OutlookEmbryo implantation: the molecular mechanism remains elusive
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John Aplin received his initial training in chemistry at Queen's College Oxford, and in biophysics at the University of British Columbia where he first became interested in glycobiology and the cell surface. As a ‘post-doc’ at the MRC laboratories in Mill Hill, London his interests turned to the biology of cell adhesion. Chance events led him into reproductive biology, most notably implantation and placental development. He is currently Professor of Reproductive Biomedicine at the University of
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John Aplin received his initial training in chemistry at Queen's College Oxford, and in biophysics at the University of British Columbia where he first became interested in glycobiology and the cell surface. As a ‘post-doc’ at the MRC laboratories in Mill Hill, London his interests turned to the biology of cell adhesion. Chance events led him into reproductive biology, most notably implantation and placental development. He is currently Professor of Reproductive Biomedicine at the University of Manchester where he is a member of the Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre in the Medical School, with a cross-appointment in the Faculty of Life Sciences.
Paper based on contribution presented at the International Serono Symposium ‘Human implantation: the new frontiers of human assisted reproductive technologies’ in Erice, Sicily, Italy, May 5–6, 2006.