Biography

Maji Hailemariam Debena is an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology in the College of Human Medicine. Her research interests include health disparities, mental health, underserved communities including women and justice-involved individuals. Her completed and ongoing research engagements focus on low-resource settings including those low-resource settings within a high-income country context.

Dr. Hailemariam holds a PhD in mental health epidemiology and a masters degree in social work from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Before joining the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Dr. Hailemariam completed a postdoctoral program at MSU-Flint, Division of Public Health.

Research Groups

Johnson’s research group

Research Area

Mental health peer navigation for justice-involved

Flint Women’s Study

Dr. Chandler, with the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, was awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship from the American Cancer Society to pursue postdoctoral research in the Laboratory of Dr. Terry Magnuson and Department of Genetics at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

Wednesday, February 3, 2020
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Manoj Madhavan, Graduate Student

Arora Lab
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology
Michigan State University

Leading the MI CARES program are Dr. Cara Poland (left), Medical Director of Addiction Medicine with Spectrum Health Medical Group; adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology and Dr. Kelly Strutz (right), epidemiologist and assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology in the College of Human Medicine at MSU.

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
1:00pm – 2:00pm

J. Julie Kim, PhD
Susy Y. Hung Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Northwestern University

Grand Rapids Research Center, Rm. 1102

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Welcome to Midland Regional Campus, College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University

Midland Michigan headquarters are within MidMichigan Health, covering a 12-county region with medical centers in Alma, Clare, Gladwin and Midland, as well as urgent care centers, home care, nursing homes, physicians,medical offices and other specialty health services.   Students rotating in Midland Regional will serve required and elective clerkships, under close supervision of experienced physicians, in four hospitals in the MidMichigan Health System.

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Endometriosis is an often painful ailment afflicting an estimated 10 percent of reproductive-age women, about 190 million women worldwide, yet it doesn’t get nearly the attention or research funding it deserves.

Michigan State University Prof. Stacey Missmer, ScD, hopes that an article she co-authored in the New England Journal of Medicine will help change that.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
1:00pm – 2:00pm

Francesca Soncin, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology
University of California San Diego

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Brooke Armistead
PhD Candidate, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology
Michigan State University

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December 14, 2018

The Michigan State University Board of Trustees today authorized MSU administration to enter into a Public Private Partnership (P3) for the continued development of the Grand Rapids Research Center (GRRC) site. 

In July 2018, JLL issued a P3 Request for Proposal (RFP) on behalf of MSU for developer procurement. A lead developer candidate, Health Innovation Partners, a joint venture between MB Real Estate, Walsh Construction/Walsh Investors and Rockford Construction & Development, has been identified and today’s authorization allows MSU administration to proceed with negotiations on the ground lease and developer agreement.

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Uterine fibroid tumors are the leading cause of hysterectomies in the U.S., yet little is known about what causes them. A new study, however, has taken researchers one step closer to understanding how these tumors develop and grow.

Researchers at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Van Andel Institute and Spectrum Health have uncovered new information about the genes associated with the tumors — a breakthrough that may lead to better treatments that could help many women avoid surgery.

“This study could not have been done without that collaboration,” said Jose Teixeira, who proposed the research and who is a professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology.

Read Full Aricle on MSU TODAY

Newsletters

Spring / Summer 2023

We have the Spring / Summer newsletter ready for you, and our top goal is to keep you connected and informed. Thank you for being a member of our W.O.R.K. community!

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Fall 2022

Hello Again! From the Research Team at Michigan State University The W.O.R.K. Study Team would like to give a huge shout out to those helping us spread the word about this important study! We could not do this without you and we value each and every one of you. We are excited to share that we have been attending in-person events throughout Michigan, and we look forward to future events where we will continue inviting girls and young women to join the study through December 2022.

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Spring 2022

The W.O.R.K. Study has been under way for two years! While some of you have recently finished your final 18-month survey, others are just joining. This is a great time say THANK YOU for participating in the W.O.R.K. Study! We could not do this very important study without you - your input is making a difference for women’s health research. We are listening! We truly value and appreciate the stories you have shared about your menstrual health journey and living with pelvic pain. In this issue, we are highlighting some study updates, answering your frequently asked questions, and talking about women’s health!

