Centre for Human Reproductive Science

The Centre for Human Reproductive Science (ChRS) was established in December 2006 to further develop research and innovation in fertility diagnosis and treatment, working in partnership as the academic and research wing of the Birmingham Women's Fertility Centre at Birmingham Women’s Hospital and the University of Birmingham Medical School. A particular emphasis in the biomedical research strategy is placing research and discovery in the true physiological context.[1]

Research Advances

The ChRS team alongside the Fertility Centre have made recent notable advances in various areas, these include achievements in:

Fertility Treatment & Diagnosis

The ChRS does not directly enter into patient treatment or diagnosis being focussed upon research. These are delivered through the affiliated Birmingham Women's Fertility Centre at Birmingham Women’s Hospital.

Management

The current HFEA Person Responsible on the Research Licences and Research Lead is Jackson Kirkman-Brown MBE PhD.

References

  1. Barratt CL, Kirkman-Brown J (Jan 2006). "Man-made versus female-made environment—will the real capacitation please stand up?". Human Reproduction Update 12 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1093/humupd/dmi051. ISSN 1355-4786. PMID 16354709.
  2. Björndahl L, Kirkman-Brown J, Hart G, Rattle S, Barratt CL (January 2006). "Development of a novel home sperm test" (Free full text). Human Reproduction 21 (1): 145–9. doi:10.1093/humrep/dei330. ISSN 0268-1161. PMID 16267078.
  3. Gu Y, Kirkman-Brown JC, Korchev Y, Barratt CL, Publicover SJ (October 2004). "Multi-state, 4-aminopyridine-sensitive ion channels in human spermatozoa". Developmental Biology 274 (2): 308–17. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.06.025. ISSN 0012-1606. PMID 15385161.
  4. Jiménez-González MC, Gu Y, Kirkman-Brown J, Barratt CL, Publicover S (December 2007). "Patch-clamp 'mapping' of ion channel activity in human sperm reveals regionalisation and co-localisation into mixed clusters". Journal of Cellular Physiology 213 (3): 801–8. doi:10.1002/jcp.21153. ISSN 0021-9541. PMC 3549611. PMID 17516540.
  5. Kirkman-Brown JC, Bray C, Stewart PM, Barratt CL, Publicover SJ (June 2000). "Biphasic elevation of [Ca(2+)](i) in individual human spermatozoa exposed to progesterone". Developmental Biology 222 (2): 326–35. doi:10.1006/dbio.2000.9729. ISSN 0012-1606. PMID 10837122.
  6. Kirkman-Brown JC, Barratt CL, Publicover SJ (March 2004). "Slow calcium oscillations in human spermatozoa" (Free full text). The Biochemical Journal 378 (Pt 3): 827–32. doi:10.1042/BJ20031368. ISSN 0264-6021. PMC 1223996. PMID 14606954.
  7. Harper CV, Barratt CL, Publicover SJ (October 2004). "Stimulation of human spermatozoa with progesterone gradients to simulate approach to the oocyte. Induction of [Ca(2+)](i) oscillations and cyclical transitions in flagellar beating" (Free full text). The Journal of Biological Chemistry 279 (44): 46315–25. doi:10.1074/jbc.M401194200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 15322137.
  8. Correia JN, Conner SJ, Kirkman-Brown JC (May 2007). "Non-genomic steroid actions in human spermatozoa. 'Persistent tickling from a laden environment'". Seminars in Reproductive Medicine 25 (3): 208–19. doi:10.1055/s-2007-973433. ISSN 1526-8004. PMID 17447210.
  9. Bowdin S, Allen C, Kirby G; et al. (December 2007). "A survey of assisted reproductive technology births and imprinting disorders" (Free full text). Human Reproduction 22 (12): 3237–40. doi:10.1093/humrep/dem268. ISSN 0268-1161. PMID 17921133.
  10. Ellis PJ, Furlong RA, Conner SJ; et al. (August 2007). "Coordinated transcriptional regulation patterns associated with infertility phenotypes in men". Journal of Medical Genetics 44 (8): 498–508. doi:10.1136/jmg.2007.049650. ISSN 0022-2593. PMC 2597934. PMID 17496197.
  11. Purewal S, van den Akker O (June 2007). "The socio-cultural and biological meaning of parenthood". Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology 28 (2): 79–86. doi:10.1080/01674820701409918. ISSN 0167-482X. PMID 17538815.
  12. van den Akker O (Mar 2006). "A review of family donor constructs: current research and future directions". Human Reproduction Update 12 (2): 91–101. doi:10.1093/humupd/dmi038. ISSN 1355-4786. PMID 16172110.

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