The decline in sperm counts and concomitant increase in testicular cancer demands research in this field as an urgent priority. Spermatogenesis is the essential physiological process for male gamete production. It also provides an ideal paradigm model system to study cellular development and differentiation, both necessary for an understanding of dysfunction.
The network integrates a research environment involving complementary frontier “omic” approaches in male reproductive biology. For the first time it is done with the aim of identifying novel human fertility genes and the gene networks that are deregulated in the infertile and malignant testis.
Reprotrain strives to deliver a high standard of multidisciplinary network-wide training to 10 Early Stage Researchers (PhD students) and 4 Experienced Researchers (Postdoctoral Fellows) who will perform studies in genetics and epigenetics, molecular male reproductive medicine, molecular and structural biology and biotechnology. This learning environment will be implemented with hands-on training in cutting-edge technologies relevant to current molecular-genetic and medical research together with a Personnel Career Development Plan and complementary transferable skills.
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