Abstract

SUMMARY Richard Sharpe is a basic scientist who gained his PhD in 1979. His research interests and publications have embraced Leydig cell function, spermatogenesis/fertility, sexual differentiation, gonadal development (and disorders thereof), foetal programming and the effects of lifestyle/diet and environmental chemical exposures on these events, especially impacts on steroidogenesis by the foetal testis. He is increasingly interested in how reproductive development/function intersects with, and influences, more general health. He currently heads a research programme on developmental disorders of male reproductive health in the Medical Research Council/ University Centre for Reproductive Health in Edinburgh. He is a keen science communicator, and is highly committed to better public communication of scientific research.

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