Paternal aging and spontaneous mutations in the embryo: potential causes and consequences
Professor R. John Aitken
Paternal aging and spontaneous mutations in the embryo: potential causes and consequences
Laureate Professor John Aitken
John Aitken’s research career began with a PhD in reproductive biology from the University of Cambridge. Following post-doctoral positions in Edinburgh and Bordeaux and a year with WHO in Geneva, he returned to Edinburgh to join the MRC Reproductive Biology Unit and establish a research program with clinical outreach into male infertility. In 1998 he moved to the University of Newcastle, NSW, as Chair of Biological Sciences and, later, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology and Development. He is currently the Distinguished Laureate Professor of Biological Sciences.