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Nationally Recognized Infertility Group to Present Highest Honor to Jacques Cohen, Ph.D., Scientific Director of Assisted Reproduction at Saint Barnabas Medical Center LIVINGSTON, NJ -- RESOLVE of New Jersey, a national infertility advocacy group, will honor Jacques Cohen, Ph.D., Scientific Director of Assisted Reproduction at the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science of Saint Barnabas Medical Center for helping those who suffer from infertility. Dr. Cohen, who will be receiving the group’s highest award, the Zenith Award, will be honored for his long history of commitment to RESOLVE of New Jersey, which has more than 1,000 members. The gala will be held on Friday, June 8, at the Liberty Science Center, Jersey City. The theme of this year’s event is “Treasures Remain After the Storm.” “The Zenith Award is the highest honor that RESOLVE of New Jersey bestows upon professionals serving the infertile community who have demonstrated both support to the chapter and to those struggling with the disease,” said Susan Slotnick, President of RESOLVE of New Jersey. “This year’s recipient, Dr. Jacques Cohen, has demonstrated his support to the chapter through numerous speaking engagements and has furthered the success of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) through his research to crack the embryonic genetic code, enabling more precise pre-implantation genetic diagnosis.” Since 1987, the world-renowned embryologist and his research team have accomplished almost every major medical breakthrough in the field of reproductive medicine. Although patients rarely interact with the embryologist, his or her work helps determine the success of infertility procedures. Dr. Cohen oversees a variety of research projects, including molecular studies related to human gametes, research into structural chromosome abnormalities in gametes and early embryos, development of techniques for egg freezing, and micromanipulation studies aimed at developing tools for clinical evaluation or therapy for oocytes and embryos. Dr. Cohen has been actively involved in treating infertile couples by assisted reproductive technology since 1976. In 1982, after earning a Ph.D. in reproductive physiology from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, he went to England to join the team of Drs. Edwards and Steptoe, who were responsible for the first IVF birth at Bourne Hall Clinic. Dr. Cohen was the clinic’s senior embryologist when it was the largest and most progressive center of its kind in the world. While there, Dr. Cohen was the first to freeze and successfully thaw the human blastocyst (a five-day-old embryo), and to use IVF for couples diagnosed with male factor infertility. Considered among a very few of the most experienced human embryologists worldwide, he moved to the United States in 1985. During a four-year affiliation with Emory University, and while serving as laboratory director of a private clinic in Atlanta, he developed a number of techniques that revolutionized IVF. At the Institute for Reproductive Medicine since 1995, Dr. Cohen continues as a leader in his field, having published more than 200 scientific papers. He is a frequent lecturer, both nationally and internationally, on his team’s work. The mission of RESOVE, founded in 1974 as a non-profit organization, is to provide timely, compassionate support and information to people who are experiencing infertility and to increase awareness of infertility issues through public advocacy and education. For more information about the June 8 gala, contact Nancy Marsillo, 908-580-0878. [ top ] |
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