Seminar Series

As part of the Centre for Reproductive Health's commitment to research, a series of seminars are on offer to the local scientific and clinical community.

The CRH offers presentations by CRH staff, students and external academics.

Available to the Edinburgh BioQuarter community on the dates shown, between 2-3pm in the Seminar Room (1.05) of the Institute for Regeneration and Repair (unless otherwise stated). 

Friday 13th June

Speaker: Dr Sissy Wamaitha (External)

Dept of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, USA

Title: Defining the cell and molecular origins of the primate ovarian reserve

Short bio here 

**Thursday** 19th June

Speaker: Professor Chii Jou (Joe) Chan

Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore

Title: Mechanical control of mammalian folliculogenesis and its implications in ageing

Short bio here 

Friday 27th June

Speaker: Professor Anne Goriely (External)

Professor of Human Genetics, WIMM, University of Oxford

Title: The fine balance between genome integrity, selfishness and fertility

Short bio here 

Friday 4th July

Speakers: Rod Mitchell & Rana Fetit

Centre for Reproductive Health

Titles: 

Talking Bollocks: Rod Mitchell finds the funny in testicles, offering hope for children’s cancer and infertility.

Deconstructing brains: Rana unpacks the journey of the brain from early civilizations 

Friday 11th July

Speaker: Dr Ge Guo

Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter

Title: 'Reconstructing human embryo development using naïve pluripotent stem cells

Short bio here 

Please contact CRH.Seminars@ed.ac.uk or further info or to discuss additions to this seasons programme.

 

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