Dr. Ding.
Jianchi Ding, M.Sc., Ph.D. is a specialist in
embryology and andrology and serves as the Laboratory Director at OBFC. He studied biology
and reproductive physiology at the University of Yangzhou, China, where he received his
B.Sc. degree in 1982 and M.Sc. in 1985. He subsequently was appointed to a teaching and
research position in the Department of Animal Sciences University of Yangzhou.
In 1987,
his interest in in vitro fertilization took him to one of the world's leading embryology
laboratories at the Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetic Research in Cambridge,
England, where he spent 18 months as a visiting scientist. While at Cambridge, he studied
pig oocyte maturation and fertilization, which became the subject of his Ph.D.
dissertation. In 1989, Dr. Ding moved to Canada, where he continued his research at the
University of Alberta, Edmonton, and received his Ph.D. degree there in 1993.
After graduation, he was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the Natural
Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada, to further continue his research at
the Animal Biotechnology and Embryo Laboratory, University of Guleph. The University of
Guelph is one of the leading centers in embryo research in North America. There he spent
more than two years studying rabbit primordial germ cells, bovine embryo development in
vitro and embryo freezing. He mastered the micromanipulation techniques of gametes and
embryos while at Cambridge and Guelph.
During the past 15 years he has published 15
scientific research papers in peer review journals and co-authored two major book
chapters. He has presented more than 15 scientific reports at national and international
meetings. His research findings have been frequently quoted by other authorities in the
field.
Dr. Ding joined OBFC in early 1996, and has successfully incorporated his research
experience especially in the area of micromanipulation into our laboratory technology. He
has also established an in vitro co-culture system of embryos and patient's own
endometrial cells, which has improved the success rate in patients with at least one
previously failed IVF cycle. Under his direction, our laboratory continues to maintain
high success rates. You may email Dr. Ding at jding@oakbrookfertility.com.
Medical Director:
Dr. W. P. Dmowski, M.D., Ph.D.
Researchers:
Dr. Jianchi Ding, Ph.D.
Dr. Nasir Rana, M.D.
Dr. Donald Braun, Ph.D.
