Research focusing on early life environmental, genetic and hormonal effects on childhood disorders. Professor Rod Mitchell is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Research Group Leader within the MRC Centre for Reproductive Health at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests are focused on the role of the germ-stem cell niche in the postnatal testis and the effects of exposure to pharmaceuticals (including chemotherapy and analgesics) on germ cell development and future fertility potential. He has a particular focus on clinical and research aspects of fertility preservation for young males treated for cancer. Edinburgh recently became the first UK Centre to develop a fertility preservation programme to store testicular tissue from young boys with cancer prior to their treatment, as part of the 'Edinburgh Fertility Preservation’ programme, for which Rod is the lead for male fertility preservation. He combines his research programme with a clinical role as a Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist. Professor Rod Mitchell - Researcher Profile The fight to save the fertility of children with cancer This article was published on 2024-09-10
