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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Master of Science in Reproductive Science & Medicine

MS-RSM Student Publications

Although not a formal requirement of the program, many of our current students and graduates publish peer-reviewed papers, articles, book chapters and other scholarly works. See below for a complete list of MS-RSM publications (student name in bold): 

  1. Ataman-Millhouse L, Monahan P, Willingham R, Vigone G, Soulakis M, Gadea J, Jimenez-Movilla M, Romar R, Canovas S, Woodruff TK, Duncan FE. Broadaning the educational pipeline: the global landscape of master of science programs in reproductive science and medicine. Biology of Reproduction, 2022, ioac113. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioac113
  2. Kusuhara A, Babayev E, Zhou LT, Singh VP, Gerton JL, Duncan FE. Immature Follicular Origins and Disrupted Oocyte Growth Pathways Contribute to Decreased Gamete Quality During Reproductive Juvenescence in Mice. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021 Jun 16;9:693742. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.693742. PMID: 34222262; PMCID: PMC8244820.
  3. Ataman LM, Laronda MM, Gowett M, Trotter K, Anvari H, Fei F, Ingram A, Minette M, Suebthawinkul C, Taghvaei Z, Torres-Vélez M, Velez K, Adiga SL, Anazodo A, Appiah L, Bourlon MT, Daniels N, Dolmans MM, Finlayson C, Gilchrist RB, Gomez-Lobo V, Greenblatt E, Halpern JA, Hutt K, Johnson EK, Kawamura K, Khrouf M, Kimelman D, Kristensen S, Mitchell RT, Moravek MB, Nahata L, Orwig KE, Pavone ME, Pépin D, Pesce R, Quinn GP, Rosen MP, Rowell E, Smith K, Venter C, Whiteside S, Xiao S, Zelinski M, Goldman KN, Woodruff TK, Duncan FE. A synopsis of global frontiers in fertility preservation. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2022 Jul 23. doi: 10.1007/s10815-022-02570-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35870095.
  4. Machlin JH, Barishansky SJ, Kelsh J, Larmore MJ, Johnson BW, Pritchard MT, Pavone ME, Duncan FE. Fibroinflammatory Signatures Increase with Age in the Human Ovary and Follicular Fluid. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 May 5;22(9):4902. doi: 10.3390/ijms22094902. PMID: 34063149
  5. Marvaldi C, Martin D, Conte JG, Gottardo MF, Pidre ML, Imsen M, Irizarri M,Manuel SL, Duncan FE, Romanowski V, Seilicovich A, Jaita G. Mitochondrial humanin peptide acts as a cytoprotective factor in granulosa cell survival. 2021 Mar 1:REP-20-0197.R3. doi: 10.1530/REP-20-0197.
  6. McQueen DB, Mazur J, Kimelman D, Confino R, Robins JC, Bernardi LA, Yeh C, Zhang J, Pavone ME. Can embryo morphokinetic parameters predict euploid pregnancy loss? Fertil Steril. 2021 Feb;115(2):382-388. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.08.021
  7. Lee HC, Balough JL, Roth EW, Vaccari S, Duncan FE. A decellularized oocyte-derived scaffold provides a "sperm safe" to preserve mammalian spermatozoa. 2021 Feb 9. doi: 10.1111/andr.12986.
  8. Amargant F, Manuel SL, Larmore MJ, Johnson BW, Lawson M, Pritchard MT, Zelinski MB, Duncan FE. Sphingosine-1-phosphate and its mimetic FTY720 do not protect against radiation-induced ovarian fibrosis in the nonhuman primate. Biol Reprod. 2021 Feb 2:ioab012. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioab012.
