Reproductive Sciences

Division of Reproductive Sciences brings research to 2025 SRI Annual Scientific Meeting

The Society for Reproductive Investigation hosted the 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina March 25-29, 2025. Researchers from the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences led sessions, gave presentations, and brought posters to the conference. Jessica Vazquez, PhD, moderated the session Immune Cell Programming and Consequences. Sathi... more
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Abbott co-authors publication and guest edits Reproduction’s special series on PCOS

David Abbott, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, co-authored a review in Reproduction as part of a special series on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Origins and Implications. Abbott is a guest editor for the special series. Co-authors on the review and co-editors for the special series include Daniel Dumesic and Vasantha Padmanabhan.In “Polycystic ovary synd... more
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Patankar elected to Graduate Faculty Executive Committee

Congratulations to Manish Patankar, PhD, director of the Division of Reproductive Sciences! He was elected to the UW–Madison Graduate School’s Graduate Faculty Executive Committee (GFEC) for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2025. The GFEC exercises the powers of the graduate faculty with respect to establishing, reviewing and modifying graduate degree programs, named optio... more
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Department of Ob-Gyn brings research and leadership to 2025 UW Carbone Cancer Research Retreat

The UW Carbone Cancer Center hosted their annual Research Retreat on April 10, 2025. Members of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s Division of Gynecologic Oncology and Division of Reproductive Sciences shared research and provided leadership for the event. Some of their exciting accomplishments:Janelle Sobecki, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Gynecologi... more
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Zheng publishes article in American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology

Jing Zheng, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, recently published an article in the American Journal of Physiology Cell Physiology. Ying-jie Zhao, MD, PhD, and Si-yan Zhang, PhD candidate of this study, are the co-first authors. Chi Zhou, PhD, at the University of Arizona is a co-corresponding author. Sathish Kumar, DVM, PhD, professor in the Division o... more
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Zheng receives grant from Meriter Foundation

Congratulations to Jing Zheng, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences! Zheng received a 2025 grant award from the UnityPoint Health - Meriter Foundation Research and Education Committee to support preeclampsia research.The grant Uncovering the Function of Long Non-coding RNA 00704 in Endothelial Cell will support research into the role of a newly identified ... more
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Hoppe, Kumar publish study in Reproductive Toxicology

Kara Hoppe, DO, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Sathish Kumar, DVM, PhD, professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine, co-authored a new study published in Reproductive Toxicology. Co-authors include Jay Mishra, Bradley Bosse, Kristen Malecki, and Scott Hetzel.In “Perfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) exposure and preeclampsia risk: Impai... more
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Abbott co-authors new publication in Journal of the Endocrine Society

David Abbott, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, recently co-authored a new publication in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Co-authors include Marissa Kraynak, Molly Willging, Daniel Uhlrich, Robert Shapiro, Matthew Flowers, Karen Manning, Sara John, Samantha Williams, Lukas Henjum, Rebecca Marrah, Hannah Yohnk, Carter Berg, Kevin Brunner, Ricki Co... more
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Zheng published in Journal of Physiology

Jing Zheng, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, recently published an article in the Journal of Physiology. Division of Reproductive Sciences trainees Ying-Jie Zhao, MD, PhD, and Chi Zhou, PhD, are co-first authors on the article. Sathish Kumar, PhD, is also co-author. In “An endogenous aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligand induces preeclampsia-like phenotype... more
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Ong co-authors new article about radiation therapy

Irene Ong, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, co-authored a new study in Science Translational Medicine about mixed-dose radiation.In Intratumoral radiation dose heterogeneity augments antitumor immunity in mice and primes responses to checkpoint blockade, Ong and co-authors studied the impacts of combined high and low-dose radiation on tumors... more
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Stanic, Golos co-author articles in Frontiers in Immunology and Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Aleks Stanic, MD, PhD, associate professor in the divisions of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Reproductive Sciences, as well as Thaddeus Golos, PhD, professor in Comparative Bioscience and Ob-Gyn, co-authored recent articles in two journals.In “Decidual leukocytes respond to African lineage Zika virus infection with mild anti-inflammatory changes during acute... more
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Golos, Antony co-author new article on placental gene therapy in primates in Molecular Human Reproduction

Thaddeus G. Golos, PhD, professor of Comparative Bioscience and Obstetrics and Gynecology in the UW Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine and the UW Department of Ob-Gyn, along with Kathleen Antony, MD, MS, a former member of the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, co-authored a new article in Primates. Other co-authors include Rebecca L. ... more
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Ong publishes in article in Bioinformatics

