PGD Consortium

Contacts

ESHRE Science Manager - Veerle Goossens

Chair of Consortium – Gary Harton

Deputy Chair - Joanne Traeger-Synodinos

Past Chair - Joyce Harper

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

Steering committee 2010-2011

The Steering Committee of the ESHRE PGD Consortium consists of the following members: Gary Harton (Chair, USA); Joanne Traeger-Synodinos (deputy Chair, Greece); Joyce Harper (past chair, UK); Céline Moutou (France); Katerina Vesela (Czech Republic); Sioban Sengupta (UK); Georgia Kokkali (Greece); Leeanda Wilton (Australia); Martine De Rycke (Belgium); Tugce Pehlivan (Turkey); Pamela Renwick (UK); Edith Coonen (The Netherlands) and Francesco Fiorentino (Italy).