The Nineteenth Royan International Research Award-August 2018


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Best research project in Female Infertility field: Teresa Kaye Woodruff, USA

A Bioprosthetic Ovary Created Using 3D Printed Microporous Scaffolds Restores Ovarian Function in Sterilized Mice


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Best research project in Embryology and Andrology fields: Reza Nosrati, Australia

Microfluidics for Male Fertility


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Best research project in Genetics (shared winner) field: Pradeep Kumar, India

Epigenetic Regulation of Coding and Non-coding RNA Expression During the 1st Wave of Spermatogenesis


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Best research project in Genetics (shared winner) field: Amir Amiri-Yekta, Iran

Genetics and Molecular Charactrization of the Multuple Morphological Abnormalities of the Sperm Flagella (MMAF) Syndrome


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Best research project in Stem Cell Biology and Technology field: Saverio Bellusci, Germany

Two-Way Conversion between Lipogenic and Myogenic Fibroblastic Phenotypes Marks the Progression and Resolution of Lung Fibrosis


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Best research project in Biotechnology field: Ali Fouladi Nashta, UK

Impact of sperm hyaluronidase and VLMWHA on sheep blastocyst formation in vitro, viability after cryopreservation and pregnancy rate after embryo transfer



National Winners

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Mazdak Razi

Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory and Testosterone Therapy Reinforces Spermatogonial Stem Cells Self-renewal in Experimentally-induced Varicocele; Possible Mechanisms


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Sarah Rajabi

Bioengineering of a Humanized Heart by Seeding of hiPSC-derived Cardiovascular Progenitor Cells into Growth Factor-tethered Rat Heart Matrix