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The Eleventh Royan International Research Award-September 2010

Best research project in stem cell field: Hooman Sadri-Ardekani, MD, Iran-The Neatherland

Propagation of Human Spermatogonial Stem Cells In Vitro

Best research project in stem cell field: Stefano Pluchino, MD, PhD, Italy

Human Neural Stem Cells Ameliorate Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in Non-human Primates

Best research project in female infertility field: Louis Chukwuemeka Ajonuma, PhD, Nigeria

New insights into the mechanisms underlying Chlamydia trachomatis infection induced female infertility

Best research project in reproductive genetics field: Anu Bashamboo, PhD, France

Mutations in NR5A1 Associated with Ovarian Insufficiency

Best research project in embryology field: Mohammad Hossein Nasr-Esfahani, PhD, Iran

New era in sperm selection for ICSI procedure

National Winners

Serajoddin Vahidi, MD

Prevalence of primary infertility in the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2004-2005

Tahereh Ma’dani, MD

Improvement of pregnancy rate in ART cycles

Mehrdad Noruzinia, PhD

MTHFR promoter hypermethylation in testicular biopsies of patients with non-obstructive azoospermia: the role of epigenetics in male infertility

Abbas Piryaei, PhD

Differentiation capability of mouse bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells into hepatocyte-like cells on artificial basement membrane containing ultraweb nanofibers and their transplantation into carbon tetrachloride injured liver model