Barbara Wirleitner

Prof. Barbara Wirleitner obtained her degree in Microbiology at the University of Innsbruck. She completed her Ph.D. thesis in Immunology and Biochemistry on signal transduction pathways and apoptosis regulation in human lymphocytes. Since 2008 she is working as clinical embryologist at the IVF Centers Prof. Zech in Bregenz, Austria, where she became scientific advisor in 2012. Her main research interests include early embryo development, cryopreservation of gametes and embryos, and clinical statistics. Dr. Wirleitner has co-authored more than 80 research papers in several high-ranking journals and has presented her work on numerous international meetings. Barbara Wirleitner is member of the Embryologists Forum Austria (EFA) and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE).