Roger Gosden

Dr. Roger Gosden is a preeminent pioneer and lifelong champion of ovarian biology. In addition to advising numerous private companies and organizations, he is an Honorary Lifetime Board Member of the International Society for Fertility Preservation, an Honorary Fellow of the British Fertility Society, and has received a Festschrift from the Development and Function of Reproductive Organs International Conference. He was most recently Research Director of Reproductive Biology at Weill Cornell Medicine, where his work focused on ovarian aging and menopause through the lens of the development and senescence of ovarian follicles. He also spearheaded critical translational research on ovarian tissue cryopreservation and ovary transplantation. Prior to joining the faculty at Weill Cornell, he pioneered embryonic stem cell research as the Director of Scientific Research at the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine at the East Virginia Medical School, where he was later named the Howard and Georgeanna Professor of Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Gosden was also Scientific Director of Reproductive Biology at McGill University Health Centre, Professor of Reproductive Sciences at Leeds School of Medicine, and taught at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, where he built his first research group. Dr. Gosden began his career at the University of Cambridge as a graduate student and fellow under the IVF pioneer Robert G. Edwards. He is currently affiliated with William and Mary College in Virginia.