Oleksandra Hubenia and Abdul-Rashid Iddi at SLTB2025

September 11-13, 2025

Oleksandra receiving the 1st place award for her poster. From left: Main supervisor Birgit Glasmacher, CryoStore DC Oleksandra Hubenia, Local organizing committee Taisiia Yurchuk.

Back from the Society for Low Temperature Biology (SLTB) conference 2025 in Olsztyn, Poland, with some exciting news!

CryoStore DC Oleksandra Hubenia received the 1st place award for her poster presentation!

Her poster showcased ongoing results from her PhD thesis, focusing on the design and validation of a fluidic chamber for CPA/VA diffusion in a single oocyte using RAMAN spectroscopy, developed within the CryoStore Project.

‘Learned about new strategies in cryopreservation, made new contacts, discussed countless opportunities for collaborations, and gained experience in chairing the biobanking section and poster presentation to engage the audience - all in three days! Next time more!’’

CryoStore DC Abdul-Rashid Iddi also presented a poster at SLTB2025 on pushing the limits of sperm imaging: directional freezing meets high-resolution multiphoton technology.

The SLTB2025 conference highlighted ongoing challenges in cryopreservation of cells such as oocytes and sperm, and showcased how engineering innovations can drive new solutions.

We are proud to see CryoStore research contributing to the global cryobiology community!