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This page presents activities whitin the scientific field "reproductive biology" at SLU and Uppsala University. If you want to have any activity posted on this page, please send information to cru@slu.se

DECEMBER 2009

1: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Bodil Ström Holst

NOVEMBER 2009

9-13: CRU postgraduate course on
In vitro techniques in studies of reproductive toxicology.
Deadline for application: Oct. 16 to Dr Matts Olovsson.
Click here for first call.
Click here for programme.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson

OCTOBER 2009

19-23: CRU postgraduate course on
Reproduction and Epigenetics.
Deadline for application: Sept. 19 to anette.forsberg@kv.slu.se
Click here for first call.
Click here for programme.
Info: Dr Bodil Ström Holst

JUNE 2009

17: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Bodil Ström Holst

MAY 2009

28: CRU scientific and social meeting
All CRU members are invited to the annual social and scientific meeting!
Programme:
16.00: "Sex, immunity and the immunogenic male hypothesis", by Dr Ted Morrow, Department of Animal Ecology, Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC), Uppsala University.
17.00: Pub with a light meal. Enjoy the company of fellow scientists in a relaxed atmosphere.
Place: Pharmen (Farmaceutiska studentkåren), Dag Hammarskjölds väg 16, Gluntenområdet, Uppsala Science Park.
Deadline for registration (binding) is May 25 to Björn Brunström (Bjorn.Brunstrom@ebc.uu.se). Please tell if you want vegetarian food, have any food allergy etc. The cost 50 SEK for food and non-alcoholic beverages should be paid upon arrival.
Info: Dr Lena Holm and Björn Brunström.

20: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Helena Volgsten, Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health, UU:
Psychiatric disorders in Swedish infertile couples undergoing in vitro fertilization; prevalence and risk factors.
Moderator: Associate professor Agneta Skoog Svanberg.
Place: Stora konferensrummet, entrance 95/96, Akademiska sjukhuset
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson

7: CRU symposium on
Antimicrobial strategies in human and animal reproduction.
Click here for full programme.
Place: Oscar II Conference Centre, Uppsala Science Park
Time: 8.30-16.30
Info: Dr. Bodil Ström Holst

APRIL 2009

17: CRU mini-symposium on reproductive biology arranged by the Div. of Reproduction, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, SLU:
Exploring communication in nature - the role of pheromones.
Moderator: Professor Lennart Söderquist
Click here for full programme.
Place: Lecture room KC2 (“Tvåan”), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12
Time: 13.00-16.15
Info: Prof. Lennart Söderquist

15: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Helena Wensman, Dept of Anatomy, physiology and biochemistry, SLU:
Differences in Plasticity and Expression of Developmental Genes in Canine Mammary Carcinomas and Sarcomas
Moderator: Associate professor Bodil Ström Holst
Place: Lecture room KC3 (“Trean”), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00
Info: Dr. Bodil Ström Holst

MARCH 2009

25: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Annika Bergström, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, SLU:
Dystocia in the bitch.
Moderator: Professor Ann-Sofie Lagerstedt
Click here for abstract.
Place: Lecture room KC3 (“Trean”), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00
Info: Dr. Maria Neil

4: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Maria Jonsson, Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health, UU:
Consequences of the use and misuse of oxytocin during delivery.
Moderator: Associate professor Ulf Hansson
Place: Stora konferensrummet, entrance 95/96, Akademiska sjukhuset
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson

2: CRU Board and Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Bodil Ström Holst

FEBRUARY 2009

11: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Bodil Ström Holst

2-6: CRU postgraduate course on
In vitro techniques in studies of reproductive toxicology.
CANCELLED, NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson

JANUARY 2009

28: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Fredrik Ahlsson, Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health, UU:
Being Born Large for Gestational Age: Metabolic and Epidemiological Studies.
Moderator: Professor Jan Gustafsson
Place: Stora konferensrummet, entrance 95/96, Akademiska sjukhuset.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson

DECEMBER 2008

5: PhD thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Fernando Saravia:
Deep freezing of concentrated boar semen for intra-uterine insemination.
Opponent: Assoc.prof. Roy Neville Kirkwood, Dept. Of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
Place: Lecture Room 1 (“Ettan”), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 13.00.
Click here for abstract
Info: Dr. Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez

4: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Assoc.prof. Roy Neville Kirkwood, Dept. Of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA:
Swine AI: Current and Future.
Place: Gameten, Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Time: 14.30. Coffee and cake will be served.
Info: Dr Margareta Wallgren

NOVEMBER 2008

24: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Bodil Ström Holst

19: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Signe Altmäe, Dept of Womens and childrens health, UU: Genetic determinants for successful IVF treatment. Moderator: Associate professor Anneli Stavreus Evers. Place: Stora konferensrummet, entrance 95/96, Akademiska sjukhuset.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr. Matts Olovsson

13-14: CRU symposium on reproductive biology:
Lactation research in mammals and humans: comparative aspects with focus on milk composition and mastitis.
Click here for programme.
Place: Lecture room L, Ultuna main building.
Info: Dr. Elisabeth Kylberg

5: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Anna Wallenbeck, Dept of Animals Breeding and Genetics, SLU:
Sow reproduction in organic pig production
Moderator: Associate professor Lotta Rydhmer
Place: Lecture room KC3 (“Trean”), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
nfo: Dr Lotta Rydhmer

OCTOBER 2008

29-31: CRU symposium on reproductive biology:
New aspects on reproductive biotechnologies.
St Petersburg State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Russia.
Supported by Visbyprogrammet, Svenska institutet.
Info: Dr Renée Båge

14: CRU Board meeting 
Info: Dr. Bodil Ström Holst

SEPTEMBER 2008

26: PhD thesis defence (in Swedish) by Irina Gyllenhammar, Dept. of Environmental Toxicology, UU:
Endocrine disruption in Amphibians - Developmental effects of ethynylestradiol and clotrimazole on the reproductive system.
Faculty opponent: Docent Joakim Larsson, Sahlgrenska akademien, Göteborgs universitet.
Place: Lindahlsalen, EBC, Norbyvägen 18A.
Time: 09.15.
Info: Dr. Cecilia Berg.

25: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Joakim Larsson, Assoc. Prof., Dept. Physiology/Endocrinology, The Sahlgrenska Academy of Göteborg University:
Pharmaceuticals in the Environment - present knowledge and future challenges.
Place: Lindahlsalen, EBC, Norbyvägen 18A.
Time: 13.00-14.00.
Info: Dr. Cecilia Berg.

AUGUST 2008

21: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Dr William Ritchie:
"Dolly and other Sheep" - Developments in embryo manipulation at the Roslin Institute.
Place: Lecture room KC3 (“Trean”), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Time: 13.15-14.00. Coffee and tea will be served.
Info: Dr Ylva Brandt

JUNE 2008

12: PhD thesis defence (in Swedish) by Anna Mattsson, Dept. of Environmental Toxicology, UU:
Roles of ERα and ERβ in normal and disrupted sex differentiation in Japanese quail.
Faculty opponent: Docent Lena Sahlin, Karolinska Institutet.
Place: Lindahlsalen, EBC, Norbyvägen 18A.
Time: 13.15.
Info: Dr. Björn Brunström.

MAY 2008

23: CRU workshop on reproductive biology:
Introduction to ultrasound in obstetrics and gynaecology.
Click here for programme.
Place: Fåhraeussalen, Entrance C5 at Akademiska sjukhuset.
Time: 9.15-15.15
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson or Dr. Renée Båge

12-15: CRU  postgraduate course on
Morphological Techniques in Reproductive Biology in Palanga, Lithuania.
Deadline for application: March 25.
Click here for more information.
Info: Dr Ulf Magnusson

APRIL 2008

23: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Kristina Kask, Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health, UU: Hormones, mood and cognition.
Moderator: Professor Inger Sundström Poromaa
Place: Gemzellsalen, entrance 95/96, Akademiska sjukhuset
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

19: PhD thesis defence at the Department of Environmental Toxicology, Uppsala University, by Jeanette Axelsson :
Differentiation of Brain and Reproductive Organs in Birds: Effects of Environmental Contaminants.
Opponent: Professor Björn Munro Jensen, NTNU, Trondheim.
Place: Lindahlsalen, EBC, Norbyvägen 18A.
Time: 09.30.
Info: Dr. Björn Brunström.

