Health & Environment
Jean Purdy's Foundational Role in IVF and Human Blastocyst Research
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THE BRIEF
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Clinical embryologist Jean Purdy played a crucial role in developing in vitro fertilisation alongside Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe.
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Purdy was the first person to recognise and describe the formation of the early human blastocyst in laboratory culture.
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She co-authored 26 academic papers and co-founded Bourn Hall Clinic as technical director before passing away in 1985.