Irene Ong, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, is the senior author of a new article published in Bioinformatics. Co-authors include Sean J. McIlwain, Anna Hoefges, Amy K. Erbe, and Paul M. Sondel.In “Ranking Antibody Binding Epitopes and Proteins Across Samples from Whole Proteome Tiled Linear Peptides,” Ong and co-authors developed HERON, or ... more
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Vazquez earns K01 grant from NIH

Congratulations to Jessica Vazquez, PhD, postdoctoral research associate in the lab of Aleks Stanic-Kostic, MD, Phd! Vazquez received a K01 award from the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.Vazquez received a $219,000 grant for the project “Sterile inflammation at the maternal-fetal interface and fetal immune programming in a ... more
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Virumbrales-Muñoz builds research profile at national conferences

María Virumbrales-Muñoz, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, brought research and built connections at several national research conferences in the summer and fall of 2024!In early August 2024, the National Science Foundation sponsored the first-ever ElevateHER (Engineering Innovations for Women’s Health Discovery) Conference at Texas A&M Unive... more
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Reproductive Sciences Division excels at ERP Annual Symposium

The UW-Madison Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Program (ERP) held the 2024 Annual ERP Symposium on August 29, 2024 at the Fluno Center. Many members of the Division of Reproductive Sciences racked up exciting accomplishments at the meeting!María Virumbrales-Muñoz, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, gave the keynote presentation “Eluc... more
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Abbott co-authors article highlighted by Journal of the Endocrine Society

David Abbott, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, co-authored a new article published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. The article was chosen as a Featured Article by the journal for the week of November 4, 2024! As the Featured Article, Abbott's study was prominently placed on the Journal of the Endocrine Society homepage. In “The Subcutaneous A... more
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Ong receives two Wisconsin Partnership Program grants

Irene Ong, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, is a co-investigator on two new grants from the Wisconsin Partnership Program! Proteomic Exploration of Lung Matrisome in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Role of MRC2 is a three-year Collaborative Health Science Program grant, which will be led by Department of Medicine Chair Lynn Schnapp, MD. Ong will also b... more
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Barroilhet and Patankar receive Wisconsin Partnership Program grant for ovarian cancer research

Congratulations to Lisa Barroilhet, MD, MS, director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, who is co-investigator on a Collaborative Health Sciences Program grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program for a study to investigate ways to use immunotherapy for ovarian cancer treatment. Jenny Gumperz, PhD, professor in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Department o... more
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Patankar earns OVCR Research Cores Revitalization grant

Manish Patankar, PhD, director of the Division of Reproductive Sciences, received a grant from the UW–Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research to make important upgrades to research equipment. The Research Cores Revitalization Grant will help purchase and operationalize a new cell sorter. Grant co-investigator Dagna Sheerar, Flow Cytometry Director in the UW Carbon... more
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Ong promoted to Associate Professor with tenure

Congratulations to Irene Ong, PhD, who was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure! Ong’s promotion, reviewed through the UW–Madison Biological Sciences Division Committee, was effective June 30, 2024. Ong, who holds a joint appointment in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Department ... more
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Sejal Sharma earns travel award from UW Graduate School

Huge congratulations to Sejal Sharma, PhD candidate in the UW Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology program and member of Manish Patankar’s lab! Sejal received a travel award from the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Funding in the Graduate School as part of the Graduate School’s Student Research Grands Competition.Sejal can use the $1500 travel award to support confe... more
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Students in Abbott Lab present research at summer events

Congratulations to students in the lab of David Abbott, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences! Jacob Blanchar participated in the McNair Scholars program, which included two presentations. Blanchar presented “Defining Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Female Rhesus Monkeys” in July at the UCLA McNair Conference in California. He also presented at the McNair Summ... more
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Abbott article selected for Endocrine Society special issue

Congratulations to David Abbott, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, whose publication is one of the articles chosen for the Endocrine Society Thematic Issue on Rare Women’s Health 2024 collection!Abbott co-authored the paper “Interplay of Cortisol, Testosterone and Abdominal Fat Mass in Normal-Weight Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome”, which compared... more
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Abbott and co-authors publish in Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

David Abbott, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, recently co-authored a new article published in Seminars in Reproductive Medicine. Co-authors include Beverly Hutcherson and Daniel Dumesic.In “Anti-Mullerian Hormone: A Molecular Key to Unlocking Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?,” Abbott and co-authors evaluated the correlation between hormone levels and PCOS ... more
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Ong publishes in Frontiers in Immunology

Irene Ong, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, is senior author on a new publication in Frontiers in Immunology.In "Assessing Immune Factors in Maternal Milk and Paired Infant Plasma Antibody Binding to Human Rhinoviruses", Ong and co-authors “used high-density peptide arrays to profile infant and maternal antibody reactivity to capsid and full... more
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Research and updates from Sathish Kumar, PhD!

