SRF Annual Conference 2016

THANK YOU TO ALL PARTICIPANTS FOR CONTRIBUTING TO A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL SRF ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2016

Abstracts are  available to view online on Bioscientifica’s Abstract Portal

The following prizes were awarded at the SRF 2016 Annual Conference

SRF Postdoctoral Scientist Prize 
Agnes Stefansdottir (University of Edinburgh)
Etoposide results in follicle loss in the fetal mouse ovary, but does not block the ability of oocytes to progress through prophase I of meiosis

SRF Student Prize
Katarzyna Siemienowicz (University of Edinburgh)
Exaggerated metabolic changes during puberty precede adult obesity and hyperlipidemia in an ovine model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

SRF Poster Prize
Svetlana Farberov (Hebrew University, Jerusalem)
P10 – Role of micro-RNAs in Thrombospondin-1 Expression in Bovine Luteal Cells

SRF Poster – Highly Commended
Sairah Sheikh (University of Oxford)
P47 – Germ cells, from a mouse model of Premature Ovarian Failure, retain the potential to support follicle development when reaggregated with wildtype somatic cells

Agnes receiving her prize from Dr Franchesca Houghton, Chair of SRF Programme Committee

Katarzyna receiving her award from Dr Franchesca Houghton, Chair of SRF Programme Committee.

Svetlana receiving her prize from Dr Franchesca Houghton, Chair of SRF Programme Committee.

Sairah receiving her prize from Dr Franchesca Houghton, Chair of SRF Programme Committee