IETS invites you to join us for a free webinar, featuring Dr. Carlos A. Pinzón Arteaga for a presentation on Blastocyst- and embryo-like structures derived from pluripotent stem cell cultures
Understanding the molecular mechanisms behind blastocyst formation and implantation is critical for improving the efficiency of assisted reproductive technologies. This webinar will discuss the development of strategies for the generation of blastocyst-like structures (blastoids) from embryonic stem cells via three-dimensional differentiation and self-organization directly from naïve-like bovine embryonic stem cells (bESCs) and assembly through the combination of bovine trophectoderm stem cells (TSCs) and bovine expanded potential stem cells (EPSCs). With further optimization, bovine blastoid technology could lead to the development of new artificial reproductive technologies for cattle breeding, which may enable a paradigm shift in livestock reproduction.
Friday, May 24, 2024
11:00 US CDT
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Carlos Pinzon earned his DVM in Bogota, Colombia, where he was part of the animal reproduction research group of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He did his master’s studies in genetic engineering of large animals in the reproductive science laboratory of Texas A&M University, under the guidance of Charles Long. His PhD work was completed in Jun Wu’s laboratory at the UT Southwestern Medical Center, where he worked on embryonic stem cells and embryonic stem cell-derived models, including developing the production of bovine blastocyst-like structures from embryonic stem cell cultures. Currently he is a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, in Danesh Moazed’s laboratory, working to understand the epigenetic mechanisms of gene silencing and epigenetic inheritance during embryonic development.
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