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28 January 2025
Speaker Takashi Akera - January 22, 2025
The Gerton Lab welcomed Dr. Takashi Akera from NHLBI/NIH.
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Foundational research at the Stowers Institute is leading to a greater understanding of many factors governing infertility with the goal of improving health, healthy outcomes, and providing hope for people facing this challenge.
A fertilized mouse oocyte is captured in the act of completing a cell division, with chromosomes (magenta in the right image) in the center of each newly formed cell.
Many people picture the joy of becoming a parent. Some even fantasize about the names we will give our children, the lessons we want to impart, and all they will accomplish. Add to that our own parent or parents’ expectations of grandchildren. Then, when pregnancy doesn’t happen according to plan and fertility is called into question, the family building process can suddenly become overwhelming, causing feelings of uncertainty, disappointment, and even grief.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, infertility rates are rising. A combination of factors may be at play, with more and more couples delaying childbearing. Scientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research are investigating infertility from multiple perspectives—genetic, cellular and molecular aging, and evolutionary—to bring hope to people struggling with infertility.
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28 January 2025
The Gerton Lab welcomed Dr. Takashi Akera from NHLBI/NIH.
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14 November 2024
The Gerton Lab welcomed Dr. Kateryna Makova from Pennsylvania State University.
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08 August 2024
Learn what chromosomes are and why scientists at the Stowers Institute study them in our next #BioBasics episode!
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