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Sherman J. Silber is affiliated with Mount Sinai Morningside in the United States. Their research spans key areas in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Reproductive Medicine, Genetics, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist's work primarily addresses topics related to Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Ovarian function and disorders, Reproductive Health and Technologies, Renal and related cancers, Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities, as well as Sperm and Testicular Function.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sherman J. Silber include:

  • Sierra Goldsmith
  • Amander T. Clark
  • Rowena Delos Santos
  • Erica C. Pandolfi
  • Timothy J. Hunt

They have published extensively in several scientific journals, with Fertility and Sterility being the most frequent venue. Additional common publication venues include Human Reproduction, Stem Cell Research, Human Reproduction Update, and Nature Communications.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Sherman J. Silber include:

  • "Fresh and cryopreserved ovarian tissue transplantation for preserving reproductive and endocrine function: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis" (2022), Human Reproduction Update
  • "Evaluation of ovarian tissue transplantation: results from three clinical centers" (2020), Fertility and Sterility
  • "Bi-allelic variants in DNA mismatch repair proteins MutS Homolog MSH4 and MSH5 cause infertility in both sexes" (2021), Human Reproduction
  • "Derivation of human primordial germ cell-like cells in an embryonic-like culture" (2024), Nature Communications
  • "In-vitro maturation and transplantation of cryopreserved ovary tissue: understanding ovarian longevity" (2021), Reproductive BioMedicine Online

The body of work reflects a multi-disciplinary approach within reproductive sciences and molecular biology, addressing both clinical and genetic aspects of fertility and reproductive health.

Best Publications

  • Diverse spermatogenic defects in humans caused by Y chromosome deletions encompassing a novel RNA-binding protein gene

    Renee Reijo;Tien-Yi Lee;Pia Salo;Raaji Alagappan

  • Clean, Intermittent Self-Catheterization in the Treatment of Urinary Tract Disease

    Jack Lapides;Ananias C. Diokno;Sherman J. Silber;Bette S. Lowe

  • Mutations in the Cystic Fibrosis Gene in Patients with Congenital Absence of the Vas Deferens

    Miguel Chillón;Teresa Casals;Bernard Mercier;Lluís Bassas

  • The AZFc region of the Y chromosome features massive palindromes and uniform recurrent deletions in infertile men.

    Tomoko Kuroda-Kawaguchi;Helen Skaletsky;Helen Skaletsky;Laura G. Brown;Laura G. Brown;Patrick J. Minx

  • Pregnancies after testicular sperm extraction and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in non-obstructive azoospermia

    P. Devroey;J. Liu;Z. Nagy;A. Goossens

  • High fertilization and pregnancy rate after intracytoplasmic sperm injection with spermatozoa obtained from testicle biopsy

    S.J. Silber;A.C. Van Steirteghem;J. Liu;Z. Nagy

  • Recombination between palindromes P5 and P1 on the human Y chromosome causes massive deletions and spermatogenic failure.

    Sjoerd Repping;Sjoerd Repping;Helen Skaletsky;Julian Lange;Sherman Silber

  • Are there any predictive factors for successful testicular sperm recovery in azoospermic patients

    H Tournaye;G Verheyen;P Nagy;F Ubaldi

  • Polymorphism for a 1.6-Mb deletion of the human Y chromosome persists through balance between recurrent mutation and haploid selection.

    Sjoerd Repping;Helen Skaletsky;Laura Brown;Saskia K M van Daalen

  • The Mammalian Spermatogenesis Single-Cell Transcriptome, from Spermatogonial Stem Cells to Spermatids.

    Brian P. Hermann;Keren Cheng;Anukriti Singh;Lorena Roa-De La Cruz

  • An azoospermic man with a de novo point mutation in the Y-chromosomal gene USP9Y

    Chao Sun;Chao Sun;Helen Skaletsky;Helen Skaletsky;Bruce Birren;Keri Devon

  • Children born after autotransplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue: A review of 13 live births

    Jacques Donnez;Sherman Silber;Claus Yding Andersen;Isabelle Demeestere

  • CONVENTIONAL IN VITRO FERTILIZATION VERSUS INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING MICROSURGICAL SPERM ASPIRATION

    S. J. Silber;Z. P. Nagy;Jiaen Liu;H. Godoy

  • Ovarian transplantation between monozygotic twins discordant for premature ovarian failure

    Sherman J. Silber;Kathleen M. Lenahan;David J. Levine;Jorge A. Pineda

  • Normal fertilization of human oocytes after testicular sperm extraction and intracytoplasmic sperm injection

    Paul Devroey;Paul Devroey;Jiaen Liu;Jiaen Liu;Zsolt Nagy;Zsolt Nagy;Herman Tournaye;Herman Tournaye

  • Clinical characterization of 42 oligospermic or azoospermic men with microdeletion of the AZFc region of the Y chromosome, and of 18 children conceived via ICSI

    Robert D. Oates;Sherman Silber;Laura G. Brown;David C. Page

  • Using ejaculated, fresh, and frozen-thawed epididymal and testicular spermatozoa gives rise to comparable results after intracytoplasmic sperm injection

    Zsolt Nagy;Zsolt Nagy;Jiaen Liu;Jiaen Liu;Janssenwillen Cecile;Janssenwillen Cecile;Sherman Silber;Sherman Silber

  • Correlation between testicular histology and outcome after intracytoplasmic sperm injection using testicular spermatozoa

    H. Tournaye;J. Liu;P.Z. Nagy;M. Camus

  • Successful vitrification of bovine and human ovarian tissue

    Noriko Kagawa;Sherman Silber;Masashige Kuwayama

  • A series of monozygotic twins discordant for ovarian failure: ovary transplantation (cortical versus microvascular) and cryopreservation

    S.J. Silber;M. DeRosa;J. Pineda;K. Lenahan

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Devroey
Paul Devroey Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Herman Tournaye
Herman Tournaye Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Steve Rozen
Steve Rozen National University of Singapore
A. Van Steirteghem
A. Van Steirteghem Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Santiago Munné
Santiago Munné Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Willy Lissens
Willy Lissens Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Dagan Wells
Dagan Wells John Radcliffe Hospital
Claude Férec
Claude Férec University of Western Brittany
John R. McCarrey
John R. McCarrey The University of Texas at San Antonio

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