Invited Faculty-3 – Aspire 2024

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Anis Feki

Anis Feki is the head of the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Hospital cantonal, and professor at the university of Fribourg, Switzerland. Anis Feki obtained his M.SC in physics. Subsequently, he specialized in Reproductive Medicine and Biology and in Medical Biology at Geneva University, where he also obtained his MD and PhD. He has been working at Geneva University hospital from 2000 to 2008, covering different positions within this institution. In particular, he was registrar in the Department of obstetrics and gynecology between 2006 and 2008 and head of the Stem Cell Research Laboratory. He derived the first human embryonic stem cell line and the first iPS cells in Switzerland. Between 2009 and 2011 he completed a fellowship in University Catholic of Louvain. His main areas of interest include stem cell research and pluripotency, and also reproductive surgery. He is ad hoc reviewer of several international journals and published more than 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is ESHRE chair-elect since June 2023.

Keynote Speakers

David Gardner

David is a Pioneer in human IVF. He is a Distinguished Professor in the School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne and the Scientific Director of Melbourne IVF.

He completed his PhD (1987) at the University of York (UK), with Henry Leese. In 1988 he moved to Harvard Medical School (USA) to work with John Biggers, after which he moved to Monash, Australia, in 1989 to work with Alan Trounson. In 1997 he moved back to the USA and became the Scientific Director of the Colorado Centre for Reproductive Medicine in Denver. In 2007 he returned to Australia and was appointed Professor at the University of Melbourne and promoted to the level of Distinguished Professor in 2018, and further he was elected into the Australian Academy of Science in 2017. Since 2017, David has been the Scientific Director of Melbourne IVF. In 2022 he was awarded the Order of Australia for services to Reproductive Medicine.

Claus Yding Andersen

Claus Yding Andersen is Professor of Human Reproductive Physiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
He has headed a national program of cryopreservation of human ovarian and testicular tissue and is considered one of the pioneers in this field.
His major research contributions are ovarian endocrinology, oocyte maturation, cryopreservation of gonadal tissue and development of new principles for ovarian stimulation including introduction of the agonist trigger and novel approaches to luteal phase support.
He has published more than 450 papers (H-index: 87; > 25.000 citations) and is chief editor on the Reproduction section of Frontiers in Endocrinology (IF 6.05).

Delfin Tan

Junhao Yan

Prof. Yan is Professor of Shandong University, Chief Physician and Deputy Director of Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University. Yan’s primary interests as a clinical and translational researcher have been in the field of reproductive genetics and human infertility. His studies have focused on the diagnosis, treatment and etiology of recurrent pregnancy loss and recurrent implantation failure, as well as on standardizing the application of PGT-A and improving infertility diagnosis and treatment. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed publications in high impact journals, including N Engl J Med, J Clin Invest, Am J Hum Genet et al., and is highly cited. He is also in charge of or participates in more than 10 national and provincial grants and projects. In 2021, he won the first prize of Shandong Medical Science and Technology Award.

Norihiro Sugino

Norihiro Sugino, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine

Biographical sketch
Norihiro Sugino, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor and Chairman of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. Dr. Sugino received his M.D. (1985) and Ph.D. (1991) from Yamaguchi University School of Medicine. He did his postdoctoral training in reproductive and molecular biology under Professor Geula Gibori in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago (1996-1998). He has researched as a scientist and worked as a gynecologist and obstetrician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan, and he was promoted to Professor and Chairman in 2003.

Dr. Sugino’s research program focuses on ovarian physiology, particularly the molecular mechanisms involved in the formation and regression of the corpus luteum, and on decidualization and implantation in the human endometrium. He currently has a particular interest in the epigenetic mechanisms such as histone modifications in the regulation of gene expression during luteinization in the ovary and decidualization in the human endometrium. More recently he developed interests into epigenome analysis by genome-wide sequencing. In addition, he has been involved in a number of clinical research projects, particularly aberrant DNA methylation in uterine leiomyomas and endometriosis, melatonin as an antioxidant to improve oocyte quality in infertile women, and vitamin E to improve uterine blood flow and endometrial growth in infertile women. His research utilizes rodent animals and human materials and is funded by competitive grants from the Japanese government and pharmaceutical companies. He has published over 200 international scientific publications, invited reviews and book chapters.

