Dr. Elsie Jacobsen will be discussing how X-linked gene expression is regulated in the mouse and its critical role in placental development. Olivia Scott will be sharing her current work with the Afshar Lab studying a very high-risk pregnancy condition, placenta accrea.
Dr. Veena Sangkhae will be discussing endocrine regulation of iron homeostasis in pregnancy and how perturbations in these regulatory mechanisms can result in adverse pregnancy solutions.
Aditya Pimplaskar will be discussing his work in analyzing a broader perinatal depression phenotype in various health system-linked biobanks, ultimately leveraging clinical and genetic data for risk prediction.
Ariel Hart will be discussing findings from their ethnography of a local Black-led birth center as an alternative to dominant allopathic pregnancy, birth and postpartum care.
Dr. Singhal’s passion involves improving outcomes of obesity management via personalized treatments. She directs the FIT for Health pediatric clinic, which provides pharmacological and surgical treatments for children and adolescents
Dr. Smick’s research explores the role of the tumor microenvironment in ovarian cancer, aiming to identify molecular markers for early detection and targeted therapy, and to develop preclinical models for
Gabrielle Rinne will be reviewing findings from her graduate research on the biological, psychological, and social factors before, during, and after pregnancy that influence maternal and child health-relevant outcomes.
Join us for our upcoming Seminar Session! In this interactive presentation, Dr. Allard will share his laboratory’s research focused on identifying environmental exposures that disrupt reproduction and on uncovering the mechanisms through which they act. He will also discuss how developing expertise in reproductive biology can open pathways to contributing to environmental chemical regulation in
Join us for our upcoming Seminar Session! In this presentation, Dr. Quinlan will discuss her lab’s research on how the oocyte is developed and organized to produce a viable gamete. She will walk us from single molecule biochemical studies to whole organism research. At the end, Dr. Quinlan will discuss her lab’s related ongoing research.
Join us for our upcoming Seminar Session! Nausea is a protective but often debilitating sensation that limits the use of many important therapies, and current anti-nausea drugs are frequently ineffective because the underlying brain mechanisms are poorly understood. Dr. Zhang will discuss the identification of specific neuron circuits in the brain’s area postrema that drive
Join us for our upcoming Seminar Session! Bats show exceptional longevity with little biological aging despite high metabolic demands. Using methylation-based clocks across diverse species, Dr. Sears reveals that enhanced genome maintenance and cellular repair underlie their healthy aging and longevity.
Join us for our upcoming Seminar Session! This talk will explore how large-scale biobank data are transforming our understanding of the relationships between evolution, genetics, and complex traits across diverse populations. It will also highlight new insights into Neanderthal DNA contributions and reveal how gene-gene and gene-environment interactions play a significant role in shaping human