Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏
@swilliamslabox.bsky.social
Ovarian biology lab led by Prof Suzannah Williams at the University of Oxford | Fertility preservation in humans and endangered animals | #RhinoFertilityProject
🚨 We’re hiring!
Join Professor Williams’ group at the University of Oxford, @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social, as a Research Assistant.
Work on the groundbreaking Poo Zoo initiative, developing non-invasive cell sampling + biobanking methods to protect endangered species 🦏
Apply by 5 Dec, link below
Join Professor Williams’ group at the University of Oxford, @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social, as a Research Assistant.
Work on the groundbreaking Poo Zoo initiative, developing non-invasive cell sampling + biobanking methods to protect endangered species 🦏
Apply by 5 Dec, link below
November 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🚨 We’re hiring!
Join Professor Williams’ group at the University of Oxford, @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social, as a Research Assistant.
Work on the groundbreaking Poo Zoo initiative, developing non-invasive cell sampling + biobanking methods to protect endangered species 🦏
Apply by 5 Dec, link below
Join Professor Williams’ group at the University of Oxford, @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social, as a Research Assistant.
Work on the groundbreaking Poo Zoo initiative, developing non-invasive cell sampling + biobanking methods to protect endangered species 🦏
Apply by 5 Dec, link below
Group members are working on the relationship between ultra-processed foods (UPF) and female fertility.
Exciting to see other researchers looking into UPFs too. Check out this Lancet series:
UPFs and human health: the main thesis and the evidence - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Exciting to see other researchers looking into UPFs too. Check out this Lancet series:
UPFs and human health: the main thesis and the evidence - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Ultra-processed foods and human health: the main thesis and the evidence
This first paper in a three-part Lancet Series combines narrative and systematic reviews
with original analyses and meta-analyses to assess three hypotheses concerning a dietary
pattern based on ultra...
www.thelancet.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Group members are working on the relationship between ultra-processed foods (UPF) and female fertility.
Exciting to see other researchers looking into UPFs too. Check out this Lancet series:
UPFs and human health: the main thesis and the evidence - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Exciting to see other researchers looking into UPFs too. Check out this Lancet series:
UPFs and human health: the main thesis and the evidence - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Thank you to one of our MSc students from last year, @georgia-lawson.bsky.social, for presenting the ovarian follicle work she completed in our lab. It was fantastic to see the results showcased, and we’re excited for the upcoming publication!!
#researcher #ovary #reproductivehealth #follicle
#researcher #ovary #reproductivehealth #follicle
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Thank you to one of our MSc students from last year, @georgia-lawson.bsky.social, for presenting the ovarian follicle work she completed in our lab. It was fantastic to see the results showcased, and we’re excited for the upcoming publication!!
#researcher #ovary #reproductivehealth #follicle
#researcher #ovary #reproductivehealth #follicle
One of our Postdocs, Dr Peter Kilbride, enjoying a tour of the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research at the Polish Academy of Sciences as part of the Society of Low Temperature Biology’s 61st Annual Meeting in Olsztyn, Poland 🇵🇱
#postdoc #cryo #conference
#postdoc #cryo #conference
September 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
One of our Postdocs, Dr Peter Kilbride, enjoying a tour of the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research at the Polish Academy of Sciences as part of the Society of Low Temperature Biology’s 61st Annual Meeting in Olsztyn, Poland 🇵🇱
#postdoc #cryo #conference
#postdoc #cryo #conference
Reposted by Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏
@a-weberling.bsky.social & I characterize oogenesis from initiation in the germinal bed to ovulatory follicles for the first time in the brown anole, a powerful reptile model for evo-devo & functional genetics!
Full preprint here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Full preprint here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
@a-weberling.bsky.social & I characterize oogenesis from initiation in the germinal bed to ovulatory follicles for the first time in the brown anole, a powerful reptile model for evo-devo & functional genetics!
Full preprint here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Full preprint here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
This week we’re celebrating Emmerson, our unbelievably talented DPhil student who has nearly finished her first year! 🔬✨
Reliable, creative, and a natural in the lab, Emmerson is currently exploring ovarian tissue cryopreservation.
