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Dr. Adrienne Crosier has worked on assisted reproduction in wildlife, with a specific focus on carnivores, and especially the cheetah, since 2001. Adrienne currently manages the cheetah and black-footed ferret collections and breeding programs at SCBI and conducts research in collaboration with facilities holding these species. Her current research focuses are: 1) developing and utilizing assisted reproductive technologies for improved carnivore reproduction; 2) understanding management-based causes of infertility in captive-held carnivores; 3) improving management and health for more efficient reproduction, and 4) evaluating the comparative reproduction, genomics and health of ex situ and wild cheetahs. Adrienne also has been the AZA SSP Program Leader for cheetahs since 2014, guiding the management of the 300+ cheetahs in the SSP, including the formation of the Breeding Centers Coalition Group.

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Prof. Dr. Alexandre Rodrigues Silva is a Veterinary Doctor, with Masters and Doctorate in Veterinary Sciences; Productivity Researcher at CNPq/Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology; Member-Director of the Brazilian College of Animal Reproduction; Associate Professor 4 at the Federal Rural University of the Semi Arid - UFERSA; Coordinator of the Animal Germplasm Conservation Laboratory at UFERSA, where he develops research in Reproductive Physiology and Biotechnology in Dogs and Wild Animals.

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Gabriela Mastromonaco has spent more than 25 years working with assisted reproductive technologies in livestock and wildlife species. Following her PhD in reproductive biotechnologies from the University of Guelph, she joined the Toronto Zoo as Manager of Reproductive Sciences where has been responsible for implementing research projects to investigate fundamental questions on the reproductive biology of non-domestic species and integrating results into conservation management programs. She recently took on the position of Director of Conservation Science, a role that allows her to build multi-disciplinary collaborations to support species recovery strategies ex situ and in situ. Gabriela currently maintains adjunct professor positions at four Canadian universities as part of her commitment to the training of graduate students in reproductive sciences. Her research program involves the full spectrum of reproductive technologies with a focus on somatic cell reprogramming.