The transplantation of the germ cells from a
donor organism into recipient organism is becoming a promising approach in
preservation of endangered species, including fish. It is, for instance,
theoretically possible to engineer recipient
fish (e.g., easy spawners such as carp)
in a way that they produce offspring of donor fish (e.g., demanding
spawners such as Adriatic nase) instead
of their own.
To study these transplantation methods,
BTRG has just started collaboration with Dr. Ákos Horváth in a frame of Hungarian-Slovenian
project, financed by OTKA and ARRS.
To find out more about theoretical basis of
spermatogonia transplantation in fish, Simona and Aleš have recently attended International
Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes in Ancona, Italy.
>The event was hosted by the Faculty of Economy "G. Fuà" Ancona in old Villarey barracks, a building in the centre of town, which used to be used as military headquarters.
>We had opportunity to meet and listen to
Dr. Goro Yoshizaki, who first started spermatogonial transplantation in fish. Dr. Elsa Cabrita and Dr. Martin Pšenička were the moderators of this session.
>We got acquainted with Dr. Jelena Lujić and
Zoran Marinović (on the right) from the Ákos lab, who are about to come to our lab for the
project work. Timea, Ákos and Esther in the front, Simona and Aleš in the rear.
>One of the Ancona’s highlights leading into
temptation to hang out with fauns and satyrs.
>Thanks go to the local organizers with Dr.Oliana
Carnevali at the head, for well-organized and nice event. Our boss MN would be
overjoyed if she saw the gender ratio…
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