2024
Beyond Earth’s bounds: navigating the frontiers of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in space
Chaplia O, Mathyk B, Nichols-Burns S, Basar M, Halicigil C. Beyond Earth’s bounds: navigating the frontiers of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in space. Reproductive Biology And Endocrinology 2024, 22: 123. PMID: 39394617, PMCID: PMC11468284, DOI: 10.1186/s12958-024-01290-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssisted reproductive technologyIn vitro embryo developmentReproductive technologyRadiation-induced damageGamete handlingClinical embryologistsReproductive endocrinologistsTemperature limitEmbryo cultureReproductive medicineLow Earth orbitEmbryo developmentDeep space travelEarth orbitSpace environmentInterplanetary speciesEarth-boundMicrofluidic devicesCryopreservation
2019
A step towards the automation of intracytoplasmic sperm injection: real time confirmation of mouse and human oocyte penetration and viability by electrical resistance measurement
Mor A, Zhang M, Esencan E, Simsek B, Nichols-Burns SM, Liu Y, Lo J, Kelk DA, Flores V, Gao XB, Seli E. A step towards the automation of intracytoplasmic sperm injection: real time confirmation of mouse and human oocyte penetration and viability by electrical resistance measurement. Fertility And Sterility 2019, 113: 234-236. PMID: 31883732, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.09.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracytoplasmic sperm injectionICSI pipetteSperm injectionOocyte penetrationIntact oolemmaOocyte retrieval procedureMann-Whitney testMouse oocytesOocyte retrievalFemale miceMAIN OUTCOMEAcademic centersImmature oocytesHuman oocytesMature oocytesObjective toolMiceOocytesWomenVisual assessmentPipetteInjectionOolemmaStep 1Group
2006
Comparison of protocols for cryopreservation of rhesus monkey spermatozoa by post-thaw motility recovery and hyperactivation
Nichols S, Bavister B. Comparison of protocols for cryopreservation of rhesus monkey spermatozoa by post-thaw motility recovery and hyperactivation. Reproduction Fertility And Development 2006, 18: 777-780. PMID: 17032586, DOI: 10.1071/rd06019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn vitro fertilisationGene bankPost-thaw motility rateSperm longevityCryopreservation of spermatozoaSperm motilityRhesus spermatozoaMonkey spermatozoaMotility rateResponses to chemical activationSpermatozoaDegrees CMotility recoveryMotilitySpermGenesRhesus macaquesExposure to activitiesCryopreservation protocolsCryopreservation techniquesCryopreservationActivityEjaculationStatistical analysisHyperactivation
2004
Non-human primates as a model for reproductive aging and human infertility.
Brenner C, Nichols S, Jacoby E, Bavister B. Non-human primates as a model for reproductive aging and human infertility. Gynecologic And Obstetric Investigation 2004, 57: 21-3. PMID: 14971419.Peer-Reviewed Original Research