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Ovarian biology lab led by Prof Suzannah Williams at the University of Oxford | Fertility preservation in humans and endangered animals | #RhinoFertilityProject

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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Inside Life and Mind 🧠🌿 @biology.ox.ac.uk opens it's new building for activities, exhibitions and talks for all ages! Visit our Conservation and the Ovary stall to see how or work helps conservation of endangered species 🦏 📅 Sat 3rd Oct, 12–5 🎟️ Free entry! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inside-lif...
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Inside Life and Mind
A science fair for all ages with stalls, activities and talks
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Decades of male-focused medical research could shape, and potentially bias, the next generation of healthcare AI. Our article in @theconversation.com outlines how addressing these gaps is essential if healthcare AI is to work effectively and equitably. Read more: theconversation.com/decades-of-m...
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨A new position to join our team! This post is funded by Children with Cancer UK and contributes to an exciting project, Improving Fertility Preservation for Female Cancer Survivors. We are looking for either a Research Assistant or Postdoc. Deadline: noon 15/09/2026 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSU272/p...
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Ovarian Biology at University of Oxford
Explore an exciting academic career as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Ovarian Biology. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨A new position to join our team! This post is funded by Children with Cancer UK and contributes to an exciting project, Improving Fertility Preservation for Female Cancer Survivors. We are looking for either a Research Assistant or Postdoc. Deadline: noon 15/09/2026 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSU265/r...
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Research Assistant in Ovarian Biology at University of Oxford
Apply for the Research Assistant in Ovarian Biology role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Excited to share our recent paper highlighting the fragmented nature of ovarian research! We emphasise the urgent need to unify efforts and bring our different expertise together. Paving the way for innovative breakthroughs in ovarian health! #OvaryResearch #EOW academic.oup.com/biolreprod/a...
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A fragmented field: why ovarian biology needs dedicated integrative platforms
Abstract. The ovary plays a central role in female reproductive and endocrine health, yet ovarian biology remains structurally fragmented across discipline
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
We had a fantastic day at the @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social Forum 2026! ✨ Full of inspiring talks covering the latest research in women’s health, reproductive medicine, maternal health, and fertility. Always great to connect, learn about new developments, and celebrate women’s health research.
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Viola joins @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social and is working on ovarian tissue cryopreservation. She is impressive, enthusiastic and collaborative, making her a fantastic addition to the team. We’re excited to support her project and look forward to seeing her research develop! #WomenInSTEM
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Last week Emily presented her DPhil work on ovarian follicular communication with age as a flash talk at SHROxEd!! She was honoured to share her work among other students at @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social and the @edinburghuni.bsky.social.
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Welcome Laura Magnani to the lab! Laura is joining us for a 6-month project focused on ovarian tissue cryopreservation. She is diligent, thoughtful, and already bringing great energy to the team. We’re excited to see her progress and contributions over the coming months ❄️✨
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
We had a brilliant visit to @chesterzoo.bsky.social last week! It was hugely inspiring to see how advances in reproductive science is being applied to real-world conservation challenges across a wide range of taxa. Thank you to Sue and the team for hosting us!
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Exciting new preprint from our group led by @a-weberling.bsky.social! This cryopreservation method for peri-gastrulation veiled chameleon embryos advances reptile conservation and functional developmental studies. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #devbio #squamates #evodevo #reptile #embryo
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Emily has been a brilliant addition to our research group! She is deep diving into oocyte molecular and cellular biology and a truly collaborative team player. Find out more about Emily and her research here: www.wrh.ox.ac.uk/team/emily-r... @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social #Oxford #WomenInSTEM
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
New publication! This study investigates autoimmunity in premature ovarian insufficiency. Congratulations to Dr Nilay Kuscu and co-authors on this important work 👏 🔗 Read the full article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social #ReproductiveHealth
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Happy International Women’s Day! Here are some of the reasons why our lab members celebrate #InternationalWomen’sDay!! #IWD #WeGive,WeGain #WomenInSTEM @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Happy World Wildlife Day 🌍🦏 Today we celebrate wild animals and plants and all they bring!! Our lab established the Rhino Fertility Project which aims to develop techniques to save the Northern White Rhino of which there are only two females left. www.wrh.ox.ac.uk/research/rhi... #WWD
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Rhino Fertility Project
Prof Suzannah Williams and her research team have begun work to find a new way of saving the Northern White Rhino by using tissue taken from animal ovaries to produce potentially large numbers of eggs...
