Münevver Serdaroğulları, PhD
Scientific Director · ESHRE Senior Embryologist · Ventus IVF
An experienced scientist and embryologist working in reproductive medicine since 2008, bringing together clinical embryology, assisted reproductive technologies, embryo development, laboratory quality management, reproductive genetics and AI-supported embryo assessment within an evidence-based framework.
A career bringing laboratory practice together with scientific evidence.
Münevver Serdaroğulları, PhD, is a Scientific Director whose work in clinical embryology and assisted reproductive technologies brings together laboratory quality management, reproductive genetics, embryo biology, artificial intelligence and evidence-based clinical practice.
After graduating from the Department of Biology at Eskişehir Osmangazi University, she completed a Master of Medical Sciences in Assisted Reproduction Technology at the University of Nottingham and earned a PhD in Molecular Medicine at Yeditepe University.
Since 2008, she has worked as a senior clinical embryologist and laboratory director at IVF centres in Türkiye and Cyprus. Since 2024, she has served as Scientific Director of Ventus IVF Clinic.
A holistic approach spanning laboratory quality and research culture.
Scientific leadership requires day-to-day laboratory practice to remain aligned with current evidence, quality indicators to be monitored, new technologies to be critically evaluated and a shared scientific language to be maintained between clinical and embryology teams.
Quality and performance management
Evaluation of process standardisation, quality indicators, critical control points and embryology performance in the IVF laboratory in line with scientific guidelines.
Critical evaluation of new methods
Critical evaluation of new procedures and treatment add-ons in assisted reproduction by considering the level of scientific evidence, clinical benefit and the patient perspective together.
From data to scientific output
Transforming clinical data into research questions and scientific publications in embryo development, vitrification, PGT, sperm biology and artificial intelligence.
Professional development and team culture
Contributing to training, certification, workshops and continuing professional development for clinical embryologists, nurses and reproductive-medicine professionals.
From embryo biology and the laboratory environment to genetics and artificial intelligence.
Her scientific work spans a broad range, from the fundamental biological processes of the embryology laboratory to advanced imaging and artificial-intelligence applications.
Embryo Development and Morphokinetics
Time-lapse systems, early embryo development, blastocyst formation and embryo utilisation potential.
Artificial Intelligence and Embryo Assessment
AI-based analysis of oocyte and embryo images, blastocyst development and ploidy prediction.
Vitrification and Cryobiology
Oocyte and embryo freezing processes, temperature control and quality parameters in cryopreservation.
PGT and Reproductive Genetics
Research involving PGT-A, mosaicism, embryo biopsy, genetic discordance and reproductive genetics.
Sperm Biology and Male Infertility
Sperm DNA integrity, male infertility, sperm selection and assisted-reproduction outcomes.
Laboratory Quality and KPIs
ESHRE guidelines, performance indicators, environmental quality and embryology-laboratory processes.
Evidence-Based ART
Treatment add-ons in reproductive medicine, recurrent implantation failure and clinical decision-making.
Fertility Education and Global Health
Fertility literacy, access to reproductive-health information and socio-cultural perspectives on infertility.
Clinical embryology and scientific leadership in Türkiye and Cyprus.
Scientific Director
Coordination of clinical embryology, laboratory-quality strategy, research and scientific-development processes.
Laboratory Director
Leadership of clinical laboratory operations, quality management and team processes within the embryology laboratory.
Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine
Academic teaching and scientific research activities.
Senior Clinical Embryologist
Senior Clinical Embryologist
Senior Clinical Embryologist
Long-term laboratory and practical experience that formed the foundation of her clinical embryology career.
Active scientific responsibility within the international reproductive-medicine community.
Alongside her clinical work, she holds active roles in scientific publishing, professional certification, fertility education, female and male reproductive health and the global and socio-cultural aspects of infertility.
Associate Editor
Reproduction & Fertility (RAF)
Editorial Member
Scientific Reports · Nature Portfolio
Senior Deputy
ESHRE Special Interest Group of Global and Socio-cultural Aspects of Infertility
Committee Member
ESHRE International Reproductive Health Education Collaboration (IRHEC)
Core Working Group Member
ESHRE Male Reproductive Health Initiative
Committee Member
ESHRE Nurses and Midwives Certification Committee
Committee Member
ESHRE Female Reproductive Genetics Initiative (FeRGI)
Supervisory Board Member
Turkish Clinical Embryology Association
Current research: quality, embryo biology, artificial intelligence and evidence-based reproductive medicine.
