{"id":2475,"date":"2026-03-21T13:06:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/?page_id=2475"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:44:41","slug":"2026-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"THE 2026 ACTIVATED EGG\u00a0SYMPOSIUM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 38%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Unique Human Egg Activation Pathways&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>November 6, 2026<\/strong><br><strong>MIT Endicott House \u00b7 Dedham, Massachusetts \u00b7 Boston Area<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A focused, one-day scientific meeting at the intersection of reproductive biology, developmental biology, molecular embryology, and stem cell science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 program brings togegother leading investigators to examine human egg activation from multiple perspectives\u2014from oocyte development and fertilization to early embryonic development, genome stability, and stem cell-derived models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left ext-animate--on wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:1.5rem\">Limited to 100 participants, the symposium offers an intimate, collegial environment for talks, poster presentations, discussion, and direct exchange with speakers and fellow researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AES-2026-Flier-D1.pdf\">Download the flier<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/instagram_7-30-26.jpg\">Download the Social Post<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AES-2026-Flier-D1.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AES2026-FlierScreenshot-797x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2716 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AES2026-FlierScreenshot-797x1024.png 797w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AES2026-FlierScreenshot-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AES2026-FlierScreenshot-768x987.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AES2026-FlierScreenshot-600x771.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AES2026-FlierScreenshot.png 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2475_f43f54-d8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2475_f43f54-d8 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2475_f43f54-d8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(40% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(60% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id2475_f43f54-d8 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2475_f43f54-d8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2475_f43f54-d8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2475_f43f54-d8 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2475_854a8b-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2475_854a8b-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2475_854a8b-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2475_854a8b-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2475_854a8b-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2475_854a8b-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2475_854a8b-20{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2475_854a8b-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2475_854a8b-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2475_854a8b-20\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In-person registration includes thoughtfully prepared breakfast, lunch, happy hour, and dinner at MIT Endicott House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shared meals and generous breaks are built into the day, creating natural opportunities to continue scientific conversations between sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"--wp--block-button--width: 50;\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline has-custom-width wp-block-button__width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/register\/2026\/\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;background-color:#7a2455\">REGISTER<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2475_c2d338-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2475_c2d338-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2475_c2d338-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2475_c2d338-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2475_c2d338-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2475_c2d338-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2475_c2d338-ee{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2475_c2d338-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2475_c2d338-ee > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2475_c2d338-ee\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7013ed20 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ext-animate--on is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--item-card-1--align-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full extendify-image-import\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GEP5424.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GEP5424.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GEP5424-600x372.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GEP5424-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Location<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-location\/\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-left-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px;color:#7a2455\">More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ext-animate--on is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--item-card-1--align-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full extendify-image-import\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GEP5452.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-247\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GEP5452.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GEP5452-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GEP5452-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Speakers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#speakers\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-left-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px;color:#7a2455\">More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ext-animate--on is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--item-card-1--align-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large extendify-image-import\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GP84944-e1427781627628-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GP84944-e1427781627628-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GP84944-e1427781627628-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GP84944-e1427781627628-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GP84944-e1427781627628-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GP84944-e1427781627628.jpg 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Program<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-program-human-egg-activation-pathways\/\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-left-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px;color:#7a2455\">More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--item-card-1--align-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large extendify-image-import\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSC09087-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2426\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSC09087-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSC09087-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSC09087-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSC09087-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSC09087-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSC09087-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Posters<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#posters\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-left-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px;color:#7a2455\">More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2475_ddb433-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2475_ddb433-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2475_ddb433-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2475_ddb433-d2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2475_ddb433-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2475_ddb433-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2475_ddb433-d2 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2475_2c0c1c-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2475_2c0c1c-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2475_2c0c1c-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2475_2c0c1c-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2475_2c0c1c-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2475_2c0c1c-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2475_2c0c1c-b7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2475_2c0c1c-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2475_2c0c1c-b7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2475_2c0c1c-b7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2475_8121ee-0c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2475_8121ee-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2475_8121ee-0c\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2475_8121ee-0c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2475_8121ee-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2475_8121ee-0c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2475_8121ee-0c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2475_8121ee-0c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2475_8121ee-0c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2475_8121ee-0c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2475_8121ee-0c\">A Focused Meeting Designed for Scientific Exchange<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Activated Egg Symposium brings together reproductive biologists, developmental biologists, embryologists, stem cell researchers, clinicians, and emerging investigators whose work intersects with the earliest stages of human development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike a large scientific convention, the symposium is intentionally limited to 100 in-person participants. Its scale encourages direct conversation with speakers, thoughtful discussion across disciplines, and connections that can continue beyond the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talks, poster sessions, shared meals, and generous breaks create an unhurried setting for exchanging ideas and learning about work taking place across reproductive biology, developmental biology, molecular embryology, and stem cell science.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-14d7fe8f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><style>.kb-image2475_6d5892-a2.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image2475_6d5892-a2 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:387px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image2475_6d5892-a2.