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Emily Robertson
DPhil Student
Emily is a DPhil student supervised by Professor Kevin Coward and Celine Jones, with co-supervision by Professor Suzannah Williams. Her research focuses on oocyte molecular and cellular biology, with a specific emphasis on oocyte/ovarian ageing and how that may impact communication and signalling pathways. She is based at the Institute of Reproductive Sciences.
Prior to commencing her DPhil, Emily received her BSc from the University of Pittsburgh, where she also conducted research on spindle assembly and centrosome proteins in oocytes and spermatocytes. Emily also completed the MSc in Clinical Embryology here at NDWRH.
Education
MSc in Clinical Embryology, University of Oxford (2024)
BSc in Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh (2022)
Recent publications
Meiotic progression in multinuclear mouse spermatocytes without the spindle pole clustering motor protein KIFC1 or cytokinesis forms single-cell late-stage spermatids.
Journal article
Simerly C. et al, (2025), Sci Rep, 15
Male meiotic spindle poles are stabilized by TACC3 and cKAP5/chTOG differently from female meiotic or somatic mitotic spindles in mice
Journal article
Simerly C. et al, (2024), Scientific Reports, 14