9: CRU Board and Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Bodil Ström Holst

2: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Jeanette Axelsson, Environmental Toxicology, Dept. of Physiology and Developmental Biology, EBC, UU:
Effects of endocrine disrupors on the differentiation of brain and gonads in bird embryos.
Moderator: Professor Björn Brunström
Place: Lindahlsalen, Norbyvägen 18A, 1 tr, EBC
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

MARCH 2008

19: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Anna Norman, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, SLU:
Brominated flame retardants - reproduction and early development in fish.
Moderator: Professor Leif Norrgren.
Place: Lecture room KC3 (“Trean”), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

13: CRU scientific and social meeting
All CRU members are invited to the yearly social and scientific meeting!
Programme
16.00: "Transsexualism - Disorder of sex development affecting the brain?". Lecture by Prof. Olle Söder, Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institutet.
17.00: Pub with "finger food". Enjoy the company of fellow scientists in a relaxed atmosphere.
Place: The Veterinary Student Union´s House (Ulls väg 6) next to the restaurant “Wallins matsalar”, Ultuna Campus.
Deadline for application (binding) is March 7 to Björn Brunström (Bjorn.Brunstrom@ebc.uu.se). Please tell if you want vegetarian food, have any food allergy etc. The cost for food and non-alcoholic beverages is 50 SEK and should be paid upon arrival.
Info: Dr Lena Holm and Björn Brunström.

5-7: CRU symposium on reproductive biology:
Modern farming and domestic animal reproduction.
Vitebsk Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Belarus.
Supported by Visbyprogrammet, Svenska institutet.
Info: Dr Renée Båge

FEBRUARY 2007

27: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Bodil Ström Holst

DECEMBER 2007

20: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Bodil Ström Holst

14: PhD thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Hans Ekwall:
Electron microscopy of cryopreserved boar spermatozoa. With special reference to cryo-scanning electron microscopy and immunocytochemistry.
Opponent: Docent Ulrik Kvist, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
Place: Lecture Room 2 (“Tvåan”), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 09.15.
Click here for abstract.
Info: Dr. Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez

14: PhD thesis defence (in Swedish) at the Department of Childrens and Womens Health, UU, by Carolina Bredhult:
Effects of some endocrine disruptors on human and grey seal uterine cells.
Opponent: Professor Olle Söder,  Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
Place: ”Rosensalen”, ingång 95/96, Akademiska sjukhuset
Time: 09.15.
Click here for abstract.
Info: Dr. Matts Olovsson

11: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Vladimir Zlabek, Dept of Food Science, SLU:
Effects of exposure to 17b estradiol and testosterone during early development on sexual differentiation and induction of vitellogenin and 11-ketotestosterone in chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.)
Place: Lecture Room 2 (“Tvåan”), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

7: PhD thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Fikre Lobago:
Reproductive and Lactation Performance of Dairy Cattle in the Oromia Central Highlands of Ethiopia with Special Emphasis on Pregnancy Period.
Opponent: Professor Ottó Szenci, Dept of Obstetrics and Reproduction, University of Veterinary Science, Budapest.
Place: Lecture Room 1 (“Ettan”), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 13.00.
Click here for abstract.
Info: Dr. Hans Kindahl

6: CRU mini-symposium on reproductive biology:
Normal and impaired pregnancy and parturition in the bovine species.
Place: Lecture room 1 (Ettan), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 13.00-16.15
Click here for full programme.
Info: Dr Hans Kindahl

NOVEMBER 2007

29: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Carolina Bredhult, , Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health, UU:
Effects of some endocrine disruptors on human and grey seal uterine cells.
Moderator: Associate Professor Matts Olovsson.
Place: Gemzellsalen, entrance 95/96, Akademiska sjukhuset.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

13: CRU Board and Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Bodil Ström Holst

7: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Anna-Karin Wikström, Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health, UU:
Epidemiological studies of Early-onset and Late-onset Pre-eclampsia. (This seminar will be in Swedish)
Moderator: Associate Professor Matts Olovsson.
Place: Stora konferensrummet, entrance 95/96, Akademiska sjukhuset.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

OCTOBER 2007

28: PhD thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Yoseph Mekasha Gebre:
Reproductive traits in Ethiopian male goats - With special reference to breed and nutrition.
Opponent: Professor Magnus Andersson, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Finland.
Place: Lecture Room 1 (“Ettan”), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 13.00.
Click here for abstract.
Info: Dr. Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez

4: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Bodil Ström Holst

3: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Yaohong Zhu, Dept of Clinical Sciences, SLU:
Early inflammatory response in periparturient sows to experimentally induced Escherichia coli mastitis with special reference to cytokine responses.
Moderator: Professor Ulf Magnusson.
Place: Lecture Room 3 (“Trean”), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

SEPTEMBER 2007

26: CRU Board meeting 
Info: Dr. Bodil Ström Holst

JUNE 2007

3-8: CRU  postgraduate course on Reproductive Endocrinology in Vertebrates.
Click here for last call. 
Click here for programme.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson

1: CRU seminar on reproductive biology in cooperation with the Dept of Animal Breeding and Genetics:
A broader concept for genetic improvement of dairy cow fertility.
Place: Lecture room ”KC 3:an”, Clinical Centre, Ultuna, SLU.
Time: 10.00-16.00.
Click here for full programme.
Info: Dr. Britt Berglund

MAY 2007

31: PhD thesis defence at the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU, by Karl-Johan Petersson:
Milk progesterone as a tool to improve fertility in dairy cows.
Opponent: Dr. Mike Coffey, Scottish Agricultural College, SAC, UK.
Place: Loftets hörsal, SLU.
Time: 09.00.
Info: Dr. Britt Berglund

30: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Irina Pettersson Dept of Environmental Toxicology, EBC, UU:
Developmental effects on fertility in frogs exposed to environmental concentrations of ethynylestradiol.
Moderator: Assistant Professor Cecilia Berg.
Place: Lindahlsalen, Norbyvägen 18A, 1 tr, EBC.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Click here for abstract.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

23: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

APRIL 2007

27: PhD thesis defence at the Department of Anatomy and Physiology, SLU, by Alexandra Hermansson:
Effects on the reproductive system in domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) after embryonic exposure to estrogenic substances.
Opponent: Dr Jean-Pierre Brillard from INRA, Station de Recherches Avicoles, France.
Place: FU 26, HVC, SLU.
Time: 09.15.
Click here for thesis abstract.
Info: Dr. Lena Holm

20: PhD thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Ylva Persson:
Breeding soundness evaluation of young beef bulls.
Opponent: Senior Principal Scientist Richard Holroyd, Animal science, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland Government, Australia.
Place: Patologens stora föreläsningssal, SLU.
Time: 09.15.
Click here for thesis abstract.
Info: Dr. Lennart Söderquist

19: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by
Dr Richard Holroyd, Senior Principal Scientist, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland Government, Australia:
An overview of recent and current research in bull fertility under pastoral systems in northern Australia.
Place: The "TV room", Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Time: 15.00-16.00, coffee and cake from 15.00.
Click here for programme.
Info: Dr Lennart Söderquist

MARCH 2007

23-24: Swedish Society for Studies of Reproduction invites to a symposium (in English):
Current research on reproduction in Sweden (program)
Place: Friday "Ulmstensalen", Saturday Rosensalen, entrance 95/96, Akademiska sjukhuset (link to map). 
Register by email to Andrzej.Madej@afb.slu.se before March 14.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson.

