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International workshops on reproductive biotechniques within NAWA ScienceNet project - part V: Clinical aspects of feline reproduction: an update

On September 16th, 2022, the fifth and final part of the series of workshops organized as part of the NAWA ScienceNet project (no. PPI/APM/2019/1/00044) on reproductive biotechniques took place. The course master was prof. Alain Fontbonne from L'École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort (France). The co-organizers were: the Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (ScienceNet project leader), EDRA and project partners: Ghent University (Belgium), University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna (Austria) and the University of Milan (Italy). The event was held under the patronage of the Committee of Veterinary Sciences and Reproductive Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The workshop was entitled: “Clinical aspects of feline reproduction: an update” and, as the title suggests, focused on the clinical aspects of feline reproduction, in particular fertility - both in the context of infertility diagnosis and treatment, as well as methods of pharmacological fertility control. Some of the lectures were also devoted to the practical aspects of feline reproductive biotechniques: semen collection and preservation, and artificial insemination. Lectures were given by both project participants: Sylwia Prochowska (Poland, Wrocław), Sabine Schäfer-Somi (Austria) and Alain Fontbonne, Juliette Roos and Zuzanna Niewiadomska (France), as well as the greatest specialists in the field of cat reproduction: Eva Axner (Sweden), Daniele Zambelli and Marco Cunto (Italy), Maria-Isabel Mello-Martins (Brazil), Aime Johnson (USA), Lluis Ferre-Dolcet and Stefano Romagnoli (Italy).

Like the previous ones, this part also took place in the online formula. Over 300 people from different countries around the world took part in the workshops. Despite the end of the NAWA ScienceNet project, the workshops were so positively received that they will be continued.

More information, including the exact program, is available on the event website:

http://nawa.upwr.edu.pl/index.php?go=55&lang=1

 

 

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International workshops on reproductive biotechniques within NAWA ScienceNet project - part IV: Spermatozoa Function and Conservation in Large and Small Animals

On July 22nd, 2022, the fourth part of the series of workshops organized as part of the NAWA ScienceNet project (no. PPI/APM/2019/1/00044) on reproductive biotechniques took place. The role of the course master of the event passed into the hands of prof. Christine Aurich and prof. Sabine Schäfer-Somi from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna. The co-organizers were: the Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (ScienceNet project leader), EDRA and project partners: Ghent University (Belgium), L'École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort (France) and the University of Milan (Italy). The event was held under the patronage of the Committee of Veterinary Sciences and Reproductive Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The title of this part of the workshop was: "Spermatozoa Function and Conservation in Large and Small Animals", and its subject matter concerned the advanced assessment of sperm characteristics (studies of apoptosis, lipid peroxidation, cholesterol transport in spermatozoa) and their cryopreservation - it was mainly focused on dogs, but there was also information on horses, cats, pigs or human and rat sperm. Several guests from all over the world were invited to give lectures: Dagmar Waberski (Germany), Daniel SR Angrimani (Brazil), Suppawiwat Ponglowhapan (Thailand), Tricia Rowlison (USA), Yulia Makayeva (Australia), Pierre Comizzoli (USA). Lectures were also presented by project participants: Wojciech Niżański, Sylwia Prochowska and Zuzanna Ligocka (Poland, Wrocław) and Sabine Schäfer-Somi and Christine Aurich (Austria).

Despite the plans and hopes to conduct these workshops in the stationary formula, eventually this part also took place on-line. Over 300 people from different countries around the world participated in the workshops (directly as well as by watching recorded lectures). The date of the next part of the workshop was set for September 16th, 2022.