  9. Woodruff TK, Ataman-Millhouse L, Acharya KS, Almeida-Santos T, Anazodo A, Anderson RA, Appiah L, Bader J, Becktell K, Brannigan RE, Breech L, Bourlon MT, Bumbuliene Ž, Burns K, Campo-Engelstein L, Campos JR, Centola GM, Chehin MB, Chen D, De Vos M, Duncan FE, El-Damen A, Fair D, Famuyiwa Y, Fechner PY, Fontoura P, Frias O, Gerkowicz SA, Ginsberg J, Gracia CR, Goldman K, Gomez-Lobo V, Hazelrigg B, Hsieh MH, Hoyos LR, Hoyos-Martinez A, Jach R, Jassem J, Javed M, Jayasinghe Y, Jeelani R, Jeruss JS, Kaul-Mahajan N, Keim-Malpass J, Ketterl TG, Khrouf M, Kimelman D, Kusuhara A, Kutteh WH, Laronda MM, Lee JR, Lehmann V, Letourneau JM, McGinnis LK, McMahon E, Meacham LR, Mijangos MFV, Moravek M, Nahata L, Ogweno GM, Orwig KE, Pavone ME, Peccatori FA, Pesce RI, Pulaski H, Quinn G, Quintana R, Quintana T, de Carvalho BR, Ramsey-Goldman R, Reinecke J, Reis FM, Rios J, Rhoton-Vlasak AS, Rodriguez-Wallberg KA, Roeca C, Rotz SJ, Rowell E, Salama M, Saraf AJ, Scarella A, Schafer-Kalkhoff T, Schmidt D, Senapati S, Shah D, Shikanov A, Shnorhavorian M, Skiles JL, Smith JF, Smith K, Sobral F, Stimpert K, Su HI, Sugimoto K, Suzuki N, Thakur M, Victorson D, Viale L, Vitek W, Wallace WH, Wartella EA, Westphal LM, Whiteside S, Wilcox LH, Wyns C, Xiao S, Xu J, Zelinski M. A View from the past into our collective future: the oncofertility consortium vision statement. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2021 Jan;38(1):3-15. doi: 10.1007/s10815-020-01983-4. 
  10. Kimelman D, Pavone ME. Non-invasive prenatal testing in the context of IVF and PGT-A. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaeco 2021 Jan; 70:51-62. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2020.07.004
  11. Gross JP, Kim SY, Gondi V, Pankuch M, Wagner S, Grover A, Luan Y, Woodruff TK. Proton Radiotherapy to Preserve Fertility and Endocrine Function: A Translational Investigation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Jan 1;109(1):84-94. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.2320
  12. Amargant F, Manuel SL, Tu Q, Parkes WS, Rivas F, Zhou LT, Rowley JE, Villanueva CE, Hornick JE, Shekhawat GS, Wei JJ, Pavone ME, Hall AR, Pritchard MT, Duncan FE. Ovarian stiffness increases with age in the mammalian ovary and depends on collagen and hyaluronan matrices.  Aging Cell.   11;19(11):e13259. doi:10.1111/acel.13259
  13. Rogers HB, Zhou LT, Kusuhara A, Zaniker E, Shafaie S, Owen BC, Duncan FE, Woodruff TK.  Dental resins used in 3D printing technologies release ovo-toxic leachates.Chemosphere. 2020 Dec 07; 270: 129003. doi: 0.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129003         
  14. Butler SK, Runge MA, Milad MP. A Game Show-Based Curriculum for Teaching Principles of Reproductive Infectious Disease (GBS PRIDE Trial). Southern Medical Journal. 2020 Nov 1;113(11):531-537. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001165
  15. Guo XM, Runge M, Miller D, Aaby D, Milad M. A bundled intervention lowers surgical site infection in hysterectomy for benign and malignant indications. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 2020 Sep 1;150(3):392-397. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13257
  16. Traylor J, Friedman J, Runge M, Tsai S, Chaudhari A, Milad MP. Factors that Influence Applicants Pursuing a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. Jul-Aug 2020;27(5):1070-1075. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2019.08.006.
  17. Simon LE, Rajendra Kumar T, Duncan FE. In vitro ovarian follicle growth: A comprehensive analysis of key protocol variables. Biol Reprod. 2020 Aug 21;103(3):455-470. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioaa073.
  18. Quan N, Mara JN, Grover AR, Pavone ME, Duncan FE. Spatial Analysis of Growing Follicles in the Human Ovary to Inform Tissue Engineering Strategies. Tissue Eng Part A. 2020 Jul;26(13-14):733-746. doi: 10.1089/ten.tea.2020.0051
  19. Mara JN, Zhou LT, Larmore M, Johnson B, Ayiku R, Amargant F, Pritchard MT, Duncan FE. Ovulation and ovarian wound healing are impaired with advanced reproductive age. 2020 May 31;12(10):9686-9713. doi: 10.18632/aging.103237
  20. Rowley JE, Amargant F, Zhou LT, Galligos A, Simon LE, Pritchard MT, Duncan FE. Low molecular weight hyaluronan induces an inflammatory response in ovarian stromal cells and impairs gamete development in vitro. International journal of molecular sciences. 2020 Feb 1;21(3). 1036. doi: 10.3390/ijms21031036
  21. Balough JL, Fontaine ASE, Machlin JH, Rowley JE, Simon LE, Duncan FE, Hornick JE. The long view: Considering spindle orientation in image analysis. Mol Reprod Dev. 2020 Feb 1;87(2):205. doi: 10.1002/mrd.23313
  22. Rowley JE, Rubenstein GE, Manuel SL, Johnson NL, Surgnier J, Kapitsinou PP, Duncan FE, Pritchard MT. Tissue-specific Fixation Methods Are Required for Optimal In Situ Visualization of Hyaluronan in the Ovary, Kidney, and Liver. Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry. 2020 Jan 1;68(1):75-91. doi:10.1369/0022155419884879
  23. Simon LE, Liu Z, Bousfield GR, Kumar TR, Duncan FE. Recombinant FSH glycoforms are bioactive in mouse preantral ovarian follicles. Reproduction. 2019 Dec;158(6):517-527. doi: 10.1530/REP-19-0392.
  24. Kimelman D, Confino R, Okeigwe I, Lambe-Steinmiller J, Confino E, Shulman LP, Zhang JX, Pavone ME. Assessing the impact of delayed blastulation using time lapse morphokinetics and preimplantation genetic testing in an IVF patient population. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2019 Aug;36(8):1561-1569. doi: 10.1007/s10815-019-01501-1
  25. Dipali SS, Ferreira CR, Zhou LT, Pritchard MT, Duncan FE. Histologic analysis and lipid profiling reveal reproductive age-associated changes in peri-ovarian adipose tissue. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2019 Jun 12;17(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s12958-019-0487-6.
  26. Zhou LT, Romar R, Pavone ME, Soriano-Úbeda C, Zhang J, Slawson C, Duncan FE. Disruption of O-GlcNAc homeostasis during mammalian oocyte meiotic maturation impacts fertilization. Mol Reprod Dev. 2019 May;86(5):543-557. doi: 10.1002/mrd.23131
  27. Akasha AM, Kim JJ. Establishment of breast tumor spheroids: An emerging research tool. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 2018; 85:3. doi: 10.1002/mrd.22919
  28. Grover AR, Fegley B, Duncan TV, Duncan FE. The oocyte. Encyclopedia of Reproduction. 2018; 2:21-28. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.64390-8
  29. Manuel SL, Johnson BW, Frevert CW, Duncan FE. Revisiting the scientific method to improve rigor and reproducibility of immunohistochemistry in reproductive science. Biol Reprod.  2018; 10 01;99(4):673-677. doi:10.1093/biolre/ioy094
  30. Duncan FE, Romar R, Gadea J, Kimelman D, Wallach HD, Woodruff TK, Jiménez-Movilla M. The use of a virtual journal club to promote cross-cultural learning in the reproductive sciences. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2018 Dec;35(12):2141-2147. doi: 10.1007/s10815-018-1309-z
  31. Chen ZJ, Hitt KM, Roh HH, Salas C, Hornick J, Duncan FE. Tubulin heterogeneity and spatial arrangement of the mouse meiotic spindle. Mol Reprod Dev. 2018 Dec;85(12). doi: 10.1002/mrd.23060
  32. Kimelman D, Confino R, Confino E, Shulman LP, Zhang JX, Pavone ME. Do patients who achieve pregnancy using IVF-PGS do the recommended genetic diagnostic testing in pregnancy? J Assist Reprod Genet. 2018 Oct;35(10):1881-1885. doi: 10.1007/s10815-018-1289-z
  33. Grover AR, Kimler BF, Duncan FE. Use of a Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP) facilitates analysis of systemic versus targeted radiation effects in the mouse ovary. J Ovarian Res. 2018 Aug 30;11(1):72. doi: 10.1186/s13048-018-0442-8
  34. Akasha AM, Kato A, Luan Y, Zhou LT, Duncan FE. Immunohistochemistry in the ovary: Moving beyond the brown and blue. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 2017; 84:3. doi: 10.1002/mrd.22773
  35. Goetsch AL, Kimelman D, Woodruff, TK. Fertility Preservation and Restoration for Patients with Complex Medical Conditions. 2017. Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-52316-3
  36. Ito Y, Shiraishi E, Kato A, Haino T, Sugimoto K, Okamoto A, Suzuki N. The Utility of Decision Trees in Oncofertility Care in Japan. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2017 Mar;6(1):186-189. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2016.0045
  37. Maya Eldani; Yi Luan; Pauline C. Xu; Tom Bargar; So Youn Kim. Continuous treatment with cisplatin induces the oocyte death of primordial follicles without activation. FASEB Journal. 2020 23 Aug. doi: 10.1096/fj.202001461RR
  38. Yi Luan; Maxwell E. Edmonds; Teresa K. Woodruff; So Youn Kim. Inhibitors of apoptosis protect the ovarian reserve from cyclophosphamide. Journal of Endocrinology. 2019 Feb. doi: 10.1530/JOE-18-0370
  39. So Youn Kim; Yi Luan; Teresa K. Woodruff. Hormone effects on follicular growth and differentiation. Encyclopedia of Reproduction. 
