Marie-Cecile van de Lavoir is Senior Vice President of Technical Operations and Genetics at OmniAb. Dr. van de Lavoir joined the OmniAb team in 2017 following the acquisition of Crystal Bioscience, where she was co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer. Starting as a staff veterinarian, Dr. van de Lavoir’s career and research has focused on animal reproduction and she has been at the forefront of many new reproductive technologies in mammals and birds. Dr. van de Lavoir established the cell-based system that allowed the creation of transgenic chickens and she is considered a global authority on avian primordial germ cells (PGCs). For over a decade, she has been involved in efforts to use the PGC technology for endangered species conservation. She has authored many scientific publications and holds numerous U.S. patents. She was a Fulbright scholar and MRC fellow (Canada). Dr. van de Lavoir holds a DVM from the University of Utrecht and a PhD. in animal reproductive physiology from the University of Guelph, Canada.
