Dear Friends,

I wish to inform you that the Department of Animal Biotechnology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, (TANUVAS) Chennai-7, India is organizing a National level training programme on “In-Vitro fertilization and Embryo Co-Culture” for 21 days period from 3 week of Jan 2012.

This training programme is designed to cover brief theoretical aspects with extensive hands-on training on the following topics on animal model.

•  Collection, Screening and selection of oocytes
•  In-Vitro maturation (IVM)
•  Semen collection and analysis
•  Sperm processing
•  In-Vitro fertilization (IVF)
•  Preparation and maintenance of oviduct epithelial cells, cumulus cells etc., for embryo co-culture.
•  In-Vitro culture of Embryos (IVC)
•  Department lab rotation to understand advanced reproductive techniques in the filed of Reproductive Biology. (CASA,   Hamster bioassay, Animal Cell Culture, PGD)
•  Cryopreservation/vetrification methods 
•  Human IVF lab rotation and demonstrations human IVF (It is based on IVF centers permission)

The training course fee will be intimated selected candidates. Total 15 candidates will be selected for this National level training programme, remaining applied candidates list is considered for next upcoming programme. 

Selected candidates accommodation will be provided in University gust house and University hostel.

More details please contact  : 

Professor A. Palanisamy

Dept. of Animal Biotechnology  

Madras Veterinary College, Chennai - 600 007 

India.

Email: [email protected],   (Please send us details Name, Address, work experience in the field of embryology or any other experience in the related reproductive biology field, if you are working person forward through your Department Head or Center Head, Selected candidates will be intimated)

Requirements:

Teaching/ Research staff working in Veterinary / Medical / Life sciences colleges / Institutions / Field Veterinarians and those who are engaged in similar type of Research are eligible to attend this training.