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.
CRU annual networking meeting 21/8
Welcome to the 2023 CRU
networking meeting at Evolutionary Biology Center (EBC). There will be a
interesting talks by the invited key note speaker Michael Skinner and
early career CRU members as well as networking opportunities during the
poster exhibition and lunch.
The
subjects covered will be reproductive endocrinology in various species, both
sexes, different developmental stages, and gestation. Comparative aspects of
reproductive endocrinology in humans and animals are an important part of the
course. June 12-16.
Differences in sperm chromatin (DNA) packaging can indicate stallion fertility
Researchers from the Division of Reproduction used various flow cytometric analyses to evaluate the integrity of DNA strands in stallion spermatozoa, its composition (especially the ratio of histones to protamines), and how tightly packed the DNA strands are. Altogether, the information can indicate how fertile a stallion is likely to be.
Photo: Ziyad Al-Kass prepares to collect semen from a Shetland pony stallion. Photo by Jane Morrell.
EDC mixture induced epigenetic changes in the developing brain
Researchers at the program of Physiology and Environmental Toxicology at Uppsala University and collaboration partners at University of Athens (Greece), Icahn School of Medicine (USA), and Karlstad University found that a human relevant EDC mixture induced epigenetic changes in the developing mouse brain, correlating with changes in behavior.
Researchers at the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, have shown that women who participate in Vasaloppet and have an active lifestyle have a slightly lower risk of certain diseases and complications in connection with pregnancy and childbirth.
Three collaboration projects between Uppsala University and SLU were granted funding 2022 from CRU: Transgenerational impact of maternal stress upon sperm mitochondria, Transgenerational epigenomic and genomic dynamics in artemia and Epigenetic analyses of embryos.
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.
