Peer reviewed publications
Selvaratnam JS, Paul C, Robaire B. (2015) Male rat germ cells display age-dependent and cell-specific susceptibility in response to oxidative stress challenges. Biol Reprod. 93:72, 1-17.
Selvaratnam JS, Robaire B. 2016. Effects of aging and oxidative stress on spermatozoa of superoxide-dismutase 1- and catalase-null mice. Biol Reprod. 95:60.
Selvaratnam JS, Robaire B. 2016. Overexpression of catalase in mice reduces age-related oxidative stress and maintains sperm production Exp Gerontol Exp Gerontol. 84:12-20.
Chan D, Shao X, Dumargne MC, Aarabi M, Simon MM, Kwan T, Bailey JL, Robaire B, Kimmins S, San Gabriel MC, Zini A, Librach C, Moskovtsev S, Grundberg E, Bourque G, Pastinen T, Trasler JM. (2019) Customized MethylC-Capture Sequencing to Evaluate Variation in the Human Sperm DNA Methylome Representative of Altered Folate Metabolism. Environ Health Perspect. 127:87002.
Fice HE, Robaire B. (2019) Telomere Dynamics Throughout Spermatogenesis. Genes (Basel). 10. pii: E525.
Noblanc A, Klaassen A, Robaire C. (2020) The exacerbation of aging and oxidative stress in the epididymis of Sod1 null mice. Antioxidants (Basel). 11:9 pii: E151.
Nguyen-Powanda P, Robaire B. (2020) Oxidative Stress and Reproductive Function in the Aging Male. Biology 9:282.
Cao M, Shao X, Chan P, Cheung W, Kwan T, Pastinen T, Robaire B. High-resolution analyses of human sperm dynamic methylome reveal thousands of novel age-related epigenetic alterations. Clin Epigenetics. 2020;12:192.
Nguyen-Powanda P, Robaire B. Aging and oxidative stress alter DNA repair mechanisms in male germ cells of superoxide dismutase-1 null mice. Biol Reprod. 2021 Jun 7:ioab114.
Cao M, Chan P, Robaire B. The telomere length of spermatozoa as a biomarker of aging and male infertility. Under review.
Book chapters, reviews, commentaries
Robaire B. (2017) Swimming against the stream: modern-day challenges to male reproductive health. Research Features. www.researchfeatures.com.118:95.
Noblanc A, Robaire B. (2018) Male Reproductive Senescence. In: The Encyclopedia of Reproduction 2nd Ed. (Jégou B, Skinner MK eds.) Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc. San Diego, USA. Pp. 422–428.
Selvaratnam J, Fice H, Noblanc A, Robaire B. (2018) Effects of Aging on Sperm Chromatin. Human Reproductive and Prenatal Genetics, 1st Ed. (Leung PCK, Qiao J, eds.) Elsevier, Academic Press, pp. 85-103.
Nguyen-Powanda P, Robaire B. (2020) Aging Male: Oxidative-Stress and Reproductive-Function. Scholarly Community Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/3256.
Abstracts presented at scientific meetings
Fice H, Albert O, Robaire B. Developing a Germ Cell Fast Halo Assay. McGill Pharmacology Research Day, October 13, 2017, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Cao M, Noblanc A, Chan P, Robaire B. Sperm Telomere Length as an Epigenetic Biomarker of Sperm Quality and Aging. 10th RQR Symposium 2017, November 14-15, 2017, St-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada.
Fice H. Effects of aging on male rat germ cell telomere length. 24th Annual Pharmacology Research Day. September 14th, 2018, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Klaassen A, Noblanc A, Robaire B. Both aging and SOD1 null mutation cause segment-specific patterns of oxidative stress-induced damage along the mouse epididymis. 7th International Conference on the Epididymis Sept 20-23 2018, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Cao MJ, Chan P, Leveille M-C, Robaire B, The telomere length of spermatozoa as an epigenetic biomarker of sperm quality and aging. Society for the Study of Reproduction, July 18-21, 2019, San Jose, California.
Fice H, Robaire B. Telomere dynamics throughout spermatogenesis. Centre for Research in Reproduction and Development, May 2019, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Fice H, Robaire B. Telomere dynamics throughout spermatogenesis. Society for the Study of Reproduction, July 18-21, 2019, San Jose, California.
Invited oral presentation given by Bernard Robaire
Aging and genetic effects on sperm maturation and fertility. 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Andrology. Atlanta, GA. April, 2014.
The Male Germ Cell: A Unique Mystery.CIHR/IHDCYH Training Grant: REDIH. Montreal, QC, June 4, 2014.
Paternal Aging: A cause for concern? Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, MUHC, Montreal, QC, April 7, 2015.
How Aging, Drugs and the Environment Modulate Male fertility. CME Symposium on: "Advancing Wellness in Reproductive health" Western University, London, ON, April 10, 2015.
Impact of paternal aging on male germ cells and progeny. 55th Annual Meeting of the Teratology Society, Montréal, Canada, June, 2015.
Effects of paternal age on spermatogenesis. Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Friday October 2, 2015.
Effects of paternal age on spermatogenesis: consequences for progeny outcome. CIHR/IGH conference, Montreal, Quebec. October 19, 2015.
Advanced Paternal Age and reproductive outcome. European Congress of Andrology (ECA) 2016. Rotterdam, The Netherlands. September 22, 2016.
Paternal preconception exposures impact on sperm chromatin quality and progeny outcome. Prenatal Programming and Toxicity V (PPTOX V), Fukuoka, Japan, November 14, 2016.
Effects of Paternal Age on Spermatogenesis CIHR Boys’ and Men’s Second Annual Meeting, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, March 1-3, 2017.
The Spermatozoon: A Most Amazing Cell. Science Share, Montreal, March 15, 2017.
The Spermatozoon: A Most Amazing Cell. Science Share, Montreal, March 15, 2017.
Impact of paternal age on the health of gametes: Risk of potential adverse outcomes. CIHR Boys’ and Men’s Third Annual Meeting, Montreal, November 24, 2017.
Paternal Age, Oxidative Stress and Reproductive Outcome. 51st Annual Conference on Gene Families, Kona, Hawaii, December 3-8, 2017.
A Decade in Aging: A Focus on Male Reproduction. 100th Meeting of the Endocrine Society Chicago, IL, March 18, 2018.
Effects of Aging and Induced Oxidative Stress on Sperm in Animal Models. NIH Conference on Cellular and Molecular Aging of the Reproductive System. Bethesda, MD. September 10, 2018.
Should we be concerned about older dads? Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MUHC, Montreal, QC. October 18, 2018.
Relationship between paternal age, environmental exposures, the sperm epigenome and reproductive outcomes. Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, February 25, 2021.
Assessment of sperm quality. In Symposium on "Genetic and epigenetic clinical testing of human sperm: today a dream, tomorrow a reality?" Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society, June 17, 2021.
