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Irene Rubio Palacios, Ph.D.

Clinical Embryologist and Project Manager in Medical Affairs

IVI Madrid

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Biography

Dr. Rubio is a clinical embryologist at IVI Madrid and serves as specialist for the Medical Affairs department at IVI RMA Global.

She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Biology at the Autónoma University of Madrid in 2007 pursuing two specialties: Evolutionary Biology and Genetics & Molecular Biology. She then went on to pursue her Master’s Degree in Biotechnology of Assisted Reproduction in Humans at University of Valencia and once finalized in 2009, was granted with a scholarship under Dr. Pellicer at the Principe Felipe Research Center in Valencia.

After that period she joined Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad (IVI-Valencia) in 2010 and started practicing as an embryologist.In 2013, she was appointed as the Co-Director of the IVF Unit of Nova IVI Fertility Clinics, India. She then obtained her doctorate degree “cum laude” in 2017 in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department of the University of Valencia School of Biology.

As a researcher, the primary areas of her interest are embryo morphokinetics and new technologies applied to embryo selection and culture. She has published in leading reproductive journals, co-authored reviews, and book chapters and presented abstracts at national and international congresses as ASEBIR, SEF, ESHRE, ASRM, ALPHA and CFAS.

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Education and Training

B.Sc.	Autonoma University of Madrid, Spain (2007)
MsC.	University of Valencia, Spain (2009)
Ph.D (Biology)	University of Valencia, Spain (2017)

Publications

Morphokinetic behavior of euploid and aneuploid embryos analyzed by time-lapse in embryoscope
Patel D V, Shah P B, Kotdawala A P, Herrero J, Rubio I, Banker M R,

J Hum Reprod Sci. Apr-Jun. 2016 doi: 10.4103/0974-1208.183511

Study of nucleation status in the second cell cycle of human embryo and its impact on implantation rate
Aguilar J, Rubio I, Munoz E, Pellicer A, Meseguer M,

Fertil Steril. Aug. 2016 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.03.036

Basic procedures in an ART laboratory.
Rubio I, Herrero J, Banker M,

2016 doi:

Role of oocyte vitrification for fertility preservation programs.
Herrero J, Rubio I,

Curr Trends Clin Embryol. 2015 doi:

Clinical validation of embryo culture and selection by morphokinetic analysis: a randomized, controlled trial of the EmbryoScope
Rubio I, Galan A, Larreategui Z, Ayerdi F, Bellver J, Herrero J, Meseguer M,

Fertil Steril. Nov. 2014 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.738

Intrauterine Insemination.
Dominguez Y, Rubio I, Herrero J,

2014 doi:

Intrauterine Insemination. Chapter 12: Design, Equipment and Personnel Management for Intrauterine Insemination Laboratory.
Dominguez Y, Rubio I, Herrero J,

2014 doi:

Embryo incubation and selection in a time-lapse monitoring system improves pregnancy outcome compared with a standard incubator: a retrospective cohort study
Meseguer M, Rubio I, Cruz M, Basile N, Marcos J, Requena A,

Fertil Steril. Dec. 2012 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.08.016

Limited implantation success of direct-cleaved human zygotes: a time-lapse study
Rubio I, Kuhlmann R, Agerholm I, Kirk J, Herrero J, Escriba M J, Bellver J, Meseguer M,

Fertil Steril. Dec. 2012 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.07.1135

A review of recent trials selecting viable embryos for transfer: comprehensive time-lapse imaging analysis.
Rubio I, Herrero J, Meseguer M,

Eur J Obstet Gynaecol. 2012 doi: