Graham Coull - Laboratory Manager

Graham graduated with joint honours in genetics and immunology from the University of Aberdeen in 1995. He then went on to become a research assistant at the university, studying embryology in ruminant and non-ruminant species. In 1999 Graham moved to Sweden to take up the position as clinical embryologist at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg. There he trained in ICSI and became the main ICSI practitioner for the clinic. In 2001 Graham moved back to the UK and became clinical embryologist at the Esperance Hospital in Eastbourne where he became HFEA ICSI licensed.

Graham joined the team at Sims as a senior embryologist in October 2003 and assists in the continued success of the Sims fertility programme.

Ivy D'Cruz - Senior Embryologist

Ivy completed her Masters in Zoology at the University of Madras, India. She also completed a Masters in Clinical Embryology from the University of Singapore in 1998. She trained in ICSI at Sydney IVF in 2003.

Previously Ivy had worked at the Madras Medical Mission Hospital, Chennai, India from 2000-2003, and at the Prashanth Hospitals, Chennai, India between 2003-2006. Ivy also worked at the Saad Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia in 2006 before joining the embryology team at Sims clinic in January 2007.

Sargunadevi- Senior Embryologist

On completion of her graduation in Biochemistry and postgraduate diploma in Biotechnology in Ma durai Kamaraj University,India, Devi spent 2 years as a Research Assitant in the area of Microbiology.

In 2005,after a  veterinary IVF training Devi joined Prashanth Fertility Research Centre as a Junior Embryologist where she was trained in ICSI by the Sydney IVF scientists. She remained in this role till 2007.
In 2008,she moved to take up the position as Senior Embryologist in charge for two labs, the Manipal Andrology and Reproductive Services and ANKUR infertility Clinic at Bangalore, India. Devi joined the team at the Sims clinic as a Senior Embryologist in February 2009.

Frank Morgan - Embryologist

Frank graduated in Applied Biology in 1990 from the University of Ulster.
He began Working in embryology in 1991 at the regional Fertility Centre, Royal Maternity Hospital Belfast.

Frank is a member of Association of Clinical Embryology (A.C.E) and state registered UK.

Mercedes Papayannis - Senior Embryologist

Mercedes graduated from Maimonides University, Argentina, where she spent four years studying to obtain her Degree in Biological Science. Before graduating, she spent two years doing a research project about embryo development in mice at Fertilab, a leading unit in assisted reproduction in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

After completing her Degree in 2004, Mercedes continued as a permanent member of Fertilab where she was trained as a clinical embryologist and became an ICSI practitioner.

Mercedes joined the team at the Sims clinic as a Senior Embryologist in September 2009.