The Future Conceived

The world’s first successful IVF in white rhino, interview with Dr. Thomas Hildebrandt

April 16, 2024 SSR Podcast
The Future Conceived
The world’s first successful IVF in white rhino, interview with Dr. Thomas Hildebrandt
Show Notes

In this podcast, Dr. Peter Hansen interviews Dr. Thomas Hildebrandt, Head of Department of Reproduction Management at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin, Germany on his first successful embryo transfer in southern white rhinos. Listen to learn more about white rhino conservation, the uncharted territory of performing IVF, and this major milestone in the race against time to save the endangered northern white rhino species.

Dr. Hildebrandt is an invited speaker at the upcoming 2024 SSR meeting.