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Becky & Russ
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RTL staff are saddened to soon be giving up our fearless leader, Russ Bierbaum, to retirement. Russ has planned his retirement for late this month. In 1990 Russ and Becky founded ReproTech's Minnesota facility as the only company focusing exclusively on long-term cryostorage, and this focus remains today. With Russ' expertise, RTL has developed into the leading and most respected cryostorage facility in the U.S. During Russ' tenure RTL has opened and operates four regional cryostorage centers throughout the U.S., and provides hundreds of clinics and thousands of their patients with storage services and industry advice. "Russ' concept of ReproTech, when he founded the company, was truly years ahead of its time," says Brent Hazelrigg, President and CEO of ReproTech. "The solid foundation which he built during the first 15 years has allowed ReproTech to enjoy significant expansion during the past 10 years." It is hard to imagine RTL without Russ, and we will certainly miss him. But we know he will be happy enjoying his family and traveling all over the world with Becky, so we wish both of them the very best with their exciting new life.
Thanks to all of those who joined us to celebrate Russ' retirement in Tucson! If you'd like to see photos of our celebration dinner, visit our
Facebook page.
Russ will be at the Embryologist Summit in Madison this week - be sure to stop by RTL's booth to wish him well!
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JARG article published by ReproTech authors
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Ferring's Fertility Video Contest | | |
Patients may enter Ferring's Heart to Heart Video Contest for a chance to win up to $15,000 toward thier child's education. Submission deadline is May 31.
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RTL Staff participate in Race for the Cure | | |
 RTL's Director of Fertility Preservation, Joy, and her husband participated in Savannah's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on April 13. The perfect sunny day brought out over 5000 participants who raised over $200,000 for breast cancer research.
Look for RTL- MN's Site Director, Jill, and Team ReproTech at the Twin Cities Race for the Cure on Mother's Day, May 12! |
Crush It For Cancer campaign for NNCCF
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We are so proud of Kirsty, daughter of RTL-NV's Site Director, Danika, and the Northern NV Lady Aces softball team for their season long campaign to CRUSH IT FOR CANCER.
Each time team players bat, they donate to the Northern NV Children's Cancer Foundation donation jar. Other team players and supporters have gotten into the spirit and donations have been piling in! Way to go, Lady Aces!
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Thanks for April conference participation | | |
RTL staff had a busy April, attending the AATB meeting in Tucson, the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society (PCRS) meeting in Palm Springs, and the Council of Physicians & Scientists (COPS) meeting in Irving, TX.
The AATB meeting was especially exciting this year, as it was the first
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RTL Staff at AATB/Tucson |
time speakers in the Reproductive Medicine field were invited, with three of the presentations focusing on Fertility Preservation! Thanks to Kyle Orwig, Ph.D. and Hanna Valli, of UPMC; Chad Johnson, of Atlanta CRM and Leah Kroon, RN, of Seattle Childrens' Hospital for their terrific presentations.
Thanks to all of you who stopped by our booths at PCRS and COPS, and we hope to see many of you at our May conferences (see schedule below).
Congratulations to Mary Hinckley, MD, of Reproductive Science Center of the Bay Area, in San Ramon, CA, the winner of the iPad giveaway at PCRS!
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Where in the
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We hope to see you during some of our 2013 conferences.
May 3 - 4
Clinical Embryologist's Summit at the University of Wisconsin, in
Madison, WI
May 15 - 17
Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers (APOSW) Annual conference, in Minneapolis, MN
May 16 - 18
American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB) Annual Meeting and Educational Conference, in Las Vegas, NV
June 5 - 7
Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) Annual conference,
in San Diego, CA
July 21 - 24 NOTE: these are revised dates!
UCLA's Annual IVF and Embryo Transfer CME Course in
Santa Barbara, CA
August 17
Florida Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (FSREI)
Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, FL
September 6 - 7
Southwest Fertility Forum in Austin, TX
September 9 - 10
Northwestern University's Oncofertility Conference, in Chicago, IL
October 2 - 6
American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) Annual Meeting, in
National Harbor, MD
October 13 - 17
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Annual Meeting, in Boston, MA
November 15 - 17
Academy of Oncology Nurse Navigators (AONN) Annual Conference,
in Memphis, TN
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