Studies by CoRe researchers are heavily focused on providing new strategies for the control of fertility in humans and animals. For example, we are using our understanding of gamete biology to identify new diagnostic mechanisms for assessing sperm quality in large animals and in men. As an extension to this, and in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, we are applying our knowledge of gene regulation in the testis towards identification of strong targets for male contraceptive development.
News and Breakthroughs
October 2024 Dr. Alexander Nikitin's (Professor of Pathology, Department of Biomedical Sciences) laboratory published an article in Nature Communications earlier this month, co-first authored by Dr. Andrea Flesken-Nikitin (Assistant Research Professor) and graduate student Coulter Ralston. The article, titled "Pre-ciliated tubal epithelial cells are prone to initiating of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma," highlights transitional [...]
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