Editorial Board
Reproductive Medicine and Biology (2017 to present, Editor-in-Chief)
Journal of Reproduction and Development (2003 to present, Co-Editor-in-Chief)
Journal of Ovarian Research (2008 to present)
Endocrine Journal (2019 to present)
Molecular Human Reproduction（2021 to present）
Human Reproduction（2009 to 2013）

Richard Paulson

Richard J. Paulson, MD, MS
Dr. Richard Paulson holds the Alia Tutor Chair in Reproductive Medicine and is Professor and vice-chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is Chief of the Division and Director of the Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Paulson received his BS degree in Physics and MD degree from UCLA. He completed residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at LA County-USC medical center. He returned to graduate study six years later and obtained an MS degree in Biostatistics and Study Design from USC.

Dr. Paulson is past president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, of the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society, the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and the Los Angeles Obstetrical and Gynecological Society. He is the Editor-in-Chief of “Fertility & Sterility Reports” and past deputy editor of “Fertility and Sterility.” Dr. Paulson has authored over 200 scientific articles and has received more than 35 research awards for scientific publications.

Rupin Shah

Dr Rupin Shah is India’s leading Andrologist and Male Infertility Microsurgeon. He has a vast experience in reconstructive microsurgery for obstructive azoospermia and has pioneered new approaches to sperm retrieval in non-obstructive azoospermia. He was Founder President of the South Asian Society of Sexual Medicine and is the recipient of the prestigious Dr B C Roy award from the President of India for developing Andrology in India. He has published and presented extensively and has contributed over 20 book chapters. He is Consultant Andrologist at the Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai. He is Associate editor of the ASPIRE journal – Fertility and Reproduction. He is Senior Advisor to the Global Andrology Forum.

Invited Faculty

Adrianne Pope

Adrianne Pope has a background in science with a PhD in genetics and over 30 years’ experience in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and pathology services. She commenced her career in 1986 in Queensland, Australia. ART Launched Adrianne into a varied career around the world having directed a number of ART facilities in Australia and overseas with positions in the USA and Ireland.

Adrianne has a vast wealth of experience in dealing with issues related to ART and was very active in the Australian Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee (RTAC), the peak auditing body, for many years. Her involvement included the co-ordination and writing of the 2005 RTAC Code of Practice and the 2008 review.

Dr. Pope was elected President of the Fertility Society of Australia (FSA) in 2003. In 2005 she was re-elected, thus making her the first FSA president to serve two terms. She has represented the FSA on many government reviews on accreditation and undertaken many submissions relating to legislation and regulation. Having commenced a professional career as an embryologist in a pioneering area of healthcare, her work lead her out of the laboratory and into many varied roles in healthcare management, establishing ART facilities, implementing Quality Management Systems, strategic planning and business development. She now runs Adrianne Pope Consulting Pty Ltd, a business aimed at providing companies with the expertise and knowledge to assist in addressing ART challenges.

