Speakers

Mary Herbert is Professor of Reproductive Biology at Newcastle University and Honorary Consultant Embryologist/Scientific Director at Newcastle Fertility Centre. She obtained her first degree in Agriculture from University College Dublin. Having participated in the first efforts to establish bovine IVF in Ireland, she moved to the UK in 1990 where she established a new clinical IVF laboratory at Newcastle Fertility Centre. She obtained her PhD from Newcastle University in 1998 and was appointed Consultant Embryologist at Newcastle NHS Hospitals Trust. In 2006 she moved to an academic position at Newcastle University and now leads a closely integrated team of research and clinical scientists. Her work in the field of mammalian reproductive cell biology is focused on understanding the basic mechanisms of chromosome segregation in oocytes and on developing clinically relevant methods for prevention of disease transmission through the female germline.