Affiliation: Universidad da Extremadura, Badajoz and IERA – Instituto Extremeño de Reproduccion Assistida, Badajoz and Lisbon

Dr. Santiago Alvarez is a full time professor of embryology at the School of Medicine of Univerdad da Extremadura since 1991. His field of research is reproductive biology. Since 2001 he is the scientific director of Instituto Extremeño de Reproduccion Assistida – Badajoz and Lisbon. He is also the scientific advisor Jesus Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre (JUMISC), since 2015, where he directed several workshops in the field of assosted reproduction. Since 2011, he is the coordinator of the postgraduation course in Assisted Reproduction at the Universidad de Extremadura- Badjoz.