Professor Albertini received his Ph.D. from Harvard University working on the cell biology of the mammalian ovary. He was the Hall Professor of Molecular Medicine (Endowed Chair) at the Kansas University Medical Center where he continued his career long interests in the link between oocyte and embryo quality, especially as it pertains to the practice of human Assisted Reproduction Technologies. Since 2009, he has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, an official journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. In 2020 he joined the Bedford Research Foundation where he is continuing his work on stem cells and women’s health. He is the recipient of many awards including a Basil O’Connor fellowship from the March of Dimes, the Hammond Medal from the Society for Reproduction and Fertility (UK), and Founder’s Lectureship for the Australian Society of Reproductive Biology and is a Fellow of The International Society for In Vitro Fertilization. Professor Albertini has delivered more than 200 lectures worldwide and has served on scientific advisory boards or grant review councils in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Scotland, Portugal, Ireland, Italy and the USA.