#Cryopreservation #WomensHealth #PhDLife #STEM
Reliable, creative, and a natural in the lab, Emmerson is currently exploring ovarian tissue cryopreservation.
#Cryopreservation #WomensHealth #PhDLife #STEM
September 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This week we’re celebrating Emmerson, our unbelievably talented DPhil student who has nearly finished her first year! 🔬✨
Reliable, creative, and a natural in the lab, Emmerson is currently exploring ovarian tissue cryopreservation.
#Cryopreservation #WomensHealth #PhDLife #STEM
Reliable, creative, and a natural in the lab, Emmerson is currently exploring ovarian tissue cryopreservation.
#Cryopreservation #WomensHealth #PhDLife #STEM
Introducing Dr Peter Kilbride, our lead researcher and expert in cryobiology! Whether he’s diving deep into cryopreservation or unearthing forgotten gems from the history of science, there’s never a dull moment when Peter’s around.
#Cryo #Research #ScienceHistory #LabLife #STEM
#Cryo #Research #ScienceHistory #LabLife #STEM
September 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Introducing Dr Peter Kilbride, our lead researcher and expert in cryobiology! Whether he’s diving deep into cryopreservation or unearthing forgotten gems from the history of science, there’s never a dull moment when Peter’s around.
#Cryo #Research #ScienceHistory #LabLife #STEM
#Cryo #Research #ScienceHistory #LabLife #STEM
New NSFC grant!
Oxford–China Collaboration Awarded NSFC Grant on Porcine Oocyte Research.
Huge congratulations to Dr. Guoyun Wu who will lead the exciting project. An amazing way to strengthen international fertility research 🌍
#WomenInSTEM #NSFC
@oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social
Oxford–China Collaboration Awarded NSFC Grant on Porcine Oocyte Research.
Huge congratulations to Dr. Guoyun Wu who will lead the exciting project. An amazing way to strengthen international fertility research 🌍
#WomenInSTEM #NSFC
@oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
New NSFC grant!
Oxford–China Collaboration Awarded NSFC Grant on Porcine Oocyte Research.
Huge congratulations to Dr. Guoyun Wu who will lead the exciting project. An amazing way to strengthen international fertility research 🌍
#WomenInSTEM #NSFC
@oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social
Oxford–China Collaboration Awarded NSFC Grant on Porcine Oocyte Research.
Huge congratulations to Dr. Guoyun Wu who will lead the exciting project. An amazing way to strengthen international fertility research 🌍
#WomenInSTEM #NSFC
@oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social
Say hello to one of our amazing MRes students! @heidilong.bsky.social is investigating the impact of ultra-processed food on fertility. She's also training for the World Rowing Championships next month!
Follow for more about her journey in and out of the lab
#UPF #WomensHealth #WomenInSTEM #Rowing
Follow for more about her journey in and out of the lab
#UPF #WomensHealth #WomenInSTEM #Rowing
August 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Say hello to one of our amazing MRes students! @heidilong.bsky.social is investigating the impact of ultra-processed food on fertility. She's also training for the World Rowing Championships next month!
Follow for more about her journey in and out of the lab
#UPF #WomensHealth #WomenInSTEM #Rowing
Follow for more about her journey in and out of the lab
#UPF #WomensHealth #WomenInSTEM #Rowing
Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
We’re thrilled to welcome our newest DPhil student! Dali has joined us to begin her doctoral research, and we’re so excited to see the discoveries she’ll make over the next few years. Welcome to the team! ✨
#WomenInSTEM #PhDSky
We’re thrilled to welcome our newest DPhil student! Dali has joined us to begin her doctoral research, and we’re so excited to see the discoveries she’ll make over the next few years. Welcome to the team! ✨
#WomenInSTEM #PhDSky
August 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
We’re thrilled to welcome our newest DPhil student! Dali has joined us to begin her doctoral research, and we’re so excited to see the discoveries she’ll make over the next few years. Welcome to the team! ✨
#WomenInSTEM #PhDSky
We’re thrilled to welcome our newest DPhil student! Dali has joined us to begin her doctoral research, and we’re so excited to see the discoveries she’ll make over the next few years. Welcome to the team! ✨
#WomenInSTEM #PhDSky
Preprint from our lab
One of our brilliant postdoc research fellows takes us on a journey through chameleon development. Fascinating #devbio & #evodevo insight.
