THE 2026 SYMPOSIUM
November 6, 2026: “Unique Human Egg Activation Pathways”
A unique, one-day event bringing together investigators from academia, industry and infertility clinics to meet and form collaborations.
Registration
Breakfast, Lunch, Happy Hour, and Dinner included.
Location
Speakers
Program
Posters
Location: MIT Endicott House – 80 Haven Street, Dedham, MA 02026 (learn more)
Email questions to: aes@bedfordresearch.org
Speakers
Evelyn Telfer, BSc, PhD CBE FRSB
Chair of Reproductive Biology
Institute of Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences
University of Edinburgh
Ali H. Brivanlou, PhD
Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn Professor
Head, Laboratory of Synthetic Embryology
The Rockefeller University
Rafael Fissore, PhD
Research Professor
Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Ehsan Habibi, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Scientist, Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
University of Ottawa
Jose Cibelli, PhD, DVM
Professor of Animal Biotechnology
Departments of Animal Science and Physiology
Michigan State University
Jonathan Van Blerkom, PhD
Research Professor
Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
University of Colorado Boulder
Dietrich M. Egli, PhD
Talk title: “A stressful beginning – Genome stability in the mammalian embryo”
Associate Professor of Developmental Cell Biology, Pediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Submit A Poster
There are three poster sessions throughout the day during the coffee break, lunch, and happy hour. Prizes are awarded for outstanding work.
Email: aes@bedfordresearch.org
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