Reprogenetics

Reprogenetics brings together a unique group of scientists. Together we have expertise infields ranging from Molecular Genetics to Clinical Embryology. The combination of our resources makes us uniquely suited to provide the best service in the field of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis.

Santiago Munne
	Dr. Munné is the Founder and Director of Reprogenetics. Originally from Barcelona, Dr. Munné gained his Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of Pittsburgh and in 1991, joined Dr. Jacques Cohen at the Cornell University Medical College located in New York City. It was at Cornell, he developed the first Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) test to detect embryonic numerical chromosome abnormalities to avoid Down’s syndrome and other abnormalities. The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology recognized this and his following work with two consecutive prizes in 1994 and 1995. Read More ->
Jacques Cohen
	Jacques Cohen is an experienced embryologist and laboratory director. He is the Director of The Art Institute of Washington. Jacques Cohen is one of the founders of Reprogenetics, an independent PGD service based in the USA and director of Tyho-Galileo Research Laboratories – an organization that promotes and conducts human fertilization and preimplantation research. He is also the Scientific Director of IVF-Online. He was trained in the 1970s at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Holland as a Reproductive Scientist specialized in in vitro fertilization and cryobiology. Read More ->
Dagan Wells
	Dagan Wells studied at University College London (UCL), obtaining bachelors and doctoral degrees in Genetics. He has been actively involved in preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and the study of human gametes and embryos for two decades, conducting his first PGD cases in 1992. After a time spent supervising molecular diagnostics at the UCL Centre for PGD in London, Dr Wells moved to the United States and joined Reprogenetics, one of the largest providers of PGD services in the USA. Read More ->
Kelly Ketterson
	Ms. Ketterson currently serves as the Director of Operations for Reprogenetics. In her role she is responsible for overall management including but not limited to Client Services, Financial Services, Marketing, Sales, Public Relations, Community Relations, Legal, Infrastructure Design and Execution. Ms. Ketterson has worked with Reprogenetics since its incorporation but joined RPG in August of 2004 as a member of the management team. Read More ->
Pere Colls
	Dr. Colls is currently the Laboratory Director at Reprogenetics. Dr. Colls is a Board Certified High Complexity Laboratory Director (HCLD) specializing in Molecular Diagnostics and is also certified by The New York State Department of Health as a Laboratory Director in Cytogenetics and Molecular Testing. Dr. Colls completed his B.S. degree in Biology at Barcelona Autonoma University, Spain in 1993 and acquired his Ph.D. from Barcelona Autonoma University, Spain in 1998 in Human Genetics by studying structural chromosome abnormalities in the human sperm. Read More ->
Gary Harton
	Mr. Harton received his Bachelor of Science degree from James Madison University in 1987 and is currently working on his Ph.D. in Genetics at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. He recently joined Reprogenetics after 22 years in various roles at Genetics & IVF Institute including both laboratory and management positions. Mr. Harton is currently managing the molecular PGD sections including single gene defect testing and array-based PGD at Reprogenetics as well as spending time on business development activities. He has been an author on over 40 peer reviewed scientific articles and abstracts. Read More ->
Jill Fischer
	Jill M. Fischer, M.S. is the Director of Clinical Genetic Services for Reprogenetics, LLC. Ms. Fischer oversees clinical aspects of care for PGD patients including counseling of patients, orientation and education of associated IVF groups, as well as overall organization of PGD cases. Board certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling, Ms. Fischer received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University. She earned her graduate degree in genetic counseling from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, where she was named Most Outstanding Genetic Counselor. Read More ->
Mina Alikani
	Dr. Alikani is a Clinical Embryologist and a consultant for Reprogenetics. Contemporaneously, she holds a position as Senior Research Scientist at Tyho-Galileo Research Laboratories. Her experience in the field of assisted reproduction dates back to 1983, before IVF was a common and accepted mode of treatment for infertility. Her long career includes appointments between 1995 and 2004 The Center for Reproductive Medicine at Cornell University Medical Center-New York Hospital in New York, and the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey. Dr. Alikani worked alongside Dr. Jacques Cohen and the medical teams to establish these IVF programs as major centers of excellence. Read More ->