22: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Yoseph Gebre, Dept of Clinical Sciences, Division of Reproduction, SLU:
Effect of feed supplementation on testicular growth, sperm output and sperm morphology in Ethiopian bucks.
Moderator: Professor Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez.
Place: Lecture Room 3 (“Trean”), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

8: MSc thesis presentation at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by A Shahiduzzaman:
Induced immotility during long-time storage at +5C does not prolong survival of dog spermatozoa.
Place: AI seminar room, Dept of Clinical Sciences, SLU.
Time: 14.00.
Info: Dr. Catharina Linde-Forsberg

FEBRUARY 2007

1: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Carin Andersson, Dept of Environmental Toxicology, EBC, UU:
The three-spined stickleback as a model species for monitoring of reprotoxic compounds.
Moderator: Associate Professor Jan Örberg.
Place: Lindahlsalen, Norbyvägen 18A, 1 tr, EBC.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

JANUARY 2007

25: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Anna Mattsson, Dept of Environmental Toxicology, EBC, UU:
Effects on sex differentiation of reproductive organs and copulatory behaviour after embryonic exposure to the estrogen receptor alpha selective agonist propyl-pyrazole-triol in Japanese quail.
Moderator: Professor Björn Brunström.
Place: Lindahlsalen, Norbyvägen 18A, 1 tr, EBC.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Click here for abstract.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

19: PhD thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Seri Koonjaenak:
Semen and Sperm Characteristics of Swamp Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Bulls for Artificial Insemination in Thailand, in Relation to Season.
Opponent: Professor Magnus Andersson, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Finland.
Place: Lecture Room  (“Ettan”), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 09.15.
Info: Dr. Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez

18: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by
Professor Magnus Andersson, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Finland:
Genetic aspects and problems in connection with andrology - selected examples of our ongoing research in domestic animals in Finland.
Place: Lecture room 3 (Trean), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 14C, Ultuna.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr. Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez

DECEMBER 2006

15: PhD thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Linda Spjuth:
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phtalate and semen quality in boars. Effects of pre-pubertal oral exposure on sperm production, viability and function post-puberty.
Opponent: Professor Fulvio Gandolfi, University of Milan.
Place: Lecture Room  (“Ettan”), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 09.15.
Info: Dr. Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez

14: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by
Fulvio Gandolfi, Laboratory of Biomedical Embryology - Center for Stem Cell Research University of Milan, Italy:
Cellular and molecular mechanisms mediating the effect of polychlorinated
biphenyls on oocyte in vitro maturation.
Place: AI seminar room, Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 12.15-13.00, coffee/tea from 12.00.
Info: Dr. Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez

12: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

12: CRU Board meeting 
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

8: PhD thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Ylva Hedberg Alm:
Oestrus in the mare with emphasis on deviant behaviour and adrenal gland function.
Opponent: Professor Terttu Katila From Helsinki University.
Place: Lecture Room  (“Ettan”), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 09.15.
Info: Dr. Anne-Marie Dalin

7: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by
Professor Terttu Katila From Helsinki University:
Defence mechanisms of the mare uterus after insemination.
Place: Lecture Room 2 (“Tvåan”), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 15.00, coffee/tea from 14.45.
Info: Dr. Anne-Marie Dalin

NOVEMBER 2006

27- Dec 1: CRU postgraduate course on reproductive biology:
Fertilisation and implantation in mammals
Place: Lecture Room 1 (“Ettan”), Clinical Centre, SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Time: 09.00-16.00
Click here for more information, and click here for programme.
Info: Dr Renée Båge

24: MSc thesis presentation at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Hitesh Awasthi:
Excessive lipid contents in immature oocytes from repeat breeder dairy heifers.
Place: AI seminar room, Dept of Clinical Sciences, SLU.
Time: 09.15.
Info: Dr. Renée Båge

23: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by
Ajlana Lutvica, Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health, UU:
Physiology of the Puerperium.
Moderator: Professor Ove Axelsson
Place: Gemzellsalen, entrance 95/96, Akademiska sjukhuset.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

15: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by
Ylva Hedberg, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Div. of Comparative Reproduction, Obstetrics and Udder Health, SLU:
Oestrus in mares in relation to behaviour and adrenal gland function.
Moderator: Professor Hans Kindahl
Place: Lecture Room 3 (“Trean”), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr. Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

9: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by
Linda Spjuth, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Div. of Comparative Reproduction, Obstetrics and Udder Health, SLU:
Does pre-pubertal exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) affect semen quality in the boar?
Moderator: Professor Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez.
Place: Patologen lilla, SLU, Travvägen 12
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr. Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

1: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by
Assoc Prof Sumolya Kanchanapangka from Dept of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand:
Living conditions and health management of the domestic elephant in Thailand and Pregnancy hormones and parturition diagnosis in the Thai domestic elephant.
Place: Lecture room FU26, HVC, Ultuna, Uppsala.
Time: 15.15-17.00.
Register for coffee/tea by sending an email before Oct 31 to elisabeth.persson@afys.slu.se
Info: Dr. Elisabeth Persson

OCTOBER 2006

26: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by
Gunnar Carlsson, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Div. of Pathology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, SLU:
Fish and amphibians as model organisms in developmental toxicity testing.
Moderator: Professor Leif Norrgren
Place: Patologen lilla, SLU, Travvägen 12
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson or Dr. Maria Neil

6: PhD-thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Ulrika Hermansson:
Studies of Canine and Feline Sperm Viability under Different Storage Procedures. With special reference to chilling, freezing and zona pellucida binding assays.  Opponent: Professor Gaia Cecilia Luvoni, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milano, Italy. .
Place: Lecture hall "Ettan", Clinical Centre, Ultuna.
Time: 09.15.
Info: Dr. Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez.

5: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by
Professor Gaia Cecilia Luvoni, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Italy:
Cryotolerance of domestic cat oocytes.
Place: AI seminar room, Division of Comparative reproduction, obstetrics and udder health, Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 14C.
Info: Dr. Eva Axner.

SEPTEMBER 2006

27: CRU Postgraduate Research School, official inauguration.
Place: The veterinary student union house.
Time: 13.00-16.00
Click here for programme.
Everyone is welcome. Please register by Sept 20 to
Dr. Eva Axner.
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

20-23: CRU workshop on reproductive biology:
Speciation – what should we learn in the next 40 years?
Click here for more information.
Place: Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC), Uppsala University.
Welcome to all PhD students in biology and related fields with an active interest in speciation.
Info and registration: Dr. Anna.Qvarnstrom@ebc.uu.se

18: Seminar (in Swedish):
Kemikalier och fortplantningsstörningar hos
människor och djur.
Arranged by ReproSafe in cooperation with “Toxikologiska rådet”.
Time: 09:30 - ca 15:45
Place: Näringslivets Hus, Storgatan 19, Stockholm.
Deadline for application: Sept 13.
Click here for more info.

8: PhD-thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Antonio Ortega-Pacheco:
Reproduction of Dogs in the Tropics.
Place: Lecture hall "Ettan", Clinical Centre, Ultuna.
Time: 13.15.
Click here for thesis.
Info: Dr. Catharina Linde Forsberg

7: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by
Dr. Patricia Olson, the Morris Animal Foundation, Englewood, Colorado, USA:
Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing Animal Health Worldwide.
Place:  Lecture Room 2 ("Tvåan"), Clinical Centre, SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Time: 15.00-16.00, coffee and tea from 14.45.
Read more: www.morrisanimalfoundation.com
Info: Dr. Eva Axner

5: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

JUNE 2006

27: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Prof. William Breed, Department of Anatomical Sciences University of Adelaide, Australia:
The Whys and Wherefores of Variation in Sperm Morphology of Australian Mammals
Place:  Lecture Room 1 (“Ettan”), Clinical Centre, SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Time: 12.00-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez

29-6 July: 8th Budapest Workshop on Clinical Endocrinology:
Endocrine aspects in management of reproduction in ruminants.
Links to further information and registration form.

