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Current Research Projects
The role of Bone Morphogenic Proteins in regulating the rate and number of follicle development in a monoovulatory species.

The development of mifepristone as an estrogen free oral contraceptive pill.

Improving access to safe abortion .

Affiliations
President British Fertility Society.
Governor of Caledonian Research Foundation.

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Principal Collaborators
Professor Bruce Campbell, University of Nottingham.
Professor Alan McNeilly, MRC HRSU, Edinburgh.
Professor Hilary Critchley, University of Edinburgh.

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Biographical Profile
Educated at the Universities of Aberdeen, Cambridge and Edinburgh before training in endocrinology, obstetrics and gynaecology in Edinburgh and London. From 1977 to 1985 I held the Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Edinburgh until being appointed MRC Clinical Research Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology. Retired in 2000 and have been professor Emeritus since then.

My research interests include both basic and applied in the field of reproductive medicine from infertility to contraception. Amongst my research achievements have been the identification of PGF2a as the luteolytic hormone in sheep and many other species; the role of prostaglandins in menstruation and its disorders; the development of antigestogens as medical abortifacients and contraceptives; a unique method of preserving reproductive function in women undergoing chemo/radiotherapy for cancer by cryopreservation and autotransplantation of the ovary. My current research involves investigating the mechanism by which mutations in the BMPR1B receptor( “fecundity gene”) results in multiple ovulations.

Teaching and Training
I have supervised over 40 post graduate student for PhD or MD. Director of the first subspecialty training programme in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility in UK.

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Selected Recent Publications

Lakha F, Ho PC, Van der Spuy ZM, Dada K, Elton R, Glasier AF, Critchley HO, Williams AR, Baird DT (2007). A novel estrogen-free oral contraceptive pill for women: multicentre, double-blind, randomized controlled trial of mifepristone and progestogen-only pill (levonorgestrel). Hum Reprod 22:2428-2436.

Campbell BK, Kendall NR, Baird DT (2007). The effect of the presence and pattern of luteinizing hormone stimulation on ovulatory follicle development in sheep. Biol Reprod 76:719-727.

Campbell BK, Souza CJ, Skinner AJ, Webb R, Baird DT (2006). Enhanced response of granulosa and theca cells from sheep carriers of the FecB mutation in vitro to gonadotrophins and BMP-2, -4 and -6. Endocrinology 147:1608-1620.

von Hertzen H, Baird D (2006). Frequently asked questions about medical abortion. Contraception 74:3-10.

Souza CJ.H, Gonzales-Bulnes A, Campbell BK, McNeilly AS, Baird DT (2004). Mechanism of action of the principal prolific genes and their application to sheep production. Reprod Fertil Dev 16:395-401.

Baird DT, Campbell B K, de Souza CJH, Telfer EE (2004). Long term ovarian function in sheep after ovariectomy and autotransplantation of cryopreserved cortical strips. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 113, Suppl1:S55–59.

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	Contact details Professor David Baird, Emeritus Research Professor Reproductive Endocrinology, Honorary Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology The University of Edinburgh, Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA
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