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Researcher Stories

Could COVID-19 Impact Male Fertility? MWRI Researcher is Investigating

“This will be the first stone in the foundation”

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Sidebar: What can blood pressure teach us about women’s No. 1 killer?

“Here at Magee, we’re saying, ‘We can study women across the lifespan. These small differences now can accrue to have really important, significant impacts on health in the long run.”

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Dr. Janet Catov: The MOMI Database - Better information leads to better intervention, healthier women, and healthier families

“At the end of the day, what we’re after is really about improving health. That’s the passion behind this, and that’s the target.”

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Dr. Sravan Patel: Beyond the cutting edge - Research targets diagnostic, medical treatment for endometriosis

“That’s where my passion is: to make formulation and drug delivery agents that are more specific to women’s needs and to women’s biology.”

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Dr. Lisa Rohan: What Women Want

“I think we’ve only just begun to give women’s health the attention that it deserves. I’m here to not only contribute to the science but hope to also train and spark passion for women’s health research in the next generation of scientists.”

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Dr. Mary Ackenbom: Promoting Post-Surgical Wellness

“My central goal with the research that I’m involved in is to improve the quality of care that women are receiving and increase awareness of what is being provided for women.”

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Dr. Ron Buckanovich: Building a Better Model for Clinical Trial Testing

“Cancer always parallels normal biology; it’s just a criminalized version of the system.”

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Dr. Yoel Sadovsky: Improving our Understanding of Birth Complications

“It all begins with pregnancy. The intersect between the placenta, the fetus, and the mother is the very beginning of inferences that shape human evolution.”

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Dr. Nicole Donnellan: Eliminating the Mystery in Diagnosing Endometriosis

“If we can establish screening mechanisms for early detection, it would allow primary care doctors to refer patients directly to an endometriosis specialist.”

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