MAY 2006

30: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

30: CRU Board meeting 
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

24: Halvtidskontroll (in Swedish) för Anna-Karin Wikström i ämnet obstetrik och gynekologi onsdagen den 24 maj, kl 13.00.
Lokal: Rosénsalen, ingång 95/96, plan NBV
Huvudhandledare: Matts Olovsson.
Titel: Clinical and Experimental studies of Pre-eclampsia.
Betygsnämnd: Prof Ove Axelsson, Uppsala, Doc Henry Nisell, Huddinge, Med Dr Helena Strevens, Lund.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson

24: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Ulrika Hermansson, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, SLU:
Conservation of canine and feline semen.
Moderator: Associate Professor Eva Axner, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, SLU.
Place:  Lecture Room 3 (“Trean”), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Click here for abstract.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson

10: Halvtidskontroll (in Swedish) Halvtidskontroll för Carolina Bredhult i ämnet obstetrik och gynekologi onsdagen den 10 maj kl 16.00.
Lokal: Gemzellsalen, ingång 95/96, nbv.
Huvudhandledare: Matts Olovsson.
Titel: Effects of some endocrine disruptors on
cells from the reproductive tract of humans and grey seals.
Betygsnämnd: Björn Brunström, Elisabeth Persson, Inger Sundström Poromaa.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson

5: PhD-thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Stefan Örn, Dept of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health:
The zebrafish as a model for evaluation of endocrine disrupters.
Opponent: Professor Ketil Hylland, Norsk institutt for vannforskning, Norge.
Place: Lecture hall at the Div. of Pathology, SVA building.
Time: 9.15.
Click here for thesis.
Info: Dr. Leif Norrgren

APRIL 2006

27: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Sofie Fröberg, Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management, SLU:
Studies on restricted suckling in dual purpose and dairy breed cattle in Mexico.
Moderator: Prof. Kerstin Svennersten-Sjaunja, Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management, SLU.
Place:  Room B in the Lecture Hall SLU, Undervisningsplan 8.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00
Click here for abstract.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson

21: PhD-thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Ylva Brandt:
The effect of ACTH during oestrus on the reproduction in the sow.
Opponent: Prof. Morag Hunter, University of Nottingham, GB.
Place: Lecture hall "Ettan", Clinical Centre, Ultuna.
Time: 9.15.
Click here for thesis.
Info: Dr. Stig Einarsson

10: CRU workshop within the postgraduate research school in reproductive biology:
Introduction to sperm analysis.
Click here for programme.
Place: Room L in the Lecture Hall SLU,
Undervisningsplan 8.
Time: 13.15-16.20.
Welcome to all who are interested!
For info contact Dr. Eva Axner.

7: PhD-thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Karl Ljungvall:
Prepubertal Exposure to Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate. Kinetics and Effects on the Reproductive System of the Boar.
Opponent: Prof. D.N. Rao Veeramachaneni, Colorado State University, USA.
Place: Lecture hall "Ettan", Clinical Centre, Ultuna.
Time: 9.15.
Click here for thesis.
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

6: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Prof. D N Rao Veeramachaneni, Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Lab, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA:
Toxicology as a tool to unravel "idiopathic" reproductive failure in the male.
Place: Lecture Room 1 (“Ettan”), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 15.15, coffee and tea will be served from 15.00. The seminar is open for those who are interested.
For info contact Dr. Ulf Magnusson

5: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Anna-Karin Berg, Dept. of Women's and Children's Health, UU:
Enterovirus infections and type 1 diabetes development.
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Gun Frisk, Dept. of Women's and Children's Health, UU.
Place:  Gemzellsalen, entrance 95/96, Akademiska sjukhuset (link to map).
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Click here for abstract.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson.

MARCH 2006

31: PhD-thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Ann-Sofi Bergqvist:
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and the Fas-Fas ligand system in the bovine oviduct. Their presence and function in relation to anatomical region and oestrous cycle stage.
Opponent: Prof. Susan Suarez, Dept of Anatomy, College of Veterinary medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Place: Lecture hall "Ettan", Clinical Centre, Ultuna.
Time: 9.15.
Click here for thesis (pdf, 350 Kb).
Info: Dr. Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez

30-31: Svensk Förening för Fortplantningsforskning inbjuder till symposium (på svenska):
Aktuell reproduktionsforskning i Sverige (program)
Lokal: Skoogsalen, ingång78/79, Akademiska sjukhuset (länk till karta). 
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson.

30: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Prof. Susan Suarez, Dept of Anatomy, College of Veterinary medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA:
Sperm Storage in mammals.
Place: Lecture Room 2 (“Tvåan”), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 12.00-12.30, sandwiches will be served from 11.45.
For info contact Dr. Eva Axner

16: CRU scientific and social meeting
All CRU members are invited to the yearly social and scientific meeting!
Programme "Reproductive Toxicology in the Arctic":



16.00: Lecture "Endocrine disruption associated with organochlorines; field studies in the arctic and experimental models" by Prof. Erik Ropstad and Dr. Elisabeth Lie from the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo.
Approx. 17.00: Pub with "finger food". Enjoy the company of fellow scientists in a relaxed atmosphere.
Place: The Veterinary Student Union´s House (Ulls väg 6) next to the restaurant “Wallins matsalar”, Ultuna Campus.
Deadline for application (binding) is March 10 to Lena Holm (Lena.Holm@afys.slu.se). Please tell if you want vegetarian food, have any food allergy etc. The cost for food and non-alcoholic beverages is 50 SEK and should be paid upon arrival. Welcome!
For info contact Lena Holm (Lena.Holm@afys.slu.se) or Björn Brunström (Bjorn.Brunstrom@ebc.uu.se)

FEBRUARY 2006

7: CRU workshop within the postgraduate research school in reproductive biology:
Introduction to image analysis.
Click here for programme.
Place: Gemzellsalen, Entrance 95/96 at Akademiska sjukhuset (link to map)
Time: 13.15-17.00.
Welcome to all who are interested!
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson.

3: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

JANUARY 2006

23: CRU Board meeting 
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

DECEMBER 2005

15: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Karl-Johan Pettersson, Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU:
Progesterone profiles and fertility in Swedish dairy cows.
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Britt Berglund, Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU.
Click here for abstract.
Place: Room G in the Lecture Hall SLU, Undervisningsplan 8.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches will be served from 12.00.
For info contact Dr. Maria.Neil@huv.slu.se

12: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

6: CRU workshop within the postgraduate research school in reproductive biology:
Introduction to confocal microscopy.
Click here for programme.
Place: Rosénsalen, Entrance 95/96 at Akademiska sjukhuset (link to map)
Time: 13.15-16.00.
Welcome to all who are interested!
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson.

NOVEMBER 2005

24: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Ylva Brandt, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, SLU:
Impact of simulated stress on reproductive events in the sow.
Moderator: Prof. Stig Einarsson, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, SLU.
Place: Lecture Room 3 (“Trean”), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches will be served from 12.00.
For info contact Dr. Maria.Neil@huv.slu.se

24: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by
Prof. George R. Foxcroft, Canada Research Chair in Swine Reproductive Physiology, University of Alberta:
Shaping a pig - from conception to consumption.
This seminar will summarize our current thinking on the interplay between the genomic regulation and "normal" patterns of embryonic and fetal development and environmental effects like nutrient availability that can cause reprogramming of these normal pathway through epigenetic mechanisms.
Time: 9.15. Coffee will be served from 9.00.
Place: Lecture Hall "Ettan" at The Clinical Centre (The Animal Hospital), Ultuna, Campus
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

23: PhD-thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Triin Hallap:
Assessment of sperm attributes of frozen-thawed AI doses from Swedish and Estonian dairy bull sires.
Opponent: Prof. Ann Van Soom, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium.
Place: Lecture hall "Ettan", Clinical Centre, Ultuna.
Time: 9.15.
Click here for short abstract.
Info: Dr. Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez

14-18: CRU  postgraduate course on Reproduction and Epigenetics - interactions in embryonic and foetal development.
Click here for more information and preliminar schedule. 
Info and registration: Dr Eva Axnér.

