The International Symposium “Totipotency and Germ Cell Development”

The international symposium “Totipotency and Germ Cell Development” was held in Fukuoka, Japan, on November 23-25, 2022. Finally, 405 persons from 22 countries participated in this symposium on site or online.

This symposium was supported by the following KAKENHI:

• Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research – Omics approaches towards the elucidation of the molecular network regulating the developmental capacity of the mammalian oocyte (Hiroyuki Sasaki) • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas – Ensuring integrity in gametogenesis (Katsuhiko Hayashi) • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas – Program of totipotency: From decoding to designing (Atsuo Ogura)

*Oral Presentation*
Atsuo OGURA: How somatic cell nuclear transfer helps us probe the placental epigenome
*Lighting Talk*
Aya UCHIDA: The formation of Sertoli Valve and spermatogenesis is modulated by SOX17-positive rete testis in mouse testis
*Poster Session*
Naomi WATANABE: Preservation of wild-derived mouse strains using nuclear transfer technology