Dr. Jaffar Ali Bin M. Abdullah

Biography

Dr Jaffar Ali is a citizen of Malaysia. Born on 30 October 1955. A descendant of Turkish traders and missionaries (called Rowthers/Ravuthers). He completed his early education in 1972, Microbiology (BSc, 1977) and Biochemistry (MSc, 1979). He was a recipient of the International Merit PhD Scholarship of the Australian National Univesityin 1989. He obtained his PhD at the Australian National University (Dec 1989-Oct 1992) in embryo culture/cryopreservation under tutelage of early pioneers in preimplantation embryology, Drs JN Shelton, WK Whitten and PJ McCullagh. He is currently a Professor and Consultant Embryologist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Malaya. Prior to this he was (i) Consultant and Head of IVF Laboratory & Embryology, King Fahad Medical City, Saudi Arabia; (ii) Consultant and Director, IVF Laboratory, Women’s Hospital, Doha, Qatar; (iii) Research Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore; (iv) Associate Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Malaya, (v) Senior Embryologist, Kelinik Dr Hamid Arshat; (vi) Research Assistant, JCSMR, ANU; (vii) (Scientific Officer, National Population and Family Development Board, spanning over 3 decades beginning January 1980 to the present. He has published /presented 145 research works in refereed journals/conferences, 4 book chapters and 2 books (published in Australia and Malaysia). Wrote and won a total of nine research grants worth about USD$1.29 million from national/international sources. His pioneering contributions: (i) development of protein-free embryo culture medium (PFM); (ii) ultra micro drop culture; (iii) development of ultra-rapid cryopreservation of mammalian embryos.  He was conferred eight (n=8) international/national awards for his pioneering research contributions. He has patents in over 78 countries; awarded in Norway, USA, Russia, Australia, Canada, European Union (35 countries), Malaysia, Singapore and in African OAPI countries for his research invention of the synthetic Protein-Free Embryo Culture Medium. Two more patent applications has been lodged. Another four patent applications are in preparation. He is Editor,Journal of Reproductive and Stem Cell Biotechnology; Corporate Advisor to Cellcura, Norway and Consultant to FertiPro, Belgium. He was Visiting fellow at Australian National University and Adjunct Professor at King Saud University.

Research Interest

Innovative Technology (Safe, synthetic, protein-free, embryo, gamete, reproductive, tissue, culture, cryopreservation, regulation compliant, healthcare, medical device, donor serum, serum-free) Ultra Rapid Cryopreservation of Gametes, Embryos and Reproductive Tissues by Vitrification (Cryopreservation, ultra rapid cryopreservation, vitrification, embryos, gametes, oocytes, spermatozoa, sperm) Human Assisted Reproduction Technology (Human, in vitro fertilization, embryo culture, ultra micro drop culure, laser assisted hatching, in vitro maturation, embryo, oocyte, spermatozoa) In Vitro Fertilization, Embryo Culture, Metabolism and Micromanipulation (Embryo culture, in vitro fertilization, Intracytoplasmic sperm injection, In vitro maturation, IVF, ICSI, IVM, UMD)