| Name |
Country |
Position |
Institution |
E-mail |
Interest/Bring to IRHEC |
| Ahmed Salaheldin Magd Ayad |
|
Reproductive Medicine Specialist |
Samir Abbas Medical Centre for IFV and Andrology |
ayad.ahmed.967@gmail.com |
Commitment towards promoting public awareness of fertility, and redefining infertility as a public health concern |
| ALBA ANDREU MARTÍ |
Spain |
Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist at the Obesity Group and Assisted Reproduction Unit. |
Hospital Clínic of Barcelona |
aandreu@clinic.cat |
Comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to managing obesity in the preconception period is essencial for optimizing care for women experiencing reproductive challenges |
| Alexandra Carvalho |
Portugal |
Embryologist |
Reproductive Medicine Unit, Coimbra, Portugal |
alexandra.fernandes.carvalho@gmail.com |
Develop strategies to raise awareness about reproductive health, to promote informed decisions about family planning, and to reduce age-related infertility. |
| Amelia Pantou |
Greece |
Genetics Lab Director |
Genesis Athens Clinic & Genesis Genoma Lab, Greece |
amelia.pantou@gmail.com |
Conduct research on fertility education and increase fertility awareness in order to improve reproductive health |
| Anabel Salazar |
Malaga |
Medical Director at IVIRMA |
IVIRMA, Madrid |
anabel.salazar@ivirma.com |
DigitalHealth |
| Anita Fincham |
Belgium |
Patients Representative |
Fertility Europe |
office@fertilityeurope.eu; anita@fertilityeurope.eu |
Bring this living experience of the gaps in education as well as the best ways and times on filling them, which can add value to the academic approach |
| Aurélie Athan |
New York |
Associate Research Professor |
Teachers College, Columbia University |
ama81@tc.columbia.edu |
Architecting and administering programs as well as program evaluation |
| Barbora Flaxová |
Czech Republic |
Student at Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic, majoring Specialist for Clinical Embryology and Assisted Reproduction Technology |
Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic |
509224@mail.muni.cz |
A new perspective, energy and drive to discover new things. |
| Bola Grace |
UK |
|
University College London, Institute for Women’s Health |
bola.grace@ucl.ac.uk |
Bring some of the learnings from my work, diversity of thought and pick up tangible actions |
| Chinedu Agwu |
United Kingdom |
Lecturer (Education) in Biosciences |
Brunel University London |
chinedu.agwu@brunel.ac.uk |
Networking, knowledge exchange and research collaboration |
| Christiana Antoniadou Stylianou |
Dubai |
|
The Dubai Health Authority - The Dubai Fertility Center |
antoniadou811@gmail.com |
Educate and raise fertility awareness - especially within my region (Middle East). |
| Christina Furskog Risa |
Norway |
PhD, Associate Professor, RN, RM |
University of Stavanger |
christina.f.risa@uis.no |
Collaborate with this network and contribute to future educational and research projects. |
| COLIN MICHAEL HOWLES |
|
FOUNDER & HONORARY FELLOW |
ARIES CONSULTING GENEVA SWITZ & UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH UK |
colin.howles@ariesconsulting.ch |
Share my accumulated knowledge of the treatment process globally and to bring my own insights into supporting new educational initiatives |
| DANIELA ZUCCARELLO |
Italy |
Medical doctor, specialized in clinical genetics |
Department of Lab Medicine Unit of clinical genetics and epi, university hospital of Padova |
daniela.zuccarello@unipd.it |
geneticist is often the solution to the problem, prescribing the correct genetic tests and diagnosing the origin of the problem |
| de Mouzon Jacques |
France |
Scientific advisor |
Unilabs France |
Jacques.de.mouzon@gmail.com |
The development of the patients’ education which also contents prevention aspects, health promotion |
| Dóra Vesztergom |
Hungary |
director of the Human Reproduction Department of the National Healthcare Service Centre |