More information, including the exact program, is available on the event website:

http://nawa.upwr.edu.pl/index.php?go=54&lang=1

 

 

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Ladies and Gentlemen, 

 

On March 24 at At 17.00 were the 1st Interdisciplinary Webinar entitled: "Synthetic food - science or fiction?"
Over 150 people participated in the webinar. We had the great pleasure to listen to lectures by wonderful Speakers in the following persons:
prof. Agata Chmurzyńska (Poznań University of Life Sciences);
prof. Zbigniew Dobrzański (Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences);
prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Marycz (Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences);
prof. Romuald Zabielski, dr Joanna Zarzyńska (Warsaw University of Life Sciences).
The webinar was moderated by prof. Wojciech Niżański - Chairman of KNWiBR PAN and prof. Tomasz Szwaczkowski - Chairman of KNZiA PAN
The lectures were followed by a discussion summarizing the issues presented by the Speakers.
It was the first in a series of quarterly Interdisciplinary Webinars organized at the initiative of KNWiBR PAN and KNZiA PAN
We cordially invite you to the next meetings.
 

 

 

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International workshops on reproductive biotechniques within NAWA ScienceNet project – part III: Assisted reproduction: Comparative aspects between Large and Small Animals

On March 12, 2022, the third part of the series of workshops organized as part of the NAWA ScienceNet project (no. PPI/APM/2019/1/00044) on reproductive biotechniques took place. The role of the course master passed into the hands of prof. Ann van Soom from the University of Ghent (Belgium). The co-organizers were: the Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (ScienceNet project leader), EDRA and project partners: University of Milan (Italy), L'École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort (France) and the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna (Austria). The event was held under the patronage of the Committee of Veterinary Sciences and Reproductive Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The third part of the workshop entitled "Assisted reproduction: Comparative aspects between Large and Small Animals" discussed the latest trends in reproductive biotechniques (e.g. the use of extracellular vesicles or stem cells) in the comparative aspect between farm, companion and wild animals. Lectures were delivered by well-known scientists from all over the world: Bernard Roelen (Netherlands), Ruth Appeltant (Great Britain), Camille Gautier (Austria), Bart Gadella (Netherlands), Marc Yeste (Spain), Lamia Amira-Briand (France), Wojciech Niżański and Maria Eberhardt (Poland), Martina Colombo (Italy), Federica Franciosi (Italy), Jenny Zahmel (Germany), Sven Budik (Austria), Krishna Pavani (Belgium), Shehu Sidi (Nigeria) and Pierre Comizzoli (USA).

The workshops were organized in the on-line formula, which allowed for the participation of a wide range of interested parties from various countries - the event was attended by over 260 people. The next part of the workshop will take place in July 2022 - the organizers will be prof. Christine Aurich and prof. Sabine Schäfer-Somi from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna.

More information, including the exact program, is available on the event website:

http://nawa.upwr.edu.pl/index.php?go=53&lang=1

 

 

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Congress of Polish Society of Veterinary Sciences (PTNW) 2021

 

Information about the Congress:

On November 26-27, 2021, under the auspicies of prof. dr hab. Michał Zasada, took place a XVI Congress of the Polish Society of Veterinary Sciences. The motto of the Congress was "Omnia Car Animalia Sunt". The congress was organized by the Institute of Veterinary Medicine of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences with the active support of the Main Board of the Polish Society of Veterinary of Sciences. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Congress were held in a hybrid form. The organizers, members of the ZG PTNW as well as the session chairman and their deputies met at the premises of the Institute of Veterinary Medicine at ul. Ursynowska 159 and from there they conducted on-line meetings. It was the first Congress in the history of PTNW conducted in such a form with the 495 participants. The organizers created 17 thematic sessions, to which 357 conference summaries (reports, posters) and 26 plenary lectures in individual sessions were submitted. About 20-50 people logged in to each session. Competition committees were appointed for each session to select outstanding reports and posters. The list of awarded authors is attached and on the website of the Congress and PTNW. The prize for winning oral presentations is the publication of an article in Veterinary Medicine at the expense of the congress office. Book prizes were awarded for the best poster presentations. The list of winners is available at the link:

http://xvi-kongres-ptnw.wmw.sggw.pl/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Prezentacja-nagr%C3%B3d-XVI-Kongres-PTNW-27112021.pdf