  40. Wendena S. Parkes; Farners Amargant; Luhan T. Zhou, Cecilia E. Villanueva; Francesca E. Duncan; Michele T. Pritchard. Hyaluronan and collagen are prominent extracellular matrix components in bovine and porcine ovaries. Genes. 2021. Doi: 10.3390/genes12081186
  41. Nicole D. Ulrich; Yu chi Shen; Qianyi Ma; Kun Yang; D. Ford Hannum; Andrea Jones; Jordan Machlin; John F. Randolph; Yolanda R. Smith; Samantha B. Schon; Ariella Shikanov; Erica E. Marsh; Richard Lieberman; Stephen J. Gurczynski; Bethany B. Moore; Jun Z. Li; Sue Hammoud. Cellular heterogeneity of human fallopian tubes in normal and hydrosalpinx disease states identified using scRNA-seq. Developmental Cell. 2022 Apr 11. Doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.02.017
  42. Noelle Ozimek; Karen Velez; Hannah Anvari; Lauren Butler; Kara N. Goldman; Nicole C. Woitowich. Impact of Stress on Menstrual Cyclicity During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Survey Study. Journal of Women's Health. 2022 Jan 12. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0158. 
  43. Shelby Lynn Hophan; Olena Odnokoz; Huiping Liu; Yuan Luo; Seema Khan; William Gradishar; Zhuan Zhou; Sunil Badve; Mylin A. Torres; Yong Wan. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of Breast: From Molecular Etiology to Therapeutic Management. Endocrinilogy (United States). 2022 Apr 4. Doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqac027 
  44. Olena Odnokoz; Cindy Wavelet-Vermuse; Shelby L. Hophan; Serdar Bulun; Yong Wan. ARID1 proteins: From transcriptional and post-translational regulation to carcinogenesis and potential therapeutics. 2021 Apr 23. Doi: 10.2217/epi-2020-0414
  45. Emma S. Gargus; Yeunook Bae; Jiexi Chen; Kristine J. Moss; Asia N. Ingram; Jiyang Zhang; Nathan T. Montgomery; Christina E. Boots; William E. Funk; Teresa K. Woodruff. An Ovarian Steroid Metabolomic Pathway Analysis in Basal and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)-like Gonadotropin Conditions Reveals a Hyperandrogenic Phenotype Measured by Mass Spectrometry. Biomedicines. 2022 Jun 1. Doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10071646
  46. Khadija Snowber; Jody D. Ciolino; Crystal T. Clark; William A. Grobman; Emily S. Miller. Associations between Implementation of the Collaborative Care Model and Disparities in Perinatal Depression Care. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022 Jul 6. Doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004859.
  47. Paweena Thuwanut; Pierre Comizzoli; Alongkorn Pimpin; Weerayut Srituravanich; Wisan Sereepapong; Kamthorn Pruksananonda; Charoen Taweepolcharoen; Punkavee Tuntiviriyapun; Chanakarn Suebthawinkul; Porntip Sirayapiwat. Influence of hydrogel encapsulation during cryopreservation of ovarian tissues and impact of post-thawing in vitro culture systems in a research animal model. Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine. 2021 May 24. Doi: 10.5653/cerm.2020.04056.
  48. Anne P. Hutchinson; Shweta Hosakoppal; Kathryn A. Trotter; Rafael Confino; John Zhang; Susan C. Klock; Angela K. Lawson; Mary Ellen Pavone. Disposition preferences in oocyte preservation patients. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 2022 May 19. Doi: 10.1007/s10815-022-02518-9

 

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