By CONSTANZE MARESCH It is our great pleasure to announce the 12th NYRA Meeting, that will be held in Giessen, Germany, on September 23rd – 24th 2019. This year the meeting will be held adjacent to the 6th International Workshop on Molecular Andrology (https://www.uni-giessen.de/fbz/fb11/institute/anatomie/molandrol2019) and the 50th Anniversary of the Read more…
This year’s NYRA meeting, 22nd-23rd of May, was held adjacent to the 20th European Testis Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal. The audience included Master students, PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and even a few group leaders. In total, our two-day seminar series was attended by 30 participants representing 10 different countries: Belgium, Read more…
Accuracy of human sperm DNA oxidation quantification and threshold determination using an 8-OHdG immuno-detection assay Vorilhon S et al. – Hum Reprod. 2018 Apr 1;33(4):553-562. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dey038 Of factors contributing to sperm DNA damage, oxidative stress is recognized as one of the major contributing causes to sperm cell dysfunction. Caused Read more…
Currently, couples going through In vitro fertilisation (IVF) require the treatment of women with hormones for ovarian stimulation in order to stimulate simultaneously growth of several follicles and to maximize a large number of oocytes available IVF. However, this treatment can have several side-effects and it is not suitable for Read more…
http://eca2018.com/welcome.htm Dear Colleagues, The 10th Congress of the European Academy of Andrology (EAA) will be held in Budapest, Hungary between October 11-13, 2018. We invite all EAA members and colleagues dealing with andrology to join us for what we hope will be a memorable event. The scientific program will Read more…
A large collaborative research program in the Molecular Pathogenesis of Male Reproductive Disorders is being undertaken by scientists, clinicians and students at Monash University, Australia, and Justus Liebig University, Germany. (more…)
Available for a period of 3 years at INSERM U1085-IRSET, University of Rennes (France). Funding: Rennes I University.
Starting date: October 2018.
Press Highlights Triclosan (2,4,4’-tricloro-2’-hydroxy-diphenyl ether) is a synthetic compound classified both as a drug and a pesticide. It is widely used in consumer goods for its broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties. At low doses, triclosan impairs bacterial growth by inhibiting enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase, an enzyme necessary for bacterial lipid biosynthesis, while Read more…