Atsushi Tanaka

Dr. Atsushi Tanaka is the director of Saint Mother Hospital, located in Kita-Kyushu City, Japan and a Visiting Professor of Juntendo University Obstetrics and Gynecology in Tokyo. He obtained his postgraduate degree from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Juntendo University in 1983. He reported the first successful GIFT in Japan in 1985. He established Saint Mother Hospital in 1990, which has since become one of the premier fertility clinics in Japan and now conducts 5000 ART cycles yearly. He reported the first successful Micro fertilization in Japan in 1992. His manuscripts about ROSI were published in PNAS in 2015 and Fertility and Sterility in 2018 and have already more than successful 500 cases of ROSI babies. He has started to improve clinical outcome of ROSI with new technique. He has a long-standing interest in the scientific aspects of reproductive medicine, biology and spermatogenesis. He served as an expert member of scientific committee, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan, from 1998 to 2000. He has been a vice-president of the Japan Society of Fertilization and Implantation and he has organized the annual congress of the society as a chairman from 2008 to 2022. He was a president of Japanese Institution for Standardizing Assisted Reproductive Technology (2009-2011), and a councilor of the Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Japanese Society of Mammalian Ova Research. He won the ASRM STAR AWARD 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and became a member of ASPIRE board in April 2016. He received the Medical Achievement Award for 2018 from Bonei Olam in New York City. He is now doing research on treatments to rescue aged oocytes or ovaries. He has reported the new controlled ovarian stimulation method for PCOS avoids OHSS and produces high-quality oocytes.

Cecilia Sjobolm

A/Professor Cecilia Sjoblom is the Chair of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) at the University of Sydney, where her role involves advancing teaching and research into infertility and reproductive endocrinology as part of the Reproduction and Perinatal Centre (the RPC). Cecilia is also the Scientific Director, Westmead Fertility Centre (WFC), where she has spearheaded WFC to one of Australia’s leading IVF centres.

With 27 years of experience in the field of assisted reproductive technology (ART), Cecilia holds her PhD in early human embryo development. Her award winning research into cytokines and growth factors as regulators of embryonic growth has been translated into clinical practice through patented technology. In 1997, Cecilia pioneered the introduction of quality management in ART and with her considerable expertise and knowledge, she is frequently called on to help advance laboratory processes and quality management systems resulting in improved success rates of fertility clinics around the world.

Christopher Ho Chee Kong

MD, MS, MRCSEd, MBU (Cert), MFSTEd, FAMM, FICS (USA), FRCS (Urol)(Glasg), FECSM, FRCSEd, FACS
Consultant Urologist, Oriental Melaka Straits Medical Centre
Adjunct Professor, School of Medicine, Taylor’s University

Prof. Dr. Christopher Ho Chee Kong is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Medicine, Taylor’s University and Consultant Urologist at Oriental Melaka Straits Medical Centre. He was previously Professor of Surgery and Urology at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

He is a member of the International Consultation of Urological Diseases (ICUD), the Vice President for the Malaysian Society of Andrology and the Study of the Aging Male (MSASAM), Senior Vice President of the College of Surgeons Malaysia, Vice Chair of the International Society for Sexual Medicine Communications Committee, Committee Member of the Asian Society of Men’s Health and Andrology (AMSHA) and also a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd), and Glasgow FRCS (Urol)(Glasg), European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM), International College of Surgeons (FICS), European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM), American College of Surgeons (FACS) and Academy of Medicine Malaysia (FAMM).

He is also a Member of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers Edinburgh (MFSTEd), Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU), Examiner for the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeon (MRCS) exam, tutor for the Edinburgh Surgical Sciences Qualification (ESSQ), Director of Andrology Special Interest Group for the Malaysian Urology Association.

He has published widely with 155 publications in peer reviewed journals as well as 7 book publications on issues in Men’s Health. He also sits in the Editorial Board of 10 journals (including the Investigative and Clinical Urology journal, SIU journal) and is a reviewer for 24 journals.

Danilo Cimadomo

Danilo Cimadomo, MSc, PhD is the Science and Research manager of the GENERA centers in Italy, part of IVIRMA Global Research Alliance. He is a molecular embryologist. He has authored >100 papers. He is a member of the ExCo of SIERR (Italian Society of Embryology, Reproduction and Research) as Coordinator of the Scientific Committee, Basic Science officer and Coordinator Elect of the ESHRE SIG IEP (Special Interest Group in Implantation and Early Pregnancy), Associate Editor of Human Reproduction Update and Section Editor in Clinical Embryology for Reproductive BioMedicine Online. He was a member of the ESHRE working groups that updated the Good Practice Recommendations for embryo biopsy, and recently for RIF definition and clinical management. He is coordinator of the Master in “Biology and Biotechnology of Reproduction: from Research to Clinics” at the University of Pavia along with Professor Maurizio Zuccotti.

