Ms Emma Whitney
Genetics Lead Embryologist. Lister Fertility Clinic
Speaker's biography
Emma Whitney believes in delivering bespoke
patient tailored pre-implantation genetic testing
strategies. She achieves this by giving patients
the information they need to help them make
the decisions that correlate to their specific
infertility causes. Emma believes strongly in
utilising preimplantation genetic testing
appropriately to achieve a quicker route to a
viable pregnancy, and to protect the mental
wellbeing of the persons undertaking IVF
treatment.
Emma Is currently the Genetic Lead
Embryologist at the Lister Fertility clinic, London.
As interest in genetic testing has grown over the
years and as the technology to achieve such
testing has become exponentially more reliable
and accessible for many, Emma’s embryology
role adapted to where it is now. Emma has
evolved her career from a very Senior
embryology position to a very focused genetics
lead so that this bespoke vision can be achieved.
Emma has completed many higher level genetic
courses and is involved in many ongoing genetic
testing research projects and discussions. Emma
has recently passed Part 1 of the RCPath
examinations, with a view to completing Part 2
in the next 2 years and applying for HSST
registration.
Emma Joined the Lister fertility clinic in 2008
after completing the ACE certificate and training
at St Bartholomew’s hospital, where she joined
in 2002 straight after completion of an MSC in Human Reproductive Biology with Imperial
College London.