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Members of the Frolova, Amargant i Riera, and Santi labs attended the Upper Midwest Summit for Reproductive Science (UMSRS) meeting at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign this month. Sara Pietroforte, Mahima Marichetty, Mari Kuljanishvili, Sharvari Deshpande, Kevin Prifti, and more presented posters and Sara Pietroforte and Ritu Dave gave oral presentations, for which Ritu won […]

Dr. Shweta Bhagwat, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Santi lab, presented her research at the 2026 Society for the Study of Reproduction (SGP) Annual Meeting. She gave an oral presentation titled “Bacterial endotoxin LPS dysregulates sperm function via TRPV4-mediated calcium signaling” and also presented a poster on this work. Bhagwat also received the SGP Rising […]

Congratulations to Ritu Dave, MSTP student in the Frolova Lab, on receiving 1st Place for Oral Presentation at the Upper Midwest Summit for Reproductive Science (UMSRS)! Her presentation, “Longitudinal Characterization of a Bioengineered Myometrial Microtissue,” highlighted innovative research using engineered tissue models to advance our understanding of myometrial biology.

Congratulations to Dr. Farners Amargant i Riera on receiving her first NIH R01 award from NICHD! This highly competitive five-year, ~$2.3 million grant will support research into the mechanisms driving age-related inflammation in the ovary. The long-term goal is to develop new strategies that improve reproductive and overall health for millions of women. An exciting and […]

WashU Medicine’s Dr. Farners Amargant i Riera has been named a recipient of a 2026 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Grant for Junior Faculty from the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR). The award will support her project, “Identifying ovarian secreted proteins that drive systemic aging in females.” The research aims to deepen understanding of […]