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THIS DISCUSSION WILL BE LED BY

Jessica Shepard, MD, MBA
Gynecologist,
Baylor University Medical Center

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Overdose deaths in Kent County are on track to be on par or potentially outpace the numbers of 2019 and 2018.

Medical professionals say the pandemic has prompted some to turn to drugs and alcohol, with isolation proving to be a main factor in substance use disorders over the past year.

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RESEARCH INTEREST

The Rattan lab is investigating the metabolic mechanisms that govern ovarian cancer biology and immune response. To address malfunctioning metabolism in ovarian cancer, her lab uses ovarian cancer syngeneic and xenograft mouse models, diet manipulation, functional bioenergetics, metabolomics, immune profiling, and novel experimental agents to reset immunometabolism of myeloid cells in order to promote anti-tumor immune response and restrain ovarian cancer progression.

BIOGRAPHY

Ramandeep Rattan earned a bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Medicine from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh, India, a master's degree in microbiology from the Central Research Institute (CRI) in Kasauli, India, and PhD in Molecular and Cellular Pathobiology from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Prior to joining Henry Ford Health, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in ovarian cancer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Dr. Rattan was awarded an NIH/NCI R01 grant to study the impact of caloric restriction on the metabolic regulation of tumor-associated macrophages in ovarian cancer. Previous grants include DOD-CDMRP-OCRP Investigator Initiated Awards, Belinda Sue ‘Making a Difference’ Ovarian Cancer Research Award, Michigan Ovarian Cancer Alliance Award, DOD-CDMRP-OCRP Pilot Award and Translational Pilot Award, Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance Award, Marsha Rivkin Scholar Award for Ovarian Cancer Research and Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation Program of Excellence Award and Scholar-in-Training Award, AACR International Conference. Dr. Rattan has been and is funded by various internal HFH and HFCI grants.

NCBI Publications

Wednesday, October 26, 2022
1:00pm – 2:00pm

Kara McKinley, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Harvard University

Grand Rapids Research Center, Rm. 1102

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BIOGRAPHY

Ripla Arora received her Bachelors and Masters degree in Biochemistry from the University of Delhi, India. She went on to receive her PhD degree in Genetics and Development from Columbia University, New York where she studied the role of T-box transcription factors in vascular morphogenesis of the allantois (umbilical precursor) and epithelial branching in the lung. She completed her postdoctoral work in the Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at University of California, San Francisco where she developed novel 3D imaging and quantitative modeling of the murine uterus during preimplantation stages and the cycling human endometrium. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology within the College of Human Medicine and a member of the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering at Michigan State University.

RESEARCH

Abnormalities during the establishment of pregnancy can have impacts far downstream, including miscarriage, placental insufficiency, intra-uterine growth restriction, preeclampsia and preterm birth. Early events of mammalian pregnancy, although crucial for normal development, are poorly understood. Owing to the small size and transparent nature of the early embryo, development from fertilization to blastocyst stages has been extensively documented by imaging. On the other hand deeper understanding of the 3D architecture of the embryo’s uterine environment and the uterine glands has lagged behind. Combining the strengths of developmental genetics, 3D imaging, computational image analysis and gene expression analysis, my laboratory will establish how hormones influence the uterine luminal and glandular epithelium to modulate receptivity and implantation.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Uterine Biology -  Maternal Fetal interactions
• Developmental Genetics
• Early embryo development

Publications

Aroralab.com

Reproductive and Developmental Sciences

Monday, October 17, 2022
12:00pm – 1:00pm

Erin Greaves, PhD
Associate Professor
Centre for Early Life, Division of Biomedical Sciences
Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick

Grand Rapids Research Center, Rm 1102

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
1:00pm – 2:00pm

Noura Massri
Graduate Student, Arora Lab
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Michigan State University

Virtual presentation via Zoom

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Passcode: 852200