
Elpida Fragouli, MSc,Ph.D.
Research Laboratory Director
Oxford Basic Research Centre
Elpida Fragouli, MSc,Ph.D.
Biography
Dr. Elpida Fragouli, MSc, PhD, FRSB, FIBMS is the Research Laboratory Director of Oxford Basic Research Centre.
Dr. Fragouli obtained her Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology from the University of Surrey, and a Masters of Science in Biochemistry (Genetic Manipulation and Molecular Biology) from the University of Sussex. She went on to obtain a second Masters of Science in Prenatal Genetics and Fetal Medicine from University College London, followed by a PhD in Human Genetics, also from University College London (UCL).
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Honors and recognition
Nominee - Clinical Science Award for oral presentation at ESHRE | 2017 |
Nominee - ASRM General Program Prize | 2015 |
SART prize for oral presentation at ASRM | 2015 |
Nominee - Clinical Science Award for oral presentation at ESHRE | 2014 |
People’s choice award for poster presentation at Fertility | 2013 |
Nominee - Award for Oral presentation at ASRM | 2013 |
SART prize at ASRM | 2011 |
Basic Science Award for oral presentation at ESHRE | 2011 |
Nominee - Basic Science Award for oral presentation at ESHRE | 2007 |
New England Fertility Society- Pacific Coast Reproductive Society Exchange Prize for best submitted abstract | 2007 |
Charlotte and Yule Bogue Research Fellowship, University College London, London, UK | 2005 |
Publications
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Sperm Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Is Not a Predictor of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Cycle Outcomes.
Tiegs AW Tao X Landis J Zhan Y Franasiak JM Seli E Wells D Fragouli E Scott RT
Reprod Sci. 2020 Jan 28. doi: 10.1007/s43032-020-00163-0. [Epub ahead of print] -
Clinical outcomes after the transfer of blastocysts characterized as mosaic by high resolution Next Generation Sequencing- further insights.
Munné S Spinella F Grifo J Zhang J Beltran MP Fragouli E Fiorentino F
Eur J Med Genet. 2019 Aug 21:103741. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2019.103741. [Epub ahead of print] -
PGDIS Position Statement on the Transfer of Mosaic Embryos 2019.
Cram DS Leigh D Handyside A Rechitsky L Harton G Grifo J Rubio C Fragouli E Kahraman S Katz-Jaffe M Tempest H Thornhill A Strom C Escudero T Qiao J Munne S Simpson JL Kuliev A
Reprod Biomed Online. 2019 Aug;39 Suppl 1:e1-e4. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2019.06.012. No abstract available. -
The cytogenetic constitution of human blastocysts: insights from comprehensive chromosome screening strategies.
Fragouli E Munne S Wells D
Hum Reprod Update. 2019 Jan 1;25(1):15-33. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmy036. -
Pores for thought: preimplantation genetic testing using a nanopore-based DNA sequencer.
Fragouli E Wells D
Fertil Steril, 110(5):853-855, 2018. -
Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: the conundrum with aneuploid embryo transfers.
Fragouli E Cutts G Babariya D
Fertil Steril. 2020 Jul;114(1):65-66. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.04.008. Epub 2020 Jun 16. -
Sperm Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Is Not a Predictor of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Cycle Outcomes.
Tiegs AW Tao X Landis J Zhan Y Franasiak JM Seli E Wells D Fragouli E Scott RT
Reprod Sci. 2020 Jan 28. doi: 10.1007/s43032-020-00163-0. [Epub ahead of print] -
Current status and future prospects of noninvasive preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy.
Fragouli E Wells D
Fertil Steril, 110(3):408-409, 2018. -
Next generation sequencing for preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy: friend or foe?
Fragouli E
Fertil Steril, 109(4):606-607, 2018. -
Detailed investigation into the cytogenetic constitution and pregnancy outcome of replacing mosaic blastocysts detected with the use of high-resolution next-generation sequencing.
Munné S Blazek J Large M Martinez-Ortiz PA Nisson H Liu E Tarozzi N Borini A Becker A Zhang J Maxwell S Grifo J Babariya D Wells D Fragouli E
Fertil Steril, 108:62-71, 2017.
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Presentations
- Esbert M Cristina García Garrido N Lara-Molina EE Wells D Seli E Georgina Cutts Ballesteros A Javier Herreros Marissa Riqueros Fragouli E O-112 Use of next generation sequencing for the analysis of in vitro matured oocytes and their polar bodies. Presented at the 35th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Vienna, Austria, 14-16 October 2019
- Margarida E Rodriguez J Wells D Bassas L Loiudice I Casas A Joumady M Guerin A Ballesteros A Fragouli E P-743: Lack of consistency in the execution and reporting of sperm FISH poses potential problems for clinical interpretation and patient counselling. Presented at the 74th Scientific Congress & Expo of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Denver, CO, USA, 23-26 June 2019
- Tiegs W Tao X Landis J Rajchel J Bedard JL Seli E Wells D Fragouli E Scott RT Evaluation of sperm mitochondrial dna copy number as a predictor of in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ivf/icsi) cycle outcomes in a large infertile population. Presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation, San Diego,CA,USA, October 6-10, 2018
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