Fellows Chalk Talks
The Fellows Research Forum "Chalk Talk" is an opportunity for clinical and basic science post-doctoral fellows and others to present their work in progress (planned or ongoing projects). Talks are held 5:00 - 6:00 pm the 4th Wednesday of the month. November and December dates fall on the 3rd Wednesday of the month due to holidays.
Fall 2023/Spring 2024 Fellows Chalk Talk Series will be in a hybrid format,
In person:
Research Complex 2
Conference Room 3109
12700 East 19th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
and, online:
https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/95401147644
Please note the specific format of each seminar below.
For additional information, request to get on the schedule or suggest a speaker, please contact:
Fredrick Rosario Joseph, PhD, Seminar Series Director
Joshua Caraballo, Fellows Chalk Talk Coordinator
Sponsored by Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Division of Reproductive Sciences
| Date | Title/Presenter |
|---|---|
| 09/23/20 | Galactosemia and primary ovarian insufficiency
John Rushing, MD |
| 12/16/20 | Metabolic programming of the muscle and liver transcriptome in offspring of obese mice
Amy Kelly, PhD |
| Amniotic fluid microRNA profiles in twin-twin transfusion syndrome with and without severe cardiomyopathy
Emily Willner, MD |
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| 03/24/21 | Can exogenous pulsatile FSH rescue the hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism phenotpye associated with obesity
Thanh-Ha Luu, MD |
| DUSP1 inhibition in the treatment of ovarian cancer
Brooke Saunders, MD |
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| 04/28/21 | Angiogenesis gone wrong: dysregulated endothelial cell-extracellular matrix interactions in severe fetal growth restriction
Lauren Sayres, MD |
| 05/26/21 | Fetal overgrowth in pregnancies complicated by obesity
Jerad Dumolt, PhD |
| Maternal serum micro RNA correlates with amniotic fluid micro RNA in pregnancies complicated by TTTS: a potential prenatal marker for TTTS
Chloe Nielsen, MD |
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| 06/23/21 | Testing the cytoprotective action of sulubrinal upon human ovarian cortex
Ivy Lersten, MD |
| Date | Title/Presenter |
|---|---|
| 08/29/19 | The Role of Small Extracellular Vesicles in the Maternal Metabolic Adaptations to Pregnancy
Laura James-Allan |
| 09/25/19 | The Impact of Maternal Mindfulness Practice on Prenatal Stress
Annie Porter, MD |
| 10/23/19 | Maternal Serum Mico RNA by Trimester and Twin Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Chloe Nielsen, MD |
| 11/20/19 | Impact of Preconception Lipid-base Nutrient Supplementation on Placental Function in Women Living in Low-Resource Countries
Marisol Castillo-Castrejon, PhD |
| 12/18/19 | SLC7A11 is an LH/androgen Regulated Target in Mouse Sertoli Cells
Zhenghui Liu, PhD |
| 02/26/2020 | Targeting CTNNB1 mutations as a means to prevent endometrial cancer recurrence
Marisa Moroney, MD |
| Date | Title/Presenter |
|---|---|
| 09/19/2018 | Prenatal Depression and Anxiety Have an Impact on Maternal and Fetal Psychology and Physiology: The Impact of a Maternal Mindfulness Practice
Annie Porter, MD |
| | The Rate of Primordial Follicle Growth Activation is Slowed in the AKBI Ovary
Evelyn Llerena Cari |
| 12/19/2018 | Impact of Genetic Variants on Steroid Hormone Metabolism in Contraceptive Implant Users
Aaron Lazorwitz, MD |
| 01/16/2019 | Fasting and Postprandial Breast Milk Composition in Mothers with Type 2 Diabetes as a Function of Glycemic Control
Rachel Rodel, MD |
| | Trophoblast-specific SNAT2/Slc38a2 Gene Silencing Using Lentiviral Transduction of Blastocysts
Owen Vaughan, PhD |
