12 Jun

VHC building, Konf-rum Tanngrisner 1 (55233), Uppsala

The molecular signature of selection in animal germ cells

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Join us for an exciting lunch seminar with Professor Simone Immler, hosted with the support of the SLU Breeding Network.

Professor Immler from the University of East Anglia, UK, will present results from her research to understand the molecular signatures of selection in animal germ cells. Sperm within a single ejaculate differ genetically, morphologically, and in performance. Professor Immler’s research explores how the genetic diversity based on segregation, recombination, and mutation among sperm from one male contribute to sperm quality and function and how this translates into offspring fitness. Using diverse organisms from zebrafish to humans, her work uncovers how selection pressures at the gametic level can drive evolution and impact reproductive success.

Register: No later than June 6, 2025  by following the link

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Time: 2025-06-12 12:00 - 14:00
City: Uppsala
Location: VHC building, Konf-rum Tanngrisner 1 (55233)
Organiser: Krystyna Kurta
Last signup date: 6 June 2025
Price: 0 SEK
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More about Simone Immler

Professor Immler did her PhD in 2006 and a postdoc at the University of Sheffield, UK, and then moved to Uppsala University as Research Fellow and soon started her own lab as an Assistant Professor funded by the Swedish Research Council.  After eight years in Uppsala, she moved to the University of East Anglia, UK, where she is now Professor of Genetics & Reproduction. She has received several prestigious grants and awards, including a Starting Grant and a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council and a Wallenberg Academy Fellowship. She is also co-founder of a spinout company Virilitas Labs that develops devices and assays for screening, diagnosis, and interventions around male infertility


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