Ongoing Research

Isaac Pence, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Translational biophotonics technologies in gynecological disease

Maralice Conacci-Sorrell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Cancer cell metabolism

Jeffrey McDonald, Ph.D.

Professor

Lipid mass spectrometry, including estradiol and progesterone

Tamia Harris-Tryon, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Sex steroid hormone synthesis in the epithelium

Melissa Mauskar, M.D.

Associate Professor

Vulvar dermatoses

W. Lee Kraus, Ph.D.

Professor & Director

Steroid hormone signaling in the female reproductive tract

Ashley Solmonson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Metabolic changes associated with pregnancy

Tiffany Reese, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Maternal infection and fetal immune programming

Perry Bickel, M.D.

Associate Professor & Division Chief

Diabetes and obesity

Suzanne Conzen, M.D.

Professor & Division Chief

Glucocorticoid receptor in breast and ovarian cancers

Andrew DeVilbiss, Ph.D.

Instructor

Hematopoietic stem cells

Raksha Jain, M.D.

Professor

Sex disparities in lung diseases

Naim Maalouf, M.D.

Professor

Postmenopausal osteoporosis, kidney stone disease

Rina Mauricio, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Women’s cardiac health

Orson Moe, M.D.

Professor & Director

Kidney physiology

Sangeetha Reddy, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Immunotherapy in breast cancer

Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor & Director

Nutrient utilization in the developing embryo

Ondine Cleaver, Ph.D.

Professor

Cell fate specification during blood vessel development and organogenesis

Jenna Jewell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Cell growth and metabolism

Kathryn O’Donnell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Mechanisms of lung cancer pathogenesis

Toral Patel, M.D.

Associate Professor

Drug delivery for malignant brain tumors

Emily Adhikari, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Infectious diseases in pregnancy and maternal health outcomes

Maria Florian-Rodriguez, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Pathophysiology of pelvic organ prolapse

Jessica Grubman, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Abnormal uterine bleeding

Christina Herrera, M.D.

Assistant Professor

The placenta in healthy and diseased states

Kimberly Kho, M.D.

Professor

Fibroids, adenomyosis, endometriosis, childcare as social determinant of health

Jayanthi Lea, M.D.

Professor & Division Chief

Ovarian and cervical cancers

Mala Mahendroo, Ph.D.

Professor

Molecular mechanisms of cervical remodeling in pregnancy and preterm birth

Kristin Miller, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Reproductive soft tissue remodeling during pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and aging

Jamie Morgan, M.D.

Associate Professor

Postpartum care

David Nelson, M.D.

Associate Professor

Cardiac function in pregnancy

Shivani Patel, M.D.

Associate Professor

Maternal-fetal medicine

David Rahn, M.D.

Professor

Local estrogen therapy in post-menopausal women

Joseph Schaffer, M.D.

Professor

Pathophysiology of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence

Cathy Spong, M.D.

Professor & Chair

Fetal, maternal, obstetric complications, anemia, postpartum care, fetal growth, preeclampsia, preterm birth, inclusion

Danielle Robertson, O.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Systemic and infectious diseases on the cornea and ocular surface

Katherine Wert, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Sexual dimorphism and sex hormone signaling in retinal degenerative disease

Paula Hernandez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Sexual dimorphism in articular cartilage biology and mechanobiology

Diego Castrillon, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Endometrial cancer

Jenny Francis, M.D.

Associate Professor

Adolescent sexual health

May Lau, M.D., MPH

Associate Professor

Adolescent sexual health, gender dysphoria

Yasin Dhaher, Ph.D.

Professor

Sex hormones and rehabilitation in women

Sherwood Brown, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Menopausal and peri-menopausal depression

Tami Gurley, Ph.D.

Professor

Policy effects on birth outcomes, breastfeeding outcomes

Mingyue Li, MPH, Ph.D.

Instructor

Maternal health biostatistics and epidemiology

Yingjie Qiu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Maternal health biostatistics

Celette Skinner, Ph.D.

Professor

Behavior-change interventions

Carolyn Smith-Morris, Ph.D.

Professor

Medical anthropology, childbirth, maternal mortality

Carol Wise, Ph.D.

Professor

Pediatric musculoskeletal disorders

Maude Carmel, M.D.

Associate Professor

Robotic surgeries for pelvic organ prolapse

Ramy Goueli, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Pathogenesis of bladder dysfunction

Gary Lemack, M.D.

Professor

Urinary incontinence and pelvic prolapse

Philippe Zimmern, M.D.

Professor

Urinary tract infections, urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in post-menopausal women