Wednesday, May 12, 2021
7:00am – 8:00am

Gregory Gressel, MD

Director of Gynecologic Cancer Clinical Research
Spectrum Health Medical Group
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Michigan State University

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Francesca E. Duncan, PhD
Co-Director, Center for Reproductive Science
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

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Jake Reske,
Graduate Assistant
Chandler Lab

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology
Michigan State University

Wednesday, October 7, 2019
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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Wednesday, March 11, 2019
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Michigan State University
Grand Rapids Research Center
Room 1102
400 Monroe Avenue NW

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019 
12:00 – 1:00 pm 

Michigan State University 
Grand Rapids Research Center 
Room 1102 

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East Lansing Campus 
1310 Anthony Hall 

Michael Soares, Ph.D. 

Dr. Soares received his undergraduate degree from California State University, Chico and his doctoral degree from the University of Hawaii. He received postdoctoral training at the University of California, Santa Cruz and Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Soares is currently a University Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center, with appointments in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, the Department of Pediatrics, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He also serves as Director of the Institute for Reproduction and Perinatal Research at the University of Kansas and Director of the Center for Perinatal Research at the Children’s Research Institute, Children’s Mercy Kansas City. Dr. Soares’ research program focuses on regulatory processes associated with pregnancy, especially events controlling the development of the hemochorial placenta. 

Wednesday, September 23, 2020
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Niraj Joshi, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology &
Reproductive Biology
Michigan State University

Bin Gu, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellowr

University of Toronto

“2‐cell Based Genome Editing: From Embryonic Development to Disease Modeling”

December 4, 2019

Andrea L. Greiner, MD, MHA

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Gastroschisis: Why, How and What?

November 20, 2019

Asgi Fazleabas, Ph.D.

University Distinguished Professor and Associate Chair of Research

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Michigan State University

“A notch up and a notch down, A tale of two function in endometriosis”

November 13, 2019

Michael Anglesio, PhD

Assistant Professor

University of British Columbia

“Molecular data drives subtyping of ovarian carcinomas and non‐malignant precursor lesions”

November 11, 2019

Subechhya Neupane

Student Aide, Chandler Lab

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

“Somatic gene editing to create mouse models of gynecologic cancer”

November 6, 2019

Stacey Missmer, Sc.D.

Professor

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Michigan State University

“Discussion of Ongoing Population Science Aims and Opportunities”

October 30, 2019

Genna Moldovan

Lab Assistant, Fazleabas Lab

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Role of the HIPPO and NOTCH signaling pathways in endometrial stromal cells during decidualization”

October 28, 2019

Daphne W. Bell, PhD

Senior Investigator

National Human Genome Research Institute

"Functional analyses of FBXW7 mutations in serous endometrial cancer”

October 23, 2019

Anthony Chang, PhD

Founder/CEO, BAMF Health

BAMF Health

“Clinical experience of PSMA Molecular Imaging and Molecular Targeted Radiation Therapy on Prostate Cancer: Lighting the Way to True Precision Medicine”

October 2, 2019

Linda G. Griffith, PhD

School of Engineering Teaching Innovation Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering and MacVicar Fellow at MIT, where she directs the Center for Gynepathology Research and the Human Physiome on a Chip Project. Dr.

OB/Gyn

MIT

“Integration of Systems Biology with Tissues Engineering for Endometriosis Drug Development”

September 30, 2019

Raina Fichorova, MD, PhD

Harvard Medical School Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology.

OB/Gyn

Havard

“The vaginal microbes – how far the reach?”

September 25, 2019

Ayman Al-Hendy, MD PhD FRCSC FACOG CCRP

Professor and Director, Translational Research

UIC OB/Gyn

University of Illinois at Chicago

Uterine Fibroids: Where Do They Come From? How Should We Treat Them?