There are several exciting updates from Sathish Kumar, PhD, professor in the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Reproductive Sciences!On May 31, 2024, Kumar met with Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin’s office to discuss the effects of perfluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on pregnanc... more
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Clemente to present poster at Gordon Research Conference

Congratulations to Luca Clemente, PhD, research associate in the Division of Reproductive Sciences! Clemente will present a poster at a Gordon Research Conference in summer 2024.Clemente will bring the poster “Cytokine-induced changes in endothelial cell mRNA and protein expression may promote vascular inflammation in preeclampsia via an immunomodulatory mechanism" to the co... more
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Stanic presents at ASRI Conference

Aleksandar Stanic-Kostic, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Divisions of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Reproductive Sciences, was invited to give a lecture at the 2024 American Society for Reproductive Immunology (ASRI) Conference. The meeting was held from May 18-22, 2024 in Houston, Texas.Stanic’s presentation, “Flow Cytometric analysis of immune cells i... more
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Congratulations to winners of the 2024 UW Department of Ob-Gyn awards!

On June 13, 2024, the UW Department of Ob-Gyn held its annual awards ceremony, recognizing educational, research and administrative accomplishments throughout the year.The ceremony started by celebrating service milestones, including both service in the Department of Ob-Gyn and at the University of Wisconsin or UW Health overall. Service years at UW/UW Health in parentheses:... more
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Undergraduate researcher Anna Just in Abbott Lab receives Hilldale research fellowship

Congratulations to UW–Madison undergraduate Anna Just, who received a 2024 Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship to support her work in the lab of David Abbott, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences! The Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship provides research training and support to undergraduates. Students have the opportunity to ... more
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Rengarajan, Virumbrales-Muñoz, Boeldt publish in Lab on a Chip

Aishwarya Rengarajan, PhD, María Virumbrales-Muñoz, PhD, assistant professor in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, and Derek Boeldt, PhD, assistant professor in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, co-authored a new article published in the journal Lab on a Chip. Co-authors include Hannah E. Goldblatt, CNA, and David J. B... more
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Hutcherson to present research at UW-Madison Day at the Capitol

Congratulations to Beverly Hutcherson, graduate student in the Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology program, who was selected by the UW-Madison Office of State Relations and Catalysts for Science Policy to present research at UW-Madison’s Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, April 17.Hutcherson will present a new hypothesis concerning how to better treat pregnant women from... more
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Phoebe Hayes to work with Abbott Lab during Honors Summer Apprenticeship

Congratulations to Phoebe Hayes, University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate student, who earned an Honors Summer Research Apprenticeship Grant from the College of Letters and Science to work in the lab of David Abbott, PhD, of the Division of Reproductive Sciences. Hayes will work with the lab’s ovary team to characterize and validate the androgenic capacity of rhesus mac... more
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Presentations and awards at the 2024 SRI Annual Meeting

Congratulations to members of the Department of Ob-Gyn who brought presentations and received awards at the 2024 Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI) Annual Scientific Meeting! The meeting was held in Vancouver, Canada, March 12-16, 2024.Jessica Vazquez, PhD, postdoctoral research scientist in the Division of reproductive Sciences, presented “Serial Intravascular Lab... more
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Hutcherson earns Physician Assistant Program Lecturer of the Year award

Congratulations to Beverly Hutcherson, graduate student in the Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology program, who received the UW-Madison Physician Assistant Program Lecturer of the Year Award! The PA students in the class of 2024 selected Hutcherson as the lecturer they feel has gone above and beyond in teaching.Hutcherson will be honored during the PA Program Graduatio... more
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Stanic Lab publishes study in Frontiers in Immunology

Aleksandar Stanic-Kostic, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Divisions of Reproductive Sciences and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, co-authored a new article published in Frontiers in Immunology. Postdoctoral researcher Jessica Vazquez, PhD, is lead author on the article, and co-authors include Mona A. Mohamed, Soma Banerjee, PhD, Logan T. Keding, PhD, Michelle ... more
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Boeldt awarded Office of Vice Chancellor for Research grant

Congratulations to Derek Boeldt, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences! Boeldt received a UW-Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Fall Research Competition award for the project “Endothelial immunomodulatory phenotypes may underlie preeclampsia”. The award supports one year of research associate salary and fringe benefits, from July... more
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Betancourt Ponce inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

