{"id":1494,"date":"2023-03-22T18:16:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T18:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bedfordresearch.org\/beta\/?page_id=1494"},"modified":"2024-05-18T15:57:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T15:57:15","slug":"2023-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2023-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Speaker Bios"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Human Egg Activation:
The Influence of Sperm<\/h4>\n

Discussing novel sperm influences on egg activation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David Keefe, MD<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

NYU Ob\/Gyn
Professor, Department of Cell Biology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talk Title: \u201cRetrotransposition and early embryo development\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Keefe is an expert reproductive endocrinologist and fertility expert who has also conducted pioneering studies of egg parthenogenesis and the role of retro elements in egg activation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oliver Rando, PhD<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Professor, UMass Chan Medical School, Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talk title: \u201cEpigenetic contributions of sperm to early development in mammals\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Rando is an internationally recognized pioneer in the epigenetic influence of sperm on egg fertilization and resulting offspring development in murine models.
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David Albertini, PhD<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Editor in Chief, Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
Professor of Reproductive Biology at the Bedford Research Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dinner<\/em> Talk title: \u201cHuman Egg Research: Past, Present and Future\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Albertini investigates the acquisition of developmental competence in mammalian embryos as it relates to ovarian physiology and the impact of Assisted Reproductive Technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eric Bittman, PhD<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Professor, Department of BIology
Center for Neuroendocrine Studies
UMass Amherst<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talk title: “Time is of the Essence: Circadian coordination up and down the reproductive axis.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Bittman is a circadian rhythm scholar whose recent work has described the complex circadian signals involved in mammalian ovulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tiziana A.L. Brevini, PhD<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Unistem-Laboratory of Biomedical Embryology and Tissue Engineering
Chair of Anatomy and Histology,
Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Milano
OneHealth-Boost Horizon Europe
Inter-European Task force on Covid-19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talk title: \u201cExpression profile and mechanosensing related pathways in parthenogenetic cells\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Brevini\u2019s work contributes broadly to the interface between regenerative medicine and stem cells (ES, iPS) as related to the development of organoids and using mammalian parthenogenesis to derive stem cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bj\u00f6rn Heindryckx, PhD<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ghent-Fertility And Stem cell Team (G-FaST)
Department for Reproductive Medicine
Department of Human Structure and Repair
Ghent University Hospital, Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talk title: \u201cOvercoming dysfunctional oocyte cytoplasm causing failed fertilization or embryo developmental arrest\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Heindryckx is a leader in the European community investigating genetic instability in human eggs before and after artificial activation (parthenogenesis) or fertilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ann A. Kiessling, PhD<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Kiessling is Director of the Bedford Research Foundation and is retired Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talk title: “The Beginning of Reverse Transcription”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Kiessling\u2019s research has been at the crossroads of infectious disease and reproductive biology for decades and has more recently focused on human parthenogenetic stem cell derivation for clinical uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gianpiero D. Palermo, MD, PhD<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Embryology in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Weill Cornell Medicine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talk title: \u201cClinical Aspects of Early Fertilization\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Gianpiero D. Palermo is the pioneer of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a ground-breaking technique that has transformed the treatment of male factor infertility and fertilization failure. Ever since its inception in 1992, ICSI has assisted thousands of men to achieve biologic paternity. Beginning 1993, Dr. Palermo has been the Director of Assisted Fertilization and Andrology at the Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, one of the world’s largest ICSI programs. In his capacity as the Blavatnik Distinguished Professor of Reproductive Medicine, he leads a talented team of researchers comprising of andrologists and clinical fellows who investigate the molecular aspects of fertilization, genetic and epigenetic aspects of male infertility, follow-up of ICSI babies and the development and differentiation of embryonic stem cells. He has published over 76 book chapters, 327 abstracts, and 132 research papers, which have been featured in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, JAMA, Human Reproduction, Fertility and Sterility, and PLOS One. He is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Jacob Heskel Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine awarded by the Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center and Brandeis University, the Barbara Eck Menning Founders Award, and the Francavilla Fontana Illustrious Citizen Award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corrado Spadafora, PhD<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Italian National Research Council
Visiting Scientist at the Bedford Research Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talk title: \u201cSperm-Mediated Epigenetic Inheritance, Genesis and Propagation of Extrachromosomal Information\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Spadafora\u2019s pioneering reports of epigenetic cargo carried into eggs by sperm was initially very controversial and is now a recognized sperm activity. With over 40 years of experience studying sperm\u2019s contribution to activating eggs, Dr. Spadafora currently brings his expertise as a visiting scientist\u00a0with the\u00a0bedford research foundation working on the parthenote stem cell project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dan Wikler, PhD<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Ethics and Population Health
Harvard School of Public Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lunch<\/em> Talk title: \u201cA.I.D, A.I.H, A.I.V, A.I.P\u2026 and the Turkey Baster Baby\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Wikler is an internationally recognized expert in human subjects research and has chaired BRF\u2019s Human Subjects Review committee for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Human Egg Activation:The Influence of Sperm Discussing novel sperm influences on egg activation. David Keefe, MD NYU Ob\/GynProfessor, Department of Cell Biology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine  Talk Title: \u201cRetrotransposition and early embryo development\u201d Dr. Keefe is an expert reproductive endocrinologist and fertility expert who has also conducted pioneering studies of egg parthenogenesis and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-with-sidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1494","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1494"}],"version-history":[{"count":62,"href":"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2564,"href":"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1494\/revisions\/2564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}