Congratulations, 2026 UW Department of Ob-Gyn award winners!
On June 18, 2026, the UW Department of Ob-Gyn held its annual awards ceremony, recognizing educational, research and administrative accomplishments throughout the year.Years of ServiceFive Years:Jasmin Barthel, Physician AssistantMichael Beninati, Assistant Professor (CHS)Emma Blazel, Medical Program AssistantCheryl Casey’Gra...
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Graduation Spotlight: Sejal Sharma graduates from ERP program
Congratulations to Sejal Sharma, who graduates from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology program this year! Sharma's PhD thesis focused on developing a combination therapy of OXPHOS inhibitors with cancer vaccines for treatment of ovarian cancer; her mentor was Manish Patankar, PhD, pr...
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Willging, former Abbott Lab mentee, receives Endocrine Society Outstanding Abstract Award
The Endocrine Society hosted ENDO 2026 in Chicago June 13-26, 2026. Molly Willging, PhD, former mentee in the lab of David Abbott, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, earned an Outstanding Abstract Award at the conference.Willging, who is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of North...
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Zheng publishes study in Journal of Cellular Physiology
Jing Zheng, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, recently published an article in the Journal of Cellular Physiology. Co-authors on the study include Si-yan Zhang, Colman Freel, and Chi Zhou, PhD.Sexually Dimorphic Regulation of MiR-29a/c-3p in Human Endothelial Cells: Cell Functions and Transcriptome buil...
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Porragas-Paseiro to become Grand Rounds program director
Santi Porragas-Pasiero, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn, will be the next UW Department of Ob-Gyn Grand Rounds program director. He will take on this role beginning September 1, 2026, following the departure of Dr. Jon Pennycuff. Please help us thank Dr. Pennycuff for his service to t...
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Celebrating 2025-26 faculty promotions
Congratulations to the amazing UW Department of Ob-Gyn faculty received promotions this academic year! Their promotions will be effective at the end of June 2026. Jacquelyn Adams, MD, MSCI, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, was promoted to Associate Professor (CHS). Adams joined the UW Department of Ob-Gyn as faculty in 20...
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Giles to become Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery interim fellowship program director
Dobie Giles, MD, MS, MBA, professor in the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS), will become the interim URPS fellowship program director, effective June 1, 2026. Giles will take over the program director position from Jon Pennycuff, MD, MSPH.Giles has held several leadership roles in the UW Depa...
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Zhang to become associate program director of ob-gyn residency
The UW Department of Ob-Gyn residency is happy to share that Ran Catherine Zhang, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, will join the residency leadership team as an associate program director, effective July 1, 2026. Dr. Zhang will take over this role from Caroline Cox, MD, who will step down ...
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Cox to become director of Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Caroline Cox, MD, will become director of the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS) on July 1, 2026. Her clinical, research, and educational expertise will be an incredible asset in this leadership role!Cox received her medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Penns...
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