ASPIRE have awarded 15 outstanding abstract presentations across three award categories namely: Young Investigator Awards, Best Oral Presentations and Best Poster Presentations. These awards are a testament to their commitment to advancing knowledge and making significant contributions to the field of Reproductive Medicine. Kudos to all the awardees, and may their research continue to inspire and benefit others in the scientific community.

View the awarded abstracts here.

2023 Young Investigator Awardees
The ASPIRE Young Investigator Awards is being supported by Ferring Pharmaceuticals.

Mr Kenji Ezoe, Kato Ladies Clinic, Japan
Abstract theme: Embryology
Abstract title: MATERNAL AGE AFFECTS MORULA COMPACTION AND CELL POLARITY OF HUMAN EMBRYOS

Mr Huy Pham, IVFMD, My Duc Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Abstract theme: ART, Laboratory
Abstract title: BLASTOCYST VERSUS DAY-3 EMBRYO TRANSFERS AFTER IN VITRO MATURATION WITH PRE-MATURATION STEP (CAPA-IVM) IN PCOS PATIENTS

Dr Xiaoyan Chen, Shenzhen Baoan Women’s and Children’s Hospital, China
Abstract theme: ART, Clinical
Abstract title: DO WOMEN WITH A HISTORY OF RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE HAVE A HIGHER RISK OF OBSTETRIC AND PERINATAL COMPLICATIONS IN A SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCY? A COHORT STUDY.

Ms Kresna Mutia, Human Reproduction, Infertility and Family Planning Research Center (HRIFP), Indonesian Medical Education and Research Institute (IMERI), Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
Abstract theme: ART, Basic Research
Abstract title: MIR-135B EXPRESSION CORRELATED WITH ANEUPLOIDY IN TROPHECTODERM FROM IVF PATIENTS: AN APPROACH TO NIR-INVASIVE SCREENING FOR EMBRYO QUALITY ASSESSMENT

Miss Zhi Xuan Teng, IVF Bridge Fertility Center, Malaysia
Abstract theme: Embryology
Abstract title: IS THE IMBALANCE OF GENDER RATIO (GR) IN IVF/ICSI CYCLES BEING AFFECTED BY CURRENT BLASTOCYST SELECTION CRITERIA?

2023 Best Oral Presentations

Mrs Megan Inge, Fertilis, Australia
Abstract theme: ART, Basic Research
Abstract title: A MICRO 3D PRINTED DEVICE FOR INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION REMOVES THE REQUIREMENT FOR A HOLDING PIPETTE AND REDUCES COMPLEXITY OF THE PROCEDURE

Dr Yen-An Tang, Institute of Molecular Medicine / National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Abstract theme: Preimplantation Screening and Diagnosis
Abstract title: APPLICATION OF A HIGHLY RELIABLE PROTOCOL OF NON-INVASIVE PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC TESTING FOR IVF CYCLES AND ITS CLINICAL OUTCOME

Mr Van Tang, Hung Vuong Hospital, Vietnam
Abstract theme: Male Fertility
Abstract title: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SPERMATID INJECTION (ROSI, ELSI) VERSUS SPERMATOZOA INJECTION (ICSI) IN INFERTILITY TREATMENT FOR MEN WITH NON-OBSTRUCTIVE AZOOSPERMIA (NOA)

Dr Lucy Owens, Monash Health, Australia
Abstract theme: ART Clinical
Abstract title: DETERMINATION OF CLINICAL PREGNANCY AND LIVE BIRTH RATES IN AUTOLOGOUS CYCLES FOR WOMEN BETWEEN 40 AND 46 YEARS OLD

Professor Robert Gilchrist, University of New South Wales, Australia
Abstract theme: Fertility Preservation
Abstract title: FERTILITY PRESERVATION DURING CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT BY NAD+ REPLETION IN MICE

2023 Best Poster Presentations

Ms Nur Ilanah Rosli, Vistana Fertility Centre, Malaysia
Abstract theme: ART, Laboratory
Abstract title: DOES APOPTOTIC BODY IMPAIR PREGNANCY OUTCOME

Dr Hiromitsu Hattori, Kyono Art Clinic Sendai, Japan
Abstract theme: ART, Laboratory
Abstract title: LOW-LACTATE CULTURE MEDIUM INCREASES THE PERCENTAGE OF USABLE BLASTOCYSTS FROM ADVANCED MATERNAL AGE PATIENTS: A SIBLING-OOCYTE, MONOCENTRIC STUDY.

Ms Jui-Hua Lee, Taipei Fertility Center, Taiwan
Abstract theme: ART, Basic Research
Abstract title: COMPARISON OF THE DIFFERENT EXPRESSION OF OCT-4, GATA-3 AND CLINICAL PREGNANCY OUTCOME BETWEEN THE DAY 5 AND DAY 6 BLASTOCYSTS

Mr Masashi Shioya, Takahashi Women’s Clinic, Japan
Abstract theme: ART, Laboratory
Abstract title: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PREGNANCY PREDICTIVE POTENTIAL USING THE DEEP LEARNING BLASTOCYST SCORING MODEL CALCULATED FROM THE SINGLE FOCUS BLASTOCYST IMAGE AND TIME-LAPSE IMAGE SEQUENCES

Mr Sangho Lee, CHA Bundang Medical Center, South Korea
Abstract theme: ART, Laboratory
Abstract title: BLASTOCYST FORMATION PREDICTION BASED ON DEEP LEARNING MODEL FROM 3-DAY EMBRYO IMAGES IN TIME-LAPSE INCUBATOR USING DATA AUGMENTATION