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Dr. Woodruff to be featured on WTTW tonight!

May 29, 2014
Brigid Martz Smith

Screen Shot 2014-05-29 at 3.54.03 PMDr. Teresa Woodruff, Director of the Oncofertility Consortium and Northwestern's Women's Health Research Institute will be featured on Chicago Tonight on WTTW, Channel 11, tonight at 7pm CST.  Dr. Woodruff, along with Dr. Melina Kibbe from Northwestern Medicine, were driving forces behind the push for the NIH to require females in all preclinical research studies; from cells to animals.  Tune in if you can!

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  • General

Register Now for the 2014 Oncofertility Conference!

May 13, 2014
Brigid Martz Smith

Registration is now open for the 2014 Oncofertility Conference, Bench to Bedside: Oncofertility Advances in Males and Females which takes place September 22-23, 2014 in Chicago, IL. This year's conference will attract more than 150 researchers, clinicians, advocates and trainees from around the...

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  • General

Join Us: Cancer Survivors' Celebration

May 12, 2014
Brigid Martz Smith

The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University is proud to host a Cancer Survivors' Celebration Walk & 5K on Sunday, June 1st in Chicago's Grant Park.  No pledges are required to participate and registration is open until May 30th.

This wonderful event includes a non-...

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  • General

Korean Society for Fertility Preservation

May 9, 2014
Brigid Martz Smith

The Korean Society for Fertility Preservation

The Oncofertility Consortium is pleased to announce another Global Partner in Korea: The Korean Society for Fertility Preservation (KSFP).  Please see below information provided by KSFP in both English and Korean and review the Oncofertility Global...

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  • Fertility Preservation, Global Partner, Introductions

Stupid Cancer Chicago Meet-up: June 25th

May 8, 2014
Brigid Martz Smith

UPDATE: NEW VENUE INFORMATION BELOW!

The Oncofertility Consortium is pleased to spread the word about an upcoming Stupid Cancer Meet-up with founder and CEO (and a wonderful friend of the Oncofertility Consortium), Matthew Zachary.  Mark your calendars for Wednesday, June 25th - read more below!

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  • Advocate, Cancer, General, Patient Stories

We need your votes!

May 7, 2014
Brigid Martz Smith

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is hosting  a contest for songs and videos demonstrating the cutting edge science funded by the office of the director.  The Oncofertility Consortium has two videos in the running and we'd love your support!  

To vote for our videos, follow the links below...

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  • Cancer, Communication, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility Saturday Academy, Patient Stories, science

New Korean Oncofertility Global Partner

May 6, 2014
Brigid Martz Smith

The Oncofertility Consortium is excited to announce another Global Partner: The Cheil General Hospital (CGH) & Women's Healthcare Center in Seoul, Korea!  We had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Chanwoo Park last week at the Oncofertility Consortium offices here in Chicago, IL to discuss Global...

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  • Fertility Preservation, General, Global Partner, Introductions, Oncofertility

Educational Opportunity: Having Children After Cancer

May 1, 2014
Brigid Martz Smith

SHARE Cancer Support is hosting an educational event, Having Children After Cancer, on Wednesday, May 14th from 6:00-7:30pm EST.  Dr. Diana Chavkin, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) specialist at Genesis Fertility and Reproductive Medicine, will discuss fertility preservation...

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  • General