Instructors and Coordinators
#Directors
Academic and Scientific Director
Mara Simopoulou
Professor of Physiology - Clinical Embryology, Department of Physiology
Deputy Laboratory Manager Assisted Reproduction Unit Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Aretaieion University Hospital
Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece
Academic Director
Michael Koutsilieris
Professor Emeritus of Physiology
Department of Physiology
Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece
#Board of Instructors
 | David F. Albertini | Professor & Chair Department of Reproductive Cell Biology, Bedford Research Foundation, USA Visiting Research Scientist, Center for Human Reproduction, Rockefeller University, USA Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics President & CEO of Ovistagen LLC |
 | Mina Alikani | Adjust Assistant Professor of Reproductive Clinical Sciences, Mcaon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, USA Director of Scientific Affairs Consultant, Conceivable Life Sciences President, ALPHA Scientists in Reproductive Medicine |
 | Omar Ammar | Visiting lecturer, University of Anbar, Iraq Founder & Owner of AI-Manarah Diagnostics Lab |
 | Gemma Arroyo | Laboratory director, IVF Unit, University Hospital Dexeus, Barcelona, Spain Immediate Past Coordinator, SIG Embryology, ESHRE |
 | Filipa da Silva Barbosa | Senior Clinical Embryologist, Ginemed Porto, Portugal President of the Embryology Section of the Portuguese Society of Reproductive Medicine |
| Lorena Bori Arnal | Postdoctoral Researcher, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe and IVIRMA Global Member of the Ethics Committee, IVI Valencia, Spain |
 | Charles Bormann | Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, USA Laboratory Director, IVF Unit, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA Laboratory Director, IVF Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital |
 | Michael Carroll | Reader in Reproductive Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Director, MSc Clinical Science (STP, Cellular Science), Manchester, UK Metropolitan University Visiting Professor Reproductive Physiology, School of Medicine, St.George’s University, Grenada, West Indies |
 | Wayne Caswell | Vice President of Laboratory Services, Fairfax EggBank Director of Laboratory Operations, US Fertility |
 | Gerry Celia | Assistant Professor & Laboratory Director, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA Laboratory Director, Women & Infants Hospital, Brown University, USA Executive Laboratory Director, Pacific Fertility Center, Los Angeles, USA |
 | Arthur Chang | Professor & Director, Clinical ART Laboratories, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, UTHSCSA Laboratory Director, Brooke Army Medical Center |
 | Aikaterini Chatzimeletiou | Professor of Embryology and Genetics in Assisted Reproduction, Medical School Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Laboratory Director, IVF/ PGT Unit, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
 | Alexia Chatziparasidou | Co-Founder & Senior Clinical Embryologist, Embryolab Fertility Clinic, Greece Co-Founder & Director, EmbryoLab Academy, Greece |
 | Alejandro Chavez-Badiola | Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Conceivable Life Sciences Founder, IVF 2.0 Founder, Hope IVF Mexico |
 | Nicholas Christoforidis | Clinical & Scientific Director, Embryolab Fertility Clinic, Greece Co-Founder, EmbryoLab Academy, Greece |
 | Dimitra Christopikou | PGT Laboratory Director, Assisting Nature, Greece PGT Consultant, Institute of Life-IASO, Greece Chair Elect, PGT Consortium of the ESHRE |
 | Danilo Cimadomo | Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Italy Scientific Coordinator, IVIRMA Italia, IVIRMA Global Scientific Coordinator, Genera, Italy Coordinator, SIG Clinical Embryology, Italian Society of Embryology, Reproduction and Research (SIERR) Coordinator, SIG Implantation & Early Pregnancy, ESHRE |
 | Jacques Cohen | Chief Scientific Officer & Chief of the Scientific Advisory Board, Conceivable Life Sciences Co-Founder & Director, Reproductive Healthcare, UK Co-Founder & Product Developer, Althea Science Advisory Board, Orchid Health, TMRW Co-Founder, CORE team member, International IVF Initiative Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer, IVF 2.0 Emeritus Chief Editor, Reproductive Biomedicine Online |
 | Pierre Comizzoli | Senior Program Officer for Science, Research Veterinarian, Smithsonian Institution, USA |
 | Josheph Conaghan | Director of Science & Training, CCRM Fertility Laboratory Director, West Coast Fertility Centers |
 | Nuno Costa-Borges | Co-Founder & Scientific Director, Embryotools |
 | Giovanni Coticchio | Science & Research Manager, IVIRMA Global Research Alliance, IVIRMA ITALIA Member of the Executive Committee of the ESHRE |
