Staff

Jonathan Van Blerkom, Ph.D.

Laboratory Director

Dr. Van Blerkom performed Colorado’s first successful in vitro fertilization procedure in 1982. A professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology at the University of Colorado in Boulder, he is recognized throughout the world as a preeminent expert on egg and sperm physiology. He has lectured extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Australia. He also serves on the editorial board of several international publications and has written numerous articles and books. Soon after Dr. Van Blerkom started his IVF lab, U.S. News and World Report listed Dr. Van Blerkom’s IVF lab among the nation’s top 10 laboratories dealing with advanced reproductive technologies. In 2013, Dr. Van Blerkom was named Embryologist of the Year by the American College of Embryology.
See Dr. Van Blerkom’s curriculum vitae here.