Evelyn Telfer (BSc (Hons) PhD CBE FRSB)
Chair of Reproductive Biology
- Institute of Cell Biology
- School of Biological Sciences
- Genes and Development Group CDBS
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 650 5393
- Email: Evelyn.Telfer@ed.ac.uk
Availability
Rm. 208, Hugh Robson Building
Background
1987 PhD. Department of Physiology University of Edinburgh
1987 - 1989 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physiology University of Edinburgh
1989 - 1992 Rockefeller Postdoctoral fellow in Reproductive Biology, The Jackson Laboratory , Bar Harbor, Me, USA
1992 - 2000 Lecturer Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh
2000 - 2011 Senior Lecturer, Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh
2011-2013 Reader, Institute of Cell Biology
2013- Professor, Chair of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Cell Biology, School of Biological Sciences
Research summary
Professor Evelyn Telfer heads a research group in Ovarian Development within the Institute of Cell Biology and Genes and Development Group (Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences). Her group has a particular interest in developing in vitro models to support oocyte development from immature stages in domestic species and human. Evelyn’s group has developed the first culture system that supports in vitro growth of human primordial follicles to the Metaphase II stage. Her group is now using these models to study the potential of female germ line stem cells isolated from adult ovaries in a range of species. She has published widely in this area and is a regular invited speaker at International meetings. Evelyn’s research is funded by the Medical Research Council U.K. Her group has won several awards at international meetings and Evelyn has been honoured by the Society of Reproduction and Fertility with the “Distinguished Scientist Award 2019” and will deliver the Anne McLaren Memorial Lecture at the Joint Fertility Societies Meeting in January 2019.