September 18, 2019

Surendra Sharma, MD, Ph D

Professor of Pediatrics and Director

Center of Excellence for Reproductive Health

Women and Infants Hospital-Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

“Understanding Preeclampsia using Alzheimer’s Etiology”

June 12, 2019

Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil

Newman Family Professor and Deputy Chair in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences

Department of Radiation Oncology / Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences

University of Michigan

#MeToo: Harnessing Evidence to Ensure Safe and Equitable Environments in Academic Medicine

June 5, 2019

Hamid-Reza Kohan-Ghadr, PhD

Assistant Professor

OB/Gyn

Michigan State University

“The role of Irisin in the human placenta and preeclampsia”

May 29, 2019

Kenneth S. Korach, PhD

Senior Principal Investigator, Chief of Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Chief, Receptor Biology Section

NIEHS/NIH

“Physiological and Clinical effects of Estrogen Receptor Functional Domains”

May 22 2019

Michael Thomas, MD

Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Director of Reproductive Medicine Research

College of Medicine

University of Cincinnati

“Endocrinology of Contraception”

May 15, 2019

Michael Soares, PhD

University Distinguished Professor

University of Kansas Medical Center

“Invasive Trophoblast Development and Placental Health”

April 24, 2019

Karen Racicot, PhD

Assistant Professor

MSU OB/Gyn

Michigan State University

“Viral Infections During Pregnancy”

April 17, 2019

Michael Wilson, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow Chandler Lab

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Understanding the shared roles of obesity and genetic mutation in the development of endometrial cancer”

December 9, 2020

Cara Poland, PhD

Associate Professor

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Addiction Medicine: Treating and Training”

December 2, 2020

Emma Giuliani, MD

Board‐eligible Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility specialist

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Obesity and Reproduction: what is the role of the endometrium?”

November 11, 2020

Sascha Drewlo, PhD

Associate Professor

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Early identification of highrisk pregnancies using singlecell mass cytometry”

November 4, 2020

Jake Reske

Graduate Assistant, Chandler Lab

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Chromatin mechanisms underlying SWI/SNF transcriptional regulation in the endometrium”

October 7, 2020

Kristen Upson, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Michigan State University

“Impact of factors both common and unique to reproductive‐age women on toxic metal body burden”

September 30, 2020

Jens Schmidt, PhD

Assistant Professor

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Nucleolar Phase Separation is a Barrier for Telomerase Assembly”

September 23, 2020

Ripla Arora, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

"Deconstructing Mechanisms of the Uterine Gland Branching Morphogenesis"

September 9, 2020

RDSP Summer 2020 Seminar Series

Ronald Chandler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Chromatin regulation of the endometrium”

March 11, 2020

Jessica Shepherd, MD, MBA, FACOG

Board‐certified OB/GYN, women's health expert and minimally invasive surgeon

Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas

“Endometriosis Pain Management Paradigm: Identifying Appropriate Patients”

March 8, 2020

Gregory Burns, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow Fazleabas Lab

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Identification of FOXC1 as a Transcriptional Regulator in Induced Endometriosis Lesions.”

March 4, 2020

Joshua Grey

Research Associate - Teixeira Lab

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Site-specific CpG methylation in uterine fibroid cell line”

February 26, 2020

Julie (Sroga) Rios, MD

Director of fertility preservation and oncofertility services

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati

“Updates and Controversies in Fertility Preservation”

February 19, 2020

Cristian Meghea, PhD

Associate Professor

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Precision Home Visiting and Maternal-Infant Care and Health Outcomes”

February 12, 2020

Emmanuel Paul, PhD

Research Associate - Teixeira Lab

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Strategy to Identify New Markers of Myometrial Stem Cells for Understanding the Pathogenesis of the Uterine Fibroid”

February 5, 2020

Manoj Madhavan

Graduate Student - Arora Lab

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Mechanisms of Uterine Folding and its Impact on Embryo Implantation and Pregnancy”

February 3, 2020

Ryan Marquardt

Graduate Assistant, Jeong Lab Lab

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Il13ra2: A Uterine Progesterone Receptor Target Important for Decidualization.”

January 29, 2020

Sabrina Ford, PhD

Associate Professor

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Clinical Outcomes of Follow-up to Abnormal Pap”

January 22, 2020

Arianda Ochoa-Bernal

Graduate Assistant - Fazleabas Lab

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Inflammatory regulation of miR-21 and fibrosis in the pathophysiology of endometriosis”

January 8, 2020

Genna Moldovan

PhD Candidate, Cell and Molecular Biology Program Fazleabas Lab

Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Investigating the roles and regulation of Yap and Taz in endometrial function"

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Manoj Madhavan

PhD Candidate, Arora Lab

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Michigan State University

"Effect of Hyperstimulation on Uterine Folding"

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Carlos Stocco, PhD

Professor

Departments of Physiology and Biophysics & Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of Illinois at Chicago

"Salt Inducible Kinases, New Players on the Regulation of Ovarian Function"

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Kara McKinley, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology

Harvard University

"Regeneration in the Uterus"

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Erin Greaves, PhD

Associate Professor

Centre for Early Life, Division of Biomedical Sciences

Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick

"Role of Macrophages in Endometriosis Pathophysiology"

Wednesday, October 17, 2022

Fuller W. Bazer, PhD

Regents Fellow, Distinguished University Professor; Presidential Impact Fellow
Holder of the O.D. Butler Chair in Animal Science; 2003 Wolf Prize Laureate

Department of Animal Science

Texas A&M University

"Illuminating the (uterine) path: from embryo movement to implantation"

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Ripla Arora, PhD

Assistant Professor

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Illuminating the (uterine) path: from embryo movement to implantation"

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

J. Julie Kim, PhD

Susy Y. Hung Professor

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Northwestern University

"Microphysiological Modeling of Endometrial Diseases"

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Francesca Soncin, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Pathology

University of California San Diego

"Modeling early placental development with stem cells"

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Noura Massri

Graduate Student

Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Institute for Quantitative Health

Arora Lab, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Role of Prostaglandins in Periimplantation Uterine 3D Structure and Function"

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Tae Hoon Kim, PhD

Assistant Professor

Obstetrics Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Loss of MIG-6 results in endometrial progesterone resistance and endometriosisrelated infertility through ERBB2 overexpression "

Wednesday May 4, 2021

Valerie Flores, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Yale School of Medicine

"Endometriosis and the Mechanisms of Progesterone Resistance"

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Jae Wook Jeong, Ph.D.

Professor

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Steroid Hormone Regulation of Uterine Function and Dysfunction"

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Manoj Madhavan

Graduate Student, Arora Lab

Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Aberrant Uterine Folding in Mice Disrupts Implantation Chamber Formation and Embryo-Uterine Axes"

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Ryan Marquardt Ph.D.

Candidate, Jeong Lab

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"The Role of ARID1A in Endometriosis-Related Infertility"

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Genna Moldovan

Research Associate, Fazleabas Lab

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Cytoskeletal regulation of Hippo signaling during endometrial stromal cell decidualization"

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Matthew Fountain, Ph.D.

Research Associate, MacKeigan Lab

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Preliminary findings demonstrate the therapeutic potential of pharmacologic autophagy inhibition in KRAS-driven lung"

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Asgi T. Fazleabas, Ph.D.

University Distinguished Professor and Associate Chair of Research

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Role of NOTCH 1 in the Pathophysiology of Endometriosis"

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Emmanuel Paul, Ph.D.

Research Associate, Teixeira Lab

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Identification of CRIP1 as a myometrial stem cell marker"

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

(Updated April 15^th 2024)

Adjunct Faculty

Oana Blaga, PhD

Adjunct Faculty

Joshi Niraj, PhD

Adjunct Faculty

Mili Thakur, MD

Adjunct Faculty

Biography

Dr. Bossick received his PhD in Health Services Research from the University of Washington-Seattle in 2021. Dr. Bossick completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Henry Ford Health in the Department of Public Health Sciences. He joined the Department of Public Health Sciences at Henry Ford Health as an Assistant Scientist in 2023 and has been an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology at Michigan State University in the College of Human Medicine since 2022.

