Session 32: Cytoplasmic Maturity and the Acquisition of Developmental Competence in the Human Oocyte

Cytoplasmic Maturity and the Acquisition of Developmental Competence in the Human Oocyte Moderators: Dr. Thomas Pool & Dr. Gary Smith How Oocyte Maturation Regulates the Human Embryos' Developmental CompetenceProfessor David Albertini The Continuum Between Oocyte Maturation and Early DevelopmentGiovanni Coticchio Clinical IVM – The Time has ComeRebecca Krisher Professor David Albertini David Albertini received his Ph.D. from Harvard University working on the cell biology of the mammalian ovary. After postdoctoral work at the University of Connecticut Health Center, he returned to Harvard Medical School as an Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology until 1984, and was an Associate Professor and Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine up to 2004. At Tufts, he served as Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology (1996-2000), Director of the Center for Reproduction (1999-2003) and Director of the Confocal Microscopy core (1988-1999). From 2004-2016, he he