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Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 223-233 , February 2010

Cell bio-imaging reveals co-expression of HLA-G and HLA-E in human preimplantation embryos

Valerie Shaikly
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, UK
- Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre, London, UK
Ayesha Shakhawat
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, UK
Anna Withey
- Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre, London, UK
Ian Morrison
- Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
Mohamed Taranissi
- Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre, London, UK
Gillian B. Dealtry
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Summerstrand South Campus, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa
Asma Jabeen
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, UK
Richard Cherry
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, UK
Nelson Fernández
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, UK
- Corresponding author.

Received 26 March 2009 ,Revised 6 May 2009 ,Accepted 29 October 2009.

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Valerie Shaikly graduated with a BSc Honors degree in life sciences from the University York in 1990. She then began training as a clinical embryologist at the Hammersmith Hospital, London. Whilst working as a senior embryologist she completed a Master’s degree in health promotion in infertility at the University of East London. Valerie began her research in reproductive immunology whilst working as a senior embryologist at the Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre, London. In 2009, she was awarded a PhD from the University of Essex. Her research has focused on the investigation of factors associated with human preimplantation embryo development and foetal maternal tolerance during the course of in-vitro fertilisation.