The official part of the Congress was started by the Director of the Institute of Veterinary Medicine at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 16th PTNW Congress, prof. dr hab. Marcin Bańbura. Then, on behalf of the Rector of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, dr hab. Marta Mendel, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. The next speaker was the President of the ZG PTNW prof. dr hab. Jan Twardoń (presentation is attached). Inaugural lecture entitled "How do we talk about them", was presented by prof. dr hab. Jerzy Bralczyk, professor of humanities, outstanding Polish linguist and author of an interesting and thematically related book "Zwierzyniec". After the grandmaster's lecture, which was listened to with great interest by all participants of the Congress, prof. dr hab. Iwona Markowska-Daniel, the president of ZG PTNW of the previous term, and presented the list of people honored in 2017-2020 with the distinction "MERITABLE FOR PTNW MERITO PRO SOCIETATAE", the honorary distinction "REZOLUTIO PRO LAUDE" and the honorary distinction for the author / authors of the 'Outstanding veterinary book". Then prof. dr hab. Marta Kankofer - scientific secretary of the ZG PTNW, informing about the PTNW Awards for the best publications in 2017-2020, which were awarded in the number of 655 (the list of winners is published on the website of the Congress and PTNW).

http://xvi-kongres-ptnw.wmw.sggw.pl/program/

The inauguration of the Congress and a lecture by prof. Jerzy Bralczyk was watched by 400 people thanks to the TV broadcast of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences.

After the official part was over, the sessions began for two days, until 17.30 on Saturday (November 27, 2021). On Friday evening, a meeting of the Board and Congress committees was held at the IKAR hotel.

The culmination of the 16th Congress was the announcement by the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Congress, prof. Marcin Bańbura, the results of the competition for the best conference reports in individual sessions and the evaluation of the Congress, as well as thanks from the Professor to the members of the organizing committee for the enormous contribution put into the organization of this project and for the measurable effects of their activities.

Then the President of ZG PTNW, prof. Jan Twardoń informing the participants of the Congress about the meeting of the Main Board of PTNW on November 26, 2021, during which resolutions were adopted on the honorary distinction "MERITO PRO LAUDE" (praise of the act) of the main organizers of the 16th PTNW Congress: prof. dr hab. Arkadiusz Orzechowski, who began the organizational work of the Congress, prof. dr hab. Marcin Bańbura, the chairman of the Organizing Committee and dr hab. Tomasz Sadkowski, the most distinguished deputy of the Organizing Committee in the organization of the Congress and the deputy director of the Institute of Veterinary Medicine of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. His excellent organizational skills and technical predispositions made the on-line course of the Congress effectively carried out, and the event took place without the slightest disturbance. The President ZG of PTNW also thanked the Organizing Committee of the 16th Congress and all people participating in this enormous undertaking for their great work, commitment, competence and dedication to our environment and the Polish Society of Veterinary Sciences.

It was a very important and well-organized event in the life of the Polish Society of Veterinary Sciences.

At the end of his speech, the president of ZG PTNW, prof. Jan Twardoń, handed over virtually the "organizational stick" to prof. dr hab. Bogdan Lewczuk, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Warmia and Mazury, who will be a host the 17th Congress in 2024.

 

 

 

 

   

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International workshops on reproductive biotechniques within NAWA ScienceNet project – part II: Cryobanking: a life insurance for biodiversity

On November 6th, 2021, the second part of the series of workshops organized as part of the NAWA ScienceNet project (no. PPI/APM/2019/1/00044) on reproductive biotechniques took place. This time the course master was prof. Gaia Cecylia Luvoni from the University of Milan. The co-organizers were: the Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (ScienceNet project leader), EDRA and project partners: Ghent University (Belgium), L'École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort (France) and the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna (Austria). The event was held under the patronage of the Committee of Veterinary Sciences and Reproductive Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

This part of the workshop was entitled "Cryobanking: a life insurance for biodiversity" and the subject of the lectures focused on the cryopreservation of sperm, oocytes, embryos and ovarian tissue as methods of banking the genetic material of animals. Lectures were presented by both project participants and invited guests: Amir Arav (Israel), Ann van Soom (Belgium), Guillaume Domain (Belgium), Martina Colombo (Italy), Malgorzata Ochota (Poland), Hiba Ali Hassan (Belgium), Katrien Smits (Belgium), Daniel Velez (Belgium), Manuel Hidalgo (Spain), Valentina Lodde (Italy), Agnieszka Partyka (Poland), Silvia Cerolini (Italy), Smadar Tal (Israel) and Susanne Holtze (Germany).

Just like the previous part, also part II took place in the online formula. The workshops were attended by over 163 people from different countries around the world. After the workshop, there was an opportunity to watch the recordings of the lectures, which was used by many registered participants who, for example, due to the difference in time zones, could not take part in the live event. The date of the next part of the workshop was set for March 12, 2022.

More information, including the exact program, is available on the event website:

http://nawa.upwr.edu.pl/index.php?go=52&lang=1

 

 

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9th Congress of the Society for Reproductive Biology

 

 

On September 2-4, 2021, the 9th Congress of the Society for Reproductive Biology was took place. Four years earlier, the General Assembly of TBR Members decided to entrust the organization of the next meeting in 2020 to the Poznań Branch of our Society. Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a year ago, the Main Board of the Society decided to chenge to 2021 year and organize it online. Despite these unusual circumstances, as many as 145 participants registered for the Congress, which shows how much we want to meet, talk and present the results of our scientific and research work.
The agenda for the entire Congress included a plenary session, 6 thematic sessions and 2 mini-symposiums. During the three days, 17 lectures and 21 oral presentations were presented, which were selected by the Scientific Committee of the Congress from all submitted applications. On the first day, conference participants listened to, among others, lectures by two winners of the Professor Bielański, awarded to young scientists by the award jury - Justyna Gogolu-Mruk, MA and Marcin Śmiałek, PhD. Then, a general meeting of the members of the Society for Reproductive Biology was held, during which the new TBR Board was elected. On the second day of the conference, an interesting event was the meeting entitled "Meet my profesor" dedicated to young students of science. All participants listened with great interest to the stories of the invited guests - prof. dr hab. Barbara Bilińska and prof. dr hab. Marcin Drąg - about the most important moments in their scientific careers, the greatest achievements, but also the problems they had to face. During two poster sessions, it was possible to see 85 posters presented in PDF format and in the form of short multimedia presentations.
The conference ended with the ceremonial announcement of the results of the competition for young scientists for the best oral presentations and posters. This year, the winners of the prizes are: first prize for oral presentation - Maria Guzewska, MA (IRZiBŻ PAN in Olsztyn), medicine Gabriela Sokołowska (Medical University in Białystok); first prize for the poster - mgr Ewelina Palak (IRZiBŻ PAN in Olsztyn); second prize for the poster - mgr Beata Nosal (University of Agriculture in Krakow) and mgr Alicja Żochowska (IRZiBŻ PAN in Olsztyn). The congress ended with an invitation to the next jubilee meeting, which is planned in 2024 in Warsaw. We all have great hope that in three years we will be able to meet in a traditional way, which will allow for even more fruitful scientific discussions and the development of new paths of cooperation between the members of our Society.

 

 

 

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On July 17, 2021, the first international workshop as part of the APM NAWA ScienceNet project, entitled "Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Programs of Rescue of Endangered Species" took place. The workshop was organized by the Department of Reproduction with the Clinic of Farm Animals UPWr and EDRA Urban & Partner, together with the partners of the ScienceNet project: Ghent University, Milano University, Ecole Nationale Veterinarire d'Alfort, VeterinarMedizinische Universitat Wien, under the patronage of the Committee of Veterinary Sciences and Biology of Reproduction of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
 
The chairman of the organizing committee was prof. dr hab. Wojciech Niżański, and the moderators of the workshops are prof. G.C. Luvoni (Milano University) and prof. A. Fontbonne. (Ecole Nationale Veterinarire d'Alfort). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, workshops were conducted on-line. During the webinar, 12 lectures were presented, 9 of which were delivered by foreign speakers representing partner research centers of the ScienceNet project (Ghent University, Milano University, Ecole Nationale Veterinarire d'Alfort).
 
