Improving IVF treatment
One in six people experiences infertility. Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs)-babies now account for 6% of all newborns. Although in vitro fertilization (IVF) helps many, it still fails often. Only about half of the fertilized eggs grow into blastocysts, the stage where they are implanted in the uterus. Not every transferred embryo results in pregnancy.
Understanding the fundamental processes
With this project, Li and his collaborators aim to improve our understanding of fundamental biological processes that influence early embryo development and embryo quality. By combining expertise from reproductive medicine, molecular biology and embryology, the project seeks to generate new knowledge that may contribute to more effective and patient-friendly IVF treatments in the future.
Collaboration
The project will be carried out in close collaboration with the Department of Reproductive Medicine at Oslo University Hospital, and will be based at the Department of Microbiology (OUS) and the Centre of Excellence CRESCO – Centre for Embryology and Healthy Development.
CRESCO congratulates Yanjiao Li!