Gendie Lash

Gendie Lash is a Principle Investigator in the Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center. She graduated from the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand with a BSc (Hons) and PhD. She then worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Nottingham, UK, Queen’s University, Canada and Newcastle University, UK. She was also a lecturer at Newcastle University before moving to Guangzhou in July 2015. Her research program focuses on development and remodelling of the uterine spiral arteries and how failures in these processes impact on women’s reproductive health.

She is widely published with over 140 papers and book chapters. She is a senior editor for Molecular Reproduction and Development, associate editor (China) for Placenta, and deputy editor for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She is the immediate past editor of Trophoblast Research (supplement to Placenta), and currently serves on the Editorial Boards of Journal of Reproductive Immunology and Frontiers (Reproduction and Immune Tolerance). She reviews for a wide range of journals and grant funding bodies. In China her funding comes from the NFSC, Guangzhou City Science and Technology Fund, and the Guangdong Province Science and Technology Fund.

Jason Franasiak

Dr. Jason Franasiak, MD, FACOG, HCLD/ALD (ABB) is an attending physician at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey where he serves as lead physician and laboratory director of the embryology and andrology labs at the Marlton office, Assistant Professor at Thomas Jefferson University in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Associate Professor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Clinical Assistant Professor at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and Medical Director for the Liberty Corner Ambulatory Surgical Center at Marlton.

Dr. Franasiak received his undergraduate degree from The College of William and Mary and medical degree from the University of Virginia graduating summa cum laude along with being named to the Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha academic societies.

Dr. Franasiak is regularly invited to speak at the regional, national, and international level and has authored and contributed to nearly 300 peer-reviewed publications, published chapters, and abstracts. He is also the editor of a textbook focusing on recurrent implantation failure, a member of the editorial board for Fertility and Sterility, as well as, the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and has previously served on the executive board of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

Jung Ryeol Lee

Professor Jung Ryeol Lee graduated from the Seoul National University College of Medicine, where he also earned his Ph.D. Following this, he completed his residency and fellowship at Seoul National University Hospital and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. He is currently a professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and serves as the chairman of his department.

Professor Lee has conducted extensive research and published numerous articles in the areas of fertility preservation, minimally invasive surgery, and assisted reproductive technologies. His main academic interests are fertility preservation, the regeneration of ovarian and endometrial function, anti-aging in reproduction, and minimally invasive surgery. He is recognized as a leading figure among Korean clinicians and researchers in fertility preservation, reproductive endocrinology, and infertility. He is also a leading surgeon in the field of minimally invasive surgery, including single-port laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgery.

In addition, Professor Lee has served as an associate editor and editor-in-chief for many international peer-reviewed journals, such as Human Reproduction, Frontiers in Endocrinology, and Journal of Menopausal Medicine. As a board or council member, he has contributed to numerous Korean and international academic societies dedicated to reproductive endocrinology and fertility preservation.

Kamthorn Pruksananonda

Kamthorn Pruksananonda, M.D.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Department of OB/GYN, Faculty of Medicine,
Chulalongkorn University,
Bangkok, Thailand.

Dr. Kamthorn Pruksananonda is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He previously served as the Chairman of the Reproductive Medicine Committee at the Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board for Reproductive Health Policy at the Ministry of Public Health and the National Committee for Protection of Children Born from Assisted Reproductive Technology in Thailand.

Dr. Pruksananonda received his medical education and postgraduate training from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, before completing his fellowship in Reproductive Biology and Infertility at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA, United States. He is the Past President of the Pacific Society for Reproductive Medicine 2019 Conference and a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Additionally, he leads the IVF Unit, Reproductive Medicine Division, and Human Embryonic Stem Cells Research Center at Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Pruksananonda has received various awards throughout his career, including the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship in 1989, the Asia and Oceania Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s Young Gynecologist Award, the Best Research Paper Award in 1993 and 1995, and the National Research Award 2021 from the National Research Council. He has authored more than 60 medical articles published in various local and international peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, such as the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility and Sterility, and Stem Cell Research. His recent research has focused on epigenetics in human reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, and reproductive health policy.

