Project 6

Impact of IVF on conceptus development and grasttrulation in cattle

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Host Institution:

Univ. College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland)

Doctoral Candidate: Kristian Kailis

Supervisor: Dr. Patrick Lonergan

Co-supervisors: Dr. Ann Van Soom | Dr. Dimitrios Rizos

Non-academic mentor: Dr. Erik Mullaart

Institution of enrolment:

Other institutions involved/secondments:

Enrolment in Doctoral degrees: UCD (Reproductive Biology)-UGENT (Life Sciences)

OBJECTIVES

Evaluate the incidence of chromosomal aberrations (e.g., mixoploidy) in bovine embryos produced by AI, MOET or IVF
Compare the transcriptomic and epigenetic profile of bovine conceptuses generated by AI, MOET or IVF.