Thorir Hardarson

[Thorir Hardarson @HardarsonThorir]

Just listened to Rita Vassel speking about the importance of fertility awareness!

[Alpha Scientists @alphascientists]

We are coming towards the end of a great meeting now. Did you enjoy it? Reply with your comments and thoughts and enjoy the rest of your time in Iceland! #Alpha2018

[Thorir Hardarson @HardarsonThorir]

#Alpha2018 Dr Moley says that diet changes effect mitochondrial structure and function in not only 1st and 2nd generation but also the third.

[Thorir Hardarson @HardarsonThorir]

#alpha2018 . Kelle Moley reports that oocytes in mice are affected negatively when they are fed with high sugar and fat diets.

[Thorir Hardarson @HardarsonThorir]

#alpha2018 Snorri Einarsson tells US that weight loss in obese women before IVF treatment does NOT improve the chance of a live birth

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Great last session as Sharon Mortimer delivers the outcomes of the Vienna Consensus Meeting #alpha2018

[Thorir Hardarson @HardarsonThorir]

Sharon Mortimer reporting on the consecus repost on KPIs #alpha2018

[Thorir Hardarson @HardarsonThorir]

#Alpha2018 Stephen says that accuracy and precision is the essence of a good embryologist.

[Thorir Hardarson @HardarsonThorir]

Stephen Harbottle is telling us how many embryologists it take to change a light bulb #alpha2018

[Thorir Hardarson @HardarsonThorir]

#alpha2018: Robin Lovel-Badge says that CRSPER technique can now be used to correct even single base pair substitutions

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Our Great Friend Zsolt Peter Nagy: It is time for us to stop fresh embryo transfer altogether as part of a modern and comprehensive treatment program. #alpha2018

[Thorir Hardarson @HardarsonThorir]

A great Second day at Alpha #alpha2018

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Alison Campbell: If deploying a published timelapse algorithm in your own lab it is critical to validate this on your own data before deploying it. #alpha2018

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Alison Campbell: Blastocyst collapse during development is linked to reduced implantation rate. Without time lapse this observation is not possible. #alpha2018

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Alison Campbell: 20% of IVF cycles worldwide now use time lapse technology. #alpha2018

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David Gardner: Fascinating stuff introducing the concept of metaboloepigenetics. Cancers use the same mechanism as blastocysts during the process of implantation. It’s all about the lactate! #alpha2018

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Our new President takes the stage #alpha2018

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Alison Campbell: IVF embryos exhibited a 1.79 hour delay in PN formation when compared to ICSI. PN check times should be adjusted accordingly. #alpha2018

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That’s a cracking end to a fantastic day 1 plenary session as we move straight into the Alpha General Assembly Meeting 2018. #alpha2018

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Denny Sakkas: can we perform PGS non-invasively by analysis of spent culture media? #alpha2018