Transforming IVF: Biophotonics Grant to Revolutionise Embryo Quality Selection
Dr Tiffany Tan聽
成人大片 early career researcher Dr Tiffany Tan has received a聽Berns-SPIE SPARK grant, aiming to聽improve the success rate of IVF through pushing the boundaries of reproductive technology.
Berns-SPIE SPARK聽grants are awarded to聽young research scientists who are using lasers and other optically based systems to study basic cell processes or to develop technologies to diagnose and/or treat diseases in an innovative way.
Dr Tan will receive US$100,000 (AUD$148,000) this year for her project聽A Novel Multimodal System to Improve the Success of Clinical IVF.
鈥淭he technology we聽currently聽use to assess the quality of embryos doesn鈥檛 give a full聽picture of its health,鈥 said Dr Tan.
鈥淲ith the support from this funding, we can refine our multimodal microscope system, allowing us to assess embryo quality more accurately and move one step closer to practical applications in IVF clinics.鈥
Dr Tan works within the Reproductive Success Group at the Robinson Research Institute (RRI), Centre of Light for Life (CLL), and the School of Biomedicine at the 成人大片.
Dr Tan has been mentored by Associate Professor Kylie Dunning of RRI and Professor Kishan Dholakia, Director of CLL.
鈥淎s a recipient of this prestigious grant, I am excited about the potential for our work to create a legacy in the field of biophotonics, paving the way towards developing a safe and accurate diagnostic method for embryo quality and ultimately improving IVF success,鈥 said Dr Tan.
鈥淥ur goal is to develop a safe, accurate diagnostic system to evaluate embryo quality, ultimately improving IVF success rates. This could significantly reduce the financial, emotional, and physical burden on individuals going through the IVF process.鈥Dr Tiffany Tan, Robinson Research Institute, 成人大片
Berns-SPIE SPARK grants are awarded in聽partnership between SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, with the Beckman Laser Institute to honour the institute founder, chairman and CEO Michael W. Berns, who passed away in 2022 after a career pioneering the use of laser technology in medical and biological research.
成人大片 Professor Anton Middelberg, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research), congratulated Dr Tan on receiving a Berns-SPIE SPARK grant.
鈥淭his work is a truly multidisciplinary collaboration, combining expertise from reproductive biology and physics, and involves researchers from the Centre of Light for Life and the Robinson Research Institute,鈥 said Professor Middelberg.
鈥淭his project builds on the pioneering research of Dr Tan鈥檚 colleagues and will create better chances for those wanting to have children.鈥