Dr.ssa Giovanna Lazzari has been invited as Guest Speaker at the third Annual General Meeting of the EmbryoGENE Network, that will be held June 7-9, 2011 at the Hôtel Château Laurier in the Old Quebec district of Quebec City. Research interests of Dr.ssa Lazzari are biotechnology of reproduction, basic and applied research in molecular embryology with particular emphasis on oocyte and preimplantation embryo biology, reproductive toxicology, embryonic stem cells, and development of alternative toxicological tests. She is the project leader in 3 ongoing European collaborative research projects of the 7th Framework Programme (Esnats, Plurisys, Scr&Tox).
The EmbryoGENE Network was created in order to address important issues concerning embryo development in livestock (mainly cattle and swine) and to understanding the genome and epigenome of the competent embryo. It also aims to determine how various treatments relating to maternal nutrition, the environment of the embryo, and the application of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) influence developmental competence of the early embryo and, as a consequence, the future health of offspring derived from such embryos.
The Network, initiated by Dr. Marc-André Sirard from Laval University and Dr. George Foxcroft from the University of Alberta in close collaboration with the two other Them Leaders (Dr. Claude Robert and Dr. Michael Dyck), is composed of 15 co-applicants representing seven universities. Canadian regulatory agencies (AAFC and CFIA), Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and eight industry partners are also participating in the Network.
For further information about the Annual General Meeting in Quebec
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