OCTOBER 2005

24: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

20: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by
Prof. Graeme Martin, Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences M085, The University of Western Australia:
Clean, green and ethical sheep production.
Place: Lecture Room 1 (“Ettan”), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 10.00, sandwiches will be served from 9.45.
For info contact Dr. Mats Forsberg

19: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Ann-Sofi Bergqvist, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, SLU:
Regulation of sperm storage, capacitation and fertilisation in dairy cattle with focus on glycosaminoglycans.
Moderator: Prof. Heriberto Rodriguez-Martínez, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, SLU.
Place: Lecture Room 2 (“Tvåan”), Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches will be served from 12.00.
For info contact Dr. Maria.Neil@huv.slu.se

7: PhD-thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, by Annop Suriyasomboon:
Herd investigations on sperm production in boars, and sow fertility under tropical conditions with special reference to season, temperature, and humidity.
Opponent: Prof. Magnus Andersson, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Helsinki University.
Place: Lecture hall "Ettan", Clinical Centre, Ultuna.
Time: 9.15.
Info:  Birgitta Berner

SEPTEMBER 2005

22: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Alexandra Blomqvist, Dept. of Anatomy and Physiology, SLU:
Effects of embryonic exposure to xenoestrogens on avian reproduction.
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Lena Holm, Dept. of Anatomy and Physiology, SLU.
Place: Room C in the Lecture Hall SLU, Undervisningsplan 8.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches will be served from 12.00.
For info contact Dr. Maria.Neil@huv.slu.se

JUNE 2005

14: CRU Scientific Committee meeting 
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

2: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Olle Eriksson, Dept of Womens and Childrens Health, UU:
Studies on pre-menstrual dysphoria.
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Tord Naessén, Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health, UU.
Place: Gemzellsalen, entrance 95/96, Akademiska sjukhuset.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches will be served from 12.00.
Map of hospital area:
http://www.akademiska.se/upload/Utbildning_forsk/sal_karta.gif
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson.

MAY 2005

20: Licentiate-thesis defence at the Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Environmental Toxicology, UU, by Jeanette Axelsson:
Localization of estrogen receptors in the brain of Japanese quail and effects of embryonic exposure to methoxychlor on male reproductive behavior.
Opponent: Maria Lind, IFU, UU.
Place: Zootis-salen, Villavägen 9, EBC.
Time: 9.30.
Info: Dr. Björn Brunström

4: Half time seminar by PhD student Ylva Brandt, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, SLU: Impact of simulated stress during oestrus on reproductive events in the sow.
Place: TV room, Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 9.00-9.45 
Info: Dr Fredrik Hultén.

APRIL 2005

22: PhD-thesis defence at the Department of Anatomy and Physiology, SLU, by Sayamon Sukjumlong:
Studies on Oestrogen and Progesterone Receptors in the Sow Uterus - with Special Emphasis on the Oestrous Cycle and Early Pregnancy.
Opponent: Assoc. Prof. Tette van der Lende, Animal Sciences Group, Lelystad, Nederländerna.
Place: FU26, HVC, S Ultuna.
Time: 9.15.
Click here for abstract.
Info:  Dr. Elisabeth Persson.

21: CRU seminar on reproductive biology
Programme:
14.00-14.45 Causes, consequences and control of within-litter diversity in porcine prenatal development
by Assoc. Prof. Tette van der Lende from the Animal Sciences Group, Animal Resources Development, Lelystad, the Netherlands.
14.45-15.15 Coffee
15.15-16.00 Cryopreservation of horse oocytes
by DVM Theerawat Tharasanit from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, at present PhD student at the Dept of Equine Sciences, Fac of Vet Med, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
Place: Lecture Room 1 ("Ettan"), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Info: Dr. Elisabeth Persson

19: Half time seminar by PhD student  Linda Spjuth, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, SLU: Effects of DEHP on semen quality in the young boar.
Place: TV room, Clinical Centre, SLU.
Time: 13.15-14.00
Info: Dr Fredrik Hultén

6: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Ylva Persson, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, SLU:
Fertility and sustainability of Swedish beef bulls.
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Lennart Söderquist, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, SLU.
Place: Lecture Room 3 ("Trean"), Clinical Centre, SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches will be served from 12.00.
Click here for abstract.
For info contact Dr. Maria.Neil@huv.slu.se

MARCH 2005

17: CRU scientific and social meeting
All CRU members are invited to a social and scientific meeting in the Veterinary Student Union’s House (Ulls väg 6) next to the restaurant “Wallins matsalar" ("Gallan") on the Ultuna Campus ( http://www-uppsala.slu.se/karta/).
Programme:
16.00: LECTURE by Professor Torbjörn Bäckström: Influence of reproductive hormones in the brain.
17.00 (ca): PUB, FOOD and POSTER EXHIBITION by postgraduate students at CRU. A price will be awarded to the best poster. Posters should preferably not be older than 1 year.
Deadline for application (binding) is March 11 to Lena Holm (Lena.Holm@afys.slu.se). Please tell if you want vegetarian food, have any food allergy etc.
The cost for food and non-alcoholic beverages is 50 SEK and should be paid upon arrival.
The poster exhibition is open for all postgraduate students at CRU and if you want to participate please notify that in the application!
Welcome,
For info contact Lena Holm (Lena.Holm@afys.slu.se) or Björn Brunström (Bjorn.Brunstrom@ebc.uu.se)

17: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Mia Holmberg, Dept of Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU:
Identifying genes for reproduction traits in dairy cattle.
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Lena Andersson-Eklund, Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU.
Place: Lecture Room 3 ("Trean"), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches will be served from 12.00.
Click here for abstract.
For info contact Dr. Maria.Neil@huv.slu.se

4: CRU seminar: An update on embryo diagnostics in humans and animals.
Programme:
PGD and PGD aneuploidy screening-a method to choose the right embryo!? Prof. Christina Bergh, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute for the Health of Women and Children, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Sweden.
Evaluation for embryo quality in bovine genetic schemes. Dr. Patrice Humblot, Scientific Director, R&D Department UNCEIA (Union Nationale des Cooperatives d'Elevage et d'Insemination Animale), Paris, France.
Click here to read the full programme.
Place: Grönwallsalen, entrance 70, Akademiska
sjukhuset. Map of hospital area:
www.akademiska.se/upload/fakta_om_sjh/kartor/Akademiska_omradet.gif
Time: 13.00-16.00.
Coffe and tea will be served.
Info: Dr. Matts Olovsson and Dr. Renée Båge

FEBRUARY 2005

17: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Kalle Ljungvall, Dept of Clinical Sciences, SLU:
Studies on the effects of di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on reproductive parameters in the boar.
Moderator: Professor Ulf Magnusson, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, SLU.
Place: Lecture Room 3 ("Trean"), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches will be served from 12.00.
For info contact Dr. Maria.Neil@huv.slu.se

DECEMBER 2004

7: CRU seminar: Pheromones in Reproductive Biology
Programme:
Pheromones and Reproduction, Dr. Bill S Hansson, Division of Chemical Ecology, SLU. 
Pheromones in Humans? Dr. Mats J. Olsson, Department of Psychology, Uppsala University.
Place: Lindahlsalen, Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC), Norbyvägen 18 A.
Time: 14.00 to 16.00.
Coffe and tea will be served.
Info: Dr. Ulf Magnusson

7: CRU seminar on reproductive biology by Peppi Nash, Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health, UU:
Placental dysfunction in Suramin-treated rats – a new model for pre-eclampsia.
Moderator: Ass Prof. Matts Olovsson, Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health, UU.
Place: Gemzellsalen, entrance 95/96, Akademiska sjukhuset.
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Map of hospital area:
http://www.akademiska.se/upload/Utbildning_forsk/sal_karta.gif
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson.