Incredible work @a-weberling.bsky.social!
One of our brilliant postdoc research fellows takes us on a journey through chameleon development. Fascinating #devbio & #evodevo insight.
Incredible work @a-weberling.bsky.social!
1/6
Preprint Alert
Ever thought that humans & chameleons look alike?
We follow chameleon development from fertilisation to oviposition & uncover the process through which they form an epiblast lumen that exhibits striking similarity to human embryos
#devbio #evodevo
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Preprint Alert
Ever thought that humans & chameleons look alike?
We follow chameleon development from fertilisation to oviposition & uncover the process through which they form an epiblast lumen that exhibits striking similarity to human embryos
#devbio #evodevo
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
August 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Preprint from our lab
One of our brilliant postdoc research fellows takes us on a journey through chameleon development. Fascinating #devbio & #evodevo insight.
Incredible work @a-weberling.bsky.social!
One of our brilliant postdoc research fellows takes us on a journey through chameleon development. Fascinating #devbio & #evodevo insight.
Incredible work @a-weberling.bsky.social!
Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
This week, we’re excited to spotlight Julia, one of our talented MSc students. She’s doing fantastic work and we have been thrilled to have her on the team!
#OvarianBiology #FertilityResearch #Culture #WomensHealth #STEM #Follicle
This week, we’re excited to spotlight Julia, one of our talented MSc students. She’s doing fantastic work and we have been thrilled to have her on the team!
#OvarianBiology #FertilityResearch #Culture #WomensHealth #STEM #Follicle
July 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
This week, we’re excited to spotlight Julia, one of our talented MSc students. She’s doing fantastic work and we have been thrilled to have her on the team!
#OvarianBiology #FertilityResearch #Culture #WomensHealth #STEM #Follicle
This week, we’re excited to spotlight Julia, one of our talented MSc students. She’s doing fantastic work and we have been thrilled to have her on the team!
#OvarianBiology #FertilityResearch #Culture #WomensHealth #STEM #Follicle
Our first year DPhil student Emmerson Teas was honoured to receive a travel grant from the Society for Cryobiology to present her work at the #Cryo2025 conference in Hannover, Germany today!
#cryobiology #conference #freezing #thawing
#cryobiology #conference #freezing #thawing
July 26, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Our first year DPhil student Emmerson Teas was honoured to receive a travel grant from the Society for Cryobiology to present her work at the #Cryo2025 conference in Hannover, Germany today!
#cryobiology #conference #freezing #thawing
#cryobiology #conference #freezing #thawing
A huge milestone for the #RhinoFertilityProject! We’ve received new rhino ovarian tissue, crucial for developing fertility preservation techniques to save the Northern White Rhino.
This was made possible thanks to SEZARC. And a huge thank you to MVE Biological Solutions for the shipping containers!
This was made possible thanks to SEZARC. And a huge thank you to MVE Biological Solutions for the shipping containers!
July 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A huge milestone for the #RhinoFertilityProject! We’ve received new rhino ovarian tissue, crucial for developing fertility preservation techniques to save the Northern White Rhino.
This was made possible thanks to SEZARC. And a huge thank you to MVE Biological Solutions for the shipping containers!
This was made possible thanks to SEZARC. And a huge thank you to MVE Biological Solutions for the shipping containers!
Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
This week, we are spotlighting one of our brilliant MSc students! Georgia is doing amazing work in the laboratory. Her dedication and intellect are clear to see. We are sure she has a bright future ahead!
#Laboratory #FertilityPreservation #Student #Oxford #Ovarian
This week, we are spotlighting one of our brilliant MSc students! Georgia is doing amazing work in the laboratory. Her dedication and intellect are clear to see. We are sure she has a bright future ahead!
