The 2013 Activated Egg Symposium

Please join us on Friday, November 8, 2013

dr. mario capecchi Dr. Mario Capecchi will keynote the tenth annual Symposium. Dr. Capecchi is a Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics & Biology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, as well as a 2007 Nobel Laureate for Physiology & Medicine.

Dr. Capecchi is best known for his pioneering work on the development of "gene targeting" in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells. This technology allows scientists to create mice with mutations in any desired gene. The power of this technology is that the investigator chooses both which gene to mutate and how to mutate it. This allows scientists to evaluate in detail the function of any gene during the development or post-developmental phase of the mouse.

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What is the Symposium?

In 2002, the Foundation launched The Activated Egg symposium series. During this one-day event researchers studying eggs for reproduction or stem cell derivation share and discuss their research. With attendance limited to 100 the event provides a unique environment for investigators from academia, industry and infertility clinics to meet and form collaborations.