National Healthcare Service Center |
vesztergomdora@gmail.com |
|
| Ece Emin |
UK |
Biomedical Sciences graduate |
University College London |
ejaysh96@gmail.com |
Investigating the obstacles and motivators for family building/fatherhood amongst men from different country income classifications |
| Edgar Mocanu |
Ireland |
|
|
emocanu@rcsi.ie |
|
| Eleonora Voltolina |
|
journalist and social entrepreneur, founder of The Why Wait Agenda |
The Why Wait Agenda |
eleonora@thewhywaitagenda.org |
Bring The Why Wait Agenda's secular approach, its peculiar focus on the fertility gap, the fact that we want to increase awareness about the “fertility window” |
| Elisabetta Iammarrone |
Italy |
Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist |
private practice and Clinica Villa Margherita. London: Concept Fertility Clinic |
e.iammarrone@gmail.com |
Give my contribution to the IRHEC mission. |
| Emily Koert |
Canada |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health, Denmark |
emko@sund.ku.dk |
Experience developing and evaluating several educational resources and/or health education interventions. |
| Emmalee Ford |
UK |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
University of Newcastle |
emmalee.ford@newcastle.edu.au |
Utilising my skills in community and media engagement to build and sustain the momentum for this work globally |
| Enrique Oquiñena Muguerza |
|
CEO /Owner |
Laboratorios Biokibank 2012 S.L. |
biokibank@biokibank.es |
Ideas and knowledge in the Sperm field |
| Eri Maeda |
Japan |
Associate Professor |
Department of Environmental Health Science and Public Health, Japan |
|
Fertility awareness, preconception health and behaviours, and reproductive epidemiology |
| Eva Van Steijvoort |
Belgium |
Postdoctoral researcher |
Centre for Biomedical Ethics & Law, Department of Public Health & Primary Care, KU Leuven |
eva.vansteijvoort@kuleuven.be |
Contribute to the mission of the IRHEC to increase fertility awareness and improve informed reproductive decision making |
| Federica Lopes |
Scotland, UK |
Lecturer in Reproductive Medicine, Lead of the MSc in Human Clinical Embryology |
University of Dundee |
flopes001@dundee.ac.uk |
Deeper understanding of “inclusivity” in education, research and communication around reproductive health |
| Felicity Roux |
Australia |
Researcher |
Curtin Medical School, Western Australia |
Felicity.Roux@curtin.edu.au |
Teaching ovulatory menstrual health literacy |
| Fernanda Kunrath Robin |
|
Executive Manager and Egg Donation Researcher |
Nilo Frantz Reproductive Medicine |
Fernanda.robin@nilofrantz.com.br |
Disseminating relevant information about fertility and the main causes of infertility for the greatest possible number of people of reproductive age. |
| Fisiwe Muvirimi |
|
Physiotherapist |
|
fisiweguga@gmail.com |
Provide practical support to individuals navigating fertility challenges |
| Francesca Steyn |
|
Director of Fertility and Women’s Health services at Peppy, Chair of the Royal College of Nursing Fertility Nursing Forum |
Peppy Health and the Royal College of Nursing |
francesca@peppy.health |
A nursing perspective of and support from the Royal College to educate and inform the nursing membership in order to educate and inform the general population |
| Francesco Andrea Causio |
Italy |
Medical officer |
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy |
francescoandreacausio@gmail.com |
Personalized medicine, digital health, and medical leadership. |
| Georges Raad |
Lebanon |
Scientific director and Adjunct instructor |
Al Hadi Laboratory and medical centre, Lebanese University, and Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon |
georges.raad@live.com; georgesraad@usek.edu.lb |
Development of inclusive educational materials that consider cultural sensitivities and address the specific needs of diverse communities |
| Heidi Mertes |
Belgium |
Associate Professor in Medical Ethics |
Ghent University |
Heidi.Mertes@ugent.be |
