Dr Fab Horta Nunez
Senior Lecturer
Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine
Dr Fabrizzio Horta is a clinical reproductive scientist who started his career as a research clinical Andrologist. He has been involved in IVF as a clinical Andrologist, clinical embryologist and lately as Scientific Supervisor of Research & Development. He has undertaken studies in Medical Science, Medicine, Master of Clinical Embryology and PhD studies at Monash University in Melbourne, including a fellowship in molecular and clinical Andrology as well as training in biomedical innovation and entrepreneurship.
He currently works at 91色情片 lecturing for the master of reproductive medicine and developing research on biomarkers and non-invasive biomarkers of gamete and embryo quality, Infertility, Artificial Intelligence, reproductive genetics and technology innovation in Assisted Reproductive Technologies.
Additionally, he also consults as Scientific Advisor in reproductive genetics and innovation in assisted reproductive technologies.
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Level 4, Room 445
Wallace Wurth Building
Botany Street
Kensington NSW 2052
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Level 1
Royal Hospital for Women
Barker Street
Randwick NSW 2031
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1.- Ferring Australia grant for $23,000 AUD for the study 鈥淥ocyte DNA repair capacity in infertile couples鈥. Chief investigator: Dr Fabrizzio Horta. Associate investigator: Dr Sally Catt, A/Prof Peter Temple-Smith and Prof Beverley Vollenhoven. November 2019.
2.- International Ferring COVID-19 investigational grant in reproductive medicine and maternal health for $8,500 AUD for the study 鈥淚ncidence of natural conception in infertile couples schedule for ART treatment during fertility clinic COVID-19 in Australia/New Zealand鈥. Chief investigator: Dr Fabrizzio Horta, Elizabeth Cutting, Prof Ben W Mol. June 2020.
3.- Non-invasive metabolic imaging of oocytes and early embryo development. Chief investigators: Dr Fabrizzio Horta, Dr Sally Catt, Prof Beverley Vollenhoven, Prof Adrian Neild, Dr Reza Nosrati, Dr Victor Cadarso. FSANZ grant awarded ($35,000 AUD),
4.- Machine learning for Clinical Decision support in in-vitro fertilisation. Chief investigators: Dr Fabrizzio Horta, Dr Hamid Rezatofighi, Dr Sally Catt, Prof JianFei Cai, Prof Beverley Vollenhoven. Monash Data Future Institute grant awarded ($50,000 AUD).
5.- Assessing the clinical impact of pharmacogenomics in IVF using a novel clinical decision support system integrating whole genome sequencing and artificial intelligence. Vollenhoven, B.,听Smith M M, V.,听Horta, F., Sacks, G., Coman, D. J., Gardner, D.,听Wang, R., Lin, H., Bi, M., Stocker, S. L., Grosser, M., Tipper, S. & Venter, D. J. The听Medical Research Future Fund听(MRFF), NHRMC. $2,959,360 AUD + partner contribution of $2.208M (23Strands + Virtus Health).
6.- Non-invasive metabolic IVF, a novel strategy to revolutionise infertility treatments. Dr Fabrizzio Horta,听A/Prof Victor Cadarso & Prof Adrian Neild. Monash Institute of Medical Engineering Seed Fund grant, Nov 2023 $50k.
7.- EMCR seed funding, Dr Fabrizzio Horta, Discipline of Women鈥檚 health, School of Clinical medicine, 91色情片 2025. $5,000.
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1.- Monash IVF grant for $35,000 AUD for the study 鈥淲hich factors are associated with recurrent implantation failure?鈥. Chief investigator: Dr Fabrizzio Horta. Associate investigator: Prof Ben W Mol, Dr Sally Catt, A/Prof Peter Temple-Smith and Prof Beverley Vollenhoven. December 2019.
2.- Monash IVF grant for $25,000 AUD for the study 鈥淣ovel methods of cryopreservation of ovarian tissue鈥. Chief investigator: Dr Sally Catt. Dr Fabrizzio Horta, Dr Kiri Bielby, A/Prof Peter Temple-Smith and Prof Beverley Vollenhoven. November 2019.
