Andrew Dorfmann, M.S. is the Director of the Embryology Laboratory and former director of the Prenatal Cytogenetics Laboratory. He received his M.S. from George Washington University in Reproductive Genetics in 1985 and is a co-founder of the Genetics & IVF Institute (GIVF). He has over 20 years of experience in Prenatal Cytogenetics and Assisted Reproductive Technologies. Mr. Dorfmann was responsible for the initiation of several of the core labs and technologies at GIVF, including the embryology lab, the andrology lab, the cytogenetics labs, and the immunoassay lab. Early in the history of GIVF, he developed rapid turn around procedures for both Amniotic Fluid cell and Chorionic Villus cell cytogenetics. Later, he implemented several new embryologic methods, such as ICSI, embryo biopsy, blastocyst transfer, and played an important role in the introduction of FISH to the Cytogenetics and Preimplantation Genetics labs. He has had numerous peer reviewed publications as well as presentations at national and international meetings in the fields of Prenatal Cytogenetics and Assisted Reproduction. In addition to his role as a clinical scientist, Mr. Dorfmann has developed, written and implemented several large database systems now in use at the Fairfax facility. Currently he is a key member of the team working on the implementation of an electronic medical record and received a second Masters Degree in Information Systems in 2005. Mr. Dorfmann is also a member of the GIVF China Working Group and has played in instrumental role in developing, designing, opening and managing our affiliate centers in China. Mr. Dorfmann has been with GIVF since 1984.

David Karabinus, Ph.D., HCLD is the MicroSort Division Scientific Director and Scientific Director of Andrology. Before coming to GIVF, he started his academic career with a BS and MS from Ohio State University. He went on to receive a PhD with an emphasis in Male Reproductive Physiology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1988. As a post-doctoral fellow at South Dakota State University he studied the genetic structure of sperm. In 1992, he became the Director of the Andrology Laboratory at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, a position he held for more than 10 years. In 1997, he added responsibilities becoming the Director of the Hormone Assay Laboratory and the Chair of the OB/GYN Department Human Subjects Committee. Dr. Karabinus has published extensively on sperm structure and function. Dr. Karabinus has been with GIVF since 2002. View Online Video.

Brian Mariani, Ph.D. is the Director of Molecular Genetics and Research and Development. His research, completed at Stanford University in the Department of Biological Sciences, focused on cancer genetics; specifically the molecular mechanism of chemotherapeutic resistance. Following his PhD, Dr. Mariani received a Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship to study molecular genetics at Harvard University in the Department of Cellular and Development Biology. This work focused on gene structure and how the expression of genetic information is regulated during development and cellular differentiation. Dr. Mariani then served on the faculty of the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, having joint appointments in the Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and Orthopaedic Surgery. His research at Jefferson involved the molecular basis of vertebrate embryogenesis, particularly the genetic control of skeletal development. Additional studies involved pioneering work in the molecular diagnosis of clinical infectious diseases.

Dr. Mariani joined the Genetics & IVF Institute in 1998 and established the Molecular Infectious Disease Laboratory. With his background in molecular genetics and assay development, Dr. Mariani is also Co-Director of the Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Laboratory. In this context, he is working on the application of genomic technology for the improved detection of genetic disease and chromosomal abnormalities in IVF generated embryos.

Stephen Pool, Ph.D. is the Director of the GIVF Cryobanks Division consisting of Fairfax Cryobank and Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc.   He started his career with a BS from West Virginia University and Louisiana State University in 1975 in animal husbandry.   He went on to receive his MS (1980) and PhD (1990) from Louisiana State University with emphasis on Reproductive Physiology.  During his graduate studies his emphasis was on cell culture systems for the development of bovine embryos in vitro, and cryopreservation of embryos and semen.  Dr. Pool has over 30 years of experience working in the field of embryology and andrology and has publications related to his work.  He has been in the commercial sperm banking industry for over 17 years since joining GIVF in 1989.

Jiming Zhou Ph.D. is the Associate Director of the Molecular Genetics lab of AGTC and Director of Strategic Alliance for GIVF. Dr .Zhou completed his undergraduate studies and doctoral studies in Biology at the Sichuan University (China). He received his postdoctoral trainings and conducted extensive researches in Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Iowa. He has 35 publications and has been awarded five grants during his career. From 2005 to 2007, Dr. Zhou served as research team leaders at two pharmaceutical companies. Prior to joining GIVF, Dr. Zhou served as the Director of Molecular Diagnostics at the Clinical Reference Laboratory. In addition to managing the laboratory, he conducted molecular research centered on diagnostic tests as well as business development.