Sjoerd Repping MSc, PhD

Dr S. Repping (1974) has been named Professor of Human Reproductive Biology at the University of Amsterdam's Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA).

Sjoerd Repping conducts fundamental and translational research in the area of human reproduction. The study is designed to gain insight into the first few cell divisions of the human pre-implantation embryo and the development of spermatozoa from spermatogonial stem cells. The general purpose of the study is to improve healthcare for people with fertility problems by finding the most effective and safe treatment methods in a laboratory setting and developing new techniques. In his capacity as head of the Fertility Laboratory of the AMC's Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Repping contributed to several recent developments in reproductive medicine in the Netherlands, such as eliminating HIV from the sperm of HIV-infected men, extracting spermatozoa from the testes of infertile men (TESE), the genetic screening of human embryos (PGS) and the vitrification of ova.