#Laboratory #FertilityPreservation #Student #Oxford #Ovarian
July 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
This week, we are spotlighting one of our brilliant MSc students! Georgia is doing amazing work in the laboratory. Her dedication and intellect are clear to see. We are sure she has a bright future ahead!
#Laboratory #FertilityPreservation #Student #Oxford #Ovarian
This week, we are spotlighting one of our brilliant MSc students! Georgia is doing amazing work in the laboratory. Her dedication and intellect are clear to see. We are sure she has a bright future ahead!
#Laboratory #FertilityPreservation #Student #Oxford #Ovarian
Incredible opportunity to attend the Oxford Women's Health Forum. An excellent day of talks with highlights from Annaliese Dodds MP, Professor Dame Lesley Regan, Professor Bola Owolabi and Dr Ranee Thakar. We can make change in women's health!
July 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Incredible opportunity to attend the Oxford Women's Health Forum. An excellent day of talks with highlights from Annaliese Dodds MP, Professor Dame Lesley Regan, Professor Bola Owolabi and Dr Ranee Thakar. We can make change in women's health!
Great to have the whole group together! Our lab meeting is always a highlight of the week. We get to share updates on our projects, discuss ideas and support each other’s work.
#LabLife #ResearchCommunity #STEM #Collaboration #Teamwork
#LabLife #ResearchCommunity #STEM #Collaboration #Teamwork
July 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Great to have the whole group together! Our lab meeting is always a highlight of the week. We get to share updates on our projects, discuss ideas and support each other’s work.
#LabLife #ResearchCommunity #STEM #Collaboration #Teamwork
#LabLife #ResearchCommunity #STEM #Collaboration #Teamwork
Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
Say hello to our visiting scholar! We are excited to have Wing join us in the lab, bringing fresh new perspectives and ideas. It is great having her as part of the team and she has taught us so much already.
#researcher #ovary #Oxford #WomensHealth #folliculogenesis
Say hello to our visiting scholar! We are excited to have Wing join us in the lab, bringing fresh new perspectives and ideas. It is great having her as part of the team and she has taught us so much already.
#researcher #ovary #Oxford #WomensHealth #folliculogenesis
July 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
Say hello to our visiting scholar! We are excited to have Wing join us in the lab, bringing fresh new perspectives and ideas. It is great having her as part of the team and she has taught us so much already.
#researcher #ovary #Oxford #WomensHealth #folliculogenesis
Say hello to our visiting scholar! We are excited to have Wing join us in the lab, bringing fresh new perspectives and ideas. It is great having her as part of the team and she has taught us so much already.
#researcher #ovary #Oxford #WomensHealth #folliculogenesis
Meet our Lab Member Monday!
We have the privilege of introducing our incredible postdoc researcher Nilay Kuscu. She is talented, hard-working and resilient, making her a brilliant leader in our group. We look forward to sharing her exciting research!
#fertility #WomensHealth #ovary #postdoc #Oxford
We have the privilege of introducing our incredible postdoc researcher Nilay Kuscu. She is talented, hard-working and resilient, making her a brilliant leader in our group. We look forward to sharing her exciting research!
#fertility #WomensHealth #ovary #postdoc #Oxford
June 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Meet our Lab Member Monday!
We have the privilege of introducing our incredible postdoc researcher Nilay Kuscu. She is talented, hard-working and resilient, making her a brilliant leader in our group. We look forward to sharing her exciting research!
#fertility #WomensHealth #ovary #postdoc #Oxford
We have the privilege of introducing our incredible postdoc researcher Nilay Kuscu. She is talented, hard-working and resilient, making her a brilliant leader in our group. We look forward to sharing her exciting research!
#fertility #WomensHealth #ovary #postdoc #Oxford
Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
This week, we’re excited to introduce one of our MSc students. @emily-walker.bsky.social has joined us for a three-month project, and hopefully longer! Stay tuned to learn more about the work Emily is doing in the lab and the unique perspective she brings.
This week, we’re excited to introduce one of our MSc students. @emily-walker.bsky.social has joined us for a three-month project, and hopefully longer! Stay tuned to learn more about the work Emily is doing in the lab and the unique perspective she brings.
