Sheela Ali has been a part of human IVF since 2008. Since then, she completed her master's degree in Clinical Embryology and Andrology at the Jones Institute of Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2013 and her PhD in Developmental Biology from the University of North Texas in 2018. During her graduate studies, her research focus was on E-Cadherin and its role in trophectoderm grafts from sibling embryos as well as the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and predictive modeling to aid in identification of critical values in IVF treatments. AI application in IVF would allow for efficient real-time aid in the clinical decisions process for factors such as maximum allowable gonadotropin doses to optimize outcome. She is certified as a High Complexity Laboratory Director, Technical Supervisor and Clinical Consultant by the American Board of Bioanalysts. She has served as an inspector for College of American Pathologists (CAP) and has experience as a Clinical Consultant. She has served as a panelist for NASA's space biology research program as well as worked with the United Nations as an expert reviewer for proposals submitted related to the PCR testing platforms for SARS-CoV-2. She is currently the Laboratory Director for IVF laboratories in Frisco, TX and San Francisco, CA. She has published several abstracts and continues to publish in peer review journals. She has served as a scientific advisory board member for College of Reproductive Biology (CRB) and EmbryVu genetics laboratory and currently is an active committee member for American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and Society of Reproductive Biologists and Technologists (SRBT).

Current Certifications:

• HCLD (High Complexity Laboratory Director) certification from the American Board of Bioanalysis, ABB

• CC (Clinical Consultant) certification from the American Board of Bioanalysis, ABB

• TS (Technical Supervisor) certification from the American Board of Bioanalysis in the discipline of Embryology

• CAP (College of American Pathologists)- Team Lead Inspector Training Completion Certificate 2018