30: CRU-seminar on Reproductive Biology by Krister Halldin, Dept. of Environmental Toxicology, UU:         Endocrine modulators and sexual differentiation in quail.
Moderator: Björn Brunström, Dept. of Environmental Toxicology, UU.
Place: Evolutionary Biology Center UU, Norbyvägen 14
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Info: Dr Matts Olovsson.

22-23: CRU symposium within Nya Visby-programmet in Jelgava, Latvia:
Farm animal reproduction: Reducing infectious diseases.
Click here to read the proceedings.
Info: ulf.magnusson@og.slu.se

3: CRU-seminar on Reproductive Biology by Pia Razdan, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SLU:
Effects of stressors on early pregnancy in the sow. Moderator: Prof. Stig Einarsson, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SLU. 
Place: Lecture Room 3 ("Trean"), Clinical Centre, Ulls väg 12, SLU. 
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Click here to read the abstract.
Info: Drs Maria Neil and Matts Olovsson.

13: CRU-seminar on Reproductive Biology by Bo Blomgren, Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health, UU:
Morphological aspects on, and morphometrical analysis of human female genital tract. 
Moderator: Prof. Ulf Ulmsten, Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health, UU. 
Place: Gemzellsalen, entrance 95/96, floor NB, Akademiska University Hospital. 
Time: 12.15-13.00, sandwiches from 12.00.
Click here to read the abstract.
Info: Drs Maria Neil and Matts Olovsson.

10: CRU-seminar in co-operation with the Department 
of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, SLU and 
the Department of Wild Life, Swedish Veterinary Institute: 
Reproduction Disorders in Wild Animals and 
Development of Test Methods.
Preliminary programme:
13.15-13.30 Reproduction disorders in fish, Leif Norrgren
13.30-13.50 Intersex in fish, Anna Norman
13.50-14.10 Microinjection in salmon eggs, Elisabet Ekman
14.10-14.30 Zebrafish as a model species for testing chemicals, 
                      Stefan Örn
14.30-14.50 Coffee/tea break
14.50-15.10 Amphibia-A threatened animal class, 
                      Gunnar Carlsson
15.10-15.30 Mortality in juvenile collared fly catcher, 
                      Caroline Bröjer
15.30-15.50 Infanticide in Brown bears, Arne Söderberg
15.50-16.00 Conclusions, Leif Norrgren
Place: The Department of Pathology, SLU, Travvägen 12 D, 
Lilla föreläsningssalen
Please register to Leif Norrgren (Leif.Norrgren@pat.slu.se) 
not later than October 8.
Welcome! Leif Norrgren/Torsten Mörner/Björn Brunström

4: The Ulf Ulmsten-day: Lectures in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Academic Hospital at the occasion of Professor Ulf Ulmsten's retirement. 
Info: vera.holmgren@kbh.uu.se

AUGUST 2002

15-19: Envirovet Baltic workshop, Saarema, Estonia:
Workshop on ecosystem health.
Click here to read the proceedings.
Info: ulf.magnusson@og.slu.se

29: CRU Lunch Seminar on Reproductive Biology by Sudsaijai Petyim, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SLU:
Ovum pick-up in dairy heifers: How does it affect the animal?
Moderator: Doc. Birgitta Larsson, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SLU.
Place: : Lecture Room 3 ("Trean"), Clinical Centre, Ulls väg 12, SLU.
Time: 12.15 -13.00. Lunch sandwich will be served at 12.00.
Click here to read the abstract.
Info: Drs Maria Neil and Matts Olovsson.

8: CRU Lunch Seminar on Reproductive Biology by Dimitrijus Kirilovas, Dept of Womens and Childrens Health, UU:
Regulation of ovarian aromatase: studies by in vitro and in vivo assays.
Moderator: Doc. Tord Naessén, Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health, UU.
Place: Hedstrandsalen, entrance 70, Akademiska sjukhuset.
Time: 12.15 -13.00. Lunch sandwich will be served at 12.00.
Click here to read the abstract.
Info: Drs Maria Neil and Matts Olovsson.

17: CRU Lunch Seminar on Reproductive Biology by Johan Ågren, Dept of Womens and Childrens Health, UU:
Water transport through fetal and neonatal skin, role of aguaporin water channels.
Moderator: Prof. Gunnar Sedin, Dept. of Womens and Childrens Health, UU.
Place: Robergsalen, entrance 40, Akademiska sjukhuset.
Time: 12.15 -13.00. Lunch sandwich will be served at 12.00.
Click here to read the abstract.
Info: Drs Maria Neil and Matts Olovsson.

27: CRU Lunch Seminar on Reproductive Biology by Anna Valros, Dept. of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, University of Helsinki and Dept. of Animal Environment and Health, SLU:
What makes a sow a good mother? Behavioural, endocrinological and metabolic aspects.
Moderator: Prof. Bo Algers, Dept. of Animal Environment and Health.
Place: Room B in the Lecture Hall, Undervisningsplan 8, SLU.
Time: 12.15 -13.00. Lunch sandwich will be served at 12.00.
Click here to read the abstract.
Info: Drs Maria Neil and Matts Olovsson.

13: CRU Seminar:
Offspring-mother interactions during the neonatal period and puerperium.
Place: Lindahlsalen, Norbyvägen 18A, second floor.
Time: 12.30 -16.00. Lunch sandwich will be served at 12.00.
Click here for the full programme.
Registration:The seminar is free of charge. However, the lunch sandwich requires a pre-registration by no later than March 11 to Matts Olovsson.

2: CRU Lunch Seminar on Reproductive Biology by Lena Steinbock, Dept of Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU:
Genetic aspects on stillbirths and calving difficulties in Swedish dairy cattle.
Moderator: Prof. Kerstin Olsson, Dept of Animal Physiology, SLU.
Place: Room B in the Lecture Hall, Undervisningsplan 8, SLU.
Time: 12.15 -13.00. Lunch sandwich will be served at 12.00.
Click here to read the abstract.
Info: Drs Maria Neil and Matts Olovsson.

January 2002

24:Study visit for CRU-members: The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SLU. 
Program:
13.00: Welcoming words and introduction
13.15: Ovum pick-up demonstration in heifers
13.30: Demonstration of sperm collection (stallion/bull)
14.00: Visit to the IVF-laboratory
14.15: Visit to the sperm laboratory 
14.30: Coffee/tea break
15.00: Presentation of current research in small animal     reproduction
15.30: Walking tour of the department
Place:  Dept of OG, AI Seminar room, Clinical Centre (Djursjukhuset), Ultuna (Buses nr. 34 and 20 have 2 stops by the Clinical Centre just after passing Ulleråker). 
Enter at the main entrance of the Clinical Centre (the small animal clinic) and continue straight on, following the signs to OG. The AI seminar room is located in the clinical corridor of the department.
Info: Lotta.Rydhmer and Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez.
We need to know in advance if you intend to visit us. Please send an e-mail to: Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez (heriberto.rodriguez@og.slu.se) not later than Monday 21st of January 2002.

