University College Dublin

 
PIs
Professor Trudee Fair
Professor Trudee Fair

University College Dublin

Project Coordinator

Principal Investigator - ESR Project 1 and ESR Project 2

Research Interests: Bovine fertility and reproduction, oocyte maturation, oocyte quality, ovarian follicle, oogenesis

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Ms. Lais Barbosa Latorraca
Ms. Lais Barbosa Latorraca

ESR 1

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Ms. Julieta D'Augero
Ms. Julieta D'Augero

ESR 2

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Mr. Kristian Christos Kailis
Mr. Kristian Christos Kailis

ESR 18

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Università degli Studi di Milano

 
PIs
Professor Alberto Luciano
Professor Alberto Luciano

Università degli Studi di Milano

Principal Investigator - ESR Project 3

Research Interests: Reproductive and developmental biology, oogenesis, folliculogenesis, meiosis, oocyte, follicle, cell signalling.

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Associate Professor Federica Franciosi
Associate Professor Federica Franciosi

Università degli Studi di Milano

Principal Investigator - ESR Project 7

Research Interests: Oocyte, follicle, ovary, embryo, maternal mRNA translation, cell signalling, developmental origin of health and disease, epigenetic, fertility preservation, reproductive ageing

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Associate Professor Valentina Lodde
Associate Professor Valentina Lodde

Università degli Studi di Milano

Co-supervisor - ESR Project 7

Research Interests: Meiosis, cell division, oogenesis, oocyte maturation, oocyte quality, ovarian follicle, cumulus cells, oocyte nuclear morphology, early embryogenesis, animal models (bovine species, horses, carnivores and pigs)

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Ms. Pritha Dey
Ms. Pritha Dey

ESR 3

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Ms. Magdalena Ladrón de Guevara
Ms. Magdalena Ladrón de Guevara

ESR 7

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Ms. Maria Plevridi
Ms. Maria Plevridi

ESR 17

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Vrije Universiteit Brussel

PIs
Professor Ellen Anckaert
Professor Ellen Anckaert

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Principal Investigator - ESR Project 4 and ESR Project 13

Research Interests: In vitro follicle culture systems for early stage follicles in mouse, oocyte in vitro maturation in the mouse model and in human and epigenetic safety of oocyte culture.

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Ms. Aimilia Zisiadi
Ms. Aimilia Zisiadi

ESR 4

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Ms. Berta Cava
Ms. Berta Cava

ESR 13

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Babraham Institute

 
PIs
Dr Gavin Kelsey
Dr Gavin Kelsey

Babraham Institute

Principal Investigator - ESR Project 5

Research Interests: Epigenetics, methylation, chromatin, imprinting, single-cell analysis

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Ms. Leah McHugh
Ms. Leah McHugh

ESR 5

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Clinica Eugin

 
PIs
Dr Rita Vassena
Dr Rita Vassena

Clinica Eugin

Principal Investigator - ESR Project 6 and ESR project 10

Research Interests: Oocyte biology, sperm factor involved in fertilization and implantation

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Dr Filippo Zambelli
Dr Filippo Zambelli

Clinica Eugin

Co-Supervisor - ESR Project 6

Research Interests: Next generation sequencing of the mitochondrial DNA in stem cells and reproductive cells, transcriptomic events characterising the last phases of oocyte maturation, with a special focus on mitochondrial regulation and how its modulation might impact oocyte quality.

