REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY SEMINARS
Sponsored by the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cell Biology, and the Genome Institute, Duke University
For students, post-doctoral fellows, clinical fellows, residents, faculty, clinical researchers, physician-scientists, basic scientists, translational investigators
Objective: To stimulate interest and knowledge in state of the art, pioneering reproduction science
Wednesdays 12PM -1PM
Duke South, M224 Markee Classroom
October 15, 2008
Peter Donovan, PhD, Developmental and Cell Biology,
University of California
“Tracking Down Stemness.”
Dr. Donovan’s laboratory pioneered the development of pluripotent stem cells from primordial germ cells in mice and, with John Gearhart, developed the same cell type from human germ cells. His research interests center around the mechanisms regulating developmental potency in germ cells and stem cells. His laboratory was
one of the first to receive NIH funding to study human embryonic stem (ES) cells
November 5, 2008
Virginia Winn, MD, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
University of Colorado Denver
“Placental Origins of Preeclampsia: What can the Human Maternal-Fetal Interface Reveal?”
Dr. Winn’s research focuses on both normal and abnormal human placentation, in order to better understand pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia.
Understanding the regulation of cytotrophoblast differentiation along the invasive
pathway is one primary area of research in her lab.
January 14, 2008
Richard Miller, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
University of Rochester School of Medicine
“Risk Assessment of Environmental and Occupational Exposures during Pregnancy”
Dr. Miller’s current research involves 1. vertical transmission of the HIV-1 and role of anti-HIV therapy, 2. reproductive toxicity of heavy metals and nanoparticles, and 3. role of vitamins in normal and abnormal development, especially vitamins A, B12, C and E.
For More Information Contact:
William Hackney
919-668-0296
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