About CHR
Meet Our Staff
Here are the dedicated staff members you may see around CHR. They are happy to help you and address any questions or concerns. Detailed bios of our physicians, Dr. Gleicher, Dr. Barad and Dr. Kushnir are separately listed on this page, and our affiliated service providers are listed here.
Division of Laboratories
 Ho-Joon Lee, PhD |
Dr. Lee has 20 years of experience as IVF laboratory director. Prior to joining CHR, he worked for 13 years as an embryology lab director at Cheil Women's Hospital, the biggest IVF program in South Korea, and for 7 years as assistant professor and laboratory director of the reproductive endocrinology and infertility center at Eulji Medical School. Most recently, Dr. Lee spent 9 years as research scientist at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and as instructor at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Lee earned his Ph.D from Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. He published numerous research papers and review articles, and presented many papers at refereed meetings and international conferences. He is acting as ad hoc reviewers for many scientific journals. Dr. Lee joined CHR in early 2012 as Director of the center's Division of Laboratories, with the academic title of Senior Scientist, responsible for clinical as well as research activities. His research goal has for years been to improve ovarian function and oocyte physiology in infertile women. His common research interests with those of CHR led to his recruitment. Dr. Lee speaks Korean. |
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 Yan-Guang Wu, PhD | Dr. Wu's research experiences and interests are concentrated on mammalian reproductive endocrinology and embryology, including animal somatic cell cloning (SCNT), genomic epigenetic reprogramming in mammalian embryos, mechanism of gametogenesis and steroidogenesis, regulation of gene expression in female ovarian cells, oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM), in vitro fertilization (IVF), sperm microinjection (ICSI), embryo and tissue in vitro culture (IVC), cryopreservation and transfer. Dr. Wu graduated with a PhD from Northeast Agricultural University in China. After serving as reserach assistant professor at Department of Physiology and Biophysics in College of Medicine at University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Wu joined CHR in May 2013. | |
 Aya Shohat-Tal, PhD | Dr. Tal, originally from Israel, is a recent graduate of City University of New York Graduate Center, and joined CHR as a Junior Scientist. Despite her young age, she already has a published paper under her belt, pointing towards a sharp and inquisitive research mind. Aya speaks Hebrew. View Dr. Shohat-Tal's CV | |
 Emanuela Lazzaroni, BS |
Emanuela Lazzaroni attended the University of Pisa in Italy, majoring in Biological Sciences, and obtained her BS in Biology from Hunter College of The City University of New York. Prior to joining CHR, she worked as a full time embryologist in New York City, gaining experience with IVF, ICSI, assisted hatching, cryopreservation of gametes and embryos, as well as culture and transfer of blastocyst. She is currently enrolled in a Master's Degree Program in Biomedical Sciences with a specialization in Clinical Embryology and Andrology at Jones Institute at University of Eastern Virginia Medical School. Ema speaks Italian. | |
 Lin Zhang |  Mike Levanduski, MS |
Research Staff
 Andrea Weghofer, MD, PhD, MBA, MS | After graduating from Medical University Vienna, Dr. Weghofer is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical University Vienna, where she concentrates on In Vitro Fertilization and Reproductive Genetics. Dr. Weghofer has maintained a close research relationship with CHR for many years, where she also visits in regular intervals. She is, therefore, very familiar with CHR's clinical and research protocols and actively participates in some clinical trials. Read more about Dr. Weghofer on our affiliates page. | |
 Aritro Sen, PhD | Dr. Sen has over 10 years of experience in Molecular Reproductive Endocrinology. Dr. Sen was born and raised in India, where he did his undergraduate in Microbiology from Bangalore University, followed by a Masters degree in Biochemistry from University of Calcutta. Thereafter he obtained his Ph.D. from the Cell and Molecular Biology Program at West Virginia University. Following his PhD, Dr. Sen completed two post-doctoral fellowships, one from the Department of Animals Sciences at Michigan State University and the other at the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. Dr. Sen is currently working as a Research Assistant Professor in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Sen's research focuses on understanding (i) the role of androgens and (ii) local effects of obesity on ovarian function and female fertility. Dr. Sen and colleagues through generation of a rodent model have recently pioneered the concept that critical androgen actions in the ovary, specifically in the granulosa cells of the follicle, are absolutely essential for normal ovarian function and female fertility. This work greatly complements the clinical interests of CHR in androgen dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) treatment of women with low ovarian reserve. Dr. Sen is the author of numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts and acts as an ad-hoc reviewer for a number of journals in the fields of reproduction and endocrinology. He has also been invited to talk about his research at various international conferences and universities. | |
Division of Statistics
 Yao Yu, PhD | Dr. Yu received her PhD from the Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at University of Rochester Medical Center in 2013. Her research interest lies in both statistical methodology development and application of statistical methods to the design and analysis of studies in clinical research. Specifically, her interest is focused on model averaging/selection for semiparametric regression models, variable selection for high-dimensional data, longitudinal data analysis, HIV dynamic modeling and survival analysis. Dr. Yu joined CHR in May 2013. |
Clinical Services
 Dessi Anagnostakis |
 Magda Cartveli |
 Maria Vergel |
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 Huina Zhou |
 Dorota Sobilo |
 Aziza Hazrat |
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 Ludmila Paunovic |
 Jolanta Kulesza |
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Administrative Staff
 Jolanta Tapper-Tyszko |
 Susan Shan Gu |
 Hanna Skiba |
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 Monika Antonczak |
 Zuzanna Duda-Gallegos | ||||
 Cheryl Verni |
 Molly Trabisco |
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 Yu Kizawa |  Silvia Ciriac |
 Jerzy Lapies |
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Last Updated: May 8, 2013
