David K. Gardner is a world-renowned embryologist with over thirty-five years' experience. He is a Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in the School of BioSciences at the University of Melbourne, the Scientific Director of Melbourne IVF, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. He is the current President of the Alpha, representing Scientists in Reproductive Medicine, and Section Editor of Reproductive BioMedicine Online. He has edited 15 books on human IVF and embryology, is a pioneer of human blastocyst culture, and is one of the most highly cited scientists in reproductive biology and reproductive medicine.