Prof. Shoukhrat Mitalipov is the Director of the OHSU
Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy. He is also a Professor in the
Division of Reproductive & Developmental Sciences of Oregon National
Primate Research Center. Prof. Mitalipov received a Ph.D. degree from the
Research Center for Medical Genetics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, in
1994, after that, he came to Utah State University in 1995 to conduct his
postdoctoral training in developmental biology. He was awarded Recipient of the
2010 Discovery Award by the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon, and
Recipient of the 2010 Women’s Health Research Award, by the Center for Women’s
Health, Circle of Giving in 2010. In 2017, he was awarded the Recipient of the
“Thousand Talents Plan” Award in China in the category of Recruitment
Program for Foreign Experts. Prof. Mitalipov’s research interests include
Gamete and Embryo Biology, Mitochondrial Genetics, and a Special focus on
Germline Gene Therapy.
