Augusta, GA – Atlanta scientist Michael Tucker, PhD, HCLD, FIBiol, and Yale researcher Laura Niklason, M.D., Ph.D., were recently named to the Xytex Research Board of Directors.
As part of Georgia-based Xytex International, a cryobank specializing in the storage of reproductive tissues and cord blood, Xytex Research examines the latest techniques for the processing and storage of reproductive and other tissues. “Thanks to the support of leading scientists in the fields of tissue storage and tissue engineering, Xytex Research can help ensure that Xytex International remains on the cutting edge in terms of the best and latest processes for the storage of tissues to help benefit families across the globe,†said Dr. Ying Song, Scientific Director, Xytex Research.
Dr. Tucker is Scientific Director and Co-Founder of Georgia Reproductive Specialists in Atlanta. He is also Laboratory Director at Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center in Rockville, Md.; Off-site Laboratory Director at the Mississippi Fertility Institute in Jackson, Miss.; Off-site Laboratory Director at Reproductive Associates of Delaware in Wilmington, Del.; Scientific Consultant at IntegraMed America in Purchase, NY; Scientific Consultant at Reproductive Science Associates in Mineola, Long Island, NY; Scientific Director at Fertility Centers of Illinois in Chicago, Ill.; and Off-site Laboratory Director at Maine Reproductive Health Center in Portland, Me. Dr. Tucker has published more than 125 peer-reviewed papers and speaks internationally on the topic of infertility and IVF. His research interests include assisted reproductive technologies and IVF, as well as oocyte and embryo cryopreservation.
Dr. Niklason is an Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Biomedical Engineering as well as a member of the Vascular Biology and Transplantation Group at Yale University. She is a leading international figure in cardiovascular tissue engineering, and is a practicing intensive care unit physician. Dr. Niklason’s research projects involve various topics in vascular biology and tissue engineering, which include the role of gene therapy approaches in human cellular lifespan extension, the molecular drivers of vascular cell differentiation from marrow-derived stem cells, and the etiology of delayed cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage. She has received continuous National Institutes of Health funding since 1995, is currently the primary investigator on three NIH grants, and holds subcontracts on several other NIH awards.
About Xytex International:
Xytex International has been enhancing lives through cellular ingenuity since 1975. A worldwide leader in reproductive tissue storage and research, Xytex International is made up of Xytex Corporation, which provides donor semen; Xytex Tissue Storage, Inc. (XTS), which provides long-term safekeeping of reproductive cells and is the parent company of Xytex Cord Blood Bank; and Xytex Research, which works to improve reproductive tissue technologies. For more information, please visit www.xytexinternational.com.
For more information, please contact:
Danielle Wong Moores
Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications
Xytex International
706-733-0130
dmoores@xytex.com
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