This postdoc studies sperm epigenetics to uncover how life experiences affect fertility, future health, and male contraceptive development.
Driven by a feminist vision of shared reproductive responsibility, David Skerrett-Byrne investigates sperm biology to advance fertility care worldwide.
I’m David Skerrett-Byrne, a postdoc at Helmholtz Munich, exploring how a father’s life experiences can shape pregnancy and the health of the next generation through sperm epigenetics.
Collecting sperm from unexpected animals, David uncovers evolutionary insights that inform contraceptive development and reproductive health research, with a goal to understand sperm, improve fertility, and create fairer options for family planning.
David grew up endlessly curious about how things worked, which drew him into biology and engineering, spanning species from crocodiles to koalas.
Author summary: David Skerrett-Byrne researches sperm epigenetics.