Laurence S. Baskin

“Mapping of Gonadal Development in Cryptorchidism: UTF-1 and Germ Cell Dysgenesis”

This study examines how cryptorchidism affects germ cell development and UTF-1 expression in testicular biopsies, finding reduced germ cell counts and UTF-1 expression in cryptorchid testes.

Evidence for intercellular bridges and radial patterning of meiotic initiation in the human fetal ovary

This study uses 3D analysis to show radial meiotic initiation and intercellular bridges in human fetal ovaries, with variation in meiotic cell numbers and asynchronous transitions between mitotic and meiotic stages.

Heterogeneity of transposon expression and activation of the repressive network in human fetal germ cells

The paper identifies heterogeneity in L1-ORF1p expression and its relationship with piRNA pathway activation and H3K9me3 levels in human fetal germ cells.