Division of Reproductive Biology Research

Serdar E. Bulun, MD

Hormone Action in Endometriosis
Breast Cancer-Proximal Stroma Interaction and Aromatase
Reproductive Tissue Registry
Mechanisms of Estrogen Biosynthesis in Endometriosis
Estrogen Biosynthesis and Uterine Leiomyomata
Hormone Production in Human Tissues
A Phase II, Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Dose Finding, Comparitive Study for the Evaluation of the Aromatase Inhibitor Anastrozole (Multiple-Dose) versus Clomiphene Citrate in Stimulating Follicular Growth and Ovulation in Infertile Women with Ovulatory Dysfunction

Debu Chakravarti, PhD

Steroid Hormone and Vitamin Signaling
Molecular Analysis of Hormone Responsive Genes
Role and Regulation of Nuclear Hormone Receptor Co-activator and Co-repressor Function
Novel Mechanisms of Gene Expression
Histone Modifications, Their Regulation and Chromatin Signaling
Characterization of Roles of the Novel THAP Domain Proteins in Cell Growth, Specifications and Differentiation
Implication and integration of our studies in human diseases including cancer

J. Julie Kim, PhD

Progesterone Resistance in Endometriosis
Crosstalk of Progesterone Receptor and AKT pathway in Endometrial Cancer
Activation of the PI3K/AKT pathway by progesterone in Uterine Leiomyoma
Eugene Xu, PhD

For details about these research projects, or for information about enrolling in a research project, please e-mail m-brocks@northwestern.edu.

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