School of Molecular Biosciences Series: Repair – Regeneration – Reproduction
About the event
A Distinguished Lecture Series:
REPAIR – REGENERATION – REPRODUCTION
PRESENTER: Dr. Lisa Vrooman, Oregon National Primate Research Center
“Modeling the Effects of ART Procedures Using Mouse and Non-Human Primate Models”
Dr. Lisa Vrooman is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. Her research focuses on understanding how assisted reproductive technologies (ART) influence placental development, fetal growth, and long-term health outcomes in offspring. Using mouse and non-human primate models, her lab investigates how exposures during critical windows of development contribute to pregnancy complications and disease risk later in life, with the goal of improving the safety and effectiveness of ART.
Dr. Vrooman began her research training as an undergraduate at California State University Long Beach with Dr. Kelly Young. She earned her PhD in Genetics and Cell Biology from Washington State University under Dr. Patricia Hunt, studying how paternal age and environmental exposures affect spermatogenesis and inheritance. She completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania with Dr. Marisa Bartolomei, where she examined how ART-associated epigenetic changes influence placental development and fetal growth.
April 9
Dr. Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah, University of California
“One Size Fits None: From Diet-Microbiome Interactions to Individualized Dietary Recommendations”
April 23
Dr. Heinikoff Steven, Professor Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
“Histone Overexpression in Cancer”
The School of Molecular Biosciences (SMB) prepares students for careers in science, health, and medicine.
Offering undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral training in biochemistry, genetics and cell biology, and microbiology.