Events at: BJCIH Conference Room 10AB

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Visiting Speaker Melissa Simon, MD Vice Chair of Clinical Research Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology George H. Gardner Professor of Clinical Gynecology Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Preventive Medicine and Medical Social Sciences Northwestern University Feinburg School of Medicine “Implementation Science to Improve Women’s Cancer Health Equity: The Case of Chicago” Host/Lab: Moley

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Mary Dinauer, MD, PhD Fred M. Saigh Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Research Professor, Department of Pediatrics Professor, Pathology & Immunology Scientific Director, Children’s Discovery Institute Washington University School of Medicine “More Than A License To Kill: Role Of Leukocyte Respiratory Burst In Inflammation And Autoimmunity” Host/Lab: Mysorekar

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Allyson Mayer: “The carbohydrate transporter GLUT8 regulates the hepatic fasting response” Anna Boudoures: “Obesity-exposed oocytes accumulate and transmit damaged mitochondria due to an inability to activate mitophagy” Washington University Center for Reproductive Health Sciences Host/Lab: Moley

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Rama Kommagani, PhD Assistant Professor Washington University Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Center for Reproductive Health Sciences Title: “Mediators of Nuclear Receptor Signaling in Endometrium” Host/Lab: Kommagani Visit the Kommagani lab website »

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Juan José Ferreira Washington University Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Center for Reproductive Health Sciences Title: SLO2.1 channels: A novel molecular mechanism for stimulating uterine contractility by oxytocin Host/Lab: Santi Visit the Santi lab website »

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Amanda Lewis, PhD Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology Washington University Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research Title: “Mouse models demonstrate a causative role for Gardnerella vaginalis in health complications associated with bacterial vaginosis“ See more information on Dr. Lewis’s work »

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Elizabeth Klerman, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Physician, Departments of Medicine and Neurology Brigham and Women’s Hospital Title: “Circadian Rhythms, Sleep and Reproduction in Women: Two Pilot Studies” Host/Lab: England View more information about Dr. Klerman’s research »      

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Thomas Jansson, MD, PhD Florence Crozier Cobb Endowed Professor Chief, Division of Reproductive Sciences Vice Chair of Research, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology University of Colorado Title: “mTOR as a critical regulator of fetal growth: From mechanisms to intervention” Host/Lab: Mysorekar More information on Dr. Jansson’s research »

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Mary C. Wallingford, MAT, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Bioengineering University of Washington Title: “Translational Developmental Biology Approaches: Using the Mouse Model to Evaluate Molecular and Cellular Processes at the Maternal-Fetal Interface” View more information on Dr. Wallingford’s research work in the Giachelli lab »

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Jeremie Ferey, PhD Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Washington University in St. Louis Title: “Maternal Diet-Induced Obesity Leads to Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Three Successive Generations of Offspring” Host/Lab: Moley View more information on the Moley lab research »

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Special Seminar: High Performance Computing for Deep Learning Host: Dr. Yong Wang Frank Lee IBM Title: “Overview and Case Studies of Evolving HPC Technologies for Machine Learning and Deep Learning” David Chen IBM Title: “Deep Dive into TensorFlow-enabled Machine Learning Process for Medical Image Classification” Find out more about the Wang lab research »

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Quing Zhu, PhD Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering Washington University in St. Louis Title: “Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer Using Dual-Modality Transvaginal Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging and Other Optical Imaging Techniques” Host/Lab: Fuh View more information on Dr. Zhu’s research »

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William McCoy IV, MD, PhD Research Instructor in Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Dermatology Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research Washington University in St. Louis Title: “TBD: A journey from bedside to bench.” Host/Lab: Henderson   Kavita Agarwal, PhD Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Molecular Microbiology Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research Washington University in […]

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2017 Dr. Jacob Probstein Visiting Professor Lecture Series Yoel Sadovsky, MD Executive Director, Magee-Womens Research Institute Elsie Hilliard Hillman Chair of Women’s Health Research Distinguished Professor of OBGYN, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Vice Chair, Department of OBGYN and Reproductive Sciences Associate Dean, Women’s Health Research and Reproductive Sciences University of Pittsburgh Title: “New insights into […]

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Laura Schulz, PhD Associate Professor Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health Reproductive and Perinatal Research University of Missouri School of Medicine University of Missouri Health System Title: “Long and Short-term Consequences of Leptin during Pregnancy” Host/Lab: Moley View more information on Dr. Schulz’s research »

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Peter Sutovsky, PhD Professor of Animal Science College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health School of Medicine, University of Missouri Health System Title: “Sperm Mitophagy during Fertilization: The Tale of Mitochondrial Eve and Steve” Host/Lab: Moley View more information on Dr. Sutovsky’s research »

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Nanbert Zhong, MD, PhD Director, Peking University Center of Medical Genetics, Chair, Department of Medical Genetics, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China; Head of Developmental Genetics Laboratory, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY Title: “Pathogenic Pathways Identified from Preterm Placentas via Integrated Omics Approach” Host/Lab: Wang View more […]

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Toby Chai, MD Professor of Urology and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences Vice Chair of Research, Department of Urology Co-Director, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Program Yale School of Medicine Title: “Transgenic Murine Models to Probe Bladder Urothelial Innate Immune Response” Host/Lab: Gilbert View more information on Dr. Chai’s research »

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Special Interest Working Group – Oxytocin Washington University in St. Louis Host/Lab: England The purpose of this group meeting is to congregate investigators with an interest in oxytocin signaling in order to share resources and identify potential collaborators 9:30 am Sarah England, PhD Professor Department of Ob/Gyn Introduction 9:40 am Arvind Palanisamy, MD Assistant Professor […]

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Bin Cao, PhD Research Scientist Department of Ob/Gyn Center for Reproductive Health Sciences Washington University in St. Louis Brooke Liang Graduate Student Department of Ob/Gyn Center for Reproductive Health Sciences Washington University in St. Louis Title: “Hydroxychloroquine treatment inhibits maternal-fetal transmission of Zika virus” Host/Lab: Mysorekar View more information on Dr. Mysorekar’s research »

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Juan Ferreira Research Technician Department of Ob/Gyn Center for Reproductive Health Sciences Washington University in St. Louis Title: “Oxytocin inhibits the potassium channel SLO2.1: A novel mechanism of regulating uterine excitability” Host/Lab: Santi View more information on Dr. Santi’s research »

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Maria Remedi, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology & Physiology Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research Washington University in St. Louis Title: “Diabetes: an elephant in the kitchen. What diabetes does to pancreas and pregnancy?” Host/Lab: Santi View more information on Dr. Remedi’s research »

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Marianne Ligon  Graduate Student Department of Ob/Gyn Center for Reproductive Health Sciences Washington University in St. Louis Title: “Age-associated Lymphoid Neogenesis in the Urinary Bladder” Bisiayo Fashemi Graduate Student Department of Ob/Gyn Center for Reproductive Health Sciences Washington University in St. LouisHost/Lab: Mysorekar Title: “Aging &UTIs: Examining Possible Therapies for the Treatment of UTIs in […]