Welcome to the MRC Centre for Reproductive Health
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Reproduction is a fundamental feature of all life, essential for the continuation of our species. Reproductive success – the birth of a baby that will enjoy a long, healthy life – is a complex multistep process requiring production of sufficient numbers of viable gametes, fertilisation, implantation in a ‘receptive’ uterus, formation of a placenta that can sustain and nuture the baby and delivery at full term. Reproductive disorders include infertility, reproductive cancers, premature ovarian failure, polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis, heavy menstrual bleeding, ectopic pregnancy, premature birth and complications of pregnancy have an impact on health and quality of life. Researchers within the Centre benefit from access to state-of-the art core facilities, for more information click here.
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Success for Centre Staff and Students
Congratulations to Vicky Young (2nd year PhD student) who has won ‘I’m a Scientist get me out of here!” a UK wide science engagement and enrichment activity funded by the Welcome Trust.
Drs. Lee Smith and Nicola Gray have both been awarded project grants from the BBSRC – these are highly competitive so it is really great to get two in the same funding round – Niki has also been appointed to the BBSRC pool of experts.
Centre staff have triumphed in the BioQuarter Innovation Competition 2012.
Finalists from CRH: Jacqueline Maybin – novel treatment for gynaecological condition and Mike Millar and Sheila MacPherson -non-contact method to embed histopathology samples.
I-pad winners from CRH: Fiona Denison – belly bra and Carolyn Chiswick – Pannus Retraction Device
Finalists go through to a second round of judging on 25th May for the grand prize of £10,000 and other prizes. Congratulations to ALL.
To learn more about hormones why not visit the Society for Endocrinology website ‘You and your hormones’
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This page was last updated on 15 May 2012
