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Details for Dr Binyam Mogessie
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| Name | Dr Binyam Mogessie | ||
| Job title | Research Fellow |
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| Department | School of Biochemistry University of Bristol |
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| Qualifications | PhD, BSc | ||
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| Membership of professional bodies | BSCB, ASCB, SRF, ESHRE |
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| Keywords | Chromosome segregation Meiosis Female fertility microtubules Early mammalian embryogenesis Mammalian egg development Cytoskeletal dynamics Actin |
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| Areas of expertise | All human life starts with the fertilisation of an egg by a sperm. In my research laboratory, we use very advanced microscopes to help us look inside mammalian eggs so that we can learn all the secrets behind how these giant cells eventually become a human being. To observe various life processes of eggs in action, we use fluorescent molecular colours to label their DNA. We also label the tiny molecular machines that carry this DNA and the tracks they follow to move it from one location to another inside these large cells. We combine all of these to shoot spectacular and colourful movies of the life of an egg as it prepares itself to be fertilised by a sperm. Using these techniques, we have recently made discoveries including a process eggs use to protect themselves from conditions that cause pregnancy failures and Down’s syndrome. For further info go to: https://eggsnchromosomes.com |
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