Congratulations to Mayra Betancourt Ponce, UW School of Medicine and Public Health MD/PhD student and trainee in the labs of Lisa Barroilhet, MD, MS, and Manish Patankar, PhD, who was inducted into the University of Wisconsin–Madison Graduate School chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society!“The Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society commemorates the f... more
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REI Division members lead sessions at 2023 ASRM Congress

Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Director Bala Bhagavath, MD, and Associate Professor Aleks Stanic-Kostic, MD, PhD, led sessions at this year’s American Society for Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress on October 14-18 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bhagavath presented Cesarean Scar Isthmoceles: When and How to Diagnose and Treat Surgically.Stanic-Kost... more
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UW Ob-Gyn brings presentations to Association of Managers of Gynecology and Obstetrics conference

The Association of Managers of Gynecology and Obstetrics (AMGO) hosted their 47th Annual Conference in Hilton Head, South Carolina September 24-27, 2023. The UW Department of Ob-Gyn was well represented at the event. A few of our department’s accomplishments:Kara Mulligan, MHA, MBA, FACHE, UW Ob-Gyn chief administrative officer, is president of AMGO and led the conference.Do... more
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Cooney, Stanic co-author publication in Women

Associate Professor Laura Cooney, MD, and Associate Professor Aleks Stanic-Kostic, MD, PhD, both of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, co-authored a recent study in the journal Women. In “Rapid Ovarian Reserve Decline in a Woman with Pericentric Inv(9) Variant”, Cooney, Stanic, and lead author Leeann Bui, MD, UW SMPH graduate and current ob... more
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Zheng earns Editor’s Choice distinction in Journal of Physiology

Congratulations to Jing Zheng, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, whose recent article was selected as the Editor’s Choice in the August issue of The Journal of Physiology! Zheng is senior author on the article; Chi Zhou, PhD, former postdoctoral trainee in the Department of Ob-Gyn and current assistant professor at the University of Arizona, is the fir... more
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Welcome María Virumbrales-Muñoz, PhD, to Division of Reproductive Sciences

Please help us welcome María Virumbrales-Muñoz, PhD, to the Department of Ob-Gyn’s Division of Reproductive Sciences! Virumbrales-Muñoz will joined the UW Department of Ob-Gyn as an assistant professor (tenure track) on September 1, 2023. Virumbrales-Muñoz earned a Master of Science in Molecular and Cell Biology and PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Zarago... more
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Abbott published in Journal of the Endocrine Society

A new article published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society by David Abbott, PhD, professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, uses a cross-sectional, cohort study to compare hormonal concentrations and body fat distribution between normal-weight women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and age and BMI-matched controls. In “Interplay of Cortisol, Testosterone, ... more
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Golos, Stanic receive NIH R21 grant

Congratulations to Ted Golos, PhD, professor in the School of Veterinary Sciences and the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, and Aleks Stanic, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Divisions of Reproductive Sciences and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility! They received a new NIH R21 grant for the project “Gestationally driven trafficking of decidual lymphocyt... more
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Zheng, Zhou publish in Journal of Physiology

Jing Zheng, PhD, professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, recently published an article in the Journal of Physiology entitled “MicroRNA-29 differentially mediates preeclampsia-dysregulated cellular responses to cytokines in female and male fetal endothelial cells.” Chi Zhou, PhD, a formal member of Division of Reproductive Sciences, is the first author a... more
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Banerjee, Stanic, Cooney published in Immunohorizons

Congratulations to Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology graduate student Soma Banerjee, MD, who is lead author on a new article in the journal Immunohorizons! Aleks Stanic-Kostic, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Divisions of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Reproductive Sciences, and Laura Cooney, MD, associate professor in the Division of Reproductive... more
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Congratulations to winners of the 2023 UW Ob-Gyn department awards!

On June 15, 2023, the UW Department of Ob-Gyn held its annual awards ceremony, recognizing educational, research and administrative accomplishments throughout the year.The ceremony started by celebrating service milestones:Five Years:Carol Hulland - Administrative ManagerIrene Ong, PhD - Assistant ProfessorJennifer Karnowski, MD - Clinical Assistant ProfessorLaura Cooney, MD... more
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Stanic, Ong Labs publish in the Journal of Immunology

A new study in collaboration between the Stanic and Ong research groups in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn will be published in the July 2023 issue of the Journal of Immunology!“Proteogenomic and V(D)J Analysis of Human Decidual T Cells Highlights Unique Transcriptional Programming and Clonal Distribution”, by Deborah A. Chasman; Rene Welch Schwartz; Jessica Vazquez; Melina Chav... more
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Patankar Lab publishes study on endometriosis treatment in Reproduction

