Infertility\/subfertility, the inability of a couple to conceive a child after 1 year of trying, is a fairly common health problem which affects 10-15% of couples in the U.S. and 70 million couples worldwide (with increasing frequency). The most commonly used treatment option, ICSCI (Intracytoplasmic sperm injection), has only a 32% success rate. This presentation will discuss some of the causes of male factor infertility and highlight the potential application of the results of recent sperm function research that could significantly increase the current success rate of assisted reproductive technologies (ART).<\/p>\n
Dr. Martin-DeLeon is Trustees Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Delaware. Her research interests focus on reproductive genetics, specifically genes involved in sperm development and function. Recent emphasis has been on sperm membrane proteins and the interaction of sperm with the secretions of the reproductive tracts. Her work has been funded by the NIH (National institute of Health) and the NSF (National Science Foundation). She served as a member of the NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, NIH Study Sections, an NSF Review Panelist, and on the Executive Council of the American Society of Andrology where she was recognized for her scientific contributions to Andrology in 2006. A member of the editorial boards of four journals in Andrology\/Reproduction, she has published widely in the field, and has three patents issued or pending.<\/p>\n
The Innovative Discoveries Series, sponsored by the Delaware Clinical & Translational Science ACCEL program and the Christiana Care Value Institute, features informal presentations on topics relevant to current research and healthcare practice, led by knowledgeable and experienced presenters. There are offerings for researchers, healthcare providers, and community members of varying levels of experience.<\/p>\n
These free talks are held Fridays at noon at Christiana Hospital but can be viewed from your home or office computer. Earn CMEs by participating in-person or online. Lunch is served and all are welcome to attend.<\/p>\n
To see the full calendar of events,\u00a0visit the Value Institute Events<\/a> page\u00a0or the ACCEL website<\/a>, or subscribe to the ID Series mailing list.<\/p>\n Contact Sarahfaye Dolman at sarahfaye.f.dolman@christianacare.org\u00a0with any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Infertility\/subfertility, the inability of a couple to conceive a child after 1 year of trying, is a fairly common health problem which affects 10-15% of couples in the U.S. and 70 million couples worldwide (with increasing frequency). The most commonly used treatment option, ICSCI (Intracytoplasmic sperm injection), has only a 32% success rate. This presentation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,18,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","hentry","category-innovative-discoveries-series","category-video","category-women-and-children","post_format-post-format-video"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.christianacare.org\/ireach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.christianacare.org\/ireach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.christianacare.org\/ireach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.christianacare.org\/ireach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.christianacare.org\/ireach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/research.christianacare.org\/ireach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.christianacare.org\/ireach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.christianacare.org\/ireach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.christianacare.org\/ireach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}