Reproductive BioMedicine Online
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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, UK
    • Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre, London, UK
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  • Ayesha Shakhawat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, UK
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  • Anna Withey

      Affiliations

    • Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre, London, UK
    • ,
  • Ian Morrison

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
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  • Mohamed Taranissi

      Affiliations

    • Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre, London, UK
    • ,
  • Gillian B. Dealtry

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Summerstrand South Campus, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa
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  • Asma Jabeen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, UK
    • ,
  • Richard Cherry

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, UK
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  • Nelson Fernández

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding 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.

PII: S1472-6483(09)00221-1

doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.11.008

Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 223-233 , February 2010

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