International Conferences
List of Presentations and Invited Speaker Sessions at International Conferences
- Kokkali G, Invited Speaker. Best practice in polar body/blastomere/trophectoderm biopsy in PGT treatment, ESHRE Campus Course: The haute cuisine of the IVF laboratory. Barcelona, Spain 26 to 28 May 2022
- Kokkali G, Invited Speaker. The technical aspects in polar body, embryo and blastocyst biopsy, ESHRE Campus Course: Top quality in micro manipulation: everything you always wanted to know about ICSI and embryo biopsy. Gent, Belgium 16-18 May 2019.
- Kokkali G, Invited Speaker. ART in the light of advances: PGT and Savior babies, 4th Annual Reproductive, Genetic & Biotechnology Conference. Riga, Latvia 12 October 2018.
- Kokkali G, Invited Speaker. Biopsy: PRESENT & FUTURE, ESHRE Campus Course: PGD and PGS: Past, present and future. Brussels, Belgium 8-9 December 2017.
- Ntostis P, Kokkali G, Huntriss J, Kanavakis E, Picton H, Pantos K, Miller Next generation RNA sequencing on human trophectoderm cells reveals competent blastocysts for single embryo transfer in in vitro fertilisation cycles. 33rd Annual Meeting ESHRE 2017. Geneva, Switzerland 2-5 July 2017.
- Sfakianoudis K, Nitsos N, Nikas A, Pantou A, Grammatis A, Konstantopoulos A, Kokkali G, Lazaros L, Pantos K. Chronic endometritis therapy following platelet-rich plasma treatment. 33rd Annual Meeting ESHRE 2017. Geneva, Switzerland 2-5 July 2017.
- Sfakianoudis K, Kreatsa M, Lazaros L, Kokkali G, Vaxevanoglou T, Pantou A, Pantos K. The beneficial effects of the autologous platelet-rich plasma treatment on the ovaries of menopausal women. 7th International IVI congress 2017. Bilbao, Spain 11-13 May 2017.
- Pantos K, Nitsos N, Kokkali G, Vaxevanoglou T, Markomichali C, Pantou A, Grammatis M, Lazaros L, Sfakianoudis K. Ovarian rejuvenation and folliculogenesis reactivation in peri-menopausal women after autologous platelet-rich plasma treatment. 32nd Annual Meeting ESHRE 2016. Helsinki, Finland 3-6 July 2016.
- Kakourou G, Kahraman S, Taç HA, Cervero Sanz A, Malmgren H, Giménez C, Gold V, Carvalho F, Bili C, Chow JF, Vendrell X, Kokkali G, Liss J, Steffann J, Traeger-Synodinos An ESHRE PGD Consortium multicentre retrospective cohort study investigating the clinical utility of PGD with human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matching and factors influencing a positive outcome. 32nd Annual Meeting ESHRE 2016. Helsinki, Finland 3-6 July 2016.
- Kokkali G, Invited Keynote Speaker. Innovations and Perspectives in Women’s Health Summit. Sinaia, Romania 9-11 June 2016.
- Kokkali G, Invited Speaker. An Update on Embryo Biopsy. Pre-congress course: The current status of PGD and PGS. 30th Annual Meeting ESHRE 2014. Munich, Germany 29 June -2 July 2014.
- Kokkali G, Chronopoulou M, Baxevani E, Biba M, Angeli I, Fakiridou M, Katouna A, Markomichali C, Petroutsou K, Vaxevanoglou T, Kellaris V, Konstantopoulos T, Bathrellos N, Sfakianoudis K, Pantos A randomised control pilot study of the use of intrauterine human chorionic gonadotropin injection before embryo transfer in egg recipient cycles. 30th Annual Meeting ESHRE 2014. Munich, Germany 29 June – 2 July 2014.
