Editor Name: Renee A Reijo Pera

Designation: Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Neurosciences

Country: USA

University: Montana State University

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Renee Reijo Pera is the Vice President for Research and Economic Development at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. She was previously George D Smith Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and a Professor in the Departments of Genetics and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University. She has received numerous awards for her work and teaching including an honorary doctorate from her undergraduate alma mater (University of Wisconsin-Superior), the Szulman Award in Health Research, and the Australian Society for Reproductive Biology Founders award. In 2010, Time Magazine recognized her laboratory for one of the top ten medical breakthroughs of 2010 for her work on human embryology and development that has been translated from the bench to clinical applications that are reducing adverse outcomes of assisted reproduction that impact maternal and fetal health. Research interest: Developmental genetics, Human genetics, Embryology, In vitro fertilization, Neurodegeneration, Mental health, Depression, Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder.