Department of Ob-Gyn mentees share research at 2025 UW–Madison Undergraduate Symposium

Undergraduate student researchers mentored by faculty in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn brought four posters and eight oral presentations to the 2025 UW–Madison Undergraduate Symposium on April 25, 2025.

The annual Undergraduate Symposium showcases undergraduate creativity, achievement, research, service-learning and community-based research from all areas of study at UW–Madison including the humanities, arts, biological sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, and computer data and information sciences. 

10-Minute Presentations:

• Does Ovarian Estradiol Influence the Degree of NPS Innervation in the Hypothalamus Of Female Mice? - Lillian Marrah, Leah Laeuger (David H. Abbott, Daniel J. Uhlrich)
  
• Identifying Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Rhesus Macaques - Jacob Blanchar (David Abbott) 
  
• Impact of Estradiol on Hypothalamic NPS Innervation in Female Mice - Brandon Simpraphone (David Abbott)
  
• Role of Estradiol in Reward-Related Behaviors in Female Rhesus Macaques - Tyra Kuchler, Makayla Eugene, Grace Nwankwo (David Abbott, Emily Greinwald) 
  
• Neuro-Estradiol Plays a Key Role in Sexual Behavior in Female Rhesus Macaques - Lamees Elhassan, Mohima Sinthi Aich (David Abbott, Emily Greinwald
  
• Ovarian Follicular Growth Patterns in Hyperandrogenic Rhesus Macaques with PCOS Phenotypes - Suzanne Oriel, Lucie M. Hickey, Sadie M. Larson, Grace M. Kim (David Abbott) 
  
• Overexpression of DENND1A.V2 Protein in Ovarian Theca Cells Demonstrated in Female Rhesus Monkey Model with Naturally Occurring Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) - Ella Albrecht (David Abbott)
  
• CYP17A1 Protein Expression in Ovarian Follicle Theca Cells as a Biomarker for Ovarian Hyperandrogenism in Naturally Hyperandrogenic Female Rhesus Monkeys With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome-Like Traits - Anna Just (David Abbott) 
  

Posters:

• The Role of Estrogen in Shaping Female Sexual Behavior - Alexis Ridenour (David Abbott)
  
• Neuroestrogen Contributes to Female Sexual Receptivity in Adult Female Rhesus Monkeys- Kangyu Huang (David Abbott, Emily Greinwald) 
  
• MCP-1 Treatment Induces Clustered Pattern of Immune Cells in the Trophoblastic Shell of the Cynomolgus Macaque Placenta - Jessica Dorobek (Jessica Vazquez, Logan Keding)
  
• Behavioral Aspects of High Testosterone in Female Rhesus Macaques Emulating Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Ella Weber, Natalia Badillo (David Abbott) 
  

Congratulations, all!