According to the World Health Organization, endometriosis affects roughly 10 percent of reproductive-aged women around the world; despite this prevalence, treatment options are limited. In a new study in Reproduction, members of the Patankar Lab describe a novel treatment strategy for the disease.“Oxidative phosphorylation inhibitors inhibit proliferation of endometriosis ce... more
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UW Ob-Gyn presentations at 2023 Society for Reproductive Investigation Conference

In March 2023, the Society for Reproductive Investigation hosted their 70th Annual Scientific Meeting in Brisbane, Australia. Members of the UW Department of Ob-Gyn brought fantastic representation to the meeting: Irene Ong, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, was invited to present during the “Circulating Factors Regulating Maternal/Fetal Immu... more
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Molly Willging, PhD candidate in Abbott Lab, receives UW mentoring award

Sincere congratulations to Molly Willging, PhD student in the UW Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Program and member of the Abbott Lab! Willging is one of just two graduate students to receive the 2023 Undergraduate Symposium Mentor Award in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities.The Office of the Provost offers these awards to recognize the important role ment... more
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M1 Samantha Williams in Abbott Lab receives Shapiro Summer Research grant

Congratulations to Samantha Williams, M1 student in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, who received a 2023 Shapiro Summer Research Program Award! Samantha was previously an undergraduate student in the lab of Professor David Abbott, PhD, and will be co-mentored by Abbott alongside Dan Ulrich, PhD, professor in the UW SMPH Department of Neuroscience.Samantha’s proje... more
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Hutcherson receives Student National Medical Association Excellence in Pre-Medical Education Award

Beverly Hutcherson, graduate student in the Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology program, received the Student National Medical Association Excellence in Pre-Medical Education Award at the 2023 Annual Medical Education Conference in Hartford, CT! Hutcherson is an MS student in the Abbott Lab, as well as Diversity and Inclusion Manager in the UW SMPH Dean's Office.Hutche... more
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Patankar trainee Sejal Sharma accepted into Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp

Huge congratulations to Sejal Sharma, PhD candidate in the UW Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology program and member of Manish Patankar’s lab, who was accepted into the Morgridge Entrepreneurial Bootcamp (MEB) for 2023!The MEB is a one-week intensive training program in technology entrepreneurship for graduate students in the sciences, engineering, and math. MEB is co-... more
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UW Ob-Gyn named Preeclampsia Center of Excellence by Preeclampsia Foundation

After a highly successful visit from Preeclampsia Foundation CEO Eleni Tsigas in the summer of 2022, the Department of Ob-Gyn was named a Preeclampsia Center of Excellence!In June 2022, Kara Hoppe, DO, MS, associate professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Ian Bird, PhD, professor of Reproductive Sciences, and Derek Boeldt, PhD, assistant professor of Reproductive Sciences, pre... more
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Boeldt earns UPH-Meriter Foundation grant for preeclampsia research

Exciting news from Derek Boeldt, PhD, assistant professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences: he received a UnityPoint Health-Meriter Foundation grant for the project “Developing a Novel Diagnostic Test for the Early Detection of Preeclampsia”!The grant will support a research project that will investigate a novel approach to develop specific biomarkers for e... more
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Abbott published in Fertility and Sterility

David Abbott, PhD, professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, co-authored a new publication in Fertility and Sterility!“Randomized clinical trial: effect of low-dose flutamide on abdominal adipogenic function in normal-weight women with polycystic ovary syndrome” shares results from a human clinical trial that demonstrates that a low dose of the androgen r... more
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Bird published in Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Congratulations to Ian Bird, PhD, professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, who published a new study in the Journal of Molecular Endocrinology!Bird and postdoctoral scholar Luca Clemente, PhD, published “The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Healthy Pregnancy and Preeclampsia”, which consider evidence for the possibility that the endothelial dysfunctio... more
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Congratulations 2022 Women’s Health and Health Equity Research Lecture & Symposium award winners!

The 2022 UW Women’s Health and Health Equity Research Lecture and Symposium took place on October 20. This annual event brought together healthcare professionals, population health experts and community advocates dedicated to advancing health equity for a busy morning of presentations and poster sessions highlighting research that addresses persistent gender, racial, and oth... more
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New publications from the Golos Lab!

Researchers in the lab of Ted Golos, PhD, professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences and Chair of the Department of Comparative Biosciences in the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, have recently published exciting papers!Lindsey Block, Cellular and Molecular Pathology trainee in the Golos Lab, published the paper “Zika virus impacts extracellular vesicle co... more
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Stanic, Golos earn pilot grant from Wisconsin National Primate Research Center

Congratulations to Aleks Stanic, MD, PhD, associate professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Divisions of Reproductive Sciences and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and Ted Golos, PhD, professor and Chair of the Department of Comparative Biosciences in the UW School of Veterinary Medicine! They are co-investigators on a pilot grant from the Wisconsin National Primate Research C... more
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Patankar and Ong earn grant from UW Prevention Research Center

UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences Director Manish Patankar, PhD, and Irene Ong, PhD, earned a Special Interest Project grant from the UW-Madison Prevention Research Center! Their project will focus on detecting early-stage ovarian cancer, with a goal of developing computational tools to help identify early-stage ovarian cancer and improve patient outcomes.In collab... more
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Grand Rounds: Bird presents “The role of Th17 associated immune and endothelial cell fate changes in hypertensive pregnancy”

On July 14, 2022, Professor Ian Bird, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “The role of Th17 associated immune and endothelial cell fate changes in hypertensive pregnancy”.In the lecture, Bird identified recent advances being made in the department on immune cell endothelial cell interactions in preeclampsia and discusse... more
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Congratulations to winners of UW Ob-Gyn 2022 department awards!

On June 23, 2022, the UW Department of Ob-Gyn held its annual awards ceremony, recognizing educational, research and administrative accomplishments throughout the year.The ceremony started by acknowledging a few momentous departures. Many people retired from the department this academic year, including:Carol Carr, CNM (Midwife in the ASOG Division)Janet Short (Medical Studen... more
Academic Specialists In Obstetrics and Gynecology Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Gynecologic Oncology Maternal-Fetal Medicine Reproductive Sciences Education Residency Fellowship Research Connor Wang Maya Gross Matthew Wagar Ushma Patel Talya Spivak Jordan Ward Kaley Gyorfi Megan Peterson Christy Lincicum Chad Craighill Lisa Scott Ariel Sorenson Patrice Grzebielski Luther Gaston Ian Bird

Abbott Lab publishes in Journal of the Endocrine Society

A new study by the Abbott research group, led by Professor David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, was just published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society!“Aromatase Inhibition Eliminates Sexual Receptivity Without Enhancing Weight Gain in Ovariectomized Marmoset Monkeys” shows that estrogen from extra-ovarian sources, likely the brain, play... more
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Barroilhet and Patankar publish in Cancers

A new study co-authored by Lisa Barroilhet, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology and Division of Reproductive Sciences Director Manish Patankar, PhD was published in the journal Cancers!“Atovaquone: An Inhibitor of Oxidative Phosphorylation as Studied in Gynecologic Cancers” outlines the Barroilhet and Patankar Labs’ research of the FDA-approved antimalarial... more
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Barroilhet/Patankar Labs celebrate graduates

The research labs of interim department chair Lisa Barriolhet, MD, MS and Division of Reproductive Sciences Director Manish Patankar, PhD celebrated some amazing graduates in May!Please help us congratulate Lojain Ibrahim Aljohani, MS and Kristal Gant, PhD, who graduated from the UW-Madison Endocrinology & Reproductive Physiology program, and Shannon Rush, MD, graduating UW ... more
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Abbott mentee Sindhu Shankar earns Hilldale fellowship

Congratulations to Sindhu Shankar, undergraduate researcher in the Abbott Research Group, who earned a Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship! Shankar plans to study adipose dysregulation with the fellowship support, under mentorship of David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences.The Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship pro... more
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Hutcherson invited to Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review Impact Team

Beverly Hutcherson, graduate student in the Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology program, was invited to join the Wisconsin Department of Health Maternal Mortality Review Impact Team!The Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review Team (MMRT) identifies and reviews pregnancy-associated deaths, identifies factors that contribute to these deaths, and proposes recommendations that... more
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Abbott mentee Jacob Blanchar wins Sophomore Honors Summer Apprentice award

Jacob Blanchar, sophomore undergrad in the Levine-Abbott lab’s Ovary team, was awarded a Sophomore Honors Summer Apprenticeship by the Letters &Science Faculty Honors Committee!Blanchar, who is part of the lab of David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, will look at aspects of diminished thermogenesis in brown fat from experimentally manipulated... more
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Hutcherson wins presentation award at Wilbert C. Jordan Research Forum

Beverly Hutcherson, graduate student in the Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology program, won Best Poster Presentation at the Wilbert C. Jordan Research Forum during the Student National Medical Association Annual Medical Education Conference in April!Hutcherson’s translational science poster “PCOS research informs biological understanding of developmental origins contr... more
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Abbott published in Journal of the Endocrine Society

