Monthly Seminar Series – Dr. Vibha Singhal – “Reproductive and Next Generation Effects of Obesity Treatments”
2025-02-28 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | BSRB 483
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 with obesity while optimizing the delivery of efficient and evidence-based care.

Monthly Seminar Series: Shirley Zhang - "Heritable mutations in key prostate development gene and prostate health"
2025-03-07 11:00 - 12:00 | BSRB 483
Shirley Zhang is a Ph.D. candidate at UCLA studying ancestry-associated prostate cancer risk and the related change in prostate composition. Shirley’s project is to understand the impact of heritable mutations on prostate development and the subsequent problems on fertility.

Monthly Seminar Series: Dr. Alexandra Smick - "Spatial-molecular atlas of precancer niche in the fallopian tube"
2025-04-04 11:00 - 12:00 | BSRB 483
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 testing novel treatments.

Distinguished Speaker Series: Elizabeth Dias
2025-04-07 17:00 - 18:00 | California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), 570 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Please join us for this timely event in which Elizabeth Dias, the New York Times national religion correspondent, will be discussing her bestselling book, “The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America,” co-authored with Lisa Lerer. Opening remarks will be provided by Dr. Tracy Johnson, dean of UCLA Division of Life Sciences.

Let’s Talk Science: The Science of Reproduction and the Future of Reproductive Care
2025-05-15 17:30 - 18:30

Monthly Seminar Series: Gabrielle Rinne - "Biopsychosocial Processes in the Preconception and Perinatal Period: Implications for Maternal-Child Health"
2025-05-23 11:00 - 12:00 | BSRB 483
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.

Monthly Seminar Series: Dr. Stephanie Correa - "Estrogen Signaling in the Hypothalamus Aligns Thermoregulation with Reproductive State"
2025-10-03 11:00 - 12:00 | BSRB Rm 483
Join us for our October Seminar Session!

The Correa Lab is investigating how fluctuating estrogen levels influence signaling pathways and neural activity within estrogen-sensitive regions of the hypothalamus. Their research proposes that estrogens simultaneously impact multiple brain regions and neural circuits to coordinate energy balance adjustments that meet the unique metabolic demands of various reproductive states.

Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Diana E. Ramos
2025-10-20 16:00 - 17:00 | California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), 570 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
Appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom, California Surgeon General, Dr. Ramos will join us for an extraordinary public conversation on advancing the health and wellbeing of Californians through policies that promote reproductive, maternal and child health.Monday, October 20, 20254:00 p.m. PTCalifornia NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) – UCLA CampusRegistration is required.Seating is first come, first served and is not guaranteed.

About the speaker: Dr. Diana E. Ramos, was appointed Surgeon General of California in 2022. She is a visionary public health leader dedicated to advancing the wellbeing of all communities. Dr. Ramos champions efforts to address reproductive and maternal health outcomes, adverse childhood experiences, and mental health, shaping policies that leave a lasting impact across the state. As an alumna of UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health with more than three decades as an Obstetrician Gynecologist, Dr. Ramos has also held leadership roles at the local, state, and national levels. A recipient of the Latino Spirit Award and the Public Health Leadership Award, she is a powerful voice for health equity.

Monthly Seminar Series: Dr. Patrick Allard - "From worms to policy-making: A journey in deciphering the impact of environmental exposures on reproduction."
2025-10-31 11:00 - 12:00 | BSRB Rm 483
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 California.

Monthly Seminar Series: Dr. Margot Quinlan - “Using Actin to Put Your Head and Heart in the Right Place”
2025-11-14 11:00 - 12:00 | BSRB 483
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.
