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The MRHR Career Development Program was established in 2006 to advance the career development of clinicians who specialize in male reproductive health. The Program aims to increase the clinical research capacity of practitioners in male reproductive biology and to promote the translation of basic research to clinical practice.
The MRHR Career Development Program is modeled after the Women’s Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Career Development Program, which prepares health scientists for a career in women’s reproductive health research.
The Program accomplishes its goals through a mentoring program, which bridges clinical training with research independence. Under the program, established investigators mentor supported trainees as they perform basic or clinical research to enhance their ability to conduct independent peer-review research by the end of their training period. The NICHD Reproductive Sciences (RS) Branch funds the MRHR Program through a Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award mechanism (K12).
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The MRHR Career Development Program supports research training and career development of urologists, reproductive endocrinologists, and other clinicians. The Program supports programs encompassing basic, translational, and/or clinical research relevant to male reproductive health.
Possible research topics include (but are not limited to):
- Assessment of the biological and molecular bases of idiopathic male infertility
- Identification of diagnostic methods for male infertility, including biomarkers to assess sperm quality
- Evaluation of potential male contraceptive agents, including hormonal, immunological, and mechanical agents or agents based on novel targets
- Analysis of the long-term health effects of synthetic hormonal therapies used as contraceptives as well as the reproductive health effects of therapeutic hormone replacement in men
- Analysis of the reproductive health effects of toxic environmental factors
- Evaluation of the efficacy and reproductive health effects of nutritional supplements and herbal treatments
- Analysis of the effect of paternal age on male fertility potential and subsequent offspring
- Evaluation of the long-term effect of sexually transmitted diseases, prostatitis, and other infections of the genitourinary tract on male fertility and reproductive health
- Identification and evaluation of the efficacy of novel treatments for male sexual dysfunction
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Last Reviewed: February 15, 2012