December 2001

20:  PhD thesis defence at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SLU, at 9.15 by Jorge Gil Laureiro:
Fertility of frozen ram semen under field conditions. With special reference to influence of extenders and freezing procedures.
Place: Lecture Hall 1 ("Ettan"), Clinical Centre, Ulls väg 12, Ultuna.
Info: Heriberto.Rodriguez@og.slu.se. 
Click here to read the abstract.

14:  PhD thesis defence at the Department of Environmental Toxicology, Uppsala University at 9.30 by Örjan Lindhe: 
Adrenal Bioactivation and Toxicity of 3MeSO2DDE, o,p´DDD and DMBA Investigated in Tissue Slice Culture. 
Place: Lindahlsalen, EBC, Norbyv. 18A. 
For the full text see:
http://publications.uu.se/theses/fulltext/91-554-5185-3.pdf

14: CRU Lunch Seminars on Reproductive Biology at 12.00 -13.00 by Ingridur Skirnisdottir, Dept of Womens and Childrens Health, UU: 
Prognostic factors for early stages of epithelial ovarian cancer.  
Moderator:  Bengt Tholander 
Place: Lecture room 3 ("Trean"), Clinical Centre SLU, Ulls väg 12. Lunch sandwich will be served. 
Info: Drs Maria Neil and Matts Olovsson. 

7: ReproSafe seminar (in Swedish) at 9.00 by Nils Gunnar Lindqvist, adjunct professor and deputy director general at the Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate:
Kemikalier som varit, är och kommer att vara "aktuella" inom reproduktionstoxikologin.
Place: Lecture hall "Trean" at the Clinical Centre (the Animal Hospital), Ultuna. Coffee will be served from 8.45 a.m.
Info: Ulf.Magnusson@og.slu.se

November 2001

21: CRU Lunch Seminars on Reproductive Biology at 12.00-13.00 by Stefan Örn, Dept of Pathology, SLU: Zebrafish as a model species for endocrine disrupting chemicals. 
Moderator: Hans Tjälve, Dept of Pharmacology and Toxicology, SLU 
Place: Gemzellsalen, entrance 95/96, floor NB, Akademiska sjukhuset. Lunch sandwich will be served. Info: Drs Maria Neil and Matts Olovsson. 

5: CRU-Workshop "Introduction to categorical data by examples" at 13.00-16.45 at the Academical Hospital. Further info click here!

October 2001

31: MSc-thesis: Etel Latorre Varas, MSc student at Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology will present her Master of Science thesis: 
Intracervical artificial insemination with frozen-thawed ram semen. Fertility in Corriedale ewes under field conditions in the Chilean Patagonia, at 15.00 in "Tvåans föreläsningssal", Clinical
Centre, Ultuna, SLU. 
Info Dr. Lennart Söderquist

12: CRU Lunch Seminars on Reproductive Biology at 
12.00-13.00 by Katja Grandinson, Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU: 
Mothers behaving like pigs - can we breed for better maternal behaviour in sows? Moderator: Anne-Marie Dalin. 
Place: Boströmsalen, entrance # 30, Academical Hospital (UAS). Lunch sandwich will be served. 
Info: Drs Maria Neil and Matts Olovsson. 

September 2001

19: CRU Lunch Seminars on Reproductive Biology at  12.00-13.00 by Örjan Lindhe, Dept. of Environmental Toxicology, UU: Bioactivation and endocrine disruption in cultured adrenal tissue slices Moderator: Ulf Magnusson. Place: Lecture room 3, Evolutionary Biology Center UU, Norbyvägen 14; Lunch sandwich will be served. Info: Drs Maria Neil and Matts Olovsson. 

June 2001

5:CRU-seminar: Professor Val Beasley, Director, Environvet International, University of Illinois "Damaged Ecosystems and the Problems of Frogs!" in  Lecture Hall "Ettan", Clinical Centre, Ultuna at 15.15 (coffe and tea will be served from 15.00) For info contact: Ulf.Magnusson@og.slu.se

1:  PhD thesis defence at the Dept of Animal breeding and genetics, SLU, Anki Roxström,Genetic aspects of fertility and longevity 
in dairy cattle, at, 9.00, in “Loftets hörsal” (top floor of main 
restaurant), Ultuna campus. For info contact: Lotta.Rydhmer

1: Seminar: The Dept of Animal breeding and genetics and the theme research programme "Animal welfare for quality in food production" organise at SLU invites to a seminar on "Fertility and Metabolic Stress in Dairy Cows", at 1,14.00-16.00, Room L, Lecture Hall (Undervisningshuset), Ultuna, SLU. For info click here!

May 2001

30:CRU-workshop: Radioimmunoassay, enzyme immunoassay and radioreceptor assay, at 8.30-14.00, Lecture Hall FU 26 in HVC, entrance from Undervisningsplan 6F or from Ulls väg 27D, Ultuna. Coffe and lunch are free of charge. Registration before 26 May is depending on the availability of places. For info, contact
xin.fu@kbh.uu.se; Fax: 559775 or Andrzej.Madej@djfys.slu.se; Fax: 672111

28:  Seminar at BMC: Richard Finnell, Director
Center for Human Molecular Genetics, University of Nebraska Medical Center  " Gene-Environment Interactions Resulting in Neural Tube Defects" at 11.00, in room C4:301, Biomedical Centre, Uppsala
For info contact: Lennart.Dencker@tox.uu.se

9-11: CRU-workshop within the CRU-Estonian Agricultural University mobility programme: Modern concepts of endocrine regulation and clinical use of hormones in domestic animals.Clinical Centre, Ultuna For info contact: Hans.Kindahl@og.slu.se or Mats.Forsberg@klke.slu.se  

8 Study visit for CRU-members:
Department of ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Norbyvägen 18A at, 14.00-16.30 Please register to bjorn.brunstrom@ebc.uu.se by Friday May 4.

April 2001

20: PhD-thesis defence at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SLU Padet Tummaruk Reproductive performance of purebred Swedish Landrace and Swedish Yorkshire gilts and sows  at 9.15., lecture hall "Ettan", Clinical Center, Ultuna. For info contact: Anne-Mari.Dalin@og.slu.se

19:  CRU-seminar by Assoc. Prof. Tette van der Lende, Dept. of Animal Science, WageningenUniversity  A tale of two major genes (ESR and PRLR) for litter size in pigs"  at 15.00 in  lecture hall "Tvåan" at the Clinical Centre, Ultuna Coffee and tea will be served 15 minutes before the start of the seminar For info contact: Anne-Mari.Dalin@og.slu.se

March  2001 

13: CRU - symposium:
Hormones in the environment and animal production - 
a public health concern?
Info: Click here!

February 2001

9: Licentiate-defence at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SLU; Anne Mörner Pedersens A clinical and bacteriological study of the puerperal Escherichia coli mastistis in the sow at 10.15 in lecture hall "Tvåan" in the Clinical Centre, Ultuna Info: Ulf.Magnusson@og.slu.se

January 2001
31: PhD-student Seminar at the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Katja Grandinsson: Mothering ability in sows - what is it, and is it possible to select for? In lecture hall K in  "Undervisningshuset", Ultuna at 13.00.
For info contact: Katja.Grandinson@hgen.slu.se.

December 2000
15:Study visit for CRU-members:
DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AT UPPSALA UNIVERSITY (UU) AND SLU
Room C4:301, entrance D4 at BMC
December 19, 14.00-16.30
Please register to bjorn.brunstrom@ebc.uu.se by December 15. 

