Current Students & Alumni

Current Students

2025

Aderola Popoola

Previous Institution/Home Country: Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD and Lindsey Block, PhD

Alicia Lynch

Previous Institution/Home Country: Denison University, Granville, Ohio, USA

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD and Lindsey Block, PhD

Beatrice Piras

Previous Institution/Home Country: Universita degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy

Thesis Mentor: Monica Laronda, PhD

Cailey Winn

Previous Institution/Home Country: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD and Lindsey Block, PhD

Cait Egan

Previous Institution/Home Country: University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD and Lindsey Block, PhD

Caroline Chapon

Previous Institution/Home Country: Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Thesis Mentor: Monica Laronda, PhD

Catherine Chin

Previous Institution/Home Country: California State University, Long Beach, California, USA

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD and Lindsey Block, PhD

Devin Thomas

Previous Institution/Home Country: Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD and Lindsey Block, PhD

Gloria Kim

Previous Institution/Home Country: University of Maryland College Park, Maryland, USA

Thesis Mentor: Julie Kim, PhD

Iris Mutiu

Previous Institution/Home Country: University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA

Thesis Mentor: Monica Laronda, PhD

Joey Esparza

Previous Institution/Home Country: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA

Thesis Mentor: Francesca Duncan, PhD

Madyson Voigt

Previous Institution/Home Country: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Thesis Mentor: MaryEllen Pavone, MD and Francesca Duncan, PhD

Manek Khedia

Previous Institution/Home Country: Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD and Lindsey Block, PhD

Mohammad Karzon

Previous Institution/Home Country: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD and Lindsey Block, PhD

Netra Patel

Previous Institution/Home Country: Navrachana University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Thesis Mentor: Francesca Duncan, PhD

Sera Balkir

Previous Institution/Home Country: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD and Lindsey Block, PhD

Zainab Ghani

Previous Institution/Home Country: California State University, Sacramento, California, USA

Thesis Mentor: Julie Kim, PhD

2024

Andi Beaudouin

Previous Institution/Home Country: Loyola University, Chicago, USA

Thesis Mentor: Laura Torchen, MD

Project Title: Got Milk? : Exploring Developmental Origins of PCOS Through Breastmilk Biology

Annapurna Sai Josyula

Previous Institution/Home Country: Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Hyderabad, India

Thesis Mentor: Daniela Matei, MD

Project Title:

Impact of Fatty Acids on Apoptosis and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Ovarian Cancer: A Focus on Oleic Acid in Modulating Chemotherapy-Induced Stress and Chemosensitivity

Caitlin Buchholz

Previous Institution/Home Country: Graceland University, Iowa, USA

Thesis Mentor: Elnur Babayev, MD

Project Title: The JAK-STAT Pathway is Dysregulated with Advancing Reproductive Age

Desiree Franklin

Previous Institution/Home Country: University of Minnesota - Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Thesis Mentor: Aubrey Converse, PhD

Project Title:

Development of an ex vivo corpus luteum regression model elucidates characteristics that may contribute to ovarian multinucleated cell formation

Ibtihaj Khan

Previous Institution/Home Country: Rutgers University - New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Thesis Mentor: Jessica Walter, MD

Project Title:

Assessing Staff Awareness of Access to Fertility Care In The Setting of Medical Comorbidities in the United States

Maria Morales

Previous Institution/Home Country: Universidad Mayor De San Simon, Bolivia

Thesis Mentor: MaryEllen Pavone, MD

Project Title:

The Role of Fertility Supplements in Reproductive Health: What’s viral on social media?

Reva Marwah

Previous Institution/Home Country: McMaster University, Ontario, Canada

Thesis Mentor: Francesca Duncan, PhD

Project Title:

Modeling Ovarian Stromal Fibrosis in an Organoid System: A Platform for Therapeutic Discovery in Ovarian Aging

Rhianna Anglin

Previous Institution/Home Country: McMaster University, Ontario, Canada

Non-Thesis Mentor: Pamela Monahan, PhD and Lindsey Block, PhD

Sakshi Venkat Rao

Previous Institution/Home Country: Michigan State University, Michigan, USA

Thesis Mentor: Lauren Beach, JD/PhD

Project Title:

Testosterone- Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy and Fertility Care in Transgender Men and AFAB Non-Binary Individuals

Tania Castro Modesto

Previous Institution/Home Country: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San, Lima, Peru

Thesis Mentor: Francesca Duncan, PhD

Project Title:

Understanding Gonadotropin Bioactivity in Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Comparative Analysis of the Human Gonadotropin Preparations Tested in Mouse Ovarian Follicles