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![A memorial service is held around the grave of Jean Purdy, the first embryologist and forgotten IVF pioneer, to mark the 40th anniversary of IVF at the Church of St Andrew and A memorial service is held around the grave of Jean Purdy, the first embryologist and forgotten IVF pioneer, to mark the 40th anniversary of IVF at the Church of St Andrew and](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PA4N3M/a-memorial-service-is-held-around-the-grave-of-jean-purdy-the-first-embryologist-and-forgotten-ivf-pioneer-to-mark-the-40th-anniversary-of-ivf-at-the-church-of-st-andrew-and-st-mary-in-grantchester-cambridge-PA4N3M.jpg)
A memorial service is held around the grave of Jean Purdy, the first embryologist and forgotten IVF pioneer, to mark the 40th anniversary of IVF at the Church of St Andrew and
![Jean Purdy, Nurse & Embryologist. Discarded, annulled, and obscured, the… | by RS Staff | Rediscover STEAM | Medium Jean Purdy, Nurse & Embryologist. Discarded, annulled, and obscured, the… | by RS Staff | Rediscover STEAM | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/max/1180/1*DZusGYZcbIGRn_eHK7TUQQ.jpeg)
Jean Purdy, Nurse & Embryologist. Discarded, annulled, and obscured, the… | by RS Staff | Rediscover STEAM | Medium
![The newly unveiled headstone at grave of Jean Purdy, the first embryologist and forgotten IVF pioneer, to mark the 40th anniversary of IVF at the Church of St Andrew and St Mary The newly unveiled headstone at grave of Jean Purdy, the first embryologist and forgotten IVF pioneer, to mark the 40th anniversary of IVF at the Church of St Andrew and St Mary](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PA4N7X/the-newly-unveiled-headstone-at-grave-of-jean-purdy-the-first-embryologist-and-forgotten-ivf-pioneer-to-mark-the-40th-anniversary-of-ivf-at-the-church-of-st-andrew-and-st-mary-in-grantchester-cambridge-PA4N7X.jpg)