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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 15d

One of our Postdocs, Dr Peter Kilbride, enjoying a tour of the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research at the Polish Academy of Sciences as part of the Society of Low Temperature Biology’s 61st Annual Meeting in Olsztyn, Poland 🇵🇱

#postdoc #cryo #conference

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Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 15d

@a-weberling.bsky.social & I characterize oogenesis from initiation in the germinal bed to ovulatory follicles for the first time in the brown anole, a powerful reptile model for evo-devo & functional genetics!
Full preprint here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Sep 8

This week we’re celebrating Emmerson, our unbelievably talented DPhil student who has nearly finished her first year! 🔬✨

Reliable, creative, and a natural in the lab, Emmerson is currently exploring ovarian tissue cryopreservation.

#Cryopreservation #WomensHealth #PhDLife #STEM

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Sep 1

Introducing Dr Peter Kilbride, our lead researcher and expert in cryobiology! Whether he’s diving deep into cryopreservation or unearthing forgotten gems from the history of science, there’s never a dull moment when Peter’s around.

#Cryo #Research #ScienceHistory #LabLife #STEM

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Aug 28

New NSFC grant!

Oxford–China Collaboration Awarded NSFC Grant on Porcine Oocyte Research.

Huge congratulations to Dr. Guoyun Wu who will lead the exciting project. An amazing way to strengthen international fertility research 🌍

#WomenInSTEM #NSFC
@oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Aug 25

Say hello to one of our amazing MRes students! @heidilong.bsky.social is investigating the impact of ultra-processed food on fertility. She's also training for the World Rowing Championships next month!

Follow for more about her journey in and out of the lab

#UPF #WomensHealth #WomenInSTEM #Rowing

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Aug 11

Meet Our Lab Member Monday!

We’re thrilled to welcome our newest DPhil student! Dali has joined us to begin her doctoral research, and we’re so excited to see the discoveries she’ll make over the next few years. Welcome to the team! ✨

#WomenInSTEM #PhDSky

Poster sharing an introduction to one of our lab members.

Role:
DPHIL Student

Nationality:
british

Current Focus:
endangered species ovarian tissue cryopreservation

Fun Fact:
lived in the caribbean jungle

Favourite Animal:
aardvark

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Aug 11

Preprint from our lab
One of our brilliant postdoc research fellows takes us on a journey through chameleon development. Fascinating #devbio & #evodevo insight.

Incredible work @a-weberling.bsky.social!

Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Preprint Alert
Ever thought that humans & chameleons look alike?
We follow chameleon development from fertilisation to oviposition & uncover the process through which they form an epiblast lumen that exhibits striking similarity to human embryos
#devbio #evodevo

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jul 28

Meet Our Lab Member Monday!

This week, we’re excited to spotlight Julia, one of our talented MSc students. She’s doing fantastic work and we have been thrilled to have her on the team!

#OvarianBiology #FertilityResearch #Culture #WomensHealth #STEM #Follicle

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jul 26

Our first year DPhil student Emmerson Teas was honoured to receive a travel grant from the Society for Cryobiology to present her work at the #Cryo2025 conference in Hannover, Germany today!

#cryobiology #conference #freezing #thawing

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jul 17

Our goal: generate rhino follicles and eggs in vitro to secure a future for critically endangered rhino species.

#Conservation #FertilityResearch #ReproductiveBiology #OvarianBiology #Wildlife #STEM #EndangeredSpecies #NorthernWhiteRhino #rhino

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jul 17

A huge milestone for the #RhinoFertilityProject! We’ve received new rhino ovarian tissue, crucial for developing fertility preservation techniques to save the Northern White Rhino.
This was made possible thanks to SEZARC. And a huge thank you to MVE Biological Solutions for the shipping containers!

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jul 14

@georgia-lawson.bsky.social

Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jul 14

Meet Our Lab Member Monday!

This week, we are spotlighting one of our brilliant MSc students! Georgia is doing amazing work in the laboratory. Her dedication and intellect are clear to see. We are sure she has a bright future ahead!

#Laboratory #FertilityPreservation #Student #Oxford #Ovarian

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thank you Professor Krina Zondervan, @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social and all the other organisers for an amazing event connecting research and improving health.

#OxWHF2025 #WomensHealth #Research #Collaboration

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jul 10

Incredible opportunity to attend the Oxford Women's Health Forum. An excellent day of talks with highlights from Annaliese Dodds MP, Professor Dame Lesley Regan, Professor Bola Owolabi and Dr Ranee Thakar. We can make change in women's health!

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jul 10

Great to have the whole group together! Our lab meeting is always a highlight of the week. We get to share updates on our projects, discuss ideas and support each other’s work.

#LabLife #ResearchCommunity #STEM #Collaboration #Teamwork

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jul 7

Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
Say hello to our visiting scholar! We are excited to have Wing join us in the lab, bringing fresh new perspectives and ideas. It is great having her as part of the team and she has taught us so much already.

#researcher #ovary #Oxford #WomensHealth #folliculogenesis

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jun 30

Meet our Lab Member Monday!
We have the privilege of introducing our incredible postdoc researcher Nilay Kuscu. She is talented, hard-working and resilient, making her a brilliant leader in our group. We look forward to sharing her exciting research!

#fertility #WomensHealth #ovary #postdoc #Oxford

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jun 23

Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
This week, we’re excited to introduce one of our MSc students. @emily-walker.bsky.social has joined us for a three-month project, and hopefully longer! Stay tuned to learn more about the work Emily is doing in the lab and the unique perspective she brings.

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Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Jun 20

The preprint of my dear friend Svetlana Jovanic showing that
"cell behaviour during gastrulation is robust to the deficiency of yolk topology & signalling originating from the yolk syncytial layer."
is now online!
Super interesting read! #zebrafish #embroids #DevBio

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jun 20

A beautiful cover. We cannot wait to read it later this year!

Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · Jun 11

I'm over the moon to announce that my first novel "Leopold - the Boy at the Lake" will be published later this year at Wichern Verlag in Germany.

Just got the cover in - now, it starts to feel real...

Freue mich wahnsinnig, dass mein #Erstling dieses Jahr im Wichern Verlag erscheinen wird!

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jun 16

Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
We’re kicking off a mini series to introduce the amazing people in our lab. Over the next few months, you’ll get to know us a little better. Starting with our awesome PI!

#Ovary #Reproduction #Oxford #Fertility

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jun 6

Fantastic to see @heidilong.bsky.social and Emmerson presenting and engaging in great discussions at the @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social Graduate Student Symposium. Honoured to be part of a community of dedicated and innovative students!

#Oxford #ReproductiveHealth #Research #GraduateStudents

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · Jun 3

It was incredible to hear from Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health, @muliyilsonia.bsky.social, about the plans for the journal and scope of women’s research we can expect. A very inspiring talk and exciting time for the field!

#WomensHealth #ResearchCommunity

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