Exposing the mechanisms underlying mammalian meiotic onset

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Germ cells must undergo a special form of cell division, meiosis, before they can form oocytes in females or sperm in males. We want to know, in detail, how meiosis is triggered in germ cells and what the first steps are in meiotic progression. This information will help us understand the causative factors in infertility (1 in 6 couples of reproductive age are infertile), control fertility (develop new contraceptives) and avoid testicular cancer (the most common tumour type in young men).

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $536,563.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Developmental Genetics (incl. Sex Determination)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

SOX genes | fertility | germ cells | meiosis | mouse models