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Antonia Weberling @a-weberling.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
It was a great day @pdncambridge.bsky.social presenting my research focussing on the evolution of morphogenesis across #amniotes that my emerging group is based on Thanks so much @boroviak.bsky.social for hosting me! #evodevo #devbio
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Still need a card for #ValentinesDay? This year, spread tonnes of LOVE and support the conservation of endangered rhinos! Check out our lovingly drawn #RhinoFertilityProject #eCard collection. www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari... Join us in making a difference. @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!! Grateful for the pioneers who came before. Proud to be the present. Excited for the future. #IDWGIS #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #Oxford
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Congratulations to joint first authors @a-weberling.bsky.social and @holyanole.bsky.social for leading this incredible work published in @devdynamics.bsky.social! Read the full press release: www.wrh.ox.ac.uk/news/new-stu... #EvoDevo #DevBio
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New Study reveals how egg cells mature in anolis lizards
Researchers from NDWRH and the MD Anderson Cancer Center shed light into the egg cell maturation in lizard ovaries by providing a detailed characterisation of the individual stages a reptile egg cell ...
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Welcome Rabinoor! We are hugely excited that Rabinoor joins @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social for her MSc by Research. Keep an eye out for updates on her brilliant work 🔬🦎 #evodevo #Oxford #MSc
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Our 2024 Annual Review of Animal Biosciences article, “Cloning for the Twenty-First Century and Its Place in Endangered Species Conservation,” features in the “Take a Deeper Dive” section of a new article from @knowablemag.bsky.social Find out more: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Cloning for the Twenty-First Century and Its Place in Endangered Species Conservation
Cloning as it relates to the animal kingdom generally refers to the production of genetically identical individuals. Because cloning is increasingly the subject of renewed attention as a tool for resc...
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Huge Congratulations to our DPhil student Emmerson Teas for winning the Society for Reproduction and Fertility SRF Poster First Prize🏆 Her poster, Metabolic and stress adaptations in ovarian tissue during low-temperature processing delays, highlights her exceptional work! We are incredibly proud.
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🚨 Last chance to apply, deadline 12 noon tomorrow! 🚨 Position: Research Assistant in Cell Reprogramming & Culture Where: Professor Suzannah Williams’ group at the University of Oxford @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social. Be part of the Poo Zoo initiative & support conservation of endangered species 🦏
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Meet our lab member! Introducing our newest member of the lab, the brillaint Dr. Shubham Narwal! He is India's first vet Rhodes scholar and we are excited to be part of his academic journey as he joins the Rhino Fertility Project! #DPhil #vet #rhino
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
🚨 We’re hiring! Join Professor Williams’ group at the University of Oxford, @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social, as a Research Assistant. Work on the groundbreaking Poo Zoo initiative, developing non-invasive cell sampling + biobanking methods to protect endangered species 🦏 Apply by 5 Dec, link below
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Group members are working on the relationship between ultra-processed foods (UPF) and female fertility. Exciting to see other researchers looking into UPFs too. Check out this Lancet series: UPFs and human health: the main thesis and the evidence - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Ultra-processed foods and human health: the main thesis and the evidence
This first paper in a three-part Lancet Series combines narrative and systematic reviews with original analyses and meta-analyses to assess three hypotheses concerning a dietary pattern based on ultra...
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Thank you to one of our MSc students from last year, @georgia-lawson.bsky.social, for presenting the ovarian follicle work she completed in our lab. It was fantastic to see the results showcased, and we’re excited for the upcoming publication!! #researcher #ovary #reproductivehealth #follicle
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
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 · 24/09/2025
@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 · 08/09/2025
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 · 01/09/2025
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 · 28/08/2025
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 · 25/08/2025
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 · 11/08/2025
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 · 11/08/2025
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!
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
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 · 26/07/2025
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 · 17/07/2025
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 · 14/07/2025
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 · 10/07/2025
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 · 10/07/2025
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 · 07/07/2025
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 · 30/06/2025
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 · 23/06/2025
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 · 21/06/2025
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 · 20/06/2025
A beautiful cover. We cannot wait to read it later this year!
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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
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 · 06/06/2025
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 · 03/06/2025
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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Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏 @swilliamslabox.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Our PI and postdoc joined the Seeds of Hope and Action exhibition, contributing powerful ideas for a more sustainable future. Suzannah spoke on rhino conservation and sustainability, and Peter on the promise and risks of biobanking. Both talks were well received!
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