School of Medicine Tongji UniversityChina
Biography
Professor Ri-Cheng Chian is Director at Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shanghai 10th People’s Hospital of Tongji University, P. R. of China. Before joining the current position, Dr. Chian was an Associate Professor with Tenure at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Dr. Chian is the key person in the development of in vitro maturation (IVM) of human oocytes for clinical application and for cryopreservation of human oocytes which resulted in pregnancies and live births at McGill University Health Center (MUHC) in Canada. He had patents and products licensed with several companies as well.
Dr. Chian published more than 200 research papers in journals and gave presentations at many international/regional conferences. Dr. Chian edited three books and contributed to various book chapters. As an invited guest speaker, Dr. Chian delivered lectures in many different societies and countries.
Dr. Chian was a former Associate Editor for the journal, Human Reproduction, Journal of Assisted Reproduction & Genetics, and an Editorial Board Member for two other journals. Dr. Chian is Associate Editor for the journal, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine.
Fields of Interest
- Oocytes
- Fertilization
- Embryos
- Cryopreservation
- Sperm
- ICSI
- Ovarian Tissue