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The Cellular, Molecular and Integrative Reproduction [CMIR] Study Section reviews applications concerned with the molecular, cellular, endocrine, and physiological aspects of reproductive biology in both mammalian and model organism systems.  Emphasis is on an integrative experimental approach to elucidate basic mechanisms controlling fertility.  Specific areas covered by CMIR:

• Differentiation and maturation of male and female germ cells including the cellular, molecular, endocrine, and epigenetic mechanisms involved in spermatogenesis and oogenesis; also included is meiosis and reproductive aging in both male and female gametes.
• Fertilization including sperm capacitation, sperm-zona pellucida binding, and sperm-egg fusion; also included are artificial reproductive techniques, cryopreservation of gametes and pre-implantation embryos, male and female infertility, and identification and role of possible contraceptive targets.
• Embryo implantation including uterine receptivity and embryo/maternal tissue interactions; also included is early embryo development encompassing zygotic gene activation and epigenetic/imprinting mechanisms.
• Development and function of the male and female gonads (testis and ovary), and their respective reproductive tracts; also included is the endocrine regulation in these tissues, soma-germ cell interactions, and the effect of xenobiotics and environmental factors on male and female reproductive processes.
• Stem cell biology: Germ stem cells including stem cell niches in the gonads and cellular and molecular processes involved in sex determination; also embryonic stem cells including nuclear reprogramming, and epigenetic mechanisms.

Study sections with most closely related areas of similar science listed in rank order are:

Development - 1 [DEV1]
Integrative and Clinical Endocrinology and Reproduction [ICER]  
Pregnancy and Neonatology [PN]
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology [MCE]
Molecular Genetics B [MGB]