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Wanted: women in research

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Categories: Blog, General
Women are still underrepresented in senior academic positions in science A recent editorial in Nature Neuroscience explores gender disparities in senior academic positions in science, noting the difficulties women face when climbing the academic ladder. Despite a growing number of women in the workforce (women…
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Teresa K. Woodruff receives Tripartite Legacy Award


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Teresa K. Woodruff spoke about Oncofertility and Translational research at the Feinberg School of Medicine’s annual Lewis Landsberg Research Days.  Dr. Woodruff’s lecture was entitled “The Bench to Bedside Story of Oncofertility“, and discussed the history of her research as well as the future of…
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Including Fertility Preservation Treatment: Consistency and Fairness in Insurance Coverage for Iatrogenic Conditions Resulting from Cancer Treatment

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Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Lisa Campo-Engelstein
The Oncofertility Consortium® is excited to announce that one of our postdoctoral fellows, Lisa Campo-Engelstein, has published an article in the March 2010  issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The article, titled “Including Fertility Preservation Treatment: Consistency and Fairness in Insurance Coverage for Iatrogenic…
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Health Secrets: What Every Woman Should Know


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In February of 2010, the Oncofertility Consortium contributed to Chicago’s WTTW segment on Women’s Health called “Health Secrets: What Every Woman Should Know”.  Oncofertility was highlighted in their segment titled: Turning Points.  See the video here!
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Chicago Tribune Covers OSA Graduation

By: Candace Tingen -
Categories: Blog, General
Photo: Huge Galdones The Chicago Tribune has written up a piece about the most recent Oncofertility Saturday Academy class’s graduation. The article highlights some of the quotes from the inspirational and moving speeches that the girls gave and interviews some of the girls about what…
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Program opens girls’ eyes to science


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  By Kathy Peyton, Special to the Tribune March 17, 2010   After Keisha Barreto saw many of her relatives suffer serious health issues, she knew she wanted to be a doctor. “My mother has diabetes, my uncle died from heart problems and there is cancer in…
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Medill news covers the Oncofertility Saturday Academy


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  Story URL: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=157948Story Retrieval Date: 3/11/2010 10:44:29 AM CST Program piques young women’s interest in science careers by ALLISON STEVENSFeb 23, 2010 Tandra Giles knows how to take your vitals. She understands how cancer survivors can have children after chemo. Heck,
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Susan Barrett, PhD, to Present at NU Imaging Seminar


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On Monday (March 15), Dr. Susan Barrett from Dr. Teresa Woodruff lab will present “Imaging in vitro Growing Ovarian Follicles: A Necessity for Successful Fertility Preservation”. Details of the talk can be found here:www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/cif/flyers/100315-Barrett.pdf
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First Woman to Give Birth to Two Children From Single Ovarian Tissue Transplant

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Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Fertility Preservation, infertility, Oncofertility, ovarian tissue cryopreservation
As recently reported in BBC News and Human Reproduction, a mother in Denmark has become the first in the world to give birth to a second child after an ovary transplant operation. Stinne Holm Bergholodt was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma at age 27 in March…
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The Oncofertility Consortium & ESHRE: Building a Global Network

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Categories: Blog, General
A recent announcement on the website of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) describes the collaboration between European reproductive health researchers and members of the multi-site Oncofertility Consortium. ESHRE is the largest European Society fostering advances in the field of assisted reproduction…
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Good Housekeeping: “Putting Fertility on Ice”


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From Good Housekeeking, Jan 2010. One of the cruelties of cancer treatment for a young woman is that while it may save her life, it also may leave her infertile.  But now a patient about to undergo chemo or radiation can have an ovary removed,…
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FASEB “Horizons in Bioscience” article about Oncofertility

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Categories: Blog, General
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) has recently launched a new publication series entitled, “Horizons in Bioscience,” which has chosen to highlight Oncofertility in its inaugural edition! The “Horizons in Bioscience” series is part of FASEB’s larger series, “Breakthroughs in Bioscience,” and…
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Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology (AYAO) at Northwestern and Beyond

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Categories: Blog, General
As recently mentioned, adolescent and young adult cancer patients form a unique subset of cancer patients who cross traditional divides and require collaboration across diverse disciplines. Oncofertility Consortium team members have joined forces with a team of clinical psychologists, physicians, and social workers at Northwestern…
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OSA Documentary Trailer


Categories: Documentary, News, Press
The film describes the story of 15 juniors and 14 seniors from Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago, who were selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants, to participate in a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn about the emerging, new field…
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Dr. Teresa Woodruff to give “Grand Challenge” talk

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Categories: Blog, General
On February 2 at 4pm, Dr. Teresa Woodruff will give a talk entitled, “Oncofertility: The Preservation of Fertility Options for Young People with Cancer” as part of the Dean’s Grand Challenges Lecture Series in Medicine and Engineering. The talk will be held in the ITW…
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“The Adolescence of Young Adult Oncology”

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Categories: Blog, General
The very cleverly named article, “Adolescence of Young Adult Oncology” published in the October 2009 issue of Seminars in Oncology is a very interesting update on the new developments and shifts in thinking within young adult oncology. The authors attempt to really define the population…
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