Reproductive medicine, genetics, embryonic stem cell research and more specifically ethical challenges at the intersection of these different domains |
| Helle Margit Albrechtsen |
Denmark |
Master student in Human Biology |
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences |
helle.margit.albrechtsen@regionh.dk |
Research regarding male reproduction |
| Houda Amor |
Germany |
Post-doc researcher/ Senior Embryologist |
Saarland University/ University Clinic Freiburg |
amorhouda@yahoo.com |
Understand the mentalities of different societies and cultures |
| Ida Dimitra Christopikou |
Greece |
PGT specialist and teacher at secondary school |
Assisting Nature Private IVF unit, Agria Volos Secondary School |
christopikoud@hotmail.com |
Expertise is in the reproductive genetics area |
| Ilse Delbaere |
Belgium |
Lecturer and researcher |
Vives University of Applied Sciences, Kortrijk, Belgium |
Ilse.Delbaere@vives.be |
Preconception care and fertility |
| Jacqueline Maybin |
UK |
Senior Clinical Research Fellow |
MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh |
jackie.maybin@ed.ac.uk |
Develop better preventative and therapeutic strategies for abnormal uterine bleeding, a common and debilitating symptom |
| Jacqueline Maybin |
UK |
Senior Clinical Research Fellow |
MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh |
jackie.maybin@ed.ac.uk |
Improve menstrual problems and develop fertility sparing treatment options |
| Jessica Bell van der Wal |
USA |
CEO |
Frame Fertility, USA |
jessica@framefertility.com |
Understand their options and risks early to avoid a downstream crisis |
| Jessie Sutherland |
UK |
Senior Lecturer and NHMRC Research Fellow |
University of Newcastle |
jessie.sutherland@newcastle.edu.au |
Ovarian and testis biology, reproductive toxicology, sexual health, infertility, reproductive cancer, and developmental biology |
| Jonathan Luwagga |
UK |
Patient |
|
jonathan_luwagga@hotmail.co.uk |
|
| Joyce Harper |
UK |
Prof Reproductive Science |
Institute for Women’s Health, University College London |
joyce.harper@ucl.ac.uk |
Fertility, genetics and reproductive science |
| Juliana Pedro |
Portugal |
Psychologist in a fertility clinic and Researcher Collaborator |
Centre for Reproductive Genetics, Portugal |
Juliana_bpedro@hotmail.com |
Psychosocial impact of infertility and fertility education & infertility prevention |
| Kaitie Hess |
Holland |
Master’s Student |
Utrecht University |
|
A positive energy, openness to help ongoing iniatives, and excitement to learn. |
| Karan Vadher |
UK |
Clinical Embryologist |
London Women’s Clinic |
karanvadher007@icloud.com |
Share knowledge on social media and educate others |
| Karen Buzaglo |
Canada |
Board member |
Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society |
karen.buzaglo@fertilys.org |
Guidelines to present to ministries of education at the government level to include topics not yet included in current sexual education curriculums |
| Karin Hammarberg |
Australia |
|
|
karin.hammarberg@monash.edu |
|
| Katalin Szöllősi |
Hungary |
Head of division at Human Reproduction Department |
National Healthcare Service Center |
szollosi.katalin@okfo.gov.hu |
Create new studies, and introduce new initiatives |
| Kate Fowler |
Australian |
Master of Clinical Embryology student |
The University of Oxford |
katefowler00@gmail.com |
Refined attention to detail |
| Kate Pleace |
UK |
|
Anglian Ruskin University |
katepleace@gmail.com |
|
| Ladislav Rabušic |
Czech Republic |
Professor of Sociology |
Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies, Czech Republic |
rabusic@muni.cz |
Fertility, its causes and effects and on people’s attitudes towards reproductions, childbearing, and the value of the family |
| Lenka Soukal Libichová |
Czech Republic |
Junior research fellow |
Reprofit International Brno, Czech Republic |
lenlibichova@mail.muni.cz |
Copywriting, social media and content management |
| Linda G. Kahn |
