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@rodtmitchell.bsky.social

Research lead for male fertility preservation in children with cancer. Professor & Paediatric Endocrinologist. Family ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง’โ€๐Ÿง’ & โšฝ๏ธ (usually in that order๐Ÿคฃ)

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@doctoremmerson.bsky.social

08.02.2026 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Targeting macrophages to protect fertility after chemotherapy at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Targeting macrophages to protect fertility after chemotherapy at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com

๐Ÿšจ PhD position - now open ๐Ÿšจ

Interested in doing a #PhD in #FertilityPreservation at The University of Edinburgh?

We have an exciting project on #Macrophages, #Chemotherapy & #Infertility supervised by @RoseanneRosario, @RodTMitchell and Elaine Emmerson.

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

07.02.2026 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today for #WorldCancerDay, we invite you to join us at SfE BES on 2-4 March, to hear talks including a session on fertility preservation in male childhood cancer from Professor @rodtmitchell.bsky.social, Principal Investigator at University of Edinburgh.

Find out more: bit.ly/SfEBES26

04.02.2026 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’ซ Protecting future possibilities in pediatric fertility care!
When patients and parents disagree on #FertilityPreservation, whose voice leads? How do we counsel cancer survivors facing pregnancy risks?
๐Ÿ“… 26โ€“27 March 2026 | ๐Ÿ“ Lisbon
๐Ÿ“ˆ 6 CME credits
๐Ÿ”— www.eshre.eu/Education/Ca...

16.01.2026 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฅณ Massive congratulations to Seema Banglawala for winning the award for Best Oral Presentation in the Early Career Session at #Fertility2026 ๐Ÿ†. Seema presented her summer project on protecting the testis from chemotherapy. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป @srf_societyuk @edinfertility

08.01.2026 05:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฅณ Great session of selected oral presentations at the UK Fertility Preservation Conference today. Excellent presentations from the large Edinburgh contingent ๐Ÿ˜Š

#GraceForsyth
#KathleenDuffin
#AgnesStefansdottir
#EmmaKearney

#BritishFertilitySociety
#EdinFertility
#OrchidNet

28.11.2025 21:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Talking Bollocks as usual ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

28.11.2025 21:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The health risks from plastics almost nobody knows about Researchers have linked phthalates, chemicals found in plastics, to premature birth, infertility and ADHD.

Environmental exposures in-utero are very likely to affect reproductive function in malesโ€ฆbut which ones and how much?

wapo.st/47YJpWS

Glad to have been able to contribute to this piece in @washingtonpost along with Terje Svingen, Leonardo Trasande and others.

04.09.2025 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Well all things have to come to an end ๐Ÿ˜ข

It has been an absolute pleasure to perform โ€˜Talking Bollocksโ€™ at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Thanks to @suziemo The Provocateurs and @StandComedyClub teams for making a little boys dream come true ๐Ÿ™

24.08.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒŸ Partner spotlight: @edinburgh-uni.bsky.socialโ€ฌ, Centre for Reproductive Health. In #PredictAYA, the team (@rodtmitchell.bsky.social and Richard Anderson) โ€ฌco-leads work on late effects of #cancertreatment in males and supports research on #reproductivehealth in female #cancer patients. #HorizonEU

21.08.2025 06:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Delighted to say that registration is now open for this years UK Fertility Preservation Annual conference. Clinical Frontiers in Fertility Preservation is organised by @BritFertSoc and has a great programme. Check it out and register here ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.britishfertilitysociety.org.uk/civicrm/even...

15.08.2025 11:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Are you a parent/carer of a young man who has had cancer?

We are keen to hear your views on a new resource designed to raise awareness of the ways in which cancer treatment can affect fertility.

Interested? Contact d.musson@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Please share!

28.07.2025 19:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Super-excited that the incredible Ria Lina โญโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ @rialina.com will be hosting #TalkingBollocks ๐Ÿ’ & #ChildrensMoney ๐Ÿ’ฐ at the @standcomedyclub.bsky.social on 5th August.

Tickets now available for this Edinburgh Fringe Festival @edfringe.bsky.social show ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ www.edfringe.com/tickets/what... ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ

27.07.2025 09:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations Nitzen @nitzan-gonen.bsky.social and team ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

27.07.2025 08:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Make A Donation | Cancer Donation | Children with Cancer UK Please donate today. Your cancer donation will help fund vital childhood cancer research which is currently being undertaken by medical reserachers.

We will be collecting donations for Children with Cancer UK at our Edinburgh Fringe @edfringe.bsky.social preview @StandComedyClub.bsky.social all about #FertilityPreservation in #ChildhoodCancer.

Even if you arenโ€™t at the show you can still donate ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk/make-a-donat...

