Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1047776]Researchers: Prof Robert Aitken (Principal investigator)
Brief description This research project is designed to elucidate how the quality of a father’s spermatozoa can impact upon the health and wellbeing of his children. We hypothesize that factors, such as infertility, heavy smoking or age create a state of oxidative stress in the testes and that this stress influences the genetic structure of spermatozoa in such a way that the incidence of spontaneous mutations and susceptibility-to-cancer are significantly elevated in the offspring.
Funding Amount $AUD 310,684.38
Funding Scheme Project Grants
Notes Standard Project Grant
- nhmrc : 1047776
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1047776