United States |
Assistant Professor |
New York University Grossman School of Medicine |
linda.kahn@nyulangone.org |
Interest in advocating for life course reproductive health education in the United States. |
| Liz Cary |
USA |
Head of Clinical Operations |
Frame Fertility, USA |
|
Understand their options and risks early to avoid a downstream crisis |
| Lone Schmidt |
Denmark |
Professor wsr |
University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health, Denmark |
lone.schmidt@sund.ku.dk |
Family formation, infertility and pregnancy loss, medically assisted reproduction, prevention of infertility |
| Lucy Higgins |
UK |
Senior Clinical Lecturer in Obstetrics |
University of Manchester |
lucy.higgins@manchester.ac.uk |
Expertise in pregnancy health and pre-conception planning. Passion for empowering women in maternity health-related decisions and research. |
| Lucy Lines |
Australia |
Founder: Two Lines Fertility – Providing Independent Fertility Guidance and Support |
Two Lines Fertility (Business) |
lucy@twolinesfertility.com.au |
A ‘knack’ for explaining the very complex in real-word terms, making scientific information relatable and accessible |
| Ludmila Jurkowski |
|
Psychologist |
Universidad Argentina de la Empresa |
ludjurkowski@gmail.com |
Individual and couples psychotherapy related to assisted reproduction technologies |
| Mara Simopoulou |
Greece |
Associate Professor of Physiology-Embryology |
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
marasimopoulou@hotmail.com |
Preimplantation embryo and its evaluation as well as on novel approaches on addressing ovarian insufficiency |
| Margaret Mutumba |
Canada |
Doctoral Researcher |
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada |
mjmutumb@uwaterloo.ca |
Infertility awareness/education, advocacy for low-cost IVF options in resource constraint countries, holistic and culturally appropriate infertility care |
| Margarida Fardilha |
Portugal |
Assistant Professor |
University of Aveiro, Portugal |
mfardilha@ua.pt |
Role of Phosphoprotein Phosphatase in male-related disorders, particularly, male infertility |
| Maria Ekstrand |
Sweden |
|
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maria.ekstrand_ragnar@med.lu.se |
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| Maria Filippa |
Greece |
ART Lab Director |
Assisted Reproduction Unit, Athens Naval Hospital |
filippamarian@gmail.com |
Making people understand and realize the reality and scientific knowledge that covers reproductive issues with sensitivity, honesty, and clarity |
| Mariana Moura Ramos |
Portugal |
Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist |
Coimbra Hospital and Universitary Center, Portugal |
marianamramos@gmail.com |
Psychological adjustment to infertility and ART and decision-making processes regarding (in)fertility and future parenthood |
| Mariana Veloso Martins |
Portugal |
Assistant Professor |
University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences |
mmartins@fpce.up.pt |
Infertility and involuntary childlessness, medically assisted reproduction and health education and infertility prevention |
| Mariela Fernanda Rossi |
Argentina |
|
Pregna Medicina Reproductiva. Fertilis Medicina Reproductiva |
rmariela78@gmail.com |
|
| Merel Kerkhofs |
The Netherlands |
Fertility doctor |
Hospital |
mmjvandenberg@hotmail.com |
Increase awareness and increase the amount of information people receive. |
| Mervat Karkatli |
UAE |
|
HealthPlus Fertility Center |
geneconsult@gmail.com |
|
| Molly Johnston |
Australia |
Assistant Lecturer and Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
Monash University |
Molly.johnston@monash.edu |
Fresh perspective and innovative ideas to IRHEC |
| Munevver Serdarogullari |
Cyprus |
Senior Clinical Embryologist |
Dogus IVF Hospital – Nicosia Cyprus |
munevver.coban@gmail.com |
Male infertility, time-lapse technologies and cryopreservation |
| Nadia De Rosa |
UK |
Embryologist |
