Université Catholique de Louvain
Belgium

Biography

Prof Christiani Andrade Amorim received her Ph.D. from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. She then worked at the Florence University, Italy, and, subsequently, served as Associate Professor at the Brasília University, Brazil. Currently, she is Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. In the last years, she has been focusing her attention on the development of a transplantable artificial ovary to restore fertility in cancer patients. Her pioneering studies served as basis to start the field of ovarian tissue engineering and she has been actively organizing the first group on reproductive tissue engineering.

Fields of Interest

• Fertility Preservation
• Preantral Follicles
• Transplantable Bioengineered Ovary
• Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation