Brendan Houston 🔬🎮🏳️🌈
@biolbrend
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Postdoc (Research Fellow), The Uni Of Melbourne. Looking at the genetic causes of male infertility - spermatogenesis in mice and flies. Avid video gamer. He/him
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined August 2016
Very pleased our article is out now in HRU! . We scored all available evidence for monogenic causes of human male infertility 🧍♂️ up until July 2020. The field is rapidly growing📈. Read more here⬇️:.. @OudManon @OBryanMoira @jorisveltman.
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AbstractBACKGROUND. Human male infertility has a notable genetic component, including well-established diagnoses such as Klinefelter syndrome, Y-chromosome
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New paper from the Male Infertility and Germ Cell Biology group - congratulations to Maddison and our team. We show CCDC112 is essential for quality sperm production and unveil new mechanisms of mitochondrial (sperm midpiece) maturation in the epididymis.
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Background The mitochondrial sheath is a defining feature of mammalian sperm with proposed functions in structural support and energy production for flagella movement. Recently, coiled coil domain...
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RT @JLopTello: In 2018, I had the incredible opportunity to participate in this amazing course focused on #reproductive #Biology @FIRbees.….
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RT @ReproductionSRB: Congratulations to Dr @JessRickard, recipient of the Newcastle Emerging Research Leader award for 2024 @ESASRB - an im….
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RT @ReproductionSRB: An amazing showcase of research on intrinsic and extrinsic factors influencing reproduction in our first oral session….
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Well done, Maddison. Proud supervisor moment.
Excellent talk from Maddison Graffeo from the University of Melbourne. Maddison won the @MaleBCNow award for best abstract for research with applications for male contraceptive development.
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RT @AleonaSwegen: Breaking some new ground in #equine #pregnancy - systemic lipid changes as early as day 7! Congra….
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Understanding the systemic biochemistry of early pregnancy in the mare is essential for developing new diagnostics and identifying causes for pregnancy loss. This study aimed to elucidate the dynamic...
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RT @DrNatHannan: We have an exciting opportunity in the @TDVFGroup we are looking for an enthusiastic experienced animal model research s….
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Are you a researcher with a keen interest in pregnancy, especially animal models of pregnancy complications? Or do you come from another field with excellent rodent model skills, perhaps surgery,...
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RT @apac_scientific: Excited to see Aussie PhD researcher Bianca Fato's paper in prestigious #Hypertension. Research used precision Wire M….
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RT @ReproductionSRB: It's the final countdown. 4 days to go. Early bird 🐦⬛🐦⬛ registrations, abstracts 📜📜 AND award 🥇🥇applications ar….
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We have a new interesting paper out, identifying the multiple roles of AXDND1 in male germ cell development and male fertility. Take a look to see more. @BioSci_UniMelb.
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Cell Death & Disease - AXDND1 is required to balance spermatogonial commitment and for sperm tail formation in mice and humans
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RT @AJ_Pask: Our paper on the embryology of the dunnart is now up! Stunning images of these amazing little animals, helping marsupial conse….
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RT @AJ_Pask: An important new study from @SamuelC17727 on the direct impact of everyday chemicals on erectile function - showing genistein….
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Communications Biology - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) are a group of harmful environmental pollutants hypothesized to be drivers of multiple health disorders. In the current article, the...
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RT @LSAjournal: A specific regulator of male germ cell transition function has been discovered: CEP76. @biolbrend @obryanmoira @BioSci_UniM….
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🚨 New paper from the Male Infertility and Germ Cell Biology lab. We have identified a new regulator of protein entry into the sperm tail - CEP76. @BioSci_UniMelb @OBryanMoira.
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The transition zone is a specialised gate at the base of cilia/flagella, which separates the ciliary compartment from the cytoplasm and strictly regulates protein entry. We identified a potential new...
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RT @_jessdunleavy_: Come join our team 👇👇. @OBryanMoira and I are looking for an ECR to join our research on the role of #microtubules in b….
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Careers at The University of Melbourne
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RT @SBSatEd: Discovery of a pair of genes that work in perfect harmony to protect male fertility, could provide new insights into some unex….
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RT @YoungAndrology: 🔔 Exciting News 🔔.Mark your calendars 🗓️ for #16thNYRA meeting on May 27-29 in Brussels 🇧🇪 . 🤩 A fantastic lineup of pl….
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RT @weiyanReprod: Male #contraceptive development is evolving with fresh ideas and promising drug candidates on the horizon. Glad to see th….
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