Research

Dr. Bossick’s research broadly focuses on racialized disparities in women’s health, particularly during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the postpartum periods, as well as in the development and treatment of fibroids, and hysterectomy. He is interested in using big data to develop and validate medical record algorithms to identify those most at risk of adverse outcomes in women’s health. Currently, he is a Co-Investigator on a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute funded project to validate a meaningful patient-engagement in research survey in diverse populations.

NCBI Publications

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BIOGRAPHY

Asgi Fazleabas, Ph.D. received his BS degree from California State University, Fresno and His PhD in Reproductive Physiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Campaign. Following his post - doctoral training in Reproductive Biology/Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Florida in Gainesville he joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he held the rank of Professor and Director of Women's Health and Reproduction until October 2009. He is currently Professor and Associate Chair of Research in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology and Director of the Center for Women's Health Research and Co-Director of the Reproductive and Developmental Sciences Program at Michigan State University.

RESEARCH

Understanding the critical cellular events that define synchrony between the developing embryo and the maternal uterus in a species that is phylogenetically related to humans will be paramount in improving the success of assisted reproductive therapies. Ongoing studies in the Fazleabas' laboratory are at the leading edge of this type of research endeavor. His laboratory was the first to conclusively demonstrate that signals from the primate embryo, like those of other species, induce cell specific changes in uterine gene expression. These changes are thought to play critical roles in establishing a synchrony between the maternal environment and the developing embryo that is a pre requisite for a successful pregnancy. These studies have clearly elucidated the mechanisms by which apoptosis is inhibited within the uterus in the presence of a conceptus, the fundamental hormonal and cellular requirements associated with the process of decidualization and potential functions of uterine proteins in the establishment of pregnancy. The current focus of the work is on the mechanisms by which Notch signaling mediates uterine function during the establishment of pregnancy. A hallmark of all the studies from his laboratory is the ability to confirm all their in vitro findings in vivo as a fundamental application of true physiology in the appropriate tissue context. In addition, his laboratory has established a baboon model for endometriosis. The focus of these studies are to understand the etiology and pathophysiology of Endometriosis, a poorly understood, enigmatic disease that affects five to fifteen percent of all women of reproductive age and has an estimated economic impact of approximately 22 billion dollars in the US. It is reported to be the leading cause of infertility in women. The unique nature of the primate model that he has developed to study endometriosis and the strong multidisciplinary group that he has established has led to important and fundamental findings regarding the causative effects of endometriosis on aberrant gene expression in the eutopic endometrium that may contribute to infertility. Currently the focus is on the role of miRNA’s in regulating cell proliferation and apoptosis and the molecular mechanisms that contribute to progesterone resistance. In addition, the laboratory is also focusing on epigenetic modifications in both endometrial and endometriotic tissues and novel nanoparticle driven therapies to control the disease. Furthermore, studies from the. Fazleabas' laboratory has also identified the genes that may be involved with the process of angiogenesis and cell adhesion during the establishment of lesions in the peritoneal environment.

Areas of Research:

• Endometriosis, Ademoyosis and Liemyomas 
• Uterine Biology - Maternal Fetal Interactions

Publications

Asgi Faleabas, PhD Lab Personnel

GRANTS (Principal Investigator) :

NICHD RO1 HD 042280 ‚ “Modulation of the Receptive Endometrium by Notch 1” – The overall focus in to understand the cellular and molecular role of Notch1 in the regulation of decidualization and the consequences of its altered expression on fertility as a consequence of gynecological pathologies and reproductive disorders.

NICHD R21 HD 082453 ‚ “Role of MicroRNA 451 in the Pathophysiology of Endometriosis” – The overall focus is to determine if targeting miRNA 451 in endometriotic lesions could be a useful therapeutic approach for the treatment of endometriosis.

NICHD RO1 HD 083273 “Role of MicroRNA in the Pathophysiology of Endometriosis” – The overall focus is to understand how specific miRNA’s that are dysregulated in endometriosis and their target genes contribute to altered proliferation, progesterone resistance and fibrosis that could contribute to the development of endometriosis.

