Confirmation milestone, Nicola Rivers, Germ line surrogacy in native fish species for improvement of conservation and aquaculture practices, 6 Dec

All staff and students are invited to Nicola Rivers' Masters of Reproductive Science confirmation milestone.

6 December, 2-3pm, The Ritchie Centre Seminar Room, level 5, Monash Medical Centre

Title: Germ line surrogacy in native fish species for improvement of conservation and aquaculture practices  

Synopsis: Fish populations are declining and  there are limited methods available to develop breeding programs for these species. By combining the cryopreservation of germ line progenitor cells with cell transplant techniques it is possible to preserve the biodiversity of Australian fish and potentially improve offspring production using a surrogate species. Developing assisted reproductive techniques in fish has widespread applications to conservation and aquaculture.

Supervisor name: A/Prof Peter Temple-Smith (primary), Dr. Peter Currie, Dr.Jon Daly, Dr. Rob Jones