Denver, Colorado, October 19-23
We look forward to connecting with fertility professionals from around the globe to interact and exchange knowledge that can help drive advancements in the field of human reproduction and in your everyday clinic practices.
Drop by our stand to meet the CooperSurgical team.
You can also try out our products, with expert guidance, or attend an insightful live demo session.
Meet our Professional Education and Clinical Application scientists
Our Professional Education and Clinical Support (PECS) team is dedicated to providing training, education and on-site clinical support for innovative fertility care. They will be joined at ASRM 2024 by our team of CooperSurgical clinical application scientists and product specialists, who look forward to connecting with you.
Professional Education and Clinical Support
Inge Errebo, PhD
Global Senior Director for Professional Education and Clinical Support
Lisa M. Wagner, PhD
Director of Professional Education and Clinical Support, Americas.
Steve Levett, PhD
Director of Clinical Applications
Clinical Application Scientists
Bess Hetzler, BSc
Clinical Application Scientist
Lenny LaPatina, MSc
Clinical Application Scientist
Danielle Sheehan, MS
Clinical Application Scientist
Product Manager
Kristine McWilliams MD, PhD
Medical Director, Genomics
Nick Campion, MS
Global Product Manager – ZyMōt Sperm Separation Devices
On-stand demonstrations
| Title | Date/Time | Speaker | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to quickly and effectively prepare sperm with the ZyMōt® Sperm Separation Device | Monday October 21, 2024 10:00 – 10:45am (MDT) | Nick Campion, MS | Follow a live demonstration with our latest acquisition, the ZyMōt Sperm Separation Device, and discover how to simplify sperm preparation for use in IUI, IVF and ICSI procedures. |
| Towards a Better PGT-M: Delivering Results and Saving Time with Fast-Track PGT-MSM Testing | Monday October 21, 2024 2:45 – 3:30pm (MDT) | Kristine McWilliams, MD, PhD | This presentation will share original CooperSurgical data on the performance and success of Fast-Track PGT-M testing, with a focus on the time-saving clinical improvements this innovation is helping to deliver. |
| Biopsy and Tube Loading Tips to Reduce Your “No-Results” Rate | Tuesday October 22, 2024 10:00 – 10:45am (MDT) | Lisa M. Wagner, PhD Bess Hetzler, BS Lenny LaPetina, MS | Follow a live demonstration to optimize tubing in your laboratory. |
| Oocyte Vitrification Troubleshooting to Optimize Your Outcomes | Tuesday October 22, 2024 2:45 – 3:30pm (MDT) | Danielle Sheehan, MS | Learn from our Donor Egg Bank (DEB) experts how to optimize your oocyte vitrification. |
| ET Media and Techniques for ET Success | Wednesday October 23, 2024 10:00 – 10:45am (MDT) | Steve Levett, PhD | Learn how embryo transfer media and techniques may influence your ET success. |
Drop-in sessions
Drop-in sessions with our experts are available most of the day, with time for breaks during live sessions and preparation.
- Try a mouse TE biopsy on our RI Integra 3TM micromanipulator
- Try an embryo transfer using beads and our Wallace® Sure-Pro® catheter on our simulator
- Work with our experts on the setup and use of SpermSlowTM medium to select sperm for ICSI
- Try the RI Witness® system for every step of your laboratory protocols
- Talk to Embryo Options® experts about cryo management, cryo billing, and reducing your abandoned embryos, all with a new user interface!
- Try loading beads onto a Vitriguard® carrier
Oral Abstract Presentations
| Title | Date/Time |
|---|---|
| Automated Total Cryo Management Platform Enables New Insights to Patient Engagement and May Help in Development of Improved Clinical Policies and Procedures | Monday October 21, 2024 11:15 – 11:30 am Mile High Poster Hall, Station 5 |
| An Integrated Preimplantation Genetic Test Combining Primary Template-directed Amplification, Copy Number Variation and Allele Frequency Data to Generate the Most Complete View of Mosaic Embryos | Monday October 21, 2024 11:29 – 11:40 am Mile High Ballroom 3b (Lower Level) |
| Top Considerations of Potential Sperm Donors by Ethnic Background: How Can We Improve Donor Recruitment, Screening, and Education? | Monday October 21, 2024 11:45 – 12:00 pm Mile High Poster Hall, Station 18 |
| Leveraging High-Resolution SNP Data in the PGT Trio to Confirm Parentage in an Embryo Trophectoderm Biopsy With Ultra-High Confidence | Monday October 21, 2024 4:14 – 4:25 pm Mile High Ballroom 4b (Lower Level) |
| A Contemporary Analysis Method to Uncover Loss of Heterozygosity: Employing Paired Single Nucleotide Variant (SNV) and Copy Number Variant (CNV) Data Within Clinical PGT-A Cases | Monday October 21, 2024 4:25 – 4:36 pm Mile High Ballroom 4b (Lower Level) |
| Comparison of Features Between Fresh and Autologous Vitrified Oocytes After Simultaneous Fertilization: Culture Parameters and Embryo Development Morphokinetics Related to Age | Monday October 21, 2024 4:30 – 4:45 pm Mile High Poster Hall, Station 4 |
| Investigating Social Factors Contributing to the Lack of Diversity Among Sperm Donors in the United States | Tuesday October 22, 2024 10:45 – 10:56 am Mile High Ballroom 4b (Lower Level) |
| Can Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Recurrent Segmental Aneuploidy Predict Parental Carriers of Reciprocal Translocations? | Tuesday October 22, 2024 11:00 – 11:15 am Mile High Poster Hall, Station 9 |
| Investigations of Genetic Variants in Donor-Conceived Persons: A Collaboration Between Three Large U.S. Gamete Banks | Tuesday October 22, 2024 11:00 – 11:15 am Mile High Poster Hall, Station 12 |
| Mining and Comparing the Experiences of Preconception and Prenatal Genetic Counselors on Mosaic Embryo Transfer | Tuesday October 22, 2024 1:30 – 1:45 pm Mile High Poster Hall, Station 13 |
| A Single, Reference-Free Preimplantation Genetic Test for Aneuploidy and Monogenic Disorders (PGT-A+M): Ploidy and Deep Mutation Analysis for Rapid and Accurate Results in Difficult Cases | Tuesday October 22, 2024 2:03 – 2:14 pm Mile High Ballroom 4d (Lower Level) |
| Likelihood of Obtaining a Usable Embryo for Transfer After IVF with PGT-A and PGT-M for Two Variants | Tuesday October 22, 2024 2:15 – 2:30 pm Mile High Poster Hall, Station 11 |
| First Case of Reported Positive Pregnancy from Novel Ovarian Support Cell-Assisted In Vitro Maturation of Immature Oocytes Derived from Truncated Hormonal Stimulation | Tuesday October 22, 2024 3:30 – 3:45 pm Mile High Poster Hall, Station 6 |
| Top Clinical Indications in Excluded Sperm and Oocyte Donor Applicants’ Personal and Family Medical Histories: How Can We Improve Our Donor Screening and Better Understand Risk Assessment Barriers? | Wednesday October 23, 2024 11:45 – 12:00 pm Mile High Poster Hall, Station 5 |
| Automated Total Cryo Management Platform Enables New Insights into Cryo Billing and Positively Correlates with Ongoing Collections | Wednesday October 23, 2024 11:45 – 12:00 pm Mile High Poster Hall, Station 3 |