Kenji Ezoe

Kenji Ezoe is a senior scientist at the R&D laboratory of the Kato Ladies Clinic in Tokyo, Japan. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in agriculture from the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. His research interests include fertilization, embryology, cryopreservation, and blastocyst implantation.

Koji Shiraishi

Koji Shiraishi, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Urology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine

Brief biographical sketch
Koji Shiraishi, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor and Chairman of Department of Urology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. Dr. Shiraishi received his M.D. (1995) and Ph.D. (2001) from Yamaguchi University School of Medicine. As a postdoctoral scholar, he joined Mario Ascoli’s lab, Department of Pharmacology, University of Iowa and investigated the dynamics of gonadotropin receptors and LH/hCG-stimulated intracellular molecular events using Leydig cells (2003-2006). He has been working as a urologic surgeon and scientist focusing basic and clinical andrology at Yamaguchi University and was promoted to Professor and Chairman of Urology since 2022.

In 2012, Dr. Shiraishi has firstly published a protocol of salvage hormonal therapy for men who failed to retrieve sperms by micro-TESE. Then his lab is focusing on gamete biology and reproductive endocrinology, for example, transcriptome and bioinformatics analyses using human germ cells and in vitro Leydig cell experiments, to investigate and prove theoretical mechanism to improve human spermatogenic disorders. As a clinical andrologist, he has done more than 2,000 cases of microsurgical varicocelectomy, more than 1,000 cases of micro-TESE and more than 300 cases of microsurgical seminal reconstruction and has developed novel surgical techniques for microsurgical varicocelectomy and vaso-epididymostomy and distal shunting for ischemic priapism. He is very familiar with pediatric surgeries and laparoscopic and robotic surgeries, including adrenalectomy, nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy, prostatectomy and cystectomy, and have received certificates from related associations.

Lam Anh Tuan

Mr. Lam Anh Tuan
Quality Manager, IVFTA, Tam Anh Hosopital
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lam Anh Tuan has a decade of experience in the field of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and presently holds the position of the leader of the Quality Management and Accreditation team at IVFTA. He earned his master’s degree in Business Quality and Performance Management in 2015. His expertise revolves around enhancing the quality and risk management within Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), implementing Lean management principles in the field, ART accreditation, providing quality management consultation, and establishing new IVF centers. Collaborating with his colleagues, he actively developed best practice guidelines for IVF centers in Vietnam (VN Assisted Reproduction Quality Accreditation – VN-ARQA). Lam Anh Tuan firmly believes that a steadfast commitment to quality is the cornerstone for propelling IVF into the future.

Louise Hull

Professor M. Louise Hull leads the Endometriosis Group and the Fertility and Conception Theme at the Robinson Research Institute and is the Deputy Head of Department, University of Adelaide. Her group specialises in the applications of digital technology to health promotion and delivery for people with endometriosis, microRNA technology, Genomics, reproductive immunology and novel mouse methods. Professor Hull publishes widely, presents at international conferences, supervises PhD students and teaches reproductive medicine to medical students, registrars and fellows.

She is currently the Written Exam Chair for the Certificate in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI) subspeciality for RANZCOG and the President of the ANZCREI society. Louise is also a Medical Advisory Board for Aspire and the Chair of the local organising committee for ASPIRE’s annual meeting in 2023 in Adelaide. She is a member of FIGO’s Reproductive medicine international committee. She has developed many reproductive medicine and endometriosis consensus statements, and educational programs for Australia and New Zealand, the Asia Pacific and for the global FIGO group.

Professor Hull is the owner and Medical Director of the Embrace Fertility Clinic in Adelaide. Dr Hull also sees reproductive medicine patients at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide.