CARE Fertility, England |
nadiagderosa@gmail.com |
Personable approach mixed with a strong understand of the subject |
| Nafisat Ohunene Usman |
|
Academic |
Kaduna State University |
nafisat.usman@kasu.edu.ng |
Lower income country perspective as well as broaden my knowledge on reproductive health issues |
| Nathalie Massin |
France |
Head of reproductive medicine unit |
Intercommunal Hospital of Créteil, France |
docmassin@gmail.com |
Fertility awareness and infertility prevention, ovarian stimulation and ultrasound training program dedicated to fertility |
| Nikita Tank |
UK |
Medical student |
Cardiff University |
tankn@cardiff.ac.uk |
Reproductive medicine and have explored research and clinical medicine in this field |
| Odine Aandewiel |
The Nederlands |
Fertility doctor |
Hospital |
odinevanhaastert@hotmail.com |
Increase awareness and increase the amount of information people receive. |
| Olubusola Olumide |
Australia |
Fertility Educator |
Self-employed |
thefertilityeducator@protonmail.com |
Bring fertility education to all and sundry based on individual developmental stages that has been impacted by culture and exposure. |
| POOJA KHURANA |
England |
Senior Scientist and Molecular Biologist |
Research Corporation of University of Hawai’i – |
PoojaKhurana.official@gmail.com |
Studying and advocating for PMDD/PME/ Menstrual health and its complexities |
| Pratyashee Ojah |
India |
Doctoral Fellow, Biostatistics and Demography |
International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, India |
pratyasheeo@gmail.com |
Researching issues related to reproductive health in poor countries as well as infertility |
| Rafael Trinchant |
Spain |
Clinical Embryologist |
IVI Mallorca |
rafael.trinchant@ivirma.com |
Increase the group awareness and activities in Spain |
| Randi Sylvest |
Denmark |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
Rigshospitalet, Fertility Clinic |
randi.lykke-sylvest@regionh.dk |
Reproductive health, including fertility awareness and infertility |
| Ruth O’Dwyer |
UAE / Ireland |
Nurse Consultant & Midwife |
Unfolding Fertility |
ruth@unfoldingfertility.com |
Patient voices are at the heart of reproductive health policy, advocating for evidence-based, patient-centered approaches that improve access to care, information and support for all |
| Satu Rautakallio-Hokkanen |
Belgium |
Chair |
Fertility Europe |
satu@fertilityeurope.eu |
Infertility patients’ voice both on national and European level |
| Sharon Ming Chu LIM |
Asia |
Counsellor |
Counsellingconnectz |
sharon.lim@counsellingconnectz.com |
Crosscultural perspective in communication, educational styles and attitudes to family planning and infertility |
| Shirin Dason |
Canada |
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility fellow |
University of Toronto |
Shirin.dason@mail.utoronto.ca |
Developed www.familyplanningfordocs.com + national advocacy |
| Tristan Carter |
Australia |
PhD Candidate (Public Health) |
University of Technology Sydney [UTS] |
Tristan.c.carter@student.uts.edu.au |
Advocate and promote reproductive health |
| Vijaygopal Rengarajan |
India |
|
Reprosci Biosciences Private Limited, India |
vijay@reprosci.health |
Biotech/Regenerative Medicine, Medical Education & Training, Medical Technology & related areas |
| Vincent Couture |
Canada |
Assistant professor |
Faculty of Nursing, Université Laval, Québec |
Vincent.couture@fsi.ulaval.ca |
Perspective at the intersection of bioethics, social sciences, and nursing sciences |
| Zoya Enakshi Ali |
India |
Reproductive geneticist |
Hertility Health, India |
zoyaenakshiali.3@gmail.com |
Fertility education, PCOS, sexual health, contraception and mental health impacts of reproductive health conditions and fertility treatments |
| Zuzana Holubcová |
Czech Republic |
Assistant Professor |
Department of Histology and Embryology, Czech Republic |
zholub@med.muni.cz |
Human oocyte and embryo development, including embryonic stem cell biology |