Reproductive & Developmental Biology Laboratory
RDBL Seminar Series are scheduled weekly on Wednesdays from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Seminars will be in person in Building 101, Room D450, Room F193, or via Microsoft Teams.
2026
01/14/2026 (Room F193)
Carolyn Coyne, Ph.D.
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Host: tba
01/21/2026 (Room F193)
Lenka Radonova, Ph.D.
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Host: tba
01/28/2026 (Virtual Only)
Evan Boke, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Metabolic and Proteostatic Adaptations in Oocytes (9:00 - 10:00 a.m. EST)
Host: Marquardt
02/04/2026 (Room F193)
NIEHS Fellow tba
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Host: tba
02/11/2026 (Room F193)
Ramakrishna Kommagani
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Host: Guardia
02/18/2026 (Room F193)
NIEHS Fellow tba
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Host: tba
02/25/2026 (Virtual Only)
Devanshi Jain, Ph.D.
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Host: Morgan
03/04/2026 (Room F193)
NIEHS Fellow tba
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Host: tba
03/11/2026 (Virtual Only)
Bin Chen, Ph.D.
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Host: Marquardt
03/18/2026 (Room F193)
NIEHS Fellow tba
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Host: tba
03/25/2026 (Virtual Only)
Ahmed Balboula, Ph.D.
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Host: Williams
04/01/2026 (Room F193)
NIEHS Fellow tba
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Host: tba
04/08/2026 (Virtual Only)
Elizabeth Synder, Ph.D.
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Host: Morgan
04/15/2026 (Room F193)
NIEHS Fellow tba
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Host: tba
04/22/2026 (tba)
Outside Speaker tba
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Host: tba
04/29/2026 (Room F193)
NIEHS Fellow tba
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Host: tba
05/06/2026 (Virtual Only)
Berenice Benayoun, Ph.D.
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Host: Yao
05/13/2026 (Room F193)
NIEHS Fellow tba
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Host: tba
05/20/2026 (Virtual Only)
Thorold Theunissen, Ph.D.
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Host: Guardia
05/27/2026 (Room F193)
NIEHS Fellow tba
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Host: tba
2025
08/27/2025 (Room F193)
Guang Hu, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Poly A Tail-Mediated Gene Regulation in Stem Cells and Development
Host: Morgan
09/03/2025 (Room F193)
Choijamts Munkhzul
Seminar Title: Recovery of Spermatogenesis Using mRNA Replacement Therapy in TENT5D-Deficient Mice
Host: Baptissart
09/10/2025 (Room F193)
Kyle E. Orwig, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Stem Cell Therapies for Male infertility
Host: Morgan
09/16/2025 (Room D450)
Nasser Rusan, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Special Seminar Series: Voiding Decapitation – Linking the Sperm and Tail
Host: Yao
09/24/2025 (Room F193)
Julieta Lischinsky, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Hardwired to Attack: Uncovering the Development and Neuronal Circuit Mechanisms for Social Behaviors
Host: Williams
10/01/2025 (Room F193)
Tancia Bradshaw
Seminar Title: Endometrial Stroma PGR Signaling Affects Pregnancy and Glandular Hormone Responsiveness in the Uterus
Host: Yi
10/08/2025 (Room F193)
Mijo Siminovic, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Recreating Human Placenta and Endometrial Development from Stem Cells
Host: DeMayo
10/15/2025 (Room F193)
Kimberly Abt, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Investigating the Role of PORCN in Sexual Differentiation of Primordial Germ Cells and Ovarian Somatic Development
Host: Chen
10/22/2025 (Room F193)
Thomas Melia, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Molecular Mechanisms of Autophagosome Biogenesis
Host: Guardia
10/29/2025 (Room F193)
Marine Baptissart, Ph.D.
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Host: tba
11/05/2025 (Room F193)
Soumya Rahima Benhabbour, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Advancing Women’s Health Through Innovations in Drug Delivery
Host: Yao
11/12/2025 (Room F193)
Ankit Gupta, Ph.D.
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Host: tba
11/19/2025 (Room F193)
Amy Gladfelter, Ph.D.
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Host: Guardia
12/03/2025 (Room F193)
Keyshia Negron Rios
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Host: tba
12/10/2025 (Virtual Only)
Roser Vento-Tormo, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Gene Regulation of Human Cell Systems (9:00 - 10:00 a.m. EST)
Host: Savy
2024
05/10/2024 (Room F193)
Virginia Savy, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Calcium Oscillations: The Egg’s Elevator Pitch at Fertilization (11:00 a.m.)
Host: RDBL Fellows
05/17/2024 (Room F193)
Elvis Quiroz
Seminar Title: Induced Gene Ablation in the Uterus to Investigate Implantation and Post-Implantation Uterine Function (11:00 a.m.)
MyeongJin “MJ” Yi, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Integrative Analysis of NGS Reveals the Repressor Role of VDR in Epigenomic Network in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells (11:30 a.m.)
Host: RDBL Fellows
05/24/2024 (Room F193)
Peter Lais
Seminar Title: Serum Response Factor Cooperates with Progesterone Receptor to Mediate Oviductal Embryo Transport (11:00 a.m.)
Yu-Ying Chen, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Single-nucleus Multiomics of Murine Gonadal Cells Reveals Transcriptional Regulatory Network Underlying Pre-granulosa Cell Differentiation (11:30 a.m.)
Host: RDBL Fellows
05/31/2024 (Room F193)
Rachel Bainbridge, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: DES exposure alters Cell Differentiation, Signaling, and Cross-Talk in the Developing Uterus (11:00 a.m.)
Abigail Kitakule
Seminar Title: Understanding Female Urethra Closure: Anatomical and Molecular Insights in Mice (11:30 a.m.)
