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Overview

Serge Nef is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has a research portfolio focused primarily on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work intersects several subfields including molecular biology, reproductive medicine, genetics, public health, environmental and occupational health, and endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism.

The scientist's research covers diverse topics such as sperm and testicular function, genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities, sexual differentiation and disorders, reproductive biology and fertility, renal and related cancers, epigenetics and DNA methylation, and ubiquitin and proteasome pathways.

Frequent publication venues for their research include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Human Reproduction, Science Advances, Andrology, and eLife.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Serge Nef include:

  • "Single-cell transcriptomics reveal temporal dynamics of critical regulators of germ cell fate during mouse sex determination" (2021) published in The FASEB Journal
  • "Origin, specification and differentiation of a rare supporting-like lineage in the developing mouse gonad" (2022) published in Science Advances
  • "Meiosis occurs normally in the fetal ovary of mice lacking all retinoic acid receptors" (2020) published in Science Advances
  • "The −KTS splice variant of WT1 is essential for ovarian determination in mice" (2023) published in Science
  • "CatSper: The complex main gate of calcium entry in mammalian spermatozoa" (2020) published in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Serge Nef frequently collaborates with certain researchers, including Yasmine Neirijnck, Chloé Mayère, Rita Rahban, Isabelle Stévant, and Pauline Sararols.

Best Publications

  • Cryptorchidism in mice mutant for Insl3.

    Serge Nef;Luis F. Parada

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor conditional knockouts show gender differences in depression-related behaviors.

    Lisa M. Monteggia;Bryan Luikart;Michel Barrot;David Theobold

  • Cellular Source and Mechanisms of High Transcriptome Complexity in the Mammalian Testis

    Magali Soumillon;Magali Soumillon;Anamaria Necsulea;Anamaria Necsulea;Manuela Weier;David Brawand;David Brawand

  • Perinatal exposure to bisphenol A alters early adipogenesis in the rat.

    Emmanuel Somm;Emmanuel Somm;Valérie M. Schwitzgebel;Audrey Toulotte;Audrey Toulotte;Christopher R. Cederroth

  • Pancreatic Insulin Content Regulation by the Estrogen Receptor ERα

    Paloma Alonso-Magdalena;Ana B. Ropero;Ana B. Ropero;M. Pilar Carrera;Christopher R. Cederroth

  • Soy, phytoestrogens and metabolism: A review.

    Christopher R. Cederroth;Serge Nef

  • Conditional Deletion of TrkB but Not BDNF Prevents Epileptogenesis in the Kindling Model

    Xiao Ping He;Robert Kotloski;Serge Nef;Bryan W. Luikart

  • Sequential transcriptional waves direct the differentiation of newborn neurons in the mouse neocortex.

    Ludovic Telley;Subashika Govindan;Julien Prados;Isabelle Stevant

  • Testis determination requires insulin receptor family function in mice

    Serge Nef;Sunita Verma-Kurvari;Jussi Merenmies;Jussi Merenmies;Jean Dominique Vassalli

  • Gene expression during sex determination reveals a robust female genetic program at the onset of ovarian development

    Serge Nef;Olivier Schaad;Nancy R. Stallings;Christopher R. Cederroth

  • Soy, phytoestrogens and their impact on reproductive health

    Christopher Robin Cederroth;Céline Zimmermann;Serge Nef

  • A molecular basis for estrogen-induced cryptorchidism

    Serge Nef;Tracey Shipman;Luis F. Parada

  • Dietary Phytoestrogens Activate AMP-Activated Protein Kinase With Improvement in Lipid and Glucose Metabolism

    Christopher Cederroth;Manlio Vinciguerra;Aslan Gjinovci;Françoise Kuhne

  • Prostaglandin D2 induces nuclear import of the sex-determining factor SOX9 via its cAMP-PKA phosphorylation

    Safia Malki;Serge Nef;Cécile Notarnicola;Laurie Thevenet

  • Hormones in male sexual development

    Serge Nef;Luis F. Parada

  • An essential role for insulin and IGF1 receptors in regulating sertoli cell proliferation, testis size, and FSH action in mice.

    Jean-Luc Pitetti;Pierre Calvel;Céline Zimmermann;Béatrice Conne

  • Sertoli cell Dicer is essential for spermatogenesis in mice.

    Marilena D. Papaioannou;Jean-Luc Pitetti;Seungil Ro;Chanjae Park

  • Mutations in CFAP43 and CFAP44 cause male infertility and flagellum defects in Trypanosoma and human

    Charles Coutton;Alexandra S. Vargas;Amir Amiri-Yekta;Amir Amiri-Yekta;Zine-Eddine Kherraf

  • Short-Term Treatment with Bisphenol-A Leads to Metabolic Abnormalities in Adult Male Mice

    Thiago M. Batista;Paloma Alonso-Magdalena;Elaine Vieira;Maria Esmeria C. Amaral

  • microRNAs in the testis: building up male fertility

    Marilena D Papaioannou;Serge Nef

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis F. Parada
Luis F. Parada Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jean-Dominique Vassalli
Jean-Dominique Vassalli University of Geneva
Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis
Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis University of Geneva
Pierre F. Ray
Pierre F. Ray Grenoble Alpes University
Dagmar Wilhelm
Dagmar Wilhelm University of Melbourne
Christophe Arnoult
Christophe Arnoult Grenoble Alpes University
Christelle Borel
Christelle Borel University of Geneva
Patrick Descombes
Patrick Descombes Nestlé (Switzerland)
Henrik Kaessmann
Henrik Kaessmann Heidelberg University
Serge Rudaz
Serge Rudaz University of Geneva

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