New CRU board and chairman 2021

CRU chairman 2021-2022

Thomas Brodin, PhD, the Carl von Linné Clinic

Greetings from Thomas: It is fascinating what can be done within infertility treatments today, but we are still challenged by knowledge gaps in areas that lack solid scientific basis. I am convinced that the valuable collaboration and knowledge exchange that CRU stands for will contribute to scientific fields cross-fertilizing each other, and that insights may be gained for the benefit of everyone. I would like to thank you all for trusting me to take over the chairmanship for CRU after my colleague Jan Holte!

About Thomas: Thomas has been a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology since 1999. Since 2009, he has worked clinically at the Carl von Linné Clinic, and during the past three years he has been manager for the clinic. The Carl von Linné Clinic has a marked interest in reproductive medicine, both from a practical and from a scientific point of view. In Thomas' research, he has studied methods for estimation of (human) ovarian reserve and their association to outcome measures in IVF. The clinic has recently become part of an international group of prominent private IVF units – GeneraLife, a partnership which will lead to increased international cooperation.

Board members 2021-2022

Bodil Ström Holst, Dept Clinical Sciences, SLU
Elisabeth Persson, Dept Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, SLU
Joëlle Rüegg, Dept Organismal Biology, UU
Göran Andersson, Dept Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU
Cecilia Ekéus, Dept Women's and Children's Health, UU
Fredrik Ahlsson, Dept Women's and Children's Health, UU

Directors

Ylva Sjunnesson, Dept Clinical Sciences, SLU, continues her assignment as director for CRU. Maria Jönsson, Dept of Organismal Biology, UU and Theodora Kunovac Kallak, Dept Women's and Children's Health, UU, continues their assignments as assistant directors.

Best wishes and a big thank you to all stepping down!

CRU would like to thank former assistant director Cecilia Berg for all her work for CRU, as well as our resigning coordinator Malin Hagberg Gustavsson for all her help increasing our visibility both for the research community and to the general public. We wish you both all the best in your future projects!

We also thank our resigning chairman and board, Jan Holte, Carl von Linné Clinic, Björn Brunström, Dept of Ecotoxicology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, UU, Britt Berglund, Dept of Animal Breeding and Genetics, SLU, Anne-Marie Dalin, Dept of Clinical Sciences, SLU, Tord Naessén, Dept of Women's and Children's Health, UU, and Agneta Skoog Svanberg, Dept of Women's and Children's Health, UU.

Our board members have contributed to CRU's work for many years and we are truly greatful for your efforts. We wish you all the best in the future and hope that retired life is as fantastic as it seems!