It’s Men's Health Week (14 - 20 June 2021) and so we’ve decided to highlight from our recent paper exactly how much is spent on male reproductive health research across four countries we could find the data for (expressed in US$).

#ETW2023 is coming soon. 10 days left to benefit from the early bird rate. Register now and join us to meet outstanding speakers like Christophe Arnoult.  etw2023.org

Hi Everyone, My lab is recruiting a postdoc. If you are interested in testis organiod generation, sperm chromatin, or paternal contribution to embryogenesis please email me! Please R/T.

tic tac tic tac tic tac. Last week before registration closed. Click here etw2023.org to register and join us at the 22nd European Testis workshop #ETW2023 in the Palace de Caux-Switzerland. etw2023.org

🚨 Only a few days left, don't miss out! Registration and abstract submission still open until 31 March for EMBO Workshop on European testis workshop 2023, 18 – 22 June 2023 in Montreux, Switzerland 🔗 meetings.embo.org/event/23-testis #EMBOtestis23

🚨 A novel role for microRNAs 👉 they control mammalian sex determination 🧐 Find out in our new pre-print: “Complete male-to-female sex reversal in XY mice lacking the miR-17~92 cluster” biorxiv.org/content/10.110… A detailed thread below 🧵

Brief reminder: early bird registration for the European Testicular Workshop in Montreux, Switzerland, 18-22 June 2023 ends this Friday 31 March. etw2023.org #ETW2023 #testis

Dear colleagues The ETW 2023 Congress has reached its maximum capacity of 260 participants. Registration is now closed. Those who have already registered have two more weeks to submit their miniposters. We thank you for your understanding. etw2023.org

3 photos that sum up the ETW2023 conference: (1) an extraordinary venue

3 photos that sum up the ETW2023 conference: (2) amazing people

3 photos that sum up the ETW2023 conference: (3) top-level science

And here an accompanied editorial. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Mobile phone and semen quality? Happy to see our study published in Fertility and Sterility

🚨The quest for the elusive female sex determination gene has reached a milestone. Delighted to be part of this collaborative effort, led by the lab of Marie-Christine Chaboissier and involving the teams of Robin Lovell-Badge Serge Nef @fchalmel Andreas Schedl science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

And we’re off!! Brett Nixon President of SRB Introducing the SRB Presidents Lecturer in Brisbane #SRB2023 Great to see all my SRB friends 😊

…and more impressive single cell atlas images comparing mouse and human cells involved in gonadal sex determination by Prof Serge Nef. SRB

Handynutzung und Spermienqualität, auch ein Thema an der Basler Fasnacht😅 ©Die Vermieter

Heading to Denver for NATW and the American Society of Andrology Annual Meeting. Truly honored to deliver the keynote address.

Male infertility: why does "sperm count" count? | Rita Rahban | TEDxZurichWomen Discover insights from Rita Rahban, a senior postdoctoral researcher in the Nef lab at the University of Geneva, in her captivating TedX talk. youtube.com/watch?v=fzXpCA…

Sex determination is back in paradise! Join us in Kona, Hawaii, March 23–26, 2026, for the 10th International Symposium on Vertebrate Sex Determination. ☀️ Program and details: biology-of-vsd.my.canva.site