Comprehensive Assessment Of Cryogenic Storage Risk And Quality Management

Learning Objectives:

Overview cryostorage quality management best practice guidelines for LN2 small dewar tank systems aimed to identify and prevent cryostorage failures.
Characterize monitoring systems, tank qualifications and discuss potential failure events.
Discuss storage practices and options in today’s ART business.
Analyze the mitigation of risk factors which alleviate or minimize potentially catastrophic failure events.

Mitchel C. Schiewe, BS, MS, PhD, HCLD

ART Lab Director & Research Director

Mitchel Craig Schiewe, Comparative Reproductive Physiologist Education Post-doc NRC Research Associate National Institutes of Health/NCRR Embryo Cryopreservation Program 1/90-12/91 Bethesda, Maryland Ph.D. program Physiology (Adv: Dr. David Wildt) Uniformed Services University of the 8/84-12/89 Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland M.S. program Animal Science (Adv: Dr. Robert Godke) Louisiana State University 8/81-5/83 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Undergrad- B.S. Animal Science (Adv: Dr. Gary Anderson) University of California 9/76-6/81 Davis, California Current Appointments 6/15– date Lab Director-NB/ Corp. Research Director, Ovation Fertility, Newport Beach, CA (80%) 6/07 – 6/15 Lab Director - Previously Southern California Institute for Reproductive Sciences (SCIRS) 6/10 – 6/19 Technical/Andrology Advisor, California Cryobank, Los Angeles, CA (20%) Board Certification 12/94 Laboratory Supervisor/Consultant (TS-1995, HCLD-1996-present, ELD-2003), American Board of Bioanalysts, St. Louis, MO Professional Society Appointments 7/09-10/10 Chairman, Executive Planning Committee, Society for Reproductive Biologists & Technologists (SRBT) (5th ASRM Sub-Society formation, 10/2011) 11/07-10/10 Past-Chair 2010; Chairman 2008 & 2009, ASRM, Reproductive Biologists PG **Coordinated 4 ASRM Post-graduate courses and have written 2 ASRM CME Courses (2014) Publications *70 peer-reviewed articles, proceedings papers & book chapters; 145+ abstract/presentations Journal Articles (pioneering research examples)