Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Willem Verpoest graduated at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, as Obstetrician-Gynaecologist in 2003 and qualified as EBCOG subspecialist in reproductive medicine in 2007 at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. In 2010 he obtained a PhD in Medical Sciences entitled ‘The Clinical Reproductive Outcome of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis’. He is currently full professor at the Utrecht University Medical Centre at Utrecht University. Previously he was professor and medical co-director at Brussels IVF fertility centre and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. His areas of expertise are PGT, reproductive genetics and implantation. He is currently president of the Belgian Society for Reproductive Medicine (BSRM) and board member of the Female Reproductive Genetics Initiative (FeRGI).
Education/Academic qualification
Professor and Head of department PGT and Reproductive Geneticics, Brussels IVF
2007 → 2024
Ph.D. degree
2007 → 2010
Fellowship subpecialist in Reproductive Medicine
2003 → 2007
Specialist Training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
1999 → 2003
Diploma of the Faculty of Family Planning
1999
Specialist Training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
1995 → 1999
Medical Doctor (magna cum laude)
1988 → 1995
Professor of Reproductive Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht
1 Apr 2024 → …
External positions
bestuurslid SIG ART NVOG - richltlijnen opstellen en dissemineren, beroepsbelangen, regelgeving, wetenschappelijke vergaderinge - NVOG
24 Mar 2025 → 31 Dec 3999
Keywords
- RG Gynecology and obstetrics
- Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT)
- Reproductive Genetics
- Reproductive Medicine
- Reproductive Implantation
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Add-ons in medically assisted reproduction: from evidence to clinical practice
Serdarogullari, M., Ammar , O., Mincheva, M., Massarotti, C., Ali, Z., Makieva, S., Uraji, J., Fraire-Zamora, J., Sharma, K., Sfontouris, I., Macklon, N., Verpoest, W., Perrotta, M. & Liperis, G., Feb 2025, In: Human reproduction (Oxford, England). 40, 2, p. 398-404 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of double trophectoderm biopsy and/or cryopreservation in PGT: balancing the need for a diagnosis against the risk of harm
Li Piani, L., Petrone, P., Brutto, M., De Vos, A., Van Der Kelen, A., Vaiarelli, A., Rienzi, L., Conforti, A., Cimadomo, D. & Verpoest, W., Mar 2025, In: Human Reproduction Update. 31, 2, p. 102-115 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Oocyte/zygote/embryo maturation arrest: a clinical study expanding the phenotype of NOBOX variants
Van Der Kelen, A., Uyttebroeck, S., Van de Voorde, S., Picchetta, L., Segers, I., Vlaeminck, J., Dequeker, B. J. H., Giron, P., Capalbo, A., Verpoest, W., Hes, F. J., Verdyck, P. & Gheldof, A., 2025, In: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 42, 3, p. 763–771 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The interplay between mitochondrial DNA genotypes, female infertility, ovarian response, and mutagenesis in oocytes
Van Der Kelen, A., Li Piani, L., Mertens, J., Regin, M., Couvreu De Deckersberg, E., Van De Velde, H., Sermon, K., Tournaye, H., Verpoest, W., Hes, F. J., Blockeel, C. & Spits, C., Jan 2025, In: Human Reproduction Open. 2025, 1, hoae074.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A heatmap for expected cumulative live birth rate in preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders and chromosomal structural rearrangements
Keymolen, K., Cools, W., De Vos, A., Pölsler, L., De Vos, M., Blockeel, C., Fernandez-Gallardo, E., De Rycke, M., Berckmoes, V., Verdyck, P., Hes, F. J. & Verpoest, W., Jul 2024, In: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 41, 7, p. 1907-1915 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
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Endocrinologie van de Voortplanting
Verpoest, W. (Invited speaker)
25 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Academic
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Masterclass New Professor program
Verpoest, W. (Participant)
11 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course › Academic
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Periodieke bijeenkomst NVOG Consortium 3.0
Verpoest, W. (Participant)
10 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course › Academic
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Vroege diagnostiek; preïmplantatie diagnostiek
Verpoest, W. (Invited speaker)
10 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Academic
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22nd International Conference on Preimplantation Genetics (PGDIS)
Verpoest, W. (Participant)
7 Apr 2025 → 8 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Academic