Recruitment of Doctoral Candidates
The Beneficiaries of CryoStore are currently in the final stages of recruiting the 10 Doctoral Candidates that will undertake their PhD within the CryoStore Doctoral Network.
The Doctoral Candidates will be included into a multidisciplinary, intersectoral and trans-disciplinary training program in the fields of cryobiology, animal reproduction/breeding and conservation biology (genetic resource banking).
The PhD projects are:
Validation of improved protocols for the vitrification of teleost gonadal tissue
Validation of improved protocols for bovine oocyte/ovarian tissue cryopreservation
Non-invasive visualization of changes in reproductive cells during cryopreservation
Development of a directional freezing cryostage for cell imaging using multiphoton microscopy
Epigenetic changes after sperm cryopreservation in fish, consequences for the offspring
Heritable and nonheritable changes in offspring produced via surrogate parents from cryopreserved germ stem cells in fish
Improved procedures for successful cryopreservation of porcine semen and oocytes
Use of cryopreserved PGCs for the restoration of the complete genetic heritage of a poultry breed: validation, cost and transfer to the industry
Minimizing adverse epigenetic modifications in cryopreserved native Merino sheep embryos in order to improve quality and survival rate
Sperm selection through female tract interaction for optimal use of preserved boar semen
Through a combination of local and network-wide training, the CryoStore training program aims to provide the Doctoral Candidates with the career-defining skill sets of
Scientific training and research,
Transferable and complimentary skills training, and
Open science related training.
CryoStore will organize three Summer Schools covering both scientific skills training and transferable skills training. More information on the Summer Schools will be made available in due course.