Journal of Fertilization: In Vitro - IVF-Worldwide, Reproductive Medicine, Genetics & Stem Cell Biol
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Yoshiharu Morimoto

Biography

Proffesor Yoshiharu Morimoto is currently Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of IVF JAPAN group which includes two infertility centers of IVF Namba Clinic and IVF Osaka Clinic running 5,000 periods of IVF cycles in total. Both clinics are certified according to the ISO 9001. He is active in the research area and his main research field is ultrastructural study on reproduction and concerns on oocytes maturation mechanism. He also practices the integrated medicine including counseling, Quiong, acupuncture, and aromatherapy. He received MD in 1977 and PhD with his thesis on ultrastructural study on organ cultured decidual cells in 1987. He has a variety of academic and administrative positions; some of the representatives of these are President of Japan Society of Assisted Reproduction, Vice President of Japanese Institution for Standardizing Assisted Reproductive Technology and President-Elect of Asia Pacific Initiative Reproductive Endocrinology.

Research Interest

Study on reproduction and concerns on oocytes maturation mechanism, He also practices the integrated medicine including counseling, Quiong, acupuncture, and aromatherapy