- Kokkali G, Invited Speaker. Biopsy and Cryopreservation: Selecting the best strategy for the patient, Blastocyst Biopsy. ESHRE Campus Symposium: Applications and challenges of emerging technologies in preimplantation and prenatal diagnosis. Prague, Czech Republic 12-13 September 2013.
- Jones GM, Biba M, Kokkali G,Vaxevanoglou T, Chronopoulou M, Petroutsou K, Sfakianoudis K and Pantos K Does deferral of blastocyst transfer to Day 6 compromise outcomes? 28th Annual Meeting ESHRE 2012, Istabul,Turkey 1 July – 4 July 2012.
- Kokkali G, Fiorentino F, Traeger-Synodinos J, Vrettou C, Spizzichino L, Biricik A., Petroutsou K, Stavrou D, Kanavakis E, Pantos K. The application of new technologies in PGD. 9th International Scientific Meeting, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Athens, Greece 28-30 September 2011.
- Fiorentino F, Spizzichino L, Bono S, Biricik A, Kokkali G, Rienzi L, Ubaldi FM, Iammarrone E, Gordon A and Pantos Clinical application of array comparative genomic hybridization in preimplantation genetic diagnosis for reciprocal and robertsonian translocations. 27th Annual Meeting ESHRE 2011, Stockholm, Sweden, 3-6 July 2011.
- Kokkali G, Sfakianoudis K, Jones GM, Fiorentino F, Traeger-Synodinou J, Vrettou C, Petroutsou K, Stavrou D, Kanavakis E, Pantos K. Novel technologies in PGD. Proceedings of the 8th Congress on Women’s Health & Disease, Kos, Greece 1-3 September 2011.
- Jones GM, Cram DS, Song B, Kokkali G, Trounson AO, Pantos K. Novel strategy with potential to identify developmentally competent IVF blastocysts. 8th Congress on Women’s Health & Disease, Kos, Greece 1-3 September 2011.
- Kokkali G, Traeger-Synodinos J, Vrettou C, Stavrou D, Jones GM, Cram D, Kanavakis E and Pantos K. PGD for monogenic diseases in the blastocyst. 13th World Congress in Human Reproduction. Venice, Italy 5-8 March 2009.
- Kokkali G, Invited Speaker, PGD for gene defects in blastocyst stage. 8th International Symposium on Preimplantation Diagnosis. Barcelona, Spain 23-26 April 2008.
- Kokkali G, Invited Speaker, Blastocyst biopsy and outcomes. 7th International Symposium on Preimplantation Genetics. Melbourne, Australia 13th –16th June 2007.
- Kokkali G, Invited Speaker, Blastocyst biopsy for preimplantation genetic diagnosis of β-thalassaemia: an alternative approach 5th Annual Congress of MSRM Mediteranean Society for Reproductive Medicine. Crete, Greece 27-30 April 2006.
- Pangalos C, Konialis C. Kokkali G, Biricik A, Fiorentino F, Pantos K Preimplanation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for Chronic Granulomatous disease (CGD, gp91-phox) coupled to HLA matcging and with subsequent successful pregnancy (Poster). American Society of Human Genetics, Annual meeting. New Orleans, Lousiana 13-16 October 2006.
- Kokkali G, Vrettou C, Traeger-Synodinos J, Jones GM, Cram DS, Stavrou D, Trounson AO, Kanavakis E, Pantos K. Moving towards blastocyst biopsy: trophectoderm biopsy for PGD of β-thalassaemia. 6th International Symposium on Preimplantation Genetics. London, UK 19-21 May 2005.
- Pantos K, Makrakis E, Stavrou D, Karantzis P, Grammatis M, Kokkali G Clinical outcomes after Laser or mechanical assisted hatching: A prospective study (Poster) 12th World Congress on Human Reproduction. Venice, Italy 10-13 March 2005.
- Bevan RK, Kokkali G, Winston RMK, Hardy K Metabolic criteria for embryo selection in day 2 and day 5 embryo transfer (Poster). British Fertility Society, Sheffield, UK 15-17 April 1998.

