2021 Seminars

Joshua Heyza, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Schmidt Lab

Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Chromatin Association Dynamics of DDR Proteins Revealed by Live-Cell Single-Molecule Imaging"

December 8, 2021


Gregory Burns Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Fazleabas Lab

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Identification of FOXC1 as a Transcriptional Regulator of Inflammation in Endometriosis "

November 24, 2021


Irina V. Larina, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

Baylor College of Medicine

"Live Biophotonic Investigation of Early Embryonic Development"

November 10, 2021


Joshua Johnson Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus

"Key Ovarian Signals Modulate the Integrated Stress Response in Order to Control Follicle Development and Survival"

October 13, 2021


Michael Wilson Ph.D

Postdoctoral Fellow, Chandler Lab

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"How Do Obesity and CancerAssociated Mutations Impact Endometrial Cancer Risk?"

October 6, 2021


Carlo Barnaba Ph.D

Postdoctoral Fellow, Chandler Lab

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Dynamics and Molecular Determinants of Autophagy"

September 22, 2021


Stacey Missmer, ScD

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"The Science of Endometriosis"

July 11, 2021


Joshua Grey

Research Assistant, Teixeira Lab, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Characterization of Chromatin Conformation in Homeotic Transformations Between Myometrial Stem Cell/Progenitor Cells and Uterine Fibroids"

May 26, 2021


Hamid‐Reza Kohan‐Ghadr, PhD

Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"The Placenta, a Window into Peripartum Depression"

May 12, 2021


Gregory Gressel, MD

Director of Gynecologic Cancer Clinical Research, Spectrum Health Medical Group

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,

Michigan State University

""Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Use in Gynecology (and Obstetrics)""

May 12, 2021


Tae Hoon Kim, PhD

Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Development of Mouse Models for Metastatic and Recurrent Endometrial Cancer"

May 5, 2021


Gregory Burns, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow, Fazleabas Lab Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Enhanced Invasion of Scaffold-Free Endometriotic Lesion Organoids in the Presence of Macrophages or Exogenous Estrogen"

April 28, 2021


Brooke Armistead

PhD Candidate, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

Michigan State University

"Molecular Mechanisms Involving PPARγ in the Placental Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia"

April 14, 2021


Francesca E. Duncan, PhD

Co-Director, Center for Reproductive Science

Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University/p>

"Mechanisms and modulation of ovarian function across the lifespan."

April 7, 2021


Debabrata (Debu) Chakravarti, PhD

Anna Lapham Professor and Vice Chair for Translational
Research; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University

"Epigenome Regulation and Enhancer Malfunction in Uterine Fibroids"

March 31, 2021


Steve Ondersma, PhD

Professor

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

"Seeking Cumulative and Scalable Behavioral Intervention Science Through Community- Engaged, Online Platform Trials"

March 24, 2021


Ryan Marquardt

Graduate Student, Jeong Lab

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

"The Role of ARID1A in Endometriosis-Related Infertility"

March 3, 2021


Matthew Fountain, PhD

Research Associate

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

"Establishing a Genetically Engineered Mouse Model of KRAS-Mutant NonSmall Cell Lung Cancer for Studying Pharmacological Autophagy"

February 24, 2021


Richard E. Leach, MD, FACOG, FACS

Professor and Chair

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

"Pregnancy of Unknown Location: A Clinical Dilemma"

February 10, 2021


Sabrina Ford, PhD

Associate Professor

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

"Using Electronic Medical Records to Address Health Disparities in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening"

February 10, 2021


Niraj Joshi, PhD

Assistant Professor

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

"Role of YAP1 in Endometriotic Lesion Growth and Development"

January 27, 2021


Jae Wook Jeong, PhD

Professor

MSU Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology

“Molecular Mechanisms of Endometrial Progesterone Resistance”

January 13, 2021