| Irene Cuevas Saiz | Laboratory Director, IVF Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Spain Coordinator of the Registry Committee of the Spanish Society of Fertility Member of the Steering Committee, European IVF Monitoring Consortium, ESHRE Past President of the Embryology Interest Group of ASEBIR |
| Steve Davies | Deputy Laboratory Director, IVF Unit, HYGEIA IVF Embryogenesis, Greece |
 | Irene Dimitriadis | Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, USA Medical Director, Third Party Reproduction Program, Massachusetts General Hospital |
 | Petros Drakakis | Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Director, Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
 | Panagiotis Drakopoulos | Assistant Professor, European University of Cyprus, Cyprus Visiting Professor & Clinical and Scientific Collaborator, University of Brussels, Belgium |
 | Eman Elgindy | Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Director, Rahem Fertility Center, School of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt Director, Egypt IVF Registry Regional Representative for Africa, International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Egyptian Foundation of Reproductive Medicine and Embryology |
| Lina Evgeni | Scientific Director & Founder of Cryogonia Sperm Bank, Greece |
 | Eric Forman | Medical & Laboratory Director, Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, USA |
 | Federica Franciosi | Associate Professor of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Reproductive and Developmental Biology Lab, Department of Health Animal Science and Food Safety, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy |
 | Meurig Gallagher | Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Healthcare Science, University of Birmingham, UK Member of the Executive Committee, Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists Basic Science Officer, SIG Andrology, ESHRE |
 | David Gardner | Scientific Director, Melbourne IVF Group Director of ART, Scientific Innovation and Research, Virtus Health Redmond Barry Distinguished Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science Fellow of the Society of Reproductive Biology Editor, Reproductive BioMedicine Online Program Chair of the Fertility Society of Australia |
 | Ioannis Georgiou | Professor of Medical Genetics and Assisted Reproduction, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece Director of the Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Units, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece |
| Kathryn Go | Laboratory Director, IVF Unit, UNC Fertility, Raleigh, NC Teaching Associate, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA |
 | Darren Griffin | Honorary Professor of Genetics, University of Kent, UK Advisory Board Member, NOVA Genomics Advisory Board Member, UniversityTeck.io |
 | Alan Handyside | Honorary Professor in Reproductive Genetics, School of Biosciences, University of Kent, UK Director, ExOvo Genomics |
 | Joyce Harper | Professor of Reproductive Sciences, University College London, UK Head of the Reproductive Science & Director of Education, Institute for Women’s Health Director of the Embryology and PGD Academy Founder of Global Women Connected Co-Founder of the UK Fertility Education and International Reproductive Health Education Collaboration Founding member of the Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis International Society |
 | Gary Harton | Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Bryant University Honorary Lecturer, University of Kent, UK Adjunct Faculty, Old Dominion University/Eastern VA Medical School, USA Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer, NOVA Genomics, USA Founder & Principal Consultant, Grow Consulting F&G |
 | Ralf Henkel | Extraordinary Professor, Department of Medical Bioscience, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa Honorary Professor, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru Chief Scientific Advisor, LogixX Pharma, Reading, UK Editor-in-Chief, Andrologia |
 | Sonia Herraiz | Research Group Leader, IVI Foundation, IVIRMA Global Visiting Research Scholar, School of Medicine, Stanford University, USA Senior Deputy, SIG Stem Cells, ESHRE |
| Victoria Jiang | Fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fertility Center, USA |
| Jorge C. Chavarro | Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA Professor of Nutrition, Epidemiology and Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA |
 | Theodoros Kalampokas | Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aretaieio Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Leading IVF Specialist, British Fertility Society Deputy Member, Steering Committee, Hellenic Authority of Medically Assisted Reproduction |
 | Jackson C. Kirkman-Brown | Professor of Human Reproductive Science, College of Medical & Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK Reproductive Health Theme Lead in Metabolism & Systems Science, University of Birmingham, UK Past Coordinator, SIG Andrology, ESHRE Member, Ethics Committee, ESHRE |