A new article by David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Science was published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society! Abbott is senior author on the article; co-authors include Marissa Kraynak, Molly Willging, Alex Kuehlmann, Amita Kapoor, Matthew Flowers, Ricki Colman, and Jon Levine.In “Aromatase Inhibition Eliminates Sexual Receptivity Without Enhan... more
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Students in Abbott research group bring 16 presentations at Undergraduate Symposium

Undergraduate student researchers in the lab of David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, brought 16 solo or team oral presentations to the 2022 UW-Madison Undergraduate Symposium April 28-29, 2022! Abbott served as mentor on 12 of the projects.The annual Undergraduate Symposium​ showcases undergraduate creativity, achievement, research, service-... more
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Bird earns Meriter Foundation grant

Congratulations to Ian Bird, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences! Bird recently earned a Meriter Foundation grant for the project “Cytokine induced antigen presentation as a source of endothelial dysfunction in pregnancy”.This proposal is submitted to establish if the endothelial dysfunction already known to underlie hypertension in preeclampsia is in fac... more
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Bird appointed as senior editor on editorial board of Journal of Endocrinology, Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Huge congratulations to Ian Bird, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences! Bird was appointed as senior editor to the editorial boards of the Journal of Molecular Endocrinology and Journal of Endocrinology! The Journal of Endocrinology and Journal of Molecular Endocrinology are well-established, successful journals of the UK’s Society for Endocrinology, and o... more
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Division of Reproductive Sciences prepares impressive slate of research for Society for Reproductive Investigation conference

The 2022 Society for Reproductive Investigation’s Annual Scientific Meeting, held in Denver, CO between March 15-19, features several presentations, posters and abstracts from members of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences! Just some of their exciting accomplishments:Clinical and Translational Perinatology Oral Presentation:Breastfeeding Promotes Predominant Bifi... more
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Abbott published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Huge congratulations to Dave Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences! Abbott is senior author on an invited paper in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences’ Special Issue on PCOS.“Experimentally Induced Hyperinsulinemia Fails to Induce Polycystic Ovary Syndrome-like Traits in Female Rhesus Macaques” demonstrates that while compensatory elevat... more
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Hutcherson’s abstract selected for Wilbert C. Jordan Research Forum

Congratulations to Beverly Hutcherson, graduate student in the Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology program and mentee of David Abbott, PhD (UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences), whose abstract “PCOS research models inform biological understanding of developmental origins contributing to maternal morbidities” was selected for a poster presentation during the 202... more
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Stanic promoted to Associate Professor with tenure

We are thrilled to announce that Aleks Stanic-Kostic, MD, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Divisions of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Reproductive Sciences has been promoted to Associate Professor (tenure track). The promotion will be effective July 1, 2022.Since joining the UW Department of Ob-Gyn in 2014, Stanic has earned a reputation as a talented researcher, educa... more
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Abbott published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

A new article by David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, examines historical evidence that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may have originated as an evolutionary adaptation for reproduction during food scarcity.“Polycystic ovary syndrome as a plausible evolutionary outcome of metabolic adaptation” is a review article published in the Reproduct... more
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Stanic Lab published in American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

A new article out of collaborative research between Aleks Stanic-Kostic, MD, PhD and Irene Ong, PhD was published in the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology!“Multiomic analysis reveals decidual-specific transcriptional programing of MAIT cells” examines the possible role of Mucosal-Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells in tissue-repair mechanisms at the maternal-fetal ... more
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Ong’s work on AyrFlo intervention featured in Madison Magazine

Over the last few years, Irene Ong, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, has been working with clinician-scientists in the SMPH Departments of Anesthesiology and Radiology to develop a device that could identify respiratory distress earlier.An article in the November 2021 issue of Madison Magazine introduces the team behind AyrFlo, tracks their progress i... more
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Abbott mentees present at Biology 152 Research Symposium

Undergraduate students mentored by David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, shared their research projects at the UW-Madison Biology 152 Research Symposium on December 14, 2021!Mihika Sathe brought a poster on excess fetal testosterone exposure in male rhesus monkeys and how it induces pancreatic morphological damage in adulthood leading to type... more
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Grand Rounds: Badger Bytes on PCOS

On December 2, 2021, three presenters offered different updates on PCOS during the UW Ob-Gyn Grand Rounds Badger Bytes research presentation. David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, Laura Cooney, MD, of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and Leeann Bui, UW SMPH medical student, each presented updates on polycystic ovary... more
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Abbott earns AEPCOS Distinguished Researcher Award

Our sincere congratulations to David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences! The Androgen Excess and PCOS Society awarded Abbott the 2021 Ricardo Azziz Distinguished Researcher Award for his outstanding contributions to PCOS research. The Ricardo Azziz Distinguished Researcher Award was created through an endowment for the purpose of providing an aw... more
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Stanic presents at NICHD workshop on early pregnancy loss

