Today is the first episode in a three-part miniseries focused on mechanisms of embryonic development. Our host, Cam Schmidt, of East Carolina University has the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Ramiro Alberio, Professor of Developmental Biology at The University of Nottingham in the UK. Dr. Alberio is working to understand the control of cell fate decisions that guide mammalian embryonic development. His approach integrates single cell transcriptomics and gene editing techniques in economically important livestock species such as pigs and sheep. His many research and review articles highlight some fascinating commonalities among the developmental programs of phylogenetically distinct species. 

Learn more about Dr. Alberio's work: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences/people/ramiro.alberio

Read Dr. Alberio's perspective on advances in embryo development research in SSR's flagship journal 'The Biology of Reproduction (BOR)' here: https://academic.oup.com/biolreprod/article/114/2/396/8316746