Fairfax EggBank Welcomes Jennifer Hart as New Director of Embryology Relations

Meet Jennifer Hart: Our New Director of Embryology Relations

June 13, 2024 – (Fairfax, VA) Fairfax EggBank, a premier frozen donor egg bank in the United States, is pleased to announce the expansion of their Scientific Team under the leadership of Dr. Wes Edmonds, Ph.D. HCLD. As a part of this expansion, the team will be welcoming a new Director of Embryology Relations to provide enhanced support to IVF clinic partners and their embryology labs.

Jennifer Hart, M.S., T.S. (ABB), joins Fairfax EggBank as new Director of Embryology Relations. In this role, Jennifer Hart will serve as the primary contact for Fairfax EggBank’s IVF clinic partners and will provide guidance to labs using Fairfax EggBank donor eggs and serving as a valuable resource for proprietary state-of-the-art freezing and warming protocols required by each receiving clinic. With over 20 years of IVF laboratory experience, Jennifer is passionate about advancing the field of embryology. Her passion extends to the many advances artificial intelligence can offer to improve efficiency and objectivity in the laboratory. She feels strongly that proper support in the laboratory is a key ingredient to the success of any IVF clinic.

Jennifer will play a key role in ensuring Fairfax EggBank quality assurance policies and procedures are strictly enforced.

“We at Fairfax EggBank are thrilled to welcome Jennifer to our team.  She brings with her over 2 decades of experience as an embryologist and manager in a busy laboratory environment.  She is a well known and respected embryologist across the US, especially in the Midwest. Her relationships will serve to further strengthen our partnerships with clinics across the nation, and her experience as an embryologist will help us expand our quality control initiatives.”

Dr. Wes Edmonds, Ph.D. HCLD, Scientific Director at Fairfax EggBank

Originally from Chicago, Jennifer earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois in 2001 and her master’s degree in Clinical Embryology and Andrology from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2006. She is certified by the American Board of Bioanalysts (ABB) as a Technical Supervisor in both Embryology and Andrology. Jennifer relocated to the St. Louis area in 2002, shortly after beginning her career in the field of infertility.  She founded and currently spearheads the St. Louis Area Reproductive Society that meets quarterly to provide education and career development connections for IVF laboratory staff and physicians. Jennifer looks forward to being able to offer support and resources to our partner clinics as a member of the Fairfax EggBank team.

About Fairfax EggBank

Fairfax EggBank, the trusted choice for frozen donor eggs, provides a diverse selection of pre-screened, FDA-compliant donors to help recipients build their families. Our Fairfax EggBank Donor Database showcases one of the largest repositories for frozen donor eggs in the United States.

Fairfax EggBank works closely with all of our donor egg recipients through each stage of the process and is a proud supporter of the LGBTQ+ community. Our commitment to donor quality and service excellence makes us a premier, yet cost effective, solution for donor egg recipients. Fairfax EggBank benefits from our in-house experts with over 30 years of experience in safe and successful reproductive tissue banking.