Raffaella Fabbri
Researcher
University of Bologna
Italy
Biography
Since 1977 she has been working as a biologist in the Human Reproductive Medicine Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Italy. In 2001 she realized a national and international worldwide patent about method and solution for cryopreserving oocytes (Application No PCT/IT01/00139). In 2006 she obtained the United States Patent US 7,011,937 B2 for Method and solutions for cryopreserving oocytes. Raffaella Fabbri has her expertise in cryopreservation of human mature and immature oocytes; cryopreservation of embryos and blastocysts; cryopreservation of human ovarian tissue; in vitro maturation of ovarian follicles; cocultures of human granulosa cells and sperms, fertilization and embryonal development. She has been involved in many Scientific Activities which are well-documented by 335 articles published in Italian and Foreign Journals, participation at 134 meeting as speaker and 58 as auditor.
Research Interest
female hyperandrogenism,study of female infertility, pathophysiology of adolescence,contraception,study of steroid hormones and protein done with radioimmunoassay,Assisted fertilization, Criconservazione of embryos, oocytes and human ovarian tissue,cultures of human ovarian tissue