NICHD T32 HD 087166 “Reproductive and Developmental Sciences Training Program” (Co-Director) – This is a comprehensive training program in the reproductive sciences for pre-and post-doctoral fellows at Michigan State University.

Biography

Bin Gu, Ph.D. received his BS degree in Bio-technology and his Ph.D. degree in Cell Biology from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. He completed postdoctoral training at the Hospital for Sick Children in Canada from 2013 to 2020 in the Program of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology. He is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology within the College of Human Medicine.

Research

The focus of my research is investigating the molecular mechanisms regulating early embryo development, infertility and genetic disease. My Lab develop new genome engineering technology to generate mouse models for complex mutations to model human diseases. We study them use cutting-edge technologies, such as live imaging and in-vivo genetic engineering, to understand the mechanism and develop new treatments for human diseases.

Areas of expertise

• Early embryo development
• Live imaging
• Genome engineering
• Mouse models of human genetic diseases

NCBI Publications 

Gu Lab

Congratulations to Jessyca Judge, MD candidate 2023, who is this year’s recipient of the Bruce Drukker Endowed Award of Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Cara Poland, MD, M.Ed, FACP, DFASAM was trained in internal medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan and in addiction medicine at Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. She has an interest in educating physicians and physicians-in-training to improve care for patients with substance use disorders and alcohol use disorders. Her clinical focus is working with pregnant and parenting women and their families.

Research Interests:

Dr. Christine Cole Johnson is an epidemiologist with a long-time research focus on birth cohort studies and the environmental epidemiology and etiology of allergic disorders, with the goal of the primary prevention of allergic disorders and asthma. She has also had a sustained interest in health disparities, focused on racial/ethnic/SES differences in health and disease.

Dr. Johnson has spent most of her professional years working as a scientist embedded within a vertically integrated health care system, Henry Ford Health (HFH), which serves an extraordinarily large and diverse population. She served as a co-investigator on the Inner-City Asthma Consortium from 2009-2021. She is the original epidemiologist on the Childhood Allergy Study (CAS) birth cohort beginning in 1987 and continuing, and the PI of the Wayne County Health, Environment, Allergy, and Asthma Longitudinal Study (WHEALS) birth cohort established from 2003-2007 and still ongoing. She is the site PI for both these cohorts and the MAAP and CANOE birth cohorts as part of the CREW consortium, a group of birth cohorts collaborating together as part of the national NIH Environmental influences on Childhood Health Outcomes (ECHO) research program and Dr. Johnson is a co-investigator on the Michigan State University ECHO consortium, serving as the asthma epidemiologist. Her current P01 renewal (MAAP2), focused on the importance of the maternal and infant microbiome in immune development, is based on birth cohort research. She also has experience in patient-centered research as PI of an AHRQ funded Patient Centered Outcomes Research Center that developed resources to successfully enhance the development and management of research projects which contributed to her success in obtaining one of the NIH Precision Medicine Cohort “All of Us” health care provider contracts. She was the lead epidemiologist at the HFH site for the PLCO and NLST cancer screening trials and has been an active member of the Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN).

Bibliography:

Dr. Johnson obtained a masters degree in public health in epidemiology from the University of Michigan and a PhD in epidemiology from the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston TX. She is the Chair of Public Health Sciences at HFH and a professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology in the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. She has been the Deputy Director of the Wayne State University (WSU) CURES NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Center since 2016, serving as the primary liaison between HFH and WSU in a collaborative effort to foster significant, relevant and actionable environmental health research programs.

Awards and Honors:

• Lilienfeld Student Prize Paper Award, Society for Epidemiologic Research (1986)
• Fellow, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (2005-present)
• Henry Ford Distinguished Scientist Award (2012)
• Invited Member, American Epidemiological Society (8/2014-)
• FP Global Thinker Award (2016)
• Crain’s Detroit Business Most Notable Women in Health Care (2020)
• HFHS 2021 Outstanding Publication of the Year
• Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society (2022-)

NCBI Publications (300+)