Host: RDBL Fellows
08/02/2024 (Room F193)
Lenka Radonova, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Mitochondria-endoplasmic Reticulum Interactions in Oocyte and Egg (11:00 a.m.)
Martin Estermann, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: The Sweet Side of Sertoli Cell Differentiation (11:30 a.m.)
Host: RDBL Fellows
08/09/2024 (Room F193)
Asmita Singh, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Understanding the Role of Autophagy in Placental Extracellular Vesicles Biogenesis (11:00 a.m.)
Emily McGlade, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Stressed eggs: Mitochondrial Dysfunction Alters Calcium Patterning and Induces DNA Damage (11:30 a.m.)
Host: RDBL Fellows
08/16/2024 (Room F193)
Ryan Marquardt, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Serum Response Factor Controls the Uterine Inflammatory Environment for Early Pregnancy Success (11:00 a.m.)
Ruchir Bobde, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Understanding Cell-Cell Fusion Mechanism in the Placenta (11:30 a.m.)
Host: RDBL Fellows
08/23/2024 (Room F193)
Ru-Pin Alicia Chi, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Uncovering What TENT5A is Doing Under Heat Stress Condition (11:00 a.m.)
Marine Baptissart, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Revealing RNA Tail Dynamics During Spermiogenesis (11:30 a.m.)
Host: RDBL Fellows
08/30/2024 (Room F193)
Skylar Montague, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Elucidating Transcriptional Regulation of Progesterone Receptor Isoforms, A and B, in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells (11:00 a.m.)
Ankit Gupta, Ph.D.
Seminar Title: Role of Uridylation-Mediated Viral RNA Decay Pathways in Coronavirus Replication (11:30 a.m.)
Host: RDBL Fellows
2023
1/6/2023 (Hybrid)
Ciro Amato, Ph.D., NIEHS
Seminar Title: The Cellular Origins of Penile Birth Defects
Host: Yao
1/20/23 (Zoom)
Douglas B. Menke Ph.D., University of Georgia
Seminar Title: A New Model System for Functional Genetic Studies of Reptile Development and Evolution
Host: Yao
1/27/23 (Hybrid)
Robert E. Braun, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Seminar Title: Discovery of the Infertility Genome through the Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP)
Host: Morgan
2/3/23 (Zoom)
James Hurley, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Seminar Title: Switches that Turn Autophagy and Lysosome Biogenesis On and Off
Host: Guardia
2/10/23 (Zoom)
Diana E. Libuda, Ph.D., University of Oregon
Seminar Title: Breaking and Repairing the Immortal Genome in Developing Sperm and Eggs
Host: Yao
2/24/2023 (Hybrid)
Anton M. Jetten, Ph.D., NIEHS
Seminar Title: GLIs1-3: Linking Transcriptional Regulation to Physiological Functions and Disease
Host: Morgan
3/3/2023 (Zoom)
Saher Sue Hammound, Ph.D., University of Michigan Medical School
Seminar Title: Equalizing Epigenetically Imprinted Centromeres in early Mammalian Embryos
Host: Morgan
3/17/23 (Zoom)
Qi Chen, Ph.D., University of Utah School of Medicine
Seminar Title: Sperm RNA-Mediated Epigenetic Inheritance in Mammals: Challenges and Opportunities
Host: Morgan
3/31/23 (Hybrid)
Jason D. Heaney, Ph.D., Baylor School of Medicine
Seminar Title: Genome Editing in Mice: From Human Disease Gene Discovery to Precision Therapy
Host: Gruzdev
4/7/2023 (Zoom)
Margherita Y. Turco, Ph.D., University of Basel Fredrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical
Seminar Title: Human Placental and Endometrial Organoids: A Window into Women’s Reproductive Health in Development and Disease
Host: DeMayo
4/14/23 (In Person)
Virginia Savy, Ph.D., NIEHS
Seminar Title: Unlocking the Secrets of Calcium Oscillations at Fertilization
Host: Williams
4/21/23 (Zoom)
Audrey Gaskins, Ph.D., Emory University
Seminar Title: Air Pollution, Extreme Heat, and Human Reproduction
Host: DeMayo
9/15/23 (Hybrid)
Huanghe Yang, Ph.D., Duke University
Seminar Title: Ion and Lipid Transport in the Placenta
Host: Guardia
9/22/23 (Hybrid)
Wipawee “Joy” Winuthayanon, Ph.D., University of Missouri
Seminar Title: Action of Progesterone Signaling in the Oviduct & the Development of a Novel Non-hormonal Contraceptive Method.
Host: DeMayo
9/29/23 (Hybrid)
Paula Stein, Ph.D., NIEHS
Seminar Title: Awakening the Embryonic Gnome After Fertilization
Host: Williams
10/6/23 (Hybrid)
Francesco DeMayo, Ph.D., NIEHS
Seminar Title: Progesterone Receptor: Role, Regulation and Function in Uterine Biology
Host: Williams
10/13/23 (Zoom)
Fei Zhao, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Seminar Title: Mesenchymal Perspectives of Reproductive Tract Development
Host: DeMayo
10/20/23 (Zoom)
Philippa Saunders, Ph.D., The University of Edinburgh
Seminar Title: Endometrium: Dynamics and Disorders
Host: DeMayo
10/27/23 (Hybrid)
Bo Rueda, Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
Seminar Title: Delineating the Role of Galectin 3 in Promoting the Aggressive Pathology Associated with Uterine Serous Carcinoma
Host: DeMayo
11/3/23 (Hybrid)
Scott Kennedy, Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital
Seminar Title: RNA Surveillance Pathways Protecting Parents and Progeny from Transposable Elements
Host: Morgan
12/1/23 (Hybrid)
Miler Lee, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Seminar Title: Different and Similar Gene Regulatory Strategies in Early Embryos
Host: Williams