Thanks to Dr. Serdar Bulun (Chair, Dept. of Ob/Gyn) for kicking off our Reproductive Research Update presentations this year! Dr. Bulun presented on "Uterine disease: how genetics and environment inform clinical decision-making." We're looking forward to a year of great research and community!

Deadline approaching‼️‼️ Applications for the CRS T32 Predoctoral Training Program in Reproductive Science, Medicine, and Technology are due Monday, September 22! Learn more and apply: www.crs.northwestern.edu/education/t3... @dgpnorthwestern.bsky.social @ibisatnu.bsky.social

We are so excited to welcome the TENTH cohort of the MS in Reproductive Science and Medicine program to CRS and Northwestern! During orientation week, they've enjoyed exploring our downtown campus and taking in Chicago architecture. We can’t wait to see what their futures hold!

In honor of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, CRS uplifts the vital contributions of postdocs to our reproductive science community! CRS will host a coffee hour meetup for postdocs this Friday! RSVP to attend: forms.gle/akan5VnGDW61...

Interested in applying for the CRS T32 Training Program in Reproductive Science, Medicine, and Technology? Join an info session to learn more! Register for tomorrow's info session: forms.gle/Zj9AQK7Cm3KJ...

Abstract submissions for #UMSRS2025 are due TODAY, September 12! Submit by 11:59pm to share your research with scientists from across the upper midwest! www.crs.northwestern.edu/events/upper...

Applications for the CRS T32 Training Grant in Reproductive Science, Medicine and Technology are due in less than 2 weeks! Trainees accepted into the program receive many benefits including research training and professional development support Learn more: www.crs.northwestern.edu/education/t3...

Meet the UMSRS Speakers: Shaw Innovation Award Winners ➡️ Julia Cox, PhD ➡️ Dominik Kentrup, PhD ➡️ Alexa Freedman, PhD ➡️ Jane Joy Thomas, PhD Join us for this outstanding event at Northwestern University! Abstracts are due this Friday, September 12! northwesterncrs.wufoo.com/forms/qsyr2u...

Join us for the first CRS Career Catalyst of the academic year! "Communicating Science with the Masses" with Kristen V. Brown on September 25 RSVP to attend: forms.gle/tB656UGZFa5t...

CRS Training Grant in Reproductive Science, Medicine and Technology is Accepting Applications! Applications are due September 22, 2025! Learn more: www.crs.northwestern.edu/education/t3... @tgsatnu.bsky.social @ibisatnu.bsky.social @dgpnorthwestern.bsky.social

Meet the #UMSRS2025 Session Speakers! ➡️ Charles Bormann, PhD ➡️ Jeff Lee, PhD ➡️ Kathleen O’Neill, MD, MTR Join us for this outstanding event, October 13-14 at Northwestern University! Register today! northwesterncrs.wufoo.com/forms/qsyr2u...

Congratulations to Anna Heinrich on receiving a Cornerstone Grant from @histochemicalsoc.bsky.social! This award will support Anna's project “Functional and histological analysis of ovarian tissue from the South African Cheetah." www.histochemicalsociety.org/2025-corners...

Congratulations to CRS faculty member Dr. Elnur Babayev for being accepted into the Summer Training Course in Experimental Aging Research! Dr. Francesca Duncan will also be participating as faculty with her focus on reproductive aging research. www.nia.nih.gov/news/nia-exp...

Dr. Francesca Duncan will speak on this virtual webinar on "Women’s health: insights in research and inclusion" Learn more and register for the event on August 28! www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/wom...

Meet the #UMSRS2025 Keynote Speakers! ➡️ Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, PhD ➡️ Rebecca O’Connor, JD Join us for this outstanding event, October 13-14 at Northwestern University! Register today! northwesterncrs.wufoo.com/forms/qsyr2u...

Abstracts for #UMSRS2025 are due in less than 1 month! Trainees are invited to submit for consideration for oral and poster presentations. Abstracts may be selected to receive the Constance Campbell Research Award! Submit by September 12! www.crs.northwestern.edu/events/upper...

This is what a Reproductive Scientist looks like! 🔬🧬🥼 Meet Anika Schipma, MS (MS-RSM Class of 2025) #ScienceCareer #ReproductiveScience

The Center for Reproductive Science is seeking applications for the Shaw Innovation Awards. These awards provide funding for sex-inclusive research, focusing on sex-based mechanisms and determinants of health and disease Learn more and apply: www.crs.northwestern.edu/awards-schol...

Look at our CRS community's amazing summer of accomplishments!

Heading to SSR 2025 in Washington DC? Find and congratulate our CRS members and alum who are receiving major awards at this year’s meeting! Congrats to Dr. Erv Goldberg, Dr. Teresa Woodruff, Dr. T. Rajendra Kumar, and Dr. Diana Monsivais on their awards!

Congrats to 2nd year MS-RSM student Ibtihaj Khan, and recent graduate Brianna Ramirez, for receiving the 2025 MS-RSM Rising Scholar Honor! This new award recognizes 2 MS-RSM students who demonstrate excellent academic performance and continued engagement within the MS-RSM program and CRS community.

This is what a Reproductive Scientist looks like! 🔬🧬🥼 Meet Asia Ingram, MS (MS-RSM Class of 2022, PhD Candidate at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) #ScienceCareer #ReproductiveScience

Congratulations to CRS T32 Training Program Alum Caroline Kratka on her publication!

