Session IV: Cryopreservation and Other Preservation Methods for Rodent Models in Biomedical Research

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT
October 16, 2024

Agenda

1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.

Opening Remarks Oleg Mirochnitchenko, Ph.D., Office of Research Infrastructure Programs, National Institutes of Health Yuksel Agca, D.V.M., Ph.D., University of Missouri

Presentations: Part 1

1:10 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.	Robert Taft, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Rodent Germplasm Cryobanking
1:35 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Toru Takeo, Ph.D., Kumamoto University Cryopreservation of Rodent Sperm: Efficiencies, Reproducibility, and Needs
2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.	Break

Presentations: Part 2

2:05 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.	Yuksel Agca, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.S., University of Missouri Cryopreservation of Rodent Oocytes: Efficiencies, Reproducibility, and Needs
2:25 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Simon Tröder, Ph.D., University of Cologne SEcuRe: Adapting Proven Approaches for Affordable and Simplified Mouse In Vitro Fertilization
2:45 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.	Willem Wolkers, Ph.D., University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover High-Temperature Storage of Rodent Sperm
3:05 p.m. – 3:10 p.m..	Break

Presentations: Part 3

3:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Ali Eroglu, D.V.M., Ph.D., Augusta University Cryopreservation-Induced Epigenetic Alterations: A Neglected Aspect
3:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.	Marcello Raspa, Ph.D., European Mouse Mutant Archive Distribution of Cryopreserved Mouse Spermatozoa in Dry Ice: A Multicentric Study
3:50 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.	Thomas Saunders, Ph.D., University of Michigan Rodent Germplasm Cryopreservation and Assisted Reproduction: From a Transgenic Rodent Model Core Facility Perspective
4:10 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	Break
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Group Discussion