Greg Christensen, Ph.D

IVF Laboratory Director

Address:  UofL Health Care Outpatient Center 401 East Chestnut Street, Suite 410
Louisville KY, 40202
Phone Number: 502-271-5999

Certifications: 
High Complexity Laboratory Director (H.C.L.D.) 2008

Education: 
Ph.D., University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Physiology – 2006

Professional Societies: 
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), 2000 to present,
American College of Embryology (A.C.E.) 2009

Research Interests: 
Genetic basis of Male Infertility
Female Fertility Preservation,

Publications:  Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Christensen GL and Carrell DT. Animal models of genetic causes of male infertility. Asian J Androl, 2002. 4(3): p. 213-9.
  • Christensen GL, Ivanov IP, Atkins JF, et al. Screening the SPO11 and EIF5A2 genes in a population of infertile males. Fertil Steril, 2005. 84(3): p. 758-760.
  • Christensen GL, Ivanov IP, Atkins JF, and Carrell DT. Identification polymorphisms in the Hrb, GOPC, and Csnk2a2 Genes in two men with globozoospermia. J Androl, 2006. 27(1): p. 11-15.
  • Christensen GL, Ivanov IP, Wooding SP, et al. Identification of polymorphisms and balancing selection in the male infertility candidate gene, ornithine decarboxylase antizyme 3. BMC Med Genet, 2006. 7(1): p. 27.
  • Aoki VW, Christensen GL, Atkins JF, and Carrell DT. Identification of novel polymorphisms in the nuclear protein genes and their relationship with human sperm protamine deficiency and severe male infertility. Fertil Steril, 2006. 86(5): p.1416-22.
  • Christensen GL, Wooding SP, Ivanov IP, Atkins JF, and Carrell DT. Sequencing and haplotype analysis of the activator of CREM in the testis (ACT) gene in populations of fertile and infertile males. Molec Hum Reprod, 2006. 12(4): p. 257-262.
  • Carrell DT, Liu L, and Christensen G. Polyploidy in mouse embryos derived from in vivo and in vitro fertilization is dependent on the timing of PMSG injection. Fertil Steril, 87(6): p. 1470-2.
  • 8.  Christensen GL, Griffin J, Carrell DT. Sequence analysis of the X-linked USP26 gene in severe male factor infertility patients and fertile controls.Fertil Steril, 2008 Sep;90(3):851-2.
  • 9. Huang I, Christensen GL, Peterson CM, Griffin J, Emery BR, Carrell DT.  Novel         UBE2B Gene Polymorphisms in Infertile Men., Asian J Androl. 2008 May;10(3):461-6.
  • 10. Griffin J, Emery BR, Christensen GL, Carrell DT.  Analysis of the meiotic recombination gene REC8 for sequence variations in a population with severe male factor infertility. Syst Biol Reprod Med. 2008 May-Jun;54(3):163-5.