Prof. Dr. Mara Simopoulou

Embryology Assessor

• Temos Assessor since 2018
• Associate Professor of Physiology-Embryology at the Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• Deputy laboratory Director of Aretaieio IVF Unit University Hospital
• Certified Senior Clinical Embryologist at the rank of Laboratory Director from ESHRE
• Honorary Associate Professor at UCL Institute of Reproductive Health
• Director of the Master Program “Molecular and Applied Physiology’’ with a Specialization in ‘’Clinical Embryology and Preimplantation Embryo Genetics”
• Scientific Director and founder of the “Advanced Course in Clinical Embryology”
• Core Committee Member “International Reproductive Health Education collaboration”
• Co-founder of the “Scientific Society of Clinical Embryology and Biology of Reproduction”
• Editorial Board Member and associate Editor for numerous journals such as Human Reproduction Update, JARG and Human Reproduction.
• Elected as Greece’s Representative for the Committee of National Representatives (CNR)
  ESHRE Assessor for Centre Accreditation of Training Program in Clinical Embryology
• Ph.D and Research Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology & Human Genetics University College London specializing in Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) of the Human Genetics and Embryology Group.
• 22 years of experience as a Geneticist and Clinical Embryologist
• Collaborations on a clinical or research level in private clinics, hospitals, and university clinics in England, USA, Canada, Malta and Greece.
• Special Interest on academic education and balancing research activities and clinical commitments.
• Personal mission the advancement of knowledge on a theoretic and research level, along with continued improvements on medical education.