Robert Edwards

Also known as Robert G. Edwards, Sir Robert Geoffrey Edwards, Robert Geoffrey Edwards, Bob Edwards

English physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine and in-vitro fertilisation

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Robert Edwards was an English physiologist who pioneered the development of in-vitro fertilization (IVF), a medical technique that allows eggs to be fertilized outside the body. His work made it possible for infertile couples to have biological children, fundamentally transforming reproductive medicine and helping millions of people worldwide.

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Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,865x
Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,817x
Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,427x
Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,851x
The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,233x

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date of death: 2013-04-10
date of birth: 1925-09-27
Erdős number: 5
birth name: Robert Geoffrey Edwards
Commons category: Robert G. Edwards
name in native language: Robert Geoffrey Edwards

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Sir Robert Geoffrey Edwards (27 September 1925 – 10 April 2013) was a British physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine, and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in particular. Along with obstetrician and gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe and nurse and embryologist Jean Purdy, Edwards successfully pioneered conception through IVF, which led to the birth of Louise Brown on 25 July 1978. They founded the first IVF programme for infertile patients and trained other scientists in their techniques. Edwards was the founding editor-in-chief of Human Reproduction in 1986. In 2010, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for the development of in vitro fertilization".

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