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image2475_6d5892-a2 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image2475_6d5892-a2{max-width:387px;}.image-is-svg.kb-image2475_6d5892-a2{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;}.image-is-svg.kb-image2475_6d5892-a2 img{width:100%;}.kb-image2475_6d5892-a2 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image2475_6d5892-a2 size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-location\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/endicott-house-2-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/endicott-house-2-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/endicott-house-2-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/endicott-house-2-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/endicott-house-2-600x377.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/endicott-house-2.png 1278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>MIT Endicott House<\/strong><br>80 Haven Street<br>Dedham, MA 02026 <br>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-location\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2604\">learn more<\/a>)<br><br><strong>Email questions to<\/strong>: aes@bedfordresearch.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"speakers\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2475_c13443-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2475_c13443-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2475_c13443-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id2475_c13443-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id2475_c13443-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id2475_c13443-b2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2475_c13443-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2475_c13443-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2475_c13443-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id2475_c13443-b2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2475_c13443-b2 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2475_a35025-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2475_a35025-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2475_a35025-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2475_a35025-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2475_a35025-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2475_a35025-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2475_a35025-d4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2475_a35025-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2475_a35025-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2475_a35025-d4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-speaker-bios\/#telfer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Evelyn-Telfer-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2738\" style=\"width:100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Evelyn-Telfer-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Evelyn-Telfer-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Evelyn-Telfer-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong><strong>Evelyn Telfer, BSc, PhD CBE FRSB<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chair of Reproductive Biology<br>Institute of Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences<br>University of Edinburgh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-speaker-bios\/#telfer\">Speaker Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2475_c2f92f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2475_c2f92f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2475_c2f92f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2475_c2f92f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2475_c2f92f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2475_c2f92f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2475_c2f92f-70{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2475_c2f92f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2475_c2f92f-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2475_c2f92f-70\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-speaker-bios\/#brivanlou\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ali_Brivanlou-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2735\" style=\"width:100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ali_Brivanlou-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ali_Brivanlou-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ali_Brivanlou-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong><strong>Ali H. Brivanlou, PhD<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn Professor<br>Head, Laboratory of Synthetic Embryology<br>The Rockefeller University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-speaker-bios\/#brivanlou\">Speaker Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2475_198fed-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2475_198fed-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2475_198fed-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2475_198fed-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2475_198fed-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2475_198fed-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2475_198fed-99{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2475_198fed-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2475_198fed-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2475_198fed-99\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2475_b72b38-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2475_b72b38-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2475_b72b38-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id2475_b72b38-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id2475_b72b38-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id2475_b72b38-bb > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2475_b72b38-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2475_b72b38-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2475_b72b38-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id2475_b72b38-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2475_b72b38-bb alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2475_b62eea-be > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2475_b62eea-be > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2475_b62eea-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2475_b62eea-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2475_b62eea-be > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2475_b62eea-be > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2475_b62eea-be{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2475_b62eea-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2475_b62eea-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2475_b62eea-be\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-speaker-bios\/#fissore\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fissore-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2739\" style=\"width:100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fissore-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fissore-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>Rafael Fissore, PhD<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talk title: &#8220;Egg Activation and Early Development: Orchestrating Multiple Ion Channels and Divalent Cations&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research Professor<br>Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences<br>University of Massachusetts at Amherst<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-speaker-bios\/#fissore\">Speaker Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2475_50aee8-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2475_50aee8-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2475_50aee8-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2475_50aee8-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2475_50aee8-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2475_50aee8-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2475_50aee8-c6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2475_50aee8-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2475_50aee8-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2475_50aee8-c6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-speaker-bios\/#habibi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ehsan-Habibi-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2737\" style=\"width:100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ehsan-Habibi-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ehsan-Habibi-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ehsan-Habibi-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ehsan-Habibi.jpeg 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>Ehsan Habibi, PhD<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine<br>Scientist, Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute<br>University of Ottawa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-speaker-bios\/#habibi\">Speaker Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2475_a25f1d-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2475_a25f1d-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2475_a25f1d-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2475_a25f1d-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2475_a25f1d-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2475_a25f1d-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2475_a25f1d-57{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2475_a25f1d-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2475_a25f1d-57 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2475_a25f1d-57\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-resized is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-speaker-bios\/#blerkom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JonathanVanblerkom-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2740\" style=\"width:100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JonathanVanblerkom-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JonathanVanblerkom-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/JonathanVanblerkom-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Jonathan Van Blerkom, PhD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research Professor<br>Molecular, Cellular &amp; Developmental Biology<br>University of Colorado Boulder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bedfordresearch.org\/symposium\/2026-speaker-bios\/#blerkom\">Speaker Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2475_84e1b3-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2475_84e1b3-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2475_84e1b3-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id2475_84e1b3-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id2475_84e1b3-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id2475_84e1b3-0a > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2475_84e1b3-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap > 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