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Institute of Medicine Report on Clinical Cancer Trials

May 12, 2010
Sarah B Rodriguez

Last month, the Institute of Medicine issued a report on the state of clinical cancer trials in the United States.  The report, A National Cancer Clinical Trials System for the 21st Century: Reinvigorat­ing the NCI Cooperative Group Program, reviewed the process of the trials and the stakeholders...

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  • General, In the news, Research

The Oncofertility Consortium is at the forefront of a new era of scientific investigation: Team Science

May 3, 2010
Francesca Duncan

Francesca Duncan, PhD

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I was recently introduced to the formal concept of Team Science when I was fortunate enough to attend the First Annual International Science of Team Science Conference hosted by the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS) on...

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  • Conferences, General, Research

Teresa Woodruff on WGN Chicago

August 10, 2009
tsk176

Teresa Woodruff, director of the Oncofertility Consortium, was interviewed on WGN-TV, Chicago about follicle maturation for cancer and fertility research.

In the video interview from August 5th, Teresa talks about isolating individual follicle cells and storing them in a 3D gel similar to the ovary...

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  • In the news, Research

WIRED Magazine's Article Receives Many Comments

July 21, 2009
tsk176

WIRED magazine ran a story last week based on the research article published in the journal Human Reproduction received many comments.

"A Fertility First: Human Egg Cells Grow Up in Lab" written by Hadley Leggett has already gotten 18 comments on the WIRED Web site. People were interested to learn...

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  • Conferences, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research

Oncofertility Mentioned on KTKK-AM in Salt Lake City

July 20, 2009
tsk176

Jim Kirkwood from K-Talk on KTKK-AM, a radio station in Salt Lake City, mentioned Teresa Woodruff and our Oncofertility research during his 10pm show on July 14th.

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  • In the news, Research

Oncofertility research gets attention from Indian media

July 16, 2009
tsk176

The recent study that came out in the journal Human Reproduction (see previous posts on NIH news release and Northwestern NewsCenter article) has gained media attention in India. The Web site MedIndia.net featured an article on it today. To read it, click here.

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  • In the news, Oncofertility, Research

Northwestern University press release about Oncofertility research

July 14, 2009
tsk176

Read more about the study in Human Reproduction that was mentioned in the NIH news release today on the Northwestern University NewsCenter Web site here.

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  • In the news, Oncofertility, Research

NIH Oncofertility News Release

July 14, 2009
tsk176

Today the National Institutes of Health published a news released based on an article about Oncofertility research from the journal Human Reproduction "In vitro grown human ovarian follicles from cancer patients support oocyte growth" by Min Xu, Susan Barrett, Erin West-Farrell, Laxmi Kondapalli, ...

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  • Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility, Research

Second Annual Oncofertility Summit

July 8, 2009
ltce

The Second Annual Oncofertility Summit will take place at Northwestern University, Evanston Campus, from July 22-24, 2009. The theme of this year’s conference is reflections on Oncofertility from the humanities and social sciences. The goal of the conference is to bring together an...

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  • Conferences, Fertility Preservation, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research

Introducing Ariella Shikanov

July 7, 2009
Oncofertility Consortium

Ariella Shikanov, PhD

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My name is Ariella Shikanov and I am a biomaterials scientist in the Shea-Woodruff collaboratory for the Oncofertility Consortium. I received my PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, developing a biodegradable polymeric carrier (a synthetic material that is broken down when put...

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  • General, Introductions, Research

Marina Peluffo wins Abstract Award from ISIVF

June 16, 2009
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Marina Peluffo and Teresa Woodruff stand in front of the abstract poster Peluffo won an award for at the 15th World Congress on IVF in Geneva, Switzerland in April 2009.

Marina Peluffo, an Oncofertility Consortium member from Portland, Oregon, won an award for her poster abstract "Cumulus Oocyte...

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  • Conferences, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research

Obama gives money for Oncofertility research

June 4, 2009
tsk176

Two high school graduates from the Young Women's Leadership Charter School will be able to do hands-on research on Oncofertility this summer, thanks to President Obama's stimulus money, the Chicago Tribune reported today.

The stimulus money is coming from the National Cancer Institute and will...

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  • Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility, Oncofertility Saturday Academy, Research

Time Magazine quotes Feb. 26 NEJM article

May 23, 2009
tsk176

On March 10th, Time Magazine published an article that mentioned Oncofertility Consortium members and research recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A Hope to Prolong Fertility: Ovarian Transplants describes the choices faced by Stephanie Yarber. Yarber was diagnosed with...

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  • Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility, Research

Oncofertility at the 15th World Congress on IVF

April 17, 2009
tsk176

Teresa Woodruff will be giving a talk on Monday, April 20th, entitled "Oncofertility: The Preservation of Fertility Options for Young People with Cancer." Her speech will be at the first plenary session of the 15th World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization and the 4th Congress on In Vitro Maturation...

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  • Conferences, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research

Introducing Shauna Gardino

February 23, 2009
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My name is Shauna Gardino and I am clinical research coordinator at the Oncofertility Consortium. I manage the portfolio of social science studies related to fertility preservation for cancer patients. There are five current social science initiatives that provide a vital perspective of the social...

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  • General, Introductions, Oncofertility, Research

What is the purpose of the Oncofertility Consortium?

February 21, 2009
Teresa K Woodruff, PhD

Cancer is now a disease with a variety of treatment options, which are leading to longer and more productive lives by survivors. Globally, there are 10 million people diagnosed with cancer.  10% of these newly diagnosed men and women are under the age of 45 years old. Infertility can be a...

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  • Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Research

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