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Current Research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Investigator

Project Title

Serdar Bulun, MD

Hormone Action in Endometriosis

Breast Tumor in Proximal Stroma Interaction and Aromatase

Estrogen Biosynthesis and Uterine Leiomyomata

Mechanisms of Estrogen Biosynthesis in Endometriosis

Aromatase as a Therapeutic Target for Breast Cancer

Novel Target Genes of the Progesterone Receptor in Ovarian Epithelial Cells: Link to Prevention of Ovarian Cancer
Debu Chakravarti, PhDRegulation of CBP/P300 in Nuclear Receptor Function
Regulatory Mechanisms in Transcriptional Signaling

Robert Chatterton, PhD

Epidermal Growth Factor, Obesity, and Insulin Resistance

Milk Availability and Lactation Status in Mothers of Preterm Infants

Regulation of Estradiol Levels in the Breast

Sherman Elias, MD

Maternal Blood Indicators for Prenatal Detection of Fetal Genetic Disorders

Identification of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Human First- and Second-Trimester Fetal Bone Marrow

Developing Genetic Consent for Genetic Carrier Screening

Patricia Garcia, MD

Women's Interagency HIV Study

Women and Infants Transmission Study III (WITS)

Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Unit

Emmet Hirsch, MD

Infection and inflammation

Preterm labor
Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling

Gene expression analysis

Ralph Kazer, MD

The Impact of Long-term Dietary Intervention of Serum Levels of Insulin-like Growth Factor I in Premenopausal Women

Anordrin Dose-Finding Clinical Trial

A Prospective, Double-blind, Randomized Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Lower Doses of Premarin and Medroxyprogesterone Acetate in Postmenopausal Women

A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label, Pilot Study to Evaluate the Effects on Coagulation, Endocrine, Lipid, and Carbohydrate Parameters of Four Trimegestone/ethinyl Estradiol Oral Contraceptive Regimens and Estrostep Fe

J.Julie Kim, PhD

Regulation of Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1 by FOXO1 and HOXA10 in Pregnancy and Endometriosis

Identification of Progesterone Receptor Target Genes in Endometrial Cancer

Alan Peaceman, MD

Progesterone for the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Multiple Gestation

Benefit of Treatment with Gestational Diabetes

Vitamins for the Treatment of Preeclampsia

Fetal Pulse Oxymetry for Labor Monitoring

Duration of Benefit of Antenatal Steroids

Pituitary Function after Post-partum Hemorrhage

Beth Plunkett, MD, MPH

Placental Vasculopathy and Intrauterine Fetal Demise

Efficacy of High-fidelity Patient Simulator Curriculum in an Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Julian Schink, MDDevelopment of BarCode Assays for the Detection of Ovarian Cancer
Randomized Phase III Trial of Maintenance Chemotherapy Comparing 12, Monthly Cycles of Single Agent Paclitaxel or Xyotax (CT2103) vs. No Treatment in Women with Advanced Ovarian or Primary Peritoneal Cancer with CR to Platinum/Taxane Chemotherapy (GOG 212)
A Molecular Staging Study of Endometrial Cancer (GOG 210)
Randomized Phase III Trial of Doxorubicin / Cisplatin / Paclitaxel / G-CSF vs Carboplatin / Paclitaxel in Patients with Stage III & IV or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer (GOG 209)
Randomized Phase III Study of Paclitaxel/Carboplatin vs.Vinorelbine/Cisplatin vs. Gemcitabine/Cisplatin vs. Topotecan/Cisplatin in Stage IVB Recurrent or Persistent Cervical Cancers (GOG 204)
Prospective Study of Risk-reducing Salphingo-oophorectomy and Longitudinal CA-125 Screening Among Women at Increased Genetic Risk of Ovarian Cancer (GOG 199)
Randomized Phase III Trial of Weekly Parenteral Methotrexate vs “Pulsed” Dactinomycin as Primary Management of Low Risk Gestational Trophobalstic Neoplasia (GOG 174)
Randomized Phase III Trial of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel plus Low Dose Paclitaxel vs Carboplatin and Paclitaxel plus Observation in Patients with Early Stage Ovarian Cancer (GOG 175)

Catherine Stika, MD

Does the Calculated Creatinine Clearance Predict Creatinine Clearance in Pregnant Women?

Lee P. Shulman, MD

A Phase II, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Determine the Efficacy of Black Cohosh, Red Clover and Prempro in the Management of Hot Flashes

Effects of Botanicals on Cognition in Midlife Women

Ovarian Cancer Risk and Survival in High-Risk Women

A Prospective Study of Risk Factors in BRCA2 Mutation Carriers

Northwestern Ovarian Cancer Early Detection & Prevention Program
Eugene Xu, PhDFunctional Genomic Approach to Male Contraception
Stem Cell Models of Women's Cancers

John Zhang, PhD

A Study in Preimplantation Genetics and Diagnosis: A Randomized Trial to Improve Pregnancy Outcome through the Selection of Chromosomally Normal Embryos

 

 

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