Raphael C. Obiala
Personal data
Birth day: *2 October 1988
Civil status: Marriage
Citizenship: Ensenada, Baja California, México.
Contac info: (646-*******, (646-*******
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Objective
Work in a challenging and stimulating environment which provides the opportunity to use my current experience and to enrich my knowledge, enchasing my experience; and contributing towards the achievement of organizational objective by applying my professional skills.
Schools attended
2013- 2014 University of Valencia Master s degree in the Biotechnology of Human Assisted Reproduction and Embryology.
2011-2012 National Medical Center 20 de November” ISSSTE, México D.F. Specialization course in Clinic Embryology “In-vitro Fertilization Laboratory”
2006-2010 University of Baja California
Bachelor s degree in biology
Work related experience.
01/2012-Actual Ensenada Fertility Clinic
Embryologist
02/2007- 08/2010 Molecular & Clinic Diagnostic Laboratory
Laboratory Technician
Qualification Highlights
Experiences in Human Reproductive and Developmental Biology Embryology and Andrology
Oocyte retrieval, Conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF), Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and Assisted hatching
Fertilization assessment, cleavage embryo and blastocyst culture, embryo grading and selection for transfer.
Oocyte, cleavage embryo and blastocyst cryopreservation (vitrification).
Work on laboratory quality control and quality assurance procedure.
Maintain and adjust the IVF laboratory equipment, such as CO2/O2 incubator, micromanipulation, laser system, etc.
Conduct standard semen analysis and sperm preparation for IVF/ICSI and IUI cycles.
Preparation and freezing of sperm sample from TEST, TESA and MESA.
General management of Embryology and Andrology Laboratory
Manage the clinical sperm bank, sperm inspection and quality control.
Manage the clinical oocyte and embryo bank, inspection and quality control.
Work on clinical data statistical analysis and management.
Carry out data entry programmed for the Mexican National Transplant Center (CENATRA) register for assisted reproductive technologies.
Experiences in Reproductive and Developmental Biology (Domestic and Experimental animals)
Tissue culture, including regular and 3-dimentional culture.
Experiences in Cellular and Molecular Biology
Experiences in using common methods of molecular biology, such as DNA extraction, RT-PCR.
Assessment of sperm DNA fragmentation
Scientific societies
Member of European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology. ESHRE
Member of Latin-American Association of Personalize Medicine. ALAMP
Congress & Workshops
Symposium Quality Management Fertility, 03/2014.
Symposium Microbes in Biomedical and Ecological Research, Microbiology department CICESE, 10/2013
Second congress “PhD. Meredith Gould 2013” University of Baja California.
Assistance: 69 Annual Meeting Scientific Program “American Society for Reproductive Medicine” October 12-17, 2013
Assistance: “50 Mexican Congress of Reproductive Medicine” module ART 07/2013
Workshop “Advanced ART” course by Global Fertility Academy
Workshop “Embryology and IVF” course by Global Fertility Academy
Workshop “Basic Female Infertility and Introduction to ART”, course by Global Fertility Academy
Workshop “scientific paper composition” 03/2013
Assistance: Workshop Fertility Stand Alone Mexico
Workshop “Standardization of Sperm Assessment” Actualization of OMS manual 2010
Staff rotation in the laboratory “Fertility Mexican Center” MD Alberto Kably
Assistance: Mexican Association of Reproductive Medicine module gamete laboratory
Assistance: “49 Mexican Congress of Reproductive Medicine” Study of the infertile couple towards clinic cases.
Teaching experience
ART & Embryology “Technological Institute of Tijuana” 05/2013
Overcoming infertility “ Hospital Santa Rosa de Lima” 12/2013
Art of ART “Hospital Santa Rosa de Lima” 01/2014
Early Embryo Development “University of Baja California Science Campus” 04/2014
Software
Statistica
MATLAB (MATrix LABoratory)
Languages
Spanish (maternal language)
English (Advance)
French (Basic)