June 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
This week, we’re excited to introduce one of our MSc students. @emily-walker.bsky.social has joined us for a three-month project, and hopefully longer! Stay tuned to learn more about the work Emily is doing in the lab and the unique perspective she brings.
This week, we’re excited to introduce one of our MSc students. @emily-walker.bsky.social has joined us for a three-month project, and hopefully longer! Stay tuned to learn more about the work Emily is doing in the lab and the unique perspective she brings.
Reposted by Williams Lab - Oxford 🦏
The preprint of my dear friend Svetlana Jovanic showing that
"cell behaviour during gastrulation is robust to the deficiency of yolk topology & signalling originating from the yolk syncytial layer."
is now online!
Super interesting read! #zebrafish #embroids #DevBio
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
"cell behaviour during gastrulation is robust to the deficiency of yolk topology & signalling originating from the yolk syncytial layer."
is now online!
Super interesting read! #zebrafish #embroids #DevBio
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
June 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The preprint of my dear friend Svetlana Jovanic showing that
"cell behaviour during gastrulation is robust to the deficiency of yolk topology & signalling originating from the yolk syncytial layer."
is now online!
Super interesting read! #zebrafish #embroids #DevBio
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
"cell behaviour during gastrulation is robust to the deficiency of yolk topology & signalling originating from the yolk syncytial layer."
is now online!
Super interesting read! #zebrafish #embroids #DevBio
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A beautiful cover. We cannot wait to read it later this year!
I'm over the moon to announce that my first novel "Leopold - the Boy at the Lake" will be published later this year at Wichern Verlag in Germany.
Just got the cover in - now, it starts to feel real...
Freue mich wahnsinnig, dass mein #Erstling dieses Jahr im Wichern Verlag erscheinen wird!
Just got the cover in - now, it starts to feel real...
Freue mich wahnsinnig, dass mein #Erstling dieses Jahr im Wichern Verlag erscheinen wird!
June 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A beautiful cover. We cannot wait to read it later this year!
Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
We’re kicking off a mini series to introduce the amazing people in our lab. Over the next few months, you’ll get to know us a little better. Starting with our awesome PI!
#Ovary #Reproduction #Oxford #Fertility
We’re kicking off a mini series to introduce the amazing people in our lab. Over the next few months, you’ll get to know us a little better. Starting with our awesome PI!
#Ovary #Reproduction #Oxford #Fertility
June 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Meet Our Lab Member Monday!
We’re kicking off a mini series to introduce the amazing people in our lab. Over the next few months, you’ll get to know us a little better. Starting with our awesome PI!
#Ovary #Reproduction #Oxford #Fertility
We’re kicking off a mini series to introduce the amazing people in our lab. Over the next few months, you’ll get to know us a little better. Starting with our awesome PI!
#Ovary #Reproduction #Oxford #Fertility
Fantastic to see @heidilong.bsky.social and Emmerson presenting and engaging in great discussions at the @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social Graduate Student Symposium. Honoured to be part of a community of dedicated and innovative students!
#Oxford #ReproductiveHealth #Research #GraduateStudents
#Oxford #ReproductiveHealth #Research #GraduateStudents
June 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Fantastic to see @heidilong.bsky.social and Emmerson presenting and engaging in great discussions at the @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social Graduate Student Symposium. Honoured to be part of a community of dedicated and innovative students!
#Oxford #ReproductiveHealth #Research #GraduateStudents
#Oxford #ReproductiveHealth #Research #GraduateStudents
It was incredible to hear from Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health, @muliyilsonia.bsky.social, about the plans for the journal and scope of women’s research we can expect. A very inspiring talk and exciting time for the field!
#WomensHealth #ResearchCommunity
#WomensHealth #ResearchCommunity
June 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It was incredible to hear from Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health, @muliyilsonia.bsky.social, about the plans for the journal and scope of women’s research we can expect. A very inspiring talk and exciting time for the field!
#WomensHealth #ResearchCommunity
#WomensHealth #ResearchCommunity