News from the Centre for Reproductive Biology in Uppsala
The Centre for Reproductive Biology in Uppsala (CRU) is a joint body between the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Uppsala University. CRU is a network of scientists working in the field of reproductive biology.
CRU publishes a newsletter twice a year, highlighting upcoming events and recent research publications. The newsletter is distributed to all members and anyone interested. Contact cru@slu.se to subscribe.
For more information on CRU and CRU membership, go to www.slu.se/cru.
Soapbox Science
On 21 May, CRU is, together with U-Share, organizing Soapbox Science in the centre
of Uppsala. The aim is to bring cutting edge science to the public, in
an accessible, fun and unintimidating way.
A new course -"Developmental origins of disease: Effects of early-life chemical exposure on the reproductive, metabolic, and neuronal systems" - is aiming to provide general and broad understanding of developmental toxicity in vertebrates.
Circulating ACE2 is increased in women later developing preeclampsia
Researchers at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, has shown elevated angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in women prior to development of preeclampsia.
Researchers at Environmental Toxicology, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, have together with researchers within the EDC-MixRisk project investigated adverse impacts of endocrine disrupting chemicals.
Perfluorohexane sulfonate induces changes in bovine embryos
A group of CRU researchers has shown that perfluorohexane sulfonate induces phenotypic, transcriptomic and DNA methylation changes in bovine embryos in vitro. The same substance was also found in follicular fluid in Uppsala women in a previous study.
Differences in seminal microbiota among bulls might be related to their fertility
Researchers from the Division of Reproduction, Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, have used 16S sequencing to identify the seminal microbiota and found that differences among healthy bulls might be related to their fertility.
The Centre for Reproductive Biology in Uppsala (CRU) is a joint body
between the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Uppsala
University. CRU is a network of scientists working in the field of
reproductive biology.
