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Division of Reproductive Biology Research

Current Research Studies

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

  • Regulation of Decidualization in Endometriosis

  • Progesterone Receptor in Endometrial Cancer

  • Regulation of IGFBP-1 by FKHR and HOXA10 in Pregnancy

Eugene Xu, PhD

  • Mouse Germ Cell Development

  • Stem Cell Models of Women’s Cancers

  • Functional Genomic Approach to Male Contraception

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

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