Category: Researcher Profiles
... John Aitken is a world leader in the area of reproductive biology and biotechnology, heading the Priority Research Centre ... aspect of male reproductive health. From the generation of male sperm cells through their growth and development and acquired ability to ... laboratory has identified critical factors that affect male sperm cells and potentially alter reproductive health including ...
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... solving a large jigsaw puzzle. Some pieces or answers, like reduced sperm number and motility, are right in front of you but there are other ... using it to investigate the relationship between chemotherapy and cell death. Seeking to gain a more intricate understanding of the cell ... has made very significant contributions to our understanding of sperm biology, including sperm proteome. fertility, infertility, pregnancy, ...
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... Reproduction Stem cells Fertility of childhood cancer survivors Sperm cell biology Why did you get into research? When I was an undergraduate ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... the epithelium that I am blessed to work with is air-liquid interface cell culture. This model allows me to take cells from healthy donors as ... disease (COPD), and grow them until they turn into all the individual cell types that we all have at the airway barrier. Having this ability ... position however, a double-major in Maths/Physics that turned into a Biology major; then from my PhD in reproductive science to my current ...
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... an early career postdoctoral researcher in the fields of reproductive biology and multiomic analyses and bioinformatics at The University of ... the male reproductive tract, critical to the functional maturation of sperm, as well as transmission of environmental stress signatures to ... career, he published 30 research articles in leading journals such Cell Reports and Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. His strong credentials ...
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... John Aitken at UON where her research focused on understanding how sperm recognize the egg and how this process goes wrong in cases of ... to spend time investigating the impact of oxidative stress on germ cell development at UON (2016-2018) before moving to Utrecht University, ... Protein homeostasis Germ cell development Lipid oxidation Redox Biology Ageing Why did you get into research? Research satisfies my ...
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... science research in a wide range of species. I found reproductive biology particularly attractive because the sperm cell is so unique, and you can immediately see if they’re happy or ...
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... your research interests? Infertility Reproduction Ovary and oocyte biology Sexual health Fertility education Why did you get into research? ... Reproductive Science Group. I became captivated watching microscopic sperm attempt the phenomenal feat of trying to fertilize an egg, and I ... research-based experience and knowledge extends to; gene regulation, cell biology, cell signalling pathways, molecular characterisation, ...
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... is not?) and developed into a keen interest in understanding the biology of life, where structure dictates function. As such, I pursued a ... highly specialised field, my interests span from the initial point of sperm-egg interaction, through to the onset of labour and successful ... is preterm labour. Specialised/Technical Skills Cellular biology Cell, tissue explant and tissue strip culture In vitro contraction ...
