Research
Our world-recognized faculty drive a collaborative research enterprise that’s building knowledge and advancing care.
Vice Chair: Sarah K. England, PhD
Supported by the department’s Division of Clinical Research Division and Center for Reproductive Health Sciences, nearly 40 full-time faculty members are leading research focused on reproductive health. Our scientists and physicians are identifying factors as diverse as molecular contributors to preterm birth, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery procedures and public health measures that reduce unwanted pregnancy rates.
Explore ob/gyn research at Washington University
Use the filters below to find research centers, teams and projects.
Research: Translational Research
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Center for Reproductive Health Sciences (CRepHS)
CRepHS comprises a team of outstanding investigators dedicated to targeting the most critical areas of basic and translational research in reproductive health. The center also provides an infrastructure of core facilities and resources to support this research while facilitating collaborations across disciplines and institutions.
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Division of Clinical Research (DCR)
The clinical research division supports the record of excellence in impactful clinical research by providing support to established investigators while grooming new investigators to independence.
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Prematurity Research Center
The March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Washington University unites investigators across disciplines to examine biological, social, and environmental factors that may contribute to preterm birth.
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Biobank: Women & Infants Health Specimen Consortium (WIHSC)
Providing researchers unique access to banked and prospective biospecimens and data, WIHSC helps investigators at Washington University and beyond with research related to pregnancy and women and infants health.
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Active Projects in Basic Science Research
Center for Reproductive Health Sciences (CRepHS)
Our scientists are pursuing discoveries that will fill critical gaps in the medical community’s knowledge and treatment of women’s and reproductive health. Basic science labs are organized under the Center for Reproductive Health Sciences (CRepHS).
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Active Clinical Trials
Our ob/gyn specialists lead and oversee dozens of clinical studies that are honing the medical community’s knowledge and treatment of issues in women’s and reproductive health, including assisted reproductive technologies, preterm birth, gynecologic cancers, and unwanted pregnancy prevention.
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Biobank: Women’s Genitourinary Tract Specimen Consortium (WGUTSC)
Center for Reproductive Health Sciences (CRepHS)
WGUTC provides investigators access to genitourinary tract samples, including endometrial samples, fibroids, vaginal swabs and urine, from non-pregnant women from different age groups.
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Biobank: Gynecologic Oncology Tissue Bank (GOTB)
Center for Reproductive Health Sciences (CRepHS)
The Gynecologic Oncology Tissue Bank (GOTB) provides human biological specimens to support cancer research, as well as lab support for clinical trials and academic research.
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Fuh Lab
Center for Reproductive Health Sciences (CRepHS)
Katherine Fuh, MD, PhD, and her team are investigating and identifying pathways involved in metastasis in the context of incorporating the tumor microenvironment of ovarian cancer.
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Kommagani Lab
Center for Reproductive Health Sciences (CRepHS)
Ramakrishna Kommagani, PhD, and his team aim to address important questions concerning nuclear receptor (NR) and coregulator functions in normal physiological processes and disease states, such as endometriosis and endocrine-related cancers.
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Mysorekar Lab
Center for Reproductive Health Sciences (CRepHS)
Investigations by Indira Mysorekar, PhD, and her team encompasses studies of mechanisms underlying biology and pathophysiology of the urinary bladder to studies of novel infectious etiologies for premature birth.
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Wang Lab
Division of Clinical Research
Yong Wang, PhD, is developing a novel hybrid noninvasive imaging system for the study of electrical maturation and microstructural changes of pregnant uterus. Combining his expertise in ECGI and MRI/DBSI, Dr. Wang will creatively develop and validate the novel hybrid imaging system and use it to study the mechanism underlying preterm and normal term labor.
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Female GU Tract Infections Research
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Gynecologic Oncology Research
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Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Research
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Placenta Research
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Preterm Birth Research
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Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Research
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Urogynecology / Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
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