Paweena Thuwanut

Paweena Thuwanut is Assistant Professor and Research Docent at Reproductive Biology Unit, Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

Dr. Thuwanut obtained DVM from Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, Thailand), MSc and PhD in Reproductive Biology from Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Uppsala, Sweden). After that, she continued Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Training in Reproductive Biology, Smithsonian Institute (Washington D.C., USA) and visiting researcher at Catholic University of Louvain (Brussels, Belgium).

Under collaboration with medical staff, her major basic and transnational research projects are I) advanced fertility preservation technology in young cancer patients and II) genetic and epigenetic regulation pathways associated with infertile patients. Her present and major funding has been granted by SEA (Thailand) -Europe (Belgium) Joint Funding Scheme (2021-2024) focusing on ovarian tissue cryopreservation and construction of BioOVa.

Rebecca Deans

Associate Professor Rebecca Deans is an internationally recognised researcher in the surgical management of benign gynaecology and endometriosis and has a special interest in paediatric and adolescent gynaecology. Day to day, she works as a gynaecologist at The Royal Hospital for Women, as Fertility Specialist at the RHW Fertility Research Centre, is the only paediatric and adolescent gynaecologist at the Sydney Children’s Hospital, and is a Senior Lecturer at UNSW School of Women’s & Children’s Health.

Among Associate Professor Deans’ many accomplishments are over 60 peer reviewed publications in leading national and international publications, 5 book chapters and over 20 research papers. Dr Deans is an experienced and prize-winning university lecturer, convening courses in Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology and is passionate about disseminating knowledge to other medical practitioners and the wider community. She has also been invited to present 14 times at national and international meetings.

Associate Professor Deans has worked with international leaders to establish protocols and is the lead researcher of a collaborative uterine transplant project. In January 2023 Dr Deans and her team performed the first Australian uterine transplant at the Royal Hospital for Women. She was awarded NSW Woman of Excellence in 2023.

Wen-Jui Yang

Wen-Jui Yang M.D., Ph.D.
Director of Reproductive Medicine, Taiwan IVF Group Center
Adjunct Associate Professor (OBS/GYN), The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Professor Yang is Director of Reproductive Medicine at Taiwan IVF Group Center and currently invited as an adjunct associate Professor in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Professor Yang completed the residency training of Obstetrics and Gynecology and research fellow of reproductive medicine in Mackey Memorial Hospital and also completed her Ph.D. degree in National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. She was a visiting research fellow of infertility and reproductive endocrinology in Stanford Reproductive Medical Center.

Her major research interests included clinical and basic reproductive medicine, endometrial receptivity, and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. She has many research papers in reproductive medicine and also a reviewer of several international journals. She has been an invited speaker on topics in reproductive medicine.

Zhongwei Huang

MBBS, PhD(Oxon), AFHEA (UK), MRCOG (UK), M.Med (O&G), FAMS (O&G), FAMS (Clinician-scientist), ABS(Diplomate)

Dr Zhongwei Huang is Deputy Director and Adjunct Assistant Professor of NUS Bia-Echo Asia Centre for Reproductive Longevity & Equality, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He concurrently serves as a Consultant at the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore. Dr Huang’s subspecialties include reproductive endocrinology & infertility and sexual medicine, and he is accredited by the Ministry of Health (Singapore) as an assisted reproductive techniques (ART) specialist. Dr Huang completed his PhD on ovarian biology in 2011 at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and continues to contribute to the field as a clinician-scientist. His current research focuses on discovering innovative solutions through basic and translational research to change women’s life narrative of reproductive inevitability to reproductive longevity. Dr Huang’s research has been published in renowned journals such as Cell Research, Nature Communications, Human Reproduction, Fertility & Sterility, Molecular Human Reproduction, Reproductive Sciences and Clinical Endocrinology.

Dr Huang serves as the Chairperson of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) Committe, Asia-Oceania Federation of O&G (AOFOG) and is the Country Representative for Singapore to ASPIRE.