The workshop was attended by 219 people (veterinarians, breeders, zoo employees) from all over the world. An anonymous survey conducted after the workshops showed a very positive reception of the event - 90% of respondents gave the workshops the highest score (5).
 
 
 Detailed information on the conference is available on the website:

 

  

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XXIII International Scientific Conference

 

On June 24-25, 2021, the XXIII International Scientific Conference was took place at the Zdrojowy Theater in Polanica-Zdrój. "Current problems in the health and production of dairy and beef cattle", organized by the Department of Reproduction with the Clinic of Farm Animals of the UPWr, the Section of Physiology and Pathology of Ruminants of the Polish Scientific Society of NWW and the Zdrojowy Theater in Polanica-Zdrój. The conference was held under the auspices of the Committee of Veterinary Sciences and Biology of Reproduction of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
The chairman of the organizing committee was prof. dr hab. Jan Twardoń, and 15 lectures were presented during the session, 3 of which were presented by speakers representing foreign research centers (Germany, Austria, Belgium). Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was held in a stationary form, which was a real achievement for the organizers. The participants were very satisfied with this form of conference. After each lecture, there was a discussion on the issue discussed in the lecture. During breaks and dinners, the participants also exchanged views on professional and social issues. They hoped that this form of meetings would also be maintained in the future.
The conference was attended by 250 people (veterinarians, breeders, entrepreneurs, managers) and many exhibitors.
The date and topic for the conference in 2022 "New challenges in veterinary medicine - if not use antibiotics, then what" has been set, 23-24 June 2022.
 
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International workshops on reproductive biotechniques within NAWA ScienceNet project – part I: ART in rescue of endangered animals

On June 17th, 2021, the first part of a series of workshops organized as part of the NAWA ScienceNet project (no. PPI/APM/2019/1/00044) on reproductive biotechniques took place. The organizer of the event was the Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (coursemaster Prof. Wojciech Niżański), and co-organizers: EDRA and partners of the ScienceNet project: Ghent University (Belgium), University of Milan (Italy), L'École Nationale Vétérinaire d' Alfort (France) and the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna (Austria). The Committee of Veterinary Sciences and Reproductive Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences was the patron of the event.

The first part was entitled "ART in rescue of endangered animals" and was mainly devoted to the use of reproductive biotechniques in wild animals - felines, equines, reptiles, birds, monkeys and pandas. The lecturers were renowned scientists in the field of animal reproduction: prof. Ann van Soom (Ghent), prof. Gaia Cecilia Luvoni (Milan), prof. Alain Fontbonne (Alfort-Paris), dr Joanna Kochan (Kraków) and prof. Wojciech Nizanski (Wroclaw). Doctoral students and young scientists also had the opportunity to present their achievements: Dr. Ilse Gerits (Ghent), Dr. Sylwia Prochowska (Wrocław), Eline Wydooghe (Ghent) and Isa Mohammed Alkali (Milan).

Due to the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the workshops were conducted in the online formula and were attended by over 200 people from around the world, more people had the opportunity to watch recordings of the lectures. The lectures, as well as the entire organization of the workshops, met with very positive feedback from the participants. The next part of the workshop is scheduled for November 6th, 2021.

More information, including the exact program, is available on the event website:

http://nawa.upwr.edu.pl/index.php?go=51&lang=1

 

  

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X Veterinary Conference 

 

On 09/04/2021 at the Atut Hotel in Licheń, a one-day 10th veterinary conference was held: "The issue of artificial insemination, repeated oestrus and diagnostics of metabolic diseases in dairy cows". The conference was organized by the Department of Animal Reproduction with a Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn in cooperation with Vet4Vet Olsztyn and under the auspices of  the Committee of Veterinary Sciences and Biology of Reproduction of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the conference was conducted in a hybrid form, while the conference materials were prepared in a traditional form. During the deliberations, with150 participats , 4 lectures and one seminar were presented, of which two lectures were given, among others, by prof. Giovanni Gnemmi from Spain. 
 
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