Riccardo Talevi, has a PhD in Biology of Reproduction and Differentiation, is Professor of Reproductive Biology at the University of Naples Federico II, and is Scientific coordinator of the IVF center in the Public Hospital Moscati Avellino Italy and at the Ospedale Santa Maria Delle Grazie in Puzzuoli, Italy. He is Scientific Director of the Electron Microscopy Center of University of Naples Federico II. His main research interests include: sperm interaction and
selection inside the female reproductive tract, improving the efficiency of assisted reproduction technology (ART) and fertility preservation. His research is devoted to understanding the basic mechanisms of gamete maturation and selection, and the effects of cryopreservation on the biological structure of oocytes and ovarian tissue. His lab is commonly involved in the development of methodologies for: 1)in vitro interaction of spermatozoa with oviduct cells; 2) follicles
isolation and encapsulation; 3) oocyte and ovarian tissue cryopreservation. He has been an invited speaker at several national and international congresses and is referee of international journals.