| 02/20/2019 | Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1A: A Potential Targetable Metabolic Vulnerability of Ovarian Cancer Dissemination
Brandon Sawyer, MD |
| 04/17/2019 | The Effects of Chronic Low-Dose 'Cosmic' Radiation on Pregnancy Outcomes in Mice
Jon Steller, MD |
| 05/15/2019 | FSH Pulsatility and Ovarian Hormone Secretion in Obese Women
Thanh-Ha Luu, MD |
| | Amniotic Fluid MicroRNA in Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Emily Willner, MD |
| 06/19/2019 | The Effects of IVF and Vitrification on Trophoblast Invasion and Placental Function
Cassandra Roeca, MD |
| Date | Title/Presenter |
|---|---|
| 09/20/2017 | Impact of Adiponectin and Insulin on Placental Lipid Transport
Elena Silva, PhD |
| 10/18/2017 | Adverse Perinatal Outcomes Associated with Marijuana Use in Young Mothers
Chrissy Rodriguez, MD |
| 11/15/2017 | Epigenetic Mechanisms of PARP Inhibitor Resistance in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Levi Watson, PhD |
| 12/20/2017 | Nitrergic signaling in the GI tract: Exploring the role of nNOS Serine-1412 phosphorylation in GI Motility Development
Damian Guerra, PhD |
| 01/17/2018 | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-1 Is a Key Regulator of Fetoplacental Endothelial Cell Angiogenesis
Shuhan Ji, PhD |
| 02/21/2018 | Understanding the Genetic Drivers of Ovarian Cancer Dissemination
Lindsay Wheeler, MD |
| | Insulin Requirements in Hispanic Women with Type 2 Diabetes During Pregnancy
Jessica Ehrig, MD |
| 03/21/2018 | Maternal Obesity and Gestational Diabetes Are Not Associated with Insulin Resistance in Cultured Primary Human Trophoblast Cells
Marisol Castillo-Castrejon, PhD |
| | Fasting and Postprandial Breast Milk Composition in Mothers with Type 2 Diabetes as a Function of Glycemic Control and the Effect on the Infant Microbiome
Rachel Rodel, MD |
| 04/18/2018 | Reproductive Outcomes In Space
Jon Steller, MD |
| | The Impact of Vitrification on Trophoblast Invasion and Placental Function of IVF Embryos
Cassie Roeca, MD |
| 05/16/2018 | Molecular Markers in Recurrent Stage I, Grade I Endometrioid Endometrial Cancers
Marisa Moroney, MD |
| | The Connection Between FSH and Obesity
Sara Babcock, MD |
| 06/20/2018 | High-Fat Diet and Alterations in Ovarian Gene Expression and DNA Methylation
Natalie Hohos, PhD |
| Date | Title/Presenter |
|---|---|
| 09/21/2016 | Dysregulation of FSH in Obesity
Jessica Bauer, MD |
| 11/16/2016 | Postpartum Hemorrhage Prevention in Patients with Preeclampsia (PHP# Study)
Amy Hermesh, MD |
| 12/21/2016 | Determining In Vivo Human Placental Nutrient Transfer and Metabolism Using Four-Vessel Sampling and Blood Flow Measurements
Trond Michelsen, PhD |
| 01/18/2017 | Insulin requirements in Hispanic Americans in Pregnancy
Jessica Ehrig, MD |
| | Exposure to Phthalate, an Endocrine Disrupting Chemical, Alters the First Trimester Placental Methylome and Transcriptome in Women
Natalia Grindler, MD |
| 02/15/2017 | Adiponectin Supplementation During Pregnancy Normalises Offspring Cardiac Hypertrophic Gene Expression in a Mouse Model of Maternal Obesity
Owen Vaughan, PhD |
| 03/08/2017 | AdipoRon Anti-Tumor Activity in Serous Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Amin Ramzan, MD |
| 04/19/2017 | Preliminary Data on Placental Nutrient Transporters in Early Gestation and the Imact of Maternal Obesity
Laura James Allan |
| | Adverse Perinatal Outcomes Associated with Marijuana Use During Pregnancy
Christina Rodriguez, MD |
| 05/24/2017 | Impact of Adiponectin and Insulin on Placental Lipid Transport and Metabolism
Elena Silva, PhD |
| | YOGrT Study - Yogurt to Obviate Group B Streptoccocus
Laura Rodriguez-Riesco, MD |
| 06/21/2017 | TBD
Sara Babcock, MD |
| | TBD
Rachel Rodel, MD |