Scientific Status and Needs of Cryopreservation and Other Long-Term Preservation Approaches for Animal Models in Biomedical Research

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. – 12:05 p.m.	Introduction Bettina Buhring, Ph.D., Program Director, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
12:05 p.m. – 12:35 p.m.	Keynote Speaker Pierre Comizzoli, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.Sc., Smithsonian Institution Developing New Preservation and Reanimation Methods for Gametes and Gonadal Tissues from Large Animal Models
12:35 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.	Q&A

12:45 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.	Jenna Schmidt, Ph.D., Wisconsin National Primate Research Center Species Considerations for Developing and Cryopreserving Genetic Models in NHPs
1:05 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.	Q&A
1:15 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.	Carrie Hanna, Ph.D., Oregon National Primate Research Center Protocols and Preservation of Valuable Genetics in Rhesus Macaques
1:35 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.	Q&A
1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Break
2:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.	Brian Hermann, Ph.D., The University of Texas at San Antonio Improved Methods for Freezing Marmoset Sperm
2:20 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Q&A
2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.	Fernanda Burch, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.Sc., Oregon National Primate Research Center Cryopreservation of Gametes and Embryos in Nonhuman Primates
2:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Q&A
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.	Alison Ting, Ph.D., Gaia Life and University of California San Diego Advances and Challenges of Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation in a Nonhuman Primate Model
3:35 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Q&A
3:45 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.	Kyle Orwig, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Fertility Preservation in a Rhesus Model of Cancer Survivorship
4:05 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	Q&A
4:15 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.	Discussion Moderators: Jenna Schmidt, Ph.D., Wisconsin National Primate Research Center and Carrie Hanna, Ph.D., Oregon National Primate Research Center
4:55 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Closing Remarks Bettina Buhring, Ph.D., ORIP, NIH