The Fourteenth Royan International Research Award-September 2013


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Best research project in Reproductive Genetics/Andrology fields: Pierre F Ray, France

Search for Genetic Causes of Male Infertility


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Best research project in Female Infertility field: Paola Panina Bordignon, Italy

The selective vitamin D receptor agonist elocalcitol reduces development of endometriosis and formation of peritoneal adhesion in a mouse model


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Best research project in Embryology field: Mariano Buffone, United States

Role of actin cytoskeleton during mouse sperm acrosomal exocytosis


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Best research project in Stem Cell Biology and Technology field: Antonio Uccelli, Italy

Mesenchymal stem cells shape microglia effector functions through the release of CX3CL1



National Winners

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Hossein Mozdarani

Genome instability and DNA damage in male somatic and germ cells expressed as chromosomal microdeletion and aneuploidy is a major cause of male infertility


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Armin Towhidi

Omega-3 fatty acids accompanied with A-tocopherol improved fresh and post-thaw sperm quality in ruminants


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Ashraf Moini

Risk factors associated with endometriosis among Iranian infertile women


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Malek Hossein Asadi

OCT4B1, a novel spliced variant of OCT4, is highly expressed in gastric cancer and acts as an antiapoptotic factor