Sergey Moskovtsev, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Standards in semen examination: publishing reproducible and reliable data based on high-quality methodology.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2022
Whole-genome sequencing of H3K4me3 and DNA methylation in human sperm reveals regions of overlap linked to fertility and development.
Cell reports · 2021
Customized MethylC-Capture Sequencing to Evaluate Variation in the Human Sperm DNA Methylome Representative of Altered Folate Metabolism.
Environmental health perspectives · 2019

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Identification of functional epigenomic regions in sperm that are environmentally responsive and associate with fertility and embryo development
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$879,750

All 1 grants and awards

5 publications.

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Standards in semen examination: publishing reproducible and reliable data based on high-quality methodology.

Björndahl L, Barratt CLR, Mortimer D, Agarwal A, Aitken RJ, Alvarez JG, Aneck-Hahn N, Arver S, Baldi E, Bassas L, Boitrelle F, Bornman R, Carrell DT, Castilla JA, Cerezo Parra G, Check JH, Cuasnicu PS, Darney SP, de Jager C, De Jonge CJ, Drevet JR, Drobnis EZ, Du Plessis SS, Eisenberg ML, Esteves SC, Evgeni EA, Ferlin A, Garrido N, Giwercman A, Goovaerts IGF, Haugen TB, Henkel R, Henningsohn L, Hofmann MC, Hotaling JM, Jedrzejczak P, Jouannet P, Jørgensen N, Kirkman Brown JC, Krausz C, Kurpisz M, Kvist U, Lamb DJ, Levine H, Loveland KL, McLachlan RI, Mahran A, Maree L, Martins da Silva S, Mbizvo MT, Meinhardt A, Menkveld R, Mortimer ST, Moskovtsev S, Muller CH, Munuce MJ, Muratori M, Niederberger C, O'Flaherty C, Oliva R, Ombelet W, Pacey AA, Palladino MA, Ramasamy R, Ramos L, Rives N, Roldan ER, Rothmann S, Sakkas D, Salonia A, Sánchez-Pozo MC, Sapiro R, Schlatt S, Schlegel PN, Schuppe HC, Shah R, Skakkebæk NE, Teerds K, Toskin I, Tournaye H, Turek PJ, van der Horst G, Vazquez-Levin M, Wang C, Wetzels A, Zeginiadou T, Zini A

Human reproduction (Oxford, England)202271 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac189 PMID: 36112046

02

Whole-genome sequencing of H3K4me3 and DNA methylation in human sperm reveals regions of overlap linked to fertility and development.

Lambrot R, Chan D, Shao X, Aarabi M, Kwan T, Bourque G, Moskovtsev S, Librach C, Trasler J, Dumeaux V, Kimmins S

Cell reports202145 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109418 PMID: 34289352

03

Customized MethylC-Capture Sequencing to Evaluate Variation in the Human Sperm DNA Methylome Representative of Altered Folate Metabolism.

Chan D, Shao X, Dumargne MC, Aarabi M, Simon MM, Kwan T, Bailey JL, Robaire B, Kimmins S, San Gabriel MC, Zini A, Librach C, Moskovtsev S, Grundberg E, Bourque G, Pastinen T, Trasler JM

Environmental health perspectives201943 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1289/ehp4812 PMID: 31393794

04

Male Oxidative Stress Infertility (MOSI): Proposed Terminology and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Male Infertility.

Agarwal A, Parekh N, Panner Selvam MK, Henkel R, Shah R, Homa ST, Ramasamy R, Ko E, Tremellen K, Esteves S, Majzoub A, Alvarez JG, Gardner DK, Jayasena CN, Ramsay JW, Cho CL, Saleh R, Sakkas D, Hotaling JM, Lundy SD, Vij S, Marmar J, Gosalvez J, Sabanegh E, Park HJ, Zini A, Kavoussi P, Micic S, Smith R, Busetto GM, Bakırcıoğlu ME, Haidl G, Balercia G, Puchalt NG, Ben-Khalifa M, Tadros N, Kirkman-Browne J, Moskovtsev S, Huang X, Borges E, Franken D, Bar-Chama N, Morimoto Y, Tomita K, Srini VS, Ombelet W, Baldi E, Muratori M, Yumura Y, La Vignera S, Kosgi R, Martinez MP, Evenson DP, Zylbersztejn DS, Roque M, Cocuzza M, Vieira M, Ben-Meir A, Orvieto R, Levitas E, Wiser A, Arafa M, Malhotra V, Parekattil SJ, Elbardisi H, Carvalho L, Dada R, Sifer C, Talwar P, Gudeloglu A, Mahmoud AMA, Terras K, Yazbeck C, Nebojsa B, Durairajanayagam D, Mounir A, Kahn LG, Baskaran S, Pai RD, Paoli D, Leisegang K, Moein MR, Malik S, Yaman O, Samanta L, Bayane F, Jindal SK, Kendirci M, Altay B, Perovic D, Harlev A

The world journal of men's health2019

DOI: 10.5534/wjmh.190055 PMID: 31081299

05

In vitro generation of Sertoli-like and haploid spermatid-like cells from human umbilical cord perivascular cells.

Shlush E, Maghen L, Swanson S, Kenigsberg S, Moskovtsev S, Barretto T, Gauthier-Fisher A, Librach CL

Stem cell research & therapy2017

DOI: 10.1186/s13287-017-0491-8 PMID: 28202061

Identification of functional epigenomic regions in sperm that are environmentally responsive and associate with fertility and embryo development

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kimmins, Sarah; Dumeaux, Vanessa

Keywords: Chromatin; Development; Embryo; Epigenetic Inheritance; Epigenomics; Infertility; Obesity; Reproduction; Sperm; Transcription

$879,750

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Department of Human Genetics
Human Genetics, Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Urology
Sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation
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