Aleks Stanic, MD, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Divisions of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Reproductive Sciences, was recently invited to speak as part of a group of experts at the NIH National Institute on Child Health and Human Development’s workshop “Idiopathic/Non-aneuploid Early Pregnancy Loss: The State of the Science”. Stanic presented as part of the session ... more
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Ong publishes article on antibody binding in SARS-CoV-2 infections in PLOS Biology

Many researchers over the last many months have shifted their focus to help us better understand and treat SARS-CoV-2, and that’s true of some of the brilliant research minds in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn! Irene Ong, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences co-authored the article “The landscape of antibody binding in SARS-CoV-2 infection” in PLOS Biology. I... more
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Abbott has top-cited article in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Our sincere congratulations to David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences! Abbott’s article “Adipose Insulin Resistance in Normal-Weight Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Women” was one of the top-cited articles in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism in 2019-2020. The article was one of the top 10 percent, as assessed by rate of citation,... more
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Stanic earns best poster award at ASRI annual meeting

Our congratulations to Aleks Stanic-Kostic, MD, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Divisions of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Reproductive Sciences! He attended the American Society for Reproductive Immunology virtual meeting in May, where he won the Best Poster award. Stanic received the award for the poster “The integration of disparate single cell data in decidual im... more
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Abbott’s mentoring award featured in UWSMPH Building Communities blog

In April, we learned that David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, was one of just five educators on campus to receive the UW-Madison Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities from the UW-Madison Office of the Provost. Now, a new post on the UW SMPH Building Communities blog offers more perspective on Abbo... more
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Grand Rounds: Department Research Day

On May 13, 2021, the UW Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology hosted Department Research Day, featuring exceptional presentations on fundamental, clinical, and quality improvement research. Recorded presentations from Department Research Day are available now. To start the morning, Kimberly Gregory, MD, MPH of Cedars-Sinai Obstetrics and Gynecology Department presented th... more
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Abbott mentee earns Hilldale Research Fellowship award

Our congratulations to UW-Madison undergraduate student Lukas Henjum, who won a 2021-2022 Hilldale Research Fellowship for the project “Estrogen Receptor Alpha Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus Mediate Female Neural Inhibition of Neuroendocrine Puberty”! Henjum is mentored by David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences. With Abbott’s support and mento... more
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Bird to lead new iPEnd T32 grant

We are pleased to announce a new translational postdoctoral T32 lead by our own Ian Bird, PhD, of the Division of Reproductive Sciences, in partnership with Dr. Jon Levine. This application is a part of the integrated Program in Endocrinology (iPEnd), started back in 2016. This T32 is an unusual grant as it funds both PhD and MD trainees to undertake translational studies i... more
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Abbott published in Cell Metabolism

David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, co-authored an invited preview with long-time clinical collaborator Daniel Dumesic MD (UCLA Department of Ob-Gyn) in the journal Cell Metabolism. “Passing on PCOS: new insights into its epigenetic transmission” analyzes insights from another article published in that issue of the journal: “Polycystic o... more
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Willging, trainee in Abbott Lab, presents at Diabetes Research Day

Molly Willging, a UW Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology trainee in David Abbott’s lab in Reproductive Sciences, was one of the invited speakers presenting talks at the 2nd Annual UW Madison Diabetes Research Day on March 15-16, 2021. Willging presented part of her PhD thesis work “Hypothalamic ESR1 Gene Knockdown Elicits Intermittent Decrement In Postprandial Energy E... more
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Abbott receives UW award for undergraduate mentorship

Please join us in congratulating David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences, who is one of just five educators on campus to receive the UW-Madison Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities from the UW-Madison Office of the Provost! Abbott earned the award for decades of meaningfully engaging undergraduates i... more
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Advocacy Update: Abbott, Cooney join virtual PCOS Advocacy Day

On March 4, 2021, David Abbott, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Sciences and Laura Cooney, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility attended the virtual PCOS Advocacy Day, hosted by PCOS Challenge. PCOS Advocacy Day focuses on building connections with federal legislators and advocating for increased access to better informe... more
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Lindsey Block, of Golos Lab, published in Biology of Reproduction

Lindsey Block, graduate student in the Golos Lab, is first author on a recent paper in the journal Biology of Reproduction entitled “The promise of placental extracellular vesicles: models and challenges for diagnosing placental dysfunction in utero”. Co-authors include Aleks Stanic, MD, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Divisions of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Repro... more
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