4: CRU-workshop on :
Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridisation
Skoogsalen, Ing. 78/79, UAS at 9.00-16.30 
For full program click here!
Registration by December 1 to  Drs. Xin.Fu@kbh.uu.se   or Andrzej.Madej@djfys.slu.se 

November 2000
22: Study visit for CRU-members to the Department of Physiology and Department of Anatomy and Histology, SLU at 9.00-11.30 a.m.  Please register  to Lotta.Rydhmer@hgen.slu.se by November 17

22: An  open CRU seminar:
Genetics and Reproduction at 12.00 - 16.00, with professors 
Birgitta Danell, SLU; 
Lars Hamberger, Göteborg University; 
Torbjörn Tännsjö, Göteborg University;
For  info: Click here! or contact Matts.Olovsson@KBH.uu.se

21: Seminar "Effects of chemicals on  the foetus and newborn". (In Swedish) 
Info:Click here!

10: PhD-thesis defence at the Department of Clinical Chemistry, SLU; Håkan Andersson, Photoperiodism in pigs - Studies on timing of male puberty and melatonin at 09.15 in lecture hall "Ettan" Clinical Centre, Ultuna
Info: Mats.Forsberg@klke.slu.se

3: PhD-thesis defence at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SLU ; Bengt  Eriksson, Cryopreservation of boar semen - Studies on sperm viability in vitro and fertility
at 09.15 in lecture hall "Ettan" Clinical Centre, Ultuna
Info: Heriberto.Rodriguez@og.slu.se

September 2000

29:PhD-thesis defence at the Section of Ecotoxicology, Uppsala University; Cecilia Berg, Environmental Pollutants and the Reproductive System in Birds: Developmental Effects of Estrogenic Compounds, at 13.15 in the lecture hall, Norbyvägen 18A (1tr) 
Info: Bjorn.Brunstrom@ebc.uu.se

 28: CRU seminar:
Do  Female hormones control the male? - estrogen and fluid reabsorption int the epidymidis 
by professor Rex A. Hess, director for the NIH Training Program in Toxicology at the University of Illinois, USA 
Lecture hall "Tvåan" at the Clinical Center, Ultuna at 3 p.m.
Coffe and tea will be served 15 minutes before the start of the seminar.
Info: Ulf. Magnusson @og.slu.se

15: PhD-thesis defence at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SLU ; Wichai Tuntasuparuk, Sow reproductive performance in Thailand: Effects of climate, breed, parity, lactation length, weight loss during lactation and weaning-to-service interval at 09.15 in lecture hall "Ettan" Clinical Centre, Ultuna
Info: Stig.Einarsson@og.slu.se

6: PhD-thesis defence at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SLU ; Susanne Stenlund, Neospora caninum in cattle in Sweden - Isolation of the parasite and studies of its transmission
at 09.15 in lecture hall "Ettan" Clinical Centre, Ultuna
Info: Hans.Kindahl@og.slu.se

May 2000

10: A CRU-seminar 
Reasons why artificial insemination and embryo transfer are not
techniques widely used in the tropics
By Dr. Carlos Galina, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mexico (UNAM),Mexico City 
 Lecture hall "Tvåan" the Clinical Centre, Ultuna at 15.00,
Coffee will be served from 14.45
Info: Kerstin.Svennersten@huv.slu.se

15  CRU-seminar 
Methods used to study embryogenesis
By Prof George Owiti, Dept of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Lecture hall "Ettan" KC (Clinical Centre), Ultuna at 15.00,
Coffee will be served from 14.45
Info: Elisabeth.Persson@ah.slu.se 

18: Seminar at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SLU. "Certain aspects of the changes in immune response during an experimetal bovine mastitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus" by Ulrika Grönlund, at 9 a.m.
For information contact Kristian Königsson

18 : An open CRU-seminar: 
SEXUAL BIOLOGY FROM FISH TO HUMANS
Reproductive strategies in vertebrates - 
when, how often and how many? 
Professor Mats Björklund, Department of Animal Ecology, 
Uppsala University
How much control do birds have over their sex ratio? 
Dr. Ben Sheldon, Department of Zoology, 
University of Oxford, UK
"The naked ape" revisited. Sexual biology of humans  and other primates.
Professor Volker Sommer, Department of Anthropology, University College London, UK

Time: 12.30 to 16.30
Venue: Lecture hall O, The Aula Building at the Ultuna Campus
Registration: The seminar is free of charge. However, the lunch 
sandwich requires a pre-registration by May 16 to  Cru@slu.se

29  A CRU-seminar:
Paternal effects on embryonic development,
by professor Brian P.Setchell, Karoliniska Institutet
in  Lecture hall "Tvåan" the Clinical Centre, Ultuna at 15.00
For  further information contact  Cru@slu.se 

30: A CRU Workshop on CELL CULTURING in the "Fåhraeussalen", Department of Pathology, The  Academical Hospital, Uppsala, between 9.00 and 13.00. For registration and information, please contact Drs Xin Fu (xin.fu@obstgyn.uu.se) or Andrzej Madej (Andrzej.Madej@djfys.slu.se)

April 2000
6: Seminar at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SLU, at 9 a.m."Field fertility of frozen boar semen" by Bengt Eriksson. For information contact Kristian Königsson

27:Seminar at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SLU, at 9.am "The effect of repeated ACTH-stimulation on early pregnancy in sows" by Pia Englund. For information contact Kristian Königsson

27-28: Workshop, "Reproduction and Infections in farm animals", at SLU in Uppsala.An activity within the Swedish Institute-funded exchange programme between CRU and Estonian Agriculture University. For information please contact Dr. Ulf Magnusson
 

March 2000
2: Study-visit to the Obstetrics/Gynaecology Clinic at the Academical Hospital in Uppsala at 2p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Registration to Dr. Björn Brunström on February 28 by the latest.

 2:MSc-seminar, Guillermo Meglia: "The influence of certain nutritional factors on the immune defence of the dairy cow with emphasis on the periparturient period", at 1p.m. in lecture hall "Tvåan", Clinical Centre, Ultuna, Uppsala. For information contact Dr. Anne-Mari Dalin. 

2 Seminar " Sonographic monitoring of the cyclic changes of the canine ovary" by Professor Anne-Rose Günzel-Apel Inst for Reproductive Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover. In lecture room "Tvåan", Clinical Centre, SLU
at 16.00-16.45.
For  information contact Dr. Catharina Linde-Forsberg

3: PhD thesis defence,  Ana Peña Martinez:"Flow cytometry in the assessment of fresh and frozen-thawed dog semen, and the effects of different cryopreservation methods on post-thaw sperm survival and longevity.", at 9.15 a m, in lecture room "Ettan",
Clinical Centre, SLU.
For  information contact Dr. Catharina Linde-Forsberg 

22:MSc-seminar, Sudsaijai Petyim: " Repeated ovum-pick up in dairy heifers", at 1p.m. in lecture hall "Tvåan", Clinical Centre, Ultuna, Uppsala. For information contact Dr. Anne-Mari Dalin. 

24:MSc-seminar, Kampon Kaoeket:  "The sow endometrium; studies on morphological changes and inflammatory cell infiltration", at 1p.m. in lecture hall "Ettan", Clinical Centre, Ultuna, Uppsala. For information contact Dr. Anne-Marie Dalin.

27:MSc-seminar, Bunlue Kornmatitsuk: " Some aspects of normal and induced parturition in dairy cattle with special emphasis on clinical signs and endocrine changes",at 1p.m. in lecture hall "Tvåan", Clinical Centre, Ultuna, Uppsala. For information contact Dr. Anne-Mari Dalin.

February 2000
24-25: Minisymposium, "Feeding, metabolism and infections in farm animals with special reference on reproduction", in Tartu, Estonia. An activity within the Swedish Institute-funded exchange programme between CRU and Estonian Agriculture University. For information please contact Dr. Toomas Tirats or 
Dr. Ulf Magnusson

29: MSc-seminar, Paisan Tienthai:"Glycosaminoglycans in pig oviduct", at 1p.m. in lecture hall "Tvåan", Clinical Centre, Ultuna, Uppsala. For information please contact Anne-Marie.Dalin@og.slu.se

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