used during the demonstrations and several practitioners that use the specific equipment will be on hand. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to ask the practitioners questions regarding equipment use and setup. Equipment vendors will have equipment on display in the back of the stockyard arena for follow-up questions and discussion. Activity 5 will emphasize the handling of the embryos once received from the laboratory, all the way through to the transfers, thus, potentially, unloading embryos out of tubes and into straws. Thus, this activity may also include discussions of temperature control, organization and coordination of unloading tubes, and so on, to ensure optimal throughput and recording information and data. Proceedings were sent to all attendees for use as a guide and for questions. CEUs were given to all attendees. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?All attendees have access to the proceedings and to all recordings of the annual meeting and preconferences. All members also have access and can use and view at any time. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Expand access to the proceedings and recordings. Open up to partner societies to access procedures and use webinars to hightlight some of the techniques and equipment used. Also expand our social media presence and postrecordings.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Looked back on 50 years of embryo technology in practice, spoke of the challenges of embryo pathogen interaction, problems with in vitro fertilization of livestock animals. And then went forward to discussing molecular and cellular programs underlying the development of bovine preimplantation, patrernal determinants of early embryo development. Discussed the toold for understanding conceptus-materinal interactions. and the placentation in ruminants. a review focusing on cows and sheep. Hands on lab with live cows, intergration of reproductive ultrasound embryo receipient evaluations, panel discussions with experts. Talks on animal closing, exploring past technologies and charting future directions. Production of light-colored, low heat-absorbing Holstein Friesian cattle by precise embryo-mediated genome editing, and charting fertilized oocyte to cultivated meat, harnessing bovine embryoni stem celss in the meat industry. Discusses the oocyte: the key player in the success of assisted reproduction technologies. From the past to the future, technology advances.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
Reproduction, Fertility and Development volume 36 Numbers 1&2
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