Yuval Yung, PhD

Email: yuval.yung@sheba.health.gov.il

Phone: Israel 03-5305971, International +972-3-530-5971

Areas of Expertise:

Infertility, PCOS, endometriosis, Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)

Research Interests:

Molecular mechanism of human ovulatory process related to follicular recruitment, follicular development, oocyte competence and ovulation

Development of molecular therapy process to improve infertility treatment or for a novel non-hormonal contraceptive.

Laboratory Methods:

Cell culture, Real-Time PCR, Western blot, Transfection, Infection, In vitro oocyte growth, Animal model (mouse, porcine, cow), influx/ efflux assay

Education:

2002-2007, Postdoctoral scholar at Dr. Richard Assoian laboratory. School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

1996-2002, PhD student at Dr. Rony Seger’s Laboratory.Department of Biological Regulation, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

1994-1996, MSc student at Dr. Rony Seger’s Laboratory, Department of Biological Regulation, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

1991-1994, BSc Degree, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Academic and Professional Activities:

2011-present, Lecturer, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, Course: Ovarian Physiology and Human Reproduction

2009-present, Senior Embryologist, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

2007-present, Laboratory Manager, Research in Human Reproduction, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

Publications:

Here is a link to the list of publications of Dr. Yuval Yung in PubMed. PubMed is a database of scientific articles in the fields of medicine and life sciences.