 | Bryan T. Kloos | President of ART Laboratory Logistics Consulting Laboratory Director, Terra Fertility, Cofertility, Perch Fertility, Denver Fertility Care, Conceive NJ, HUDSON VALLEY FERTILITY, PLLC |
 | Efstratios Kolibianakis | Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Assisted Reproduction, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Head of the IVF Unit, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Director of the MSc in Human Reproduction, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
 | Elena Kontogianni | Founding Partner & Senior Clinical Embryologist, HYGEIA IVF Embryogenesis, Greece |
| George Koustas | Director of Embryology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, USA |
 | Stephen A. Krawetz | Charlotte B. Failing Professor of Fetal Therapy and Diagnosis, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA Editor-in-Chief, Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine |
 | Polyxeni Kyrou | Laboratory Director, IVF Unit, FIVI Fertility and IVF Center, Greece |
 | Dolores J. Lamp | Professor of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas, USA Research Professor of Urological Surgery, University of Kansas, USA Co-Director of the Research Learning Center & Deputy Director, Children's Mercy Research Institute Former President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine |
 | Gerica LaVelle | Laboratory Director, CryoGam Colorado |
 | Chelsey Leisinger | Vice President of Network Lab Compliance, CCRM Fertility |
 | George Liperis | Founder & Scientific Director, Embryorigin Fertility Centre Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney, Australia |
 | Francesco Lotti | Associate Professor of Endocrinology, Andrology, Female Endocrinology and Gender Incongruence Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Italy Secretary & past-Coordinator of the Ultrasound School of the Italian Society of Andrology and Sexual Medicine Coordinator, SIG Andrology, ESHRE |
 | Martha Luna | Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology, Hospital Angeles del Pedregal, Mexico Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Centro Medico ABC, Mexico Medical Director, RMA of New York-Mexico Vice President, Mexican Association of Reproductive Medicine |
 | Keshav Malhotra | Director Rainbow IVF, India Chairman SIG Embryology, ASPIRE Vice Chairman of Embryology, ISAR |
 | George Mastorakos | Professor of Endocrinology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Head of the Unit of Endocrinology Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolism, Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aretaieion Hospital |
 | Laura Melado Vidales | Medical Director & Reproductive Medicine Specialist, ART Fertility Clinics, Abu Dhabi |
 | Heidi Mertes | Associate Professor of Medical Ethics, Ghent University, Belgium Immediate Past Chair, Ethics Committee, ESHRE |
 | Marcos Meseguer | Global Director of Embryology Research, IVIRMA Group Associate Professor, MSc in Biotechnology, Valencia University, Spain |
 | Dean Morbeck | Adjunct Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Executive Committee Member, ALPHA Scientists in Reproductive Medicine Chief Scientific Officer, Genea Fertility |
 | Liesl Nel-Themaat | Clinical Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility & Laboratory Director, IVF Unit, Stanford Medicine, USA Stanford Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Fertility and Reproductive Health, Sunnyvale, CA |
 | Eros Nikitos | Founding Member & Laboratory Director, Institute of Life-IASO, Greece |
 | Christian Ottolini | Laboratory Director, IVF Unit, Juno Genetics Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Maternal and Foetal Medicine, UCL |
 | Julia Paget | CEO & Owner, IVF Guide SL, Paget & Partners Ltd, Complete Fertility Ltd, Clear Fit Masks Ltd & MediEmo App Global Fertility & Healthcare Strategy Consultant, Greybeard Healthcare Consulting |
 | Dionysios Palermos | PhD candidate, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of West Attica, Greece |
 | Giles Palmer | Honorary Lecturer, University of Bristol, UK Executive Director, International IVF Initiative Director of Global Communications, IVF20.ai, UK, Mexico Scientific Advisor, Institute of Life-IASO, Greece |
 | Stamatis Papaharitou | Director of Sperm Analysis and Cryopreservation Laboratory Consultant Senior Reproductive Biologist |
 | Achilleas Papatheodorou | Laboratory Director, IVF Unit, Embryolab Fertility Clinic, Greece Board Member, EmbryoLab Academy, Greece General Secretariat, GReek Association of Clinical Embryologists |
 | Lodovico Parmegiani | Laboratory Director, IVF Unit, NextClinics International Laboratory Director, Reproductive Medicine Center, GynePro Medical Centers – NextClinics International Founder of NTERILIZER iSRL |
 | Valerio Pisaturo | Adjunct Professor, University of Genoa, Italy
Adjunct Professor, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Laboratory Director, IVF Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy President of the Italian Society of Embryology, Reproduction, and Research (SIERR) |
 | Kimball O. Pomeroy | Chief Science Officer, Ivy Fertility, USA |
 | Mina Popovic | Professor, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium Director of the Embryo Research Unit, IVIRMA Global Immediate Past Coordinator, SIG Stem Cells, ESHRE Member, Ethics Committee, ESHRE |
 | Alexander M. Quaas | Founding Partner & Lead Physician, Shady Grove Fertility, USA Immediate Past President of the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society |
 | Laura Rienzi | Associate Professor, University of Urbino ‘Carlo Bo’, Italy Co-Founder & Scientific Director, Genera Centers for reproductive Medicine, Italy Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Research Alliance, IVI-RMA Global |
| Jared Robins | Chief Executive Officer, American Society for Reproductive Medicine |
 | Denny Sakkas | Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Yale University, USA Chief Scientific Officer, Boston IVF and IVIRMA North America |
 | Ippokratis Sarris | Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer & Consultant, King’s College London, UK Director & Consultant of King’s Fertility Chair Elect, British Fertility Society |
 | Theodoros Sergentanis | Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Policies, School of Public Health, University of West Attica, Greece |
 | Ioannis Sfontouris | Associate Professor, Medical School, University of Nicosia, Cyprus Laboratory Director, HYGEIA IVF Embryogenesis, Greece |
 | Charalampos Siristatidis | Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Assisted Reproduction, Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Editor of the Cochrane Collaboration/ Gynaecology and Fertility Group |
 | Irene Souter | Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA Director, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Program Associate Director, Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Massachusetts General Hospital Fertility Center, USA |
 | Theodora Stasinou | Consultant Urological Surgeon & Andrologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK |
 | Roger Sturmey | Professor of Reproductive Medicine, Biomedical Institute for Multimorbidity, Centre for Biomedicine, Hull York Medical School, UK Basic Science Officer, SIG Embryology, ESHRE |
 | Jason Swain | Chief Laboratory Officer, President of Lab Operations, CCRM Management Company, LLC |
| Karl Swann | Professor, Head of Biomedicine Division, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, UK |
 | Joanne Traeger-Synodinos | Emeritus Professor of Medical Genetics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Past Vice President, Hellenic Society of Medical Geneticists |
| Evelyn Telfer | Professor & Chair of Reproductive Biology, Centre for Reproductive Health Institute of Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, UK |
 | Andrew Thomson | Chief Scientific Officer, IVF Scientific Advisory Service Ltd Fellow of FRCPath, FAHCS, ANSHCS |
 | Despina Tzanakaki | Laboratory Director & Quality Manager, Assisted Reproduction, Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aretaieio Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
 | Mariana Veloso Martins | Assistant Professor, Centre for Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal |
 | Debbie Venier | Co-Founder & CEO, World Embryology Skills and Training, USA |
 | Dagan Wells | Professor of Reproductive Genetics, Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, UK Director, Juno Genetics Ltd, UK |
 | Emma Whitney | Laboratory Director, IVF/ Genetics Unit, Evewell Group |
| Masoud Zamani Esteki | Associate Professor of Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Maastricht University, Netherlands |
 | Nikica Zaninovic | Associate Professor & Laboratory Director, IVF Unit, Weill Cornell Medical College, USA |
#Organizing Commitee
Sokratis Grigoriadis
Chief Coodrinator, Advanced Clinical Embryology Course Reproductive Biologist
Ph.D(c)
Research Unit of Physiology, Department of Physiology, Medical School,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece
Danae Tsagkaraki
Coordinator, Advanced Clinical Embryology Course Biomedical Scientist
BSc, MSc
Research Unit of Physiology of Reproduction & Clinical Embryology, Department of Physiology, Medical School,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece
Evangelos Maziotis
Coordinator, Advanced Clinical Embryology Course
Molecular Biologist and Geneticist, Postdoctoral Research Fellow Research Unit of Physiology of Reproduction & Clinical Embryology, Department of Physiology Medical School,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece
