Duke at 72nd SRI Annual Scientific Meeting in Charlotte

Dr. Hilary Friedlander with poster presentation at SRI Meeting.
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility fellow Hilary Friedlander, MD, at the SRI meeting.

Duke was well-represented at the recent Society for Reproductive Investigation Annual Scientific Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Presentations and research by members of the divisions of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Reproductive Sciences; the Duke Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics; Duke Ob/Gyn trainees and alumni; and School of Medicine students were part of the impressive agenda.

Highlights:

Steven Young, MD, PhD (Division of REI):

  • Podium lecture: Translating Discovery to Improved Reproductive Health — Basic Science to Diagnostics
  • Moderator: Endometrium Post-Graduate Course

Danny Schust, MD (Division of REI):

  • Lecturer: Early Career Forum

Margeaux Marbrey, PhD (Division of Reproductive Sciences)

  • Member, Program Committee
  • Lab Presentations:
  1. Evaluation of E-Cigarette Liquid Components on Trophoblast Gene Expression.
  2. Effect of E-Cigarettes on PTGS2 and Associated
  3. Pathways in Sexed Murine Placentas

Liping Feng, MD (Division of Reproductive Sciences)

  • Presentation: Maternal PFAS Exposure and Neurotoxicity in Offspring

Poster Presentations — REI:

  • Wilms Tumor 1 (WT1) Regulates Stromal Cell Function in Human Endometrium (faculty Steven Young, MD, PhD)
  • A 3D Model for In Vitro Mechanistic Studies on Trophoblast-Endometrium Interactions (faculty Steven Young, MD, PhD)
  • Exosomal miRNA-Mediated Modulation of IL-17 Expression in Human Decidual Stromal Cells by EVT Organoids (faculty Steven Young, MD, PhD; Danny Schust, MD; and Duke postdoctoral student Jie Zhou)
  • Nanomolar Palmitic Acid Concentration Inhibits Human Stromal Decidualization In Vitro: Application of a Serum-Free, Chemically Defined Culture Media (presented by Duke SOM research technician Sarah Broyhill; mentored by faculty Steven Young, MD)
  • S-135 RNA Seq Uncovers Potential Mechanisms of Preimplantation Embryotoxicity Post-Exposure to Low Level Volatile Organic Compounds (faculty Danny Schust, MD; and graduate student Morgan Orsolini)
  • Putting the Cart Before the Horse: Is Intended Transfer Plan Associated with Differences in Ovarian Stimulation Characteristics in In Vitro Fertilization (REI fellows Hilary Friedlander, MD; and Abigail Bernard, MD; Duke Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics researchers Leyi Sun, BS; and Tracy Truong, MS; Duke Ob/Gyn residency and REI fellowship program alumnus Benjamin S. Harris, MD, MPH; and faculty Kelly Acharya, MD)

Poster Presentations — Ob/Gyn:

Sarah Broyhill, research technician at Duke SoM, at SRI meeting with poster presentation.
Sarah Broyhill, research technician at Duke University School of Medicine, with her poster presentation at SRI.

Whitney Robinson, PhD (Division of Women's Community and Population Health)

  • One and Done: Who Receives Hysterectomy as an Initial Treatment to Address Abnormal Uterine Bleeding?

Other Duke Presenters:

  • Madeline Keenen, postdoctoral student, Duke University School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology
  • Carolyn Coyne, PhD, Department of Molecular Genetics and Molecular Microbiology
  • Zoe Shan, PhD student, Department of Biochemistry

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