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Delphine Dewandre

Sydney,NSW

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Laboratory Manager

Fertility First
08.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for overseeing daily laboratory operations in compliance with quality assurance guidelines.
  • Assisting to professional conferences (FSA and SIRT) and biopsy workshops, sharing laboratory best practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvements.
  • Created and implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and managed incident reports.
  • Interviewed, hired and mentored junior staff members, providing guidance on technical skills development.
  • Improved laboratory efficiency by streamlining workflows.
  • Helped performed an audit for the Australian Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee (RTAC) together with the Scientific Director.
  • Maintenance and cleaning of laboratory equipment.

Senior Embryologist

Fertility First
08.2022 - 08.2023
  • Training of staff in clinical procedures.
  • Advised patients of relevant treatments, care and outcomes.
  • Collected and input data, monitored Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
  • Managed storage deadline for gametes.
  • Training on Hyaluronan Binding Assay (HBA) and DNA Fragmentation Index (DFI) for diagnostic semen assays.
  • Created weekly staff schedules to ensure a smooth and efficient workflow in the lab.
  • Managed maintenance, quality and cleaning of laboratory equipments.


Senior Embryologist

Beacon CARE Fertility
09.2019 - 06.2022
  • Training of staff members in clinical procedures.
  • Performed PGT-A/ST/M and assisted hatching on embryos.
  • Microbiological monitoring and management of the lab environment.
  • Coordinated sperm donor processes between the sperm bank and patients (European Sperm Bank).
  • Created weekly staff schedules to ensure a smooth and efficient workflow in the lab.
  • Developed and managed mismatch RI Witness reports.

Embryologist

Erasmus Hospital
09.2017 - 09.2019
  • Conducted diagnostic and clinical semen assessments.
  • Supervised quality control of the laboratory.
  • Performed ICSI/IVF.
  • Carried out oocyte pick ups, washing and freezing.
  • Completed embryo/oocyte annotations, warming, freezing and embryo transfers.
  • Communicated fertility concepts, treatment and results to patients.



Education

Master of Science - Biomedical Sciences

Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
06.2017

Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences

Free University of Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
06.2015

Skills

  • Embryo biopsy (PGT-A/ST/M)
  • Assisted hatching
  • Insemination through ICSI and IVF
  • Oocyte collection, freezing and warming
  • Semen preparation (clinical and diagnostic assays including DNA fragmentation and HBA testing), freezing and thawing
  • Embryo grading, freezing, warming, thawing and transfer
  • Data and cryo management
  • Communicate fertility concepts, treatment and results to patients
  • Quality control
  • Maintenance and cleaning of laboratory equipment
  • Incident reports and management
  • Update laboratory protocols
  • Time Lapse monitoring and annotations

Certification

ESHRE Clinical Scientist Certification.

Timeline

Laboratory Manager

Fertility First
08.2023 - Current

Senior Embryologist

Fertility First
08.2022 - 08.2023

Senior Embryologist

Beacon CARE Fertility
09.2019 - 06.2022

Embryologist

Erasmus Hospital
09.2017 - 09.2019

Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences

Free University of Brussels

Master of Science - Biomedical Sciences

Free University of Brussels

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