The studies below are selected recent examples from a broader publication record. To keep the profile readable, they highlight key research themes rather than reproducing a full academic CV.
Media temperature control: a potentially important quality control parameter in human oocyte vitrification
Evaluation of solution temperature as a potentially important quality-control parameter in human oocyte vitrification.
View DOI →Oocyte, zygote and embryo maturation arrest (OZEMA): defining clinical criteria
A comprehensive evaluation aimed at defining clinical criteria for maturation arrest associated with maternal-effect genes.
View DOI →Advancing fertility education to address changing societal and demographic trends
The role of fertility education in response to changing societal and demographic trends.
View DOI →Add-ons in medically assisted reproduction: from evidence to clinical practice
Evaluation of how add-ons in medically assisted reproduction move from evidence to clinical practice.
View DOI →Revitalizing female fertility: platelet-rich plasma — hype or hope?
Critical evaluation of the evidence base and clinical expectations surrounding platelet-rich plasma in female fertility.
View DOI →Identifying predictors of Day 5 blastocyst utilization rate using an artificial neural network
A multivariable approach using an artificial neural network to predict Day-5 blastocyst utilisation rate.
View DOI →Unpacking the artificial intelligence toolbox for embryo ploidy prediction
Scientific work examining the potential and limitations of artificial-intelligence tools for embryo-ploidy prediction.
View DOI →New Horizons / Developments in Time-Lapse Morphokinetic Analysis of Mammalian Embryos
Book chapter on time-lapse morphokinetic analysis of embryo development.
View DOI →Scientific practice involves not only generating knowledge, but also sharing it.
ESHRE Annual Meeting
Scientific presentations on nurses’ and midwives’ career progression and IRHEC updates.
Embryo Selection with Artificial Intelligence
Oral presentation entitled “Revolutionizing Embryo Selection: The Power of Artificial Intelligence”.
KPI Measurement and Management
Invited speaker on KPI management from the perspective of ESHRE guidance.
Vitrification and Success
Invited round-table talk on how advances in vitrification technology may influence outcomes.
Trophectoderm Biopsy Workshop
Instructor at a hands-on trophectoderm-biopsy workshop.
Cryopreservation Workshop
Hands-on training and workshop experience in oocyte and embryo cryopreservation.
Academic foundations, international certification and continuing professional development.
Academic Education
PhD · Molecular Medicine
Yeditepe University
M.Med.Sci · Assisted Reproduction Technology
The University of Nottingham
BSc · Biology
Eskişehir Osmangazi University
Professional Certifications
ESHRE Senior Embryologist Certificate
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
ESHRE Continuing Professional Development
Annual continuing professional development certificates from 2019 to 2026
ESHRE Clinical Embryologist Certificate
Clinical embryology certification
Assisted Reproductive Technologies Certification
Turkish Ministry of Health
Scientific Awards
Scientific Publication Award
Cyprus International University
Research Award Winner
Middle East Fertility Society (MEFS)
Scientific Publication Award
Cyprus International University
Scientific Publication Award
Cyprus International University
Her CV includes a College of American Pathologists (CAP) Accreditation Certificate dated 2025 together with continuous ESHRE Continuing Professional Development certificates covering 2019–2026.
Embryology, genetics, ethics and fertility education are continually evolving.
ESHRE training and hands-on workshops reflect a professional-development pathway designed to keep laboratory practice grounded not only in experience, but also in current guidance and evolving scientific evidence.
Technology becomes valuable only when paired with the right question, appropriate quality control and the correct clinical context.
In the embryology laboratory, every new technology is a tool rather than an end in itself, intended to support more reliable and measurable clinical processes. From artificial intelligence and time-lapse imaging to vitrification and genetic assessment, the evidence base, laboratory conditions and potential patient benefit should be considered together.
We bring scientific quality, experience and personalised treatment together within one team.
Contact the Ventus IVF team to learn more about your treatment process, our embryology laboratory and the centre’s scientific approach.