Wonderful photos from this year's MS-RSM graduation are now available! Head over to our Facebook page to see the full album. www.facebook.com/NUCenterforR... Photos by the talented Emily Taylor Hayes (also an MS-RSM alumna!)

Dr. Francesca Duncan and Dr. Kara Goldman were featured in this USA Today on ovarian aging and reproductive longevity! www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...

Congratulations to Jenna Epstein on winning the Teresa K. Woodruff Award for Most Outstanding MS-RSM Student! Jenna completed the non-thesis track and conducted research with Drs. Pamela Monahan and Lindsey Block.

Congratulations to Anika Schipma on winning the Makowski Award for Most Outstanding MS-RSM Student! Anika completed the thesis track and conducted research with Dr. Monica Laronda.

Congratulations to the MS-RSM Class of 2025! We are so proud of all their accomplishments! Photos from our graduation ceremony are coming soon! 😊

Congratulations to the CRS trainees who recently graduated from their doctoral programs! We are so proud of all their accomplishments! 🎓🎉 Hana Kubo, PhD, Laronda Lab Juhi Narula, PhD, Wignall Lab Elizabeth Tsui, PhD, Laronda Lab Tim You, PhD, Bulun Lab Emily Zaniker-Gomez, PhD, Duncan Lab

Congratulations to Dylan Hakken on receiving the Marcia L. Storch Scholarship! Dylan is conducting research in the @nuduncanlab.bsky.social under the mentorship of Dr. Hannes Campo!

Congratulations to CRS T32 alumna Dr. Emily Zaniker-Gomez on receiving her PhD!

Join SPARK's first panel, Human Biospecimen Repositories Fueling Translational Reproductive Science and Medicine Research. CRS faculty participants include panelist Dr. Mary Ellen Pavone and moderator Dr. Francesca Duncan www.upsquad.com/event/regist...

A timely and valuable perspective on the importance of women’s health research co-authored by CRS faculty member, Dr. Kara Goldman @karagoldmanmd.bsky.social www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...

Congratulations to Diana Monsivais, PhD, CRS alumna, and T. Rajendra Kumar, PhD, CRS Advisory Board member, on their honors from the Society for the Study of Reproduction! Dr. Monsivais received the New Investigator Award and Dr. Kumar was named a Distinguished Fellow.

Congratulations to Teresa Woodruff, PhD, former CRS Director, and Erwin Goldberg, PhD, esteemed CRS faculty, on their awards from the Society for the Study of Reproduction! They will be officially honored at the 58th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. this July. ssr.org/events/2025-...

Dr. Duncan discussed why reproductive aging matters for business and society in Forbes! www.forbes.com/sites/geekgi...

👏 Congratulations to DGP student Harun Ozturk for being a first-author on a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation! Read more about the study here: news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/05/01/e...

Learn about CRS faculty member Dr. Mazhar Adli's research on chemotherapy resistance in advanced ovarian cancer, recently published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/05/01/e...

Registration and abstract submission for the 2025 Upper Midwest Summit for Reproductive Science is now open! This year's theme is "Next-Gen Reproduction: Shaping the Future of Reproductive Science and Medicine." Register today: northwesterncrs.wufoo.com/forms/qsyr2u...

Congratulations to CRS T32 alumna Dr. Zaniker-Gomez on this accomplishment! 🎉

This National Infertility Week, let's shed light on a topic that touches many lives. Did you know the WHO recognized infertility as a disease in 2009? Dive deeper into the journey of infertility with resources from @asrmorg.bsky.social #InfertilityAwareness #NationalInfertilityWeek

Join us Friday, May 2 for our next CRS Career Catalyst. This workshop will focus on "Communicating science with the public" led by Patti Wolter, Professor, @medillschool.bsky.social RSVP to attend: forms.gle/7vBYgSjPZY8w...

By transforming the Salcedo Doctors Hospital in Salcedo, Philippines into a regional Center of Excellence for Women’s Health, principal investigator Magdy Milad, MD and his team are creating opportunities for women. #globalhealth Read more: www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

Congrats to Dr. Yinu Wang on receiving an Early Career Investigator Grant from the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance! Learn more about Dr. Wang's project: ocrahope.org/research/cur...

Meet the Speakers for the 2025 Reproductive Aging Conference! Register today for the only international meeting dedicated solely to mechanisms of reproductive aging. www.reproductiveagingconference.com @jennifergarrison.bsky.social @farnersamargant.bsky.social @hattaca.bsky.social

CRS is honored to host the Danielle Maatouk Memorial Lectureship and celebrate the life of an exceptional scientist. This year, Dr. Monika Ward gave a fascinating talk entitled "Do we need Y chromosomes for successful reproduction?"

Congratulations to Dr. Azna Zuberi, postdoctoral fellow in the Bulun Lab, on receiving the Best New Investigator Poster Presentation Award at the 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation! @sriwomenshealth.bsky.social

Happy Graduate Student Appreciation Week! CRS uplifts the contributions, value, and impact of our talented graduate students! @tgsatnu.bsky.social

Abstract submission has been extended to April 14! Register today to participate in the 2025 Reproductive Aging Conference! www.reproductiveagingconference.com @jennifergarrison.bsky.social @buckinstitute.org

Join us April 4 for the 2025 Danielle Maatouk Memorial Lecture, presented by Dr. Monika Ward. Dr. Ward will present on "Do we need Y chromosomes for successful reproduction?" RSVP to attend in-person or via Zoom: forms.gle/fyGr7PpQ8DXF...