With the addition of several new faculty, the Center now has 45 faculty and 120 trainees and staff, and integrates six colleges and 13 departments at the two Universities. The Center is now one of the largest in the area of reproductive biology in the country. Bi-weekly workshops, seminars, and annual retreats help integrate our faculty and staff. The Center hosted the very successful 1999 Society for the Study of Reproduction meeting which drew over 1500 scientists. Another meeting is scheduled for spring.
Research programs making good progress include fish reproduction and reproductive toxicology.
Outlined in this report are recent faculty accomplishments and developing integrated multi-investigator research. Primary goals of the Center are to foster research collaborations and multi-investigator grants, encourage the highest quality research, and enhance training and education programs in reproductive biology. As the year 2000 approaches, the Center is looking forward to the challenges ahead and your continued support is very much appreciated. The following multi-investigator programs involving Center faculty have developed. They investigate the molecular and cellular aspects of testis and sperm biology that influence male fertility.