3.- Assessing the feasibility of whole genome sequencing (WGS) in patients presenting with unexplained infertility鈥. Chief investigators: A/Prof Gavin Sacks & Prof David Cuman. Associate investigators: Dr Fabrizzio Horta, Dr Vin Smith and 23Strands team. 2021. 1Million AUD co-funded project between 23Strands and Virtus Health.
4.- Investigating antioxidant therapy in couples of advanced reproductive age: an open label prospective observational study. Chief investigators: Dr Fabrizzio Horta, Prof William Ledger, Dr Devora Liebierman, A/Prof Rebecca Deans. 2024. Selerys Pharma. $191k AUD.
5.- Exploring Artificial intelligence for automating variant curation and big data linkage in reproductive genetics; towards preconception precision medicine in assisted reproductive technologies. Horta, F., Alinejad-Rokny, H.,听Marzbanrad, F.,听Lorber Rolnik, D., Shrestha, J., Venter, D. & Lin, H. $122.5K.
6.- Investigating aneuploidy detection through metabolic imaging using advanced microscopy and timelapse technologies. Chief investigators: Dr Fabrizzio Horta, Prof Robert Gilchrist. Genea BioMedX, 2024. $320k AUD.
7.- Research support unit, City Fertility for research and development. Chief investigators: Dr Fabrizzio Horta, Prof William Ledger. 2024. $200k AUD.
8.- Research support unit, City Fertility for research and development. Chief investigators: Dr Fabrizzio Horta, Prof William Ledger, Prof Roger Hart. 2025. $200k AUD.
- Robert G. Edwards Prize Paper Award 2025, Reproductive Biomedicine Online, RBMO
- Best publication award Clinical Randwick Campus, 2nd trimester, 2025. $250 AUD.
- Best publication award Clinical Randwick Campus, 1st trimester, 2025. $250 AUD.
- Finalist in David Healey award session, SRB Conference 2023, Brisbane, Australia, Nov 2023. $0.5k
- Best overall presentation, Melbourne emerging leaders in biomedical research, August 2023. $0.4K
- Outstanding Young researcher award. A microsystem for non-invasive imaging and simultaneous multi-biomarker 3d imaging. Erick J. Vargas-Ordaz, Terrance Lam, Bonan Liu, Fabrizzio Horta, Michelle L. Halls, Adrian Neild, and Victor J. Cadarso. July 2023, Kyoto, Japan.
- Fellowship FMNHS ECR award 2022 $35,000
- ARCS exchange session prize at SIRT/FSANZ conference ($5,000), July 2022.
- Young Investigator Award ASPIRE conference ($700) April 2022.
- Monash accelerator program Pitch award ($2,000), 2020.
- Monash Postgraduate Publication Award ($4,924), 2020.
- Award worth $8,000 AUD towards obtaining 鈥淐ertificate in Bio-innovation and entrepreneurship in biomedical science鈥, SPARK program, University of Technology of Sydney, September 2019.
- Monash University Postgraduate Travel Award ($2,000), 2019.
- Best oral presentation in conference Niuvida, Lima, Peru, 2018, worth in 1000 USD.
- Best research presentation at EPRD 30-year symposium, Alumnae meeting, Prato, Italy, worth in $1000 AUD July 2018.
- Best oral presentation Student/Early career researcher, SIRT-Midyear meeting $2000 AUD, May 2018.
- Scientist in Reproductive Technologies (SIRT) Student Travel Award ($500), 2018.
- Scientist in Reproductive Technologies (SIRT) Student Travel Award ($500), 2017.
- Faculty Graduate Research International Scholarship (FGRIS), for PhD studies, 2016.听Total funding: $135,000 AUD
- Monash International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (MIPRS) PhD studies, 2016.
- Monash Graduate Scholarship (MGS) for stipends during PhD studies, 2016.听Total funding: $105,000 AUD
- Chilean PhD scholarship 鈥淏ecas Chile para cursar doctorado en el extranjero鈥 CONICYT, Ministerio de Educaci贸n, Gobierno de Chile, 2016 (not used).
- Chilean master scholarship 鈥淏ecas Chile para cursar magister en el extranjero鈥 CONICYT, Ministerio de Educaci贸n, Gobierno de Chile, 2012. $80,000 AUD
- The best student of Medical Science in 2005, Diego Portales University. Santiago, Chile. $500 AUD
Total awards funding: $390,524 AUD