Dr. Duangporn Jamsai completed her Ph.D. in the field of thalassemia in December 2003 from Mahidol University, Thailand after which she was recruited to the Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development (Melbourne, Australia) in 2004. Her research focuses on genetics of male germ cell development, and uses mouse models and clinical samples to reveal critical pathways in male fertility. In 2009 she joined the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology (Monash University) where she currently holds a senior research officer position. Her outstanding achievement as an emerging scientist is evident by the awarding of $1.7 million funding including NHMRC Peter Doherty Fellowship (2006-2010) and Project Grant (2010-2012), ARC Discovery Grant (2011-2013), the Cancer Council of Victoria Grant-in-Aid (2014-2016) and the ANZ Medical Research and Technology in Victoria (2014).