4EU+ Summer Symposium of Applied Embryology












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            solid #b40000;"> Leading university: </th> <td style="padding:16px; border-bottom:3px soli
            Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen </td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background:#

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            leader: </th> <td style="padding:16px; border-bottom:3px solid #b40000;"> Kateřina Grygaro
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            Participating<br>universities: </th> <td style="padding:16px;"> Charles University, Heidel
            University of Copenhagen, University of Milan </td> </tr> </table>


            The project builds on last year’s successful summer symposium by expanding its interdiscip
            and bringing together students from medicine, biology, and the social sciences. Participan

            hands-on experience with oocytes, sperm, and embryos, practicing key IVF techniques while 
            with clinicians to understand fertility from conception through early childhood. Alongside
            seminars will explore mental health, societal pressures, and ethical questions surrounding

            offering a comprehensive view of the challenges linked to declining fertility. Through pra
            expert-led discussions, and cross-disciplinary exchange, the symposium aims to connect stu
            4EU+ universities and foster lasting academic collaboration.


            The goal of the symposium is to show that reproduction spans biology, medicine, psychology
            society. Students will gain practical IVF experience while exploring clinical and social d

            fertility through seminars addressing mental health, ethical dilemmas, and demographic cha
            broadens perspectives, strengthens collaboration, and supports interdisciplinary learning 
            study levels.


            Activities include introductory lectures, followed by small-group laboratory work with ooc
            embryos using immunocytochemistry. Students will continue ICC work on the second day and l

            reproductive technologies, including IVF, ICSI, and spermiogram evaluation, with open lect
            to a wider audience. The third day centers on expert-led discussions about neonatal outcom
            trends, mental health, and ethical issues in reproductive medicine. On the final day, stud

            their microscopy images into a collective book, concluding the symposium with a certificat
            networking session.


            Expected outcomes include a student-created microscopy book, certificates of completion, s
            collaboration among 4EU+ universities, publicly available lecture materials, and a lasting
            interdisciplinary impact on participants’ understanding of reproductive health.