Dr Helena Rodríguez Caro receives Spanish Researchers in the UK blog prize

Kellogg Junior Research Fellow Dr Helena Rodríguez Caro has received second prize in the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom’s VI Blog Contest, for her article More than just the sperm! A new role for the male in pregnancy.

Published in July 2022, Helena‘s article, More than just the sperm! A new role for the male in pregnancy outlines the results of her DPhil, undertaken whilst at the Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health. The article explains Helena’s research into new ways to improve the implantation of the embryo during IVF, and the importance of Seminal Fluid Extracellular Vesicles (SF-EVs) in the process. Read the full article here.

Dr Helena Rodríguez Caro is currently a Postdoctoral Research Scientist Institute of Developmental & Regenerative Medicine Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, University of Oxford. You can find out more about Helena and here research here.

The Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK) promotes communication within the community of Spanish Researchers working in the UK, giving ‘them a united voice that impacts society, influences science policy and closes the gap between researchers in the UK and Spain’ (SRUK)