August, 2024 | Volume 12, n. 7, aug. 2024. ISSN 2375-1924
Hauser A, Antonellis M, Oun T, Kiessling R, Hartley M, Sullivan M, Kiessling A
ABSTRACT Men seeking surrogacy in the United States must undergo Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-mandated infectious disease screening within seven days of the sperm collected for fertility treatments. Travel bans imposed during the COVID19 pandemic (April 1, 2020 to March 7, 2022) did not deter 156 men from 12 countries from pursuing fatherhood by traveling…
September, 2023 | Biology of Reproduction, 2023, 1–5
Rajendra K
Dr. David Albertini, a distinguished figure in reproductive biology, shares his illustrious career and groundbreaking research in an engaging interview. From unraveling the intricacies of meiotic competence to pioneering advancements in oocyte cryopreservation and germline stem cell identification, this article offers a captivating glimpse into his lifelong contributions, making it a must-read for those passionate…
December, 2018 | Bedford Research Foundation Newsletter
Foundation Staff
Read about all of the progress and the research that has occurred at the Foundation over the course of the past year, and a retrospective on the past 20! Dr. Kiessling outlines her vision for the upcoming year as well. Thank you for your support.
November, 2014 | Bedford Research Foundation Newsletter
Foundation Staff
Bedford Research scientists are following up on their discovery that stem cells have a circadian rhythm that may need to be supported for optimum development in the laboratory. In the body, the daily pattern of light and dark controls many signals sent out by the brain, such as those that trigger changes in body temperature,…
February, 2014 | Fertility and Sterility, Volume 101, Issue 2, pages 350-358
Joshua Lupton, Jack Vernamonti, Clinton McCabe, Jacob Noble, Hui Zhong Yin, Robert C. Eyre, Ann A. K
Objective: To assess the accuracy of serology to predict the presence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in semen of homosexual men without and with HIV coinfection. Results: Cytomegalovirus was detected by electron microscopy in 3 of 10 specimens examined. Forty-six (89%) of 52 HIV-infected men were seropositive for CMV by combined assay for IgG/IgM; two more (48…
October, 2013 | Bedford Research Foundation Newsletter
Foundation Staff
FROM THE DIRECTOR The astounding 2013 report by an Oregon research team of the successful creation of stem cells from a somatic cell nucleus transferred into an unfertilized human egg was met with surprising calm by the lay press and the bioethics community. This is in sharp contrast to the outcry a decade ago when…
June, 2013 | Cell 153, 1–11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2013.05.006.
Masahito Tachibana, Paula Amato, Michelle Sparman, Nuria Marti Gutierrez, Rebecca Tippner-Hedges, Ho
Reprogramming somatic cells into pluripotent em- bryonic stem cells (ESCs) by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been envisioned as an approach for generating patient-matched nuclear transfer (NT)- ESCs for studies of disease mechanisms and for developing specific therapies. Past attempts to pro- duce human NT-ESCs have failed secondary to early embryonic arrest of SCNT…
October, 2012 | Bedford Research Foundation Newsletter
Foundation Staff
Since 2008, the Spinal Cord Workshop has brought together international leaders in surgery and basic science to debate and develop a list of the challenges to cures for spinal cord injury. The goal of the workshop is to develop a “white paper,” listing the obstacles. The workshop has brought to light such problems as how…
October, 2011 | Bedford Research Foundation Newsletter
Foundation Staff
BRF scientists have derived two unique lines of stem cells that may lead to a breakthrough in the efficiency of stem cell derivation and expansion. BRF scientists are following up their discovery that the genes that regulate the rhythms of daily life, circadian rhythm genes, may play important roles in stem cell derivation and stability…
