Editorial Board

Areas of interest: intracytoplasmic sperm injection, preimplantation embryo, developmental totipotency, proteome, nuclear reprogramming, embryonic stem cell, animal model

Areas of interest: ovarian physiology, follicle and oocyte biology, ovarian stroma and microenvironment, reproductive aging, fertility preservation, non-hormonal contraception 

Areas of interest: gene expression, transcriptome analysis, RNA-sequencing, microbiota/microbiome analyses, endometrial receptivity, embryo implantation, unexplained infertility, endometriosis, endometrial disorders, endometrial organoids

Areas of interest: Developmental Biology, embryo development, gene editing, KO model, animal models (bovine, rabbit, mouse, ovine and pigs), fertilization, zona pellucida, mitochondria, oocyte quality, embryo quality, epigenetics.

Areas of interest: Female infertility/fertility, ovarian physiology, follicle and luteal biology, steroid hormone action, fertility preservation, nonhuman primate and ruminant models of female infertility/fertility, polycystic ovary syndrome and hyperandrogenemia, ovarian/luteal vascularization, impact of vitamins (Vitamin A/D, etc.) on reproductive outcomes in females.

Areas of Interest: placenta, trophoblast, pregnancy, preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, animal models, developmental origins of health and disease, sex differences

Areas of interest: oocyte competence, folliculogenesis, follicular culture, maturation, fertility preservation, ovarian toxicity and pharmacoprotection, premature ovarian insufficiency, ovarian physiology

Areas of interest: male infertility, spermatogenesis, spermiogenesis, meiosis (microtubule spindle and midbody), spermatid nuclear remodelling, acrosome biogenesis, manchette biology, sperm flagella formation, cytoskeletal aspects of spermatogenesis, mitochondrial sheath formation, centriole/basal body dynamics, mouse models of male infertility

Areas of Interest: spatial transcriptomics of the placenta in health and disease (e.g. preeclampsia, IUGR), implantation and early trophoblast development, subtypes of extravillous trophoblasts, in vitro models for research on human trophoblasts, role of specific proteins in the etiology of preeclampsia (e.g. PP13)

Areas of interest: early pregnancy, embryo implantation, endometrium, miscarriage, infertility, developmental programming (DOHaD), organoids, transcriptomics, epigenetics, stem cells/progenitors.

Areas of interest: BMP signaling, mouse models, endometrial organoids, transcriptomics, endometrial regeneration, endometrial pathologies, endometriosis, decidualization, receptivity, pregnancy loss, implantation failure, estrogen and progesterone signaling

Areas of interest: Perinatal immunology, Maternal-fetal interface, Innate immunity, Host immune response, Pattern recognition receptors, Viral infections during pregnancy, Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), Danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), Alarmins, Immune cells, Allergy, Placenta, Trophoblast biology, Cytotrophoblast differentiation, Syncytiotrophoblast, Primary in vitro models of the human placenta, Pregnancy complications, Preeclampsia, Preterm labor, Fetal growth restriction, Small for gestational age, Animal model, Cell biology, Cell death

Areas of interest: germ cells, oocyte, oocyte maturation, preimplantation embryo, blastocyst, stem cells, pluripotency

Areas of interest: spermatogenesis, toxicology, transcriptional regulation, DNA damage, gametogenesis, DNA damage, gene expression, reproductive toxicology, multigenerational consequences of paternal exposure to chemicals.

Areas of interest: Embryo implantation, embryology, endometrium, trophectoderm, trophoblast, placenta, stem cells, oviduct, cell biology, developmental biology, in vitro models, organoids, microscopy, omics, assisted reproductive technologies, pregnancy disorders, developmental programming, toxicology

Areas of Interest: Pregnancy and the mechanisms of labour (at term or preterm); the role of inflammatory pathways, prostaglandin pathways, GPCRs and signaling pathways; primary cell and tissue models in human, rat and mouse; molecular and pharmacology techniques; basic bioinformatics; RNAseq analysis; biomarker discovery and SNP analysis for preterm birth prediction and identifying mechanisms

Areas of interest: pluripotent stem cells, embryonic stem cells, cell fate, differentiation, genetics, aneuploidy, preimplantation development, lineage commitment

Areas of Interest: Male infertility, andrology, spermatogenesis, gonad function, embryo development, oncology, effect of gonadotoxic treatment effects on male fertility, gonadotoxic risk factors, spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) protection during gonadotoxic treatments, SSC maintenance, male germ cells, differentiation of human embryonic and human induced pluripotent stem cells to male human germ cells and supporting gonadal somatic cells (e.g. Sertoli or Leydig cells)

Areas of interest: bioinformatics, genomic medicine, predictive modelling, transcriptional regulation, gene expression, epigenetics, animal models, omics, imprinting, embryo development, embryo quality, computational biology, mathematical modelling, artificial intelligence

Areas of interest: Sperm, mouse in vitro fertilization, capacitation, acrosome reaction, sperm metabolism, phosphorylation, epididymis, sperm maturation, motility, hyperactivation, calcium

Areas of interest: Reproductive biology, male and female infertility, sperm, oocyte, meiosis, fertilization, endometrial receptivity, reproductive aging, oocyte quality, mitochondria, mitochondrial function, high-resolution microscopy, bioinformatics, genetics, gene expression, splicing, transcriptome analysis, RNA-sequencing, genetic causes of infertility, biological mechanisms regulating germ cells development.