Organized by CRSHE Directors Hannah Landecker and Amander Clark, CRSHE members Robbin Jeffries Hein and Isaias Roberson, and French collaborators Anne Le Goff and Noémie Merleau-Ponty, this workshop will explore the science and ethics of in vitro gametogenesis (IVG), that is, the production of eggs and sperm from stem cells in the laboratory. Bringing together leading life
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 with obesity while optimizing the delivery of efficient and evidence-based care.
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.
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.
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.
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 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
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