17.07.2025 09:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rana Fetit performs on stage at The Stand

Rana Fetit performs on stage at The Stand

Rod Mitchell performs on stage at The Stand

Rod Mitchell performs on stage at The Stand

Take top academics, thought-provoking ideas, add one comedianโ€ฆ introducing The Provocateurs at EdFringe! ๐Ÿง 

Join IRR researchers Rod Mitchell, Rana Fetit and Rosie Townsend as they unravel the mysteries of testicles, brains, and life as a fetus.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ More info and tickets: edin.ac/469Vsjw

14.07.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today @rodtmitchell.bsky.social and I had the chance to practice the material we prepared for our Fringe shows at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social. Thanks to all those who showed up, and for your support and feedback! Check out the programme - tickets are now on sale: www.thestand.co.uk/whats-on/sho...

04.07.2025 15:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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An impressive erection ๐Ÿ˜ณ and a sperm still intent on chasing the eggโ€ฆ even in 35 degrees of heat. Paris is the perfect setting for #ESHRE2025. Safe travels and see you tomorrow @ESHRE ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

28.06.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ESHRE good practice recommendations on fertility preservation involving testicular tissue cryopreservation in children receiving gonadotoxic therapiesโ€  AbstractSTUDY QUESTION. How should fertility preservation in child and adolescent males receiving gonadotoxic therapies be managed?SUMMARY ANSWER. There we

๐Ÿ“šESHRE Good Practice Recommendations on #FertilityPreservation in boys receiving gonadotoxic therapies๐Ÿ“š- Open access paper published today & will be presented at #ESHRE2025. #ChildhoodCancer. Thanks to the Working Group for their huge effort ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/4lr3bOe

27.06.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very much looking forward to this public webinar with my fantastic colleague Mark Brougham and @cclguk.bsky.social to talk about how #Fertility is affected by #ChildhoodCancer treatment. We plan to leave lots of time at the end so if you have a burning ๐Ÿ”ฅ questionโ€ฆhereโ€™s your chance ๐Ÿ˜Š

23.06.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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KICK-OFF โšฝ๏ธ for this exciting new @EU_Commission project. The PREDICT-AYA study is a โ‚ฌ6.4M project to identify predictive factors for future reproductive health & #fertility in AYA/TYA with cancer. Delighted to be leading the male WP with Csilla Krausz. #FertilityPreservation

23.06.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Fringe @edfringe.bsky.social is just around the corner. Rana @ranafetit.bsky.social will be deconstructing brains, while I am talking bollocks (nothing new there ๐Ÿ˜‚). Check out all the great Provocateurs shows โžก๏ธ www.thestand.co.uk/whats-on/sho.... Tickets are available now ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿ’ƒ

11.06.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow!!!!!

04.06.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Male mice can grow ovaries if their pregnant mums are iron deficient The study is the first to show that low iron levels can affect fetal sexual development.

Male mouse fetuses can develop female organs in utero if their mother is iron deficient during pregnancy

https://go.nature.com/43N7f4s

04.06.2025 16:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 57    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Looking forward to chairing todayโ€™s @ESHRE webinar by Peter Schlegel on TESE for young males as part of the Addressing Todayโ€™s Biggest Challenges series. @SIGFertPreser. You can find out more about this series here ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.eshre.eu/Education/We...

27.05.2025 08:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Winners of the Nigel and Val Shepherd Memorial Award Researchers Kathleen Duffin, Emma Kearney, and Emily Walshe have been awarded an early career researcher grant for fertility preservation in young people with cancer.

Congratulations to researchers Kathleen Duffin, Emma Kearney, and Emily Walshe who are winners of the Nigel and Val Shepherd Memorial Award!

This award is an early career researcher grant for fertility preservation in young people with cancer.
Read our article: edin.ac/4jft2ay...

22.05.2025 10:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations @agoriely.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

21.05.2025 10:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lovely evening with the testis and ovary teams ๐Ÿ˜†, welcoming new team members. Team testis were lost in space but managed to escape ๐Ÿš€ โ€ฆjust ๐Ÿ˜‰

21.05.2025 10:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fantastic โ€˜How do I manageโ€ฆโ€™ session on Graves Disease from Tim Cheetham @EuroSPE today. Always provides a common sense approach to managing patients and even a nod to the โ€˜Toon Armyโ€™ at the end โšฝ๏ธ

#ConnectingEndocrinology2025 #EndocrinologyAcrossTheLifeCourse

12.05.2025 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Heading to #espe2025 in Denmark ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ after a short trip to Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป to speak at the International Workshop
Andrology and Reproductive Medicine in Riga. My Latvian may not be up to much but I think I can work out what this room is for ๐Ÿ˜‰ #ConnectingEndocrinology2025

10.05.2025 13:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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