From May 22 to 24, 2026, The Regulation of Germ Cell Fate Symposium in 2026 was held in Haining. The event gathered top domestic experts and young scholars in reproductive and developmental biology. They exchanged insights on germ cell fate control, early embryonic development, meiosis and gonadal diseases to boost academic progress and talent cultivation.
Professor Qinghua Shi of the University of Science and Technology of China presided over the opening ceremony. CAS Academician Hefeng Huang gave an opening address and keynote speech focusing on spatiotemporal transcriptome atlas of human post-gastrulation embryos, underscoring the research’s significance for reproductive health, birth defect prevention and infertility treatment.
Twelve experts delivered frontier lectures spanning testicular microenvironment, histone modification, embryonic chromatin structure, interstitial cell origination, meiosis metabolism, spatial multi-omics, embryonic totipotency, meiotic chromosome control, gonadal organoids, cell metabolism monitoring and advanced microscopic imaging, alongside human primordial germ cell development, triggering extensive academic discussions.
This refined small-scale event constructed a high-level communication platform. ZJE devotes itself to interdisciplinary research and medical talent cultivation with its research center targeting fertility preservation. In closing comments, Professor Shi highly commended the creative and high-quality presentations. The organizer will continue launching similar boutique seminars to facilitate academic exchanges and promote the sustainable growth of reproductive developmental biology.