Dr Monserrat Barragan
Dr Monserrat Barragan

Clinica Eugin

Co-Supervisor - ESR project 10

Research Interests: Gamete quality in terms of human fertility, applying “omics” studies to human oocytes and sperm, and studying signal transduction mechanisms

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Ms. Sara Pietroforte
Ms. Sara Pietroforte

ESR 6

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Ms. Styliani Galatidou
Ms. Styliani Galatidou

ESR 10

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Ghent University

PIs
Professor Ann Van Soom
Professor Ann Van Soom

Ghent University

Principal Investigator - ESR Project 8 and ESR Project 11

Research Interests: Embryology, Stem cell biology, Veterinary embryology, reproduction and genetics

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Dr Krishna Pavani
Dr Krishna Pavani

Ghent University

Co-Supervisor

Research interests: Extracellular vesicles; Exosomes, Reproductive biology, miRNAs, Transcriptomes, Epigenetics

Dr Katrien Smits
Dr Katrien Smits

Ghent University

Co-Supervisor

Research interests: assisted reproductive technologies, embryo-maternal interaction, signalling factors, micomanipulation, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, miRNA, epigenetics

Ms. Camilla Benedetti
Ms. Camilla Benedetti

ESR 8

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Ms. Andrea Fernández
Ms. Andrea Fernández

ESR 11

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CSIC

PIs
Dr Josep Luis Arcos
Dr Josep Luis Arcos

IIIA-CSIC

Principal Investigator - ESR Project 9

Research Interests: Machine learning, case-based reasoning, multi-agent systems, self-organizing systems, and AI and music

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Dr Jesús Cerquides
Dr Jesús Cerquides

IIIA-CSIC

Co Supervisor

Research Interests: Machine Learning, Probabilistic Graphical Models, Multi-Agent Systems

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Mr. Georgios Athanasiou
Mr. Georgios Athanasiou

ESR 9

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Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research

PIs
Professor Thomas Hildebrandt
Professor Thomas Hildebrandt

Leibniz Institute for Zoo & Wildlife Research

Principal Investigator - ESR Project 14

Research Interests: Assisted reproduction technologies in wildlife species (including OPU and IVF), Imaging in wildlife species (ultrasonography including 3D/4D modalities, endoscope, computed tomography), Cell culture and the use of stem cells associated techniques (SCAT) for reproduction, Biobanking

Projects: Northern white rhinoceros rescue programme, Giant panda assisted reproduction and diapause research, Naked mole rat reproduction and ageing research, Artificial insemination in Asian and African elephants, Artificial insemination in rhinoceroses

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Ms. Raffaella Simone
Ms. Raffaella Simone

ESR 14

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RegionH

 
PIs
Professor Claus Yding Andersen
Professor Claus Yding Andersen

Region H/University of Copenhagen

Principal Investigator - ESR Project 15

Research Interests:

  • Development of new methods for cryopreservation and transplantation of ovarian tissue

  • In vitro culture of human preantral follicles in 3D matrixes

  • TGF-β growth factor signaling in ovaries from normal women and women with PCOS

  • In vitro maturation of human immature oocytes collected in connection with preparation of ovarian cortical tissue for cryopreservation

  • Mapping of gen-expression profiles during sex differentiation in human foetal gonads

  • Transmission of environmental pollutants from mother to human foetuses

  • Culture and characterization of human spermatogonial stemcells from testis of prepubertal boys.

  • The importance of the IGF-growth factor signaling pathway on human follicular development and steroidogenesis

  • Characterization of the human small antral follicles

  • In vitro follicle activation

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Ms. Cristina Subirán
Ms. Cristina Subirán

ESR 15

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PARTNER INSTITUTIONS

 
Featured
Dr Julia Sepulveda Diaz
Dr Julia Sepulveda Diaz

Elvesys, France

Professor Denny Sakkas

Boston IVF, United States of America

Dr Federico Randi
Dr Federico Randi

CEVA Animale Sante, France

Mr. Sean McNulty
Mr. Sean McNulty

DOLMEN, Ireland

Dr Erik Mullaart
Dr Erik Mullaart

CRV, Netherlands

Professor Pilar Dellunde
Professor Pilar Dellunde

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

Professor Marc-André Sirard
Professor Marc-André Sirard

Université Laval, Canada

Professor Jose Buratini
Professor Jose Buratini

Sao Paulo State University, Brazil

Dr Miguel Constancia
Dr Miguel Constancia

University of Cambridge, United Kingdom