Professional background
Shi Zhe’s laboratory career began at the obstetrics and gynecology research institute of Guangzhou Second People’s Hospital in 1993, with work in perinatal medicine, andrology and sperm-bank management.
From 2000 to 2018, he worked in embryology at Guangdong Ji Ai and the reproductive center of Guangdong Women and Children Hospital. He joined INCITA in 2018. His work includes IVF, ICSI, sperm preparation, assisted hatching, IVM and embryo cryopreservation.
Laboratory development and quality control
His experience includes establishing and operating embryology laboratories, laboratory quality control and andrology procedures. He assisted in establishing Guangdong Ji Ai, which later became part of the reproductive center of Guangdong Women and Children Hospital.
Technical experience
His skills include conventional IVF, ICSI, sperm preparation, assisted hatching, in vitro maturation, and freezing and warming embryos and blastocysts. His andrology experience includes sperm-bank management and the handling of fresh and frozen testicular sperm.
Further training and publications
He has undertaken embryology training at Shanghai Ji Ai and the Genetics & IVF Institute in the United States. His first-author articles have appeared in Chinese academic journals, and his career includes laboratory work across more than 20,000 IVF cycles.
Areas of experience
- IVF and ICSI
- Andrology and sperm preparation
- Laboratory quality control
- Embryo freezing and warming
Education and experience
- 1993–2000
- Guangzhou Second People’s Hospital research institute.
- 2000–2018
- Embryology work at Guangdong reproductive medicine centers.
- 2018
- Joined INCITA in Cambodia.