PGD Consortium

Contacts

ESHRE Science Manager - Veerle Goossens

Chair of Consortium – Joyce Harper 

Deputy Chair - Gary Harton

Past Chair - Karen Dora Sermon 

The ESHRE PGD Consortium was set up in 1997. For a history see the Focus article under publications. We have developed a number of exciting activities in the field of PGD (see summary of activities) 

Aims

To survey the availability of PGD

To collect prospectively and retrospectively data on accuracy, reliability and effectiveness of PGD

To initiate follow-up studies

To produce guidelines and recommended PGD protocols

To formulate a consensus on the use of PGD

To educate in the science of genetics and reproduction

1st Steering Committee, 1997, ESHRE Central Office

from left to right: Catherine Staessens, Joep Geraedts,

Karen Sermon, Joyce Harper, Stephane Viville,

Inge Liebaers and Alan Handyside

2007, Steering Committee meeting, University College London

from back left to right: Alan Thornhill, Veerle Goosens,

Sjoerd Repping, Karen Sermon, Paul Scriven, Katerina Vesela,

Christine deDie and front left to right; Sioban SenGupta,

Joyce Harper, Joanne Traeger-Synodinos, Celine Moutou

2009 Steering Committee

Chair; Joyce Harper, UK.

Deputy; Alan Thornhill, UK.

Past Chair: Karen Sermon, Belgium

Stephane Viville, France, Christine deDie, Netherlands, Paul.Scriven, UK, Gary Harton, USA, Celine Moutou, France, Alison.Lashwood, UK, Sioban SenGupta, UK, Sjoerd Repping, Netherlands, Joanne Traeger-Synodinos, Greece, Katerina Vesela, Czech Republic, Tugce Pehlivan, Spain and Francesco Fiorentino, Italy