Session V: Long-Term Preservation Methods for Nonhuman Primate Models in Biomedical Research

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST
February 7, 2025

Co-Chairs
Carrie Hanna, Ph.D., Oregon National Primate Research Center
Jenna Schmidt, Ph.D., Wisconsin National Primate Research Center

Agenda

12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. Introduction
Bettina Buhring, Ph.D., Program Director, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
12:10 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. Keynote Speaker
Pierre Comizzoli, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.Sc., Smithsonian Institution
Title TBD
12:40 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. Q&A

Part I: Vitrification of Gametes

12:50 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. Jenna Schmidt, Ph.D., Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
Title TBD
1:10 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Q&A
1:20 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Carrie Hanna, Ph.D., Oregon National Primate Research Center
Title TBD
1:40 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Q&A
1:50 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Brian Hermann, Ph.D., The University of Texas at San Antonio
Title TBD
2:10 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Q&A
2:20 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. Break

Part II: Tissue and Organ Cryopreservation

2:35 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. Fernanda Burch, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.Sc., Oregon National Primate Research Center
Title TBD
2:55 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. Q&A
3:05 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. Alison Ting, Ph.D., Gaia Life and University of California San Diego
Title TBD
3:25 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. Q&A
3:35 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. Kyle Orwig, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Title TBD
3:55 p.m. – 4:05 p.m. Q&A
4:05 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Discussion
4:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Bettina Buhring, Ph.D., ORIP, NIH