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About 10 years ago, I was taken to lunch at a little place in the San Francisco Bay area, and a young woman scientist explained an idea so new that she had to draw a picture of it on a napkin. Cells of a very…

The students of the 2009 Oncofertility Saturday Academy (OSA) held their graduation ceremony on March 13, 2009 in the Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.  Fifteen students from the Junior Oncofertility Saturday Academy (JOSA) and 15 from the Senior Oncofertility Saturday…

Dr. Jacqueline S. Jeruss, a breast surgical oncologists and one of the founding oncology members in the Oncofertility Consortium, and Dr. Teresa K. Woodruff (Thomas J. Watkins Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director, The Oncofertility Consortium) have co-authored a paper in the New England…

Fertility preservation options should be presented to patients as early as possible after the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma. These rheumatologic diseases often strike both men and women during childbearing years, and the diseases themselves as well as the long-term therapies…

Friday, January 9 saw Oncofertility take a supporting role in an unusual setting: Hollywood!  Writer’s of ABC’s “Private Practice” included fertility preservation techniques in their latest episode. Full video is here: http://abc.go.com/player/index?pn=index&show=127386&episode=167429&season=139803

Northwestern received a record-breaking $438.8 million in research grants last year, the highest in the university’s history and a 5 percent increase from $416.4 million in 2007. “It was a fantastic year, given the relatively flat federal budget,” said Susan Ross, director for the Office…

“Tissue-Engineered Follicles Produce Life, Fertile Offspring”, a paper written by members of the Oncofertility consortium, was cited by Nature Medicine as the most influential paper in reproduction research in the last 5 years.

Members of the Junior Oncofertility Saturday Academy (JOSA) were paired with mentors at the annual Illinois Women’s Health Conference. Healthcare professionals accompanied the students throughout the day’s workshops, teaching JOSA students about their options for a future in healthcare. Students were exposed to a variety…

CHICAGO — The Alumnae of Northwestern Award for 2008 has been presented to Teresa Woodruff, the Thomas J. Watkins Memorial Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The award is presented annually to an alumna who has made outstanding contributions…

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This Woman’s Work Cancer survival rates are more promising than ever. But for some patients, chemotherapy and other treatments to battle the disease often come at a cost — their own fertility and reproductive future. By Michael Moreci This is the story of a young…