Active Scholars
Dedication. Passion.
REI
Robin Skory, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Research Project:
Identifying the role of mechanosensing in fate determination in the early embryo
Mentor: Nichola Plachta, Ph.D.
Gynecologic Oncology
Tiffany Jones, M.D., M.S.
Johns Hopkins University
Research Project:
The effect of DUSP4 mutation on endometrial cancer epithelial-mesenchymal transition
Mentor: le Ming Shih, M.D., Ph.D.
FPMRS
Lindsey Burnett, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Research Project:
The impact of Obesity-Related Metabolic Alterations on the Female Pelvic Skeletal Muscle Function
Mentor: Marianna Alperin, M.D., M.S.
Gynecologic Oncology
Margaret 'Maggie' Mullen, M.D.
Washington University
Research Project:
Utilizing DNA Damage to Identify and Target Chemoresistance in Ovarian
Mentor: Katherine Fuh, M.D., Ph.D.
MFM
Stephen McCartney, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Washington
Research Project:
Integration of Cytokine and Metabolic Signals by Innate Lymphoid Cells at the Maternal-Fetal Interface in Chorioamnionitis
Mentor: Martin Prlic, Ph.D.
MFM
Michelle Debbink, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Utah
Research Project:
Mapping Utah mothers’ voices: Mixed-method approach to identify community-level drivers of inequities in maternal morbidity
Mentor: Michael Varner, M.D.
Torri Metz, M.D.
MFM
Sarah Wernimont, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Research Project:
Regulation of trophoblast differentiation by mitochondrial citrate flux
Mentor: Peter Crawford, M.D., Ph.D.
MFM
Christina Megli, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Research Project:
Characterization of Macrophage Response of the Fetal Membrane
Mentor: Sharon Hillier, Ph.D.
Gynecologic Oncology
Erin George, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Research Project:
Optimizing targeted therapies in Cyclin E overexpressing endometrial cancers
Mentor: Fiona Simpkins, M.D.
MFM
Yalda Afshar, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Research Project:
Maternal-fetal hemodynamics and genetic modifiers of single-ventricle congenital heart disease
Mentor: Deborah Krakow, M.D.
Luisa-Iruela-Arispa, Ph.D.