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Introducing Jacqueline de la Cruz

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Categories: Blog, Introductions
Hi! I’m Jacqueline de la Cruz (you can also call me Jackie) and I just joined the Oncofertility Consortium in June as a Clinical Research Coordinator. I recently completed my MPH in Maternal and Child Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, after having…
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Religion and Oncofertility – Medill Covers the Summit

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Meetings, Oncofertility
Tags: Conference, ethics, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, religion
An article on infertility and religion in the context of Oncofertility came out today on the Medill Reports Web site. In “Reconciling religion and infertility,” Alina Dain uses the discussions from the Second Annual Oncofertility Summit to explain the different points of view various religions…
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Oncofertility in Brazil

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Categories: Blog, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Oncofertility
A magazine in Brazil, “Isto É,” highlighted the Oncofertility Consortium’s research in an article entitled “Depois do câncer, a chance de ter filhos: Tratamentos de reproduçaõ assistida permitem aos pacientes realizar o sonho da gravidez” (A chance at having children after cancer: Assisted reproductive technologies allow patients…
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Virtual Grand Rounds Online

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Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Oncofertility
In case you missed the Virtual Grand Rounds from July 16th, you can watch the video of “The National Physicians Cooperative: Tales from the Front; Establishing a Comprehensive Fertility Preservation Program”on the Oncofertility Web site here.
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The BE WiSE Program Highlighted in the Del Mar Times

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Categories: Blog, In the news, Oncofertility, Oncofertility Saturday Academy
Tags: Oncofertility, Oncofertility Saturday Academy, OSA
The OSA counterpart in San Diego, the Be WiSE (Better Education for Women in Science and Engineering) Young Women in Cancer Research Oncofertility Academy, was highlighted in the Del Mar Times. Twelve young women representing 10 high schools were at the event on July 25 to learn…
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The OSA: Sisters in Science Premiere

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Meetings, Oncofertility Saturday Academy
Tags: Oncofertility Saturday Academy, OSA, Young Womens Leadership
Victor O’Halloran ——— Last night was the world premiere of OSA: Sisters In Science, a documentary detailing the Oncofertility Saturday Academy. This documentary told the story of what happens when young women from a small South side Chicago high school gets introduced to an emerging science…
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Follow us on Twitter

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Categories: Blog, General
Coverage from yesterday’s summit can be found @tarainyoureyes. Today you can see it on both that account and @oncofertility.
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Today’s Summit Schedule

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Meetings
Tags: Conference, Lecture
In case you aren’t following us on the live coverage on the post below here is the schedule for today: Economics Panel 9am-10:45am Religion 10:45am-12:15pm Break Feminist Theory 1:30pm-3pm Reproduction, Parenthood, and Sexuality 3:15pm-4:45pm
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Introducing Victor O’Halloran

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Categories: Blog, Introductions
Tags: Introduction
Victor O’Halloran ——— Hello, I’m Victor O’Halloran and I’m working as a summer intern for the Oncofertility Consortium.  My project this summer has been to research and summarize various religious perspectives and thinking on fertility, infertility and medical intervention.  I hope that this preliminary reasearch…
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Live Coverage of the Summit

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Meetings
Tags: Conference, Live Coverage
Hello everyone! To watch our live coverage and to participate from wherever you are, just watch us on this post. The window below will update automatically once the Summit begins. Then just jump right in. We’ll also be tweeting so look out for updates on…
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Oncofertility Humanities Festival

Author image - Teresa K Woodruff, PhD By: Teresa K Woodruff, PhD -
Categories: Blog, General
Tags: Humanities, Lisa Campo-Engelstein
Dear Oncofertility Colleagues: Our second annual Oncofertility Reflections on the Humanities and Social Sciences summit starts tomorrow morning, July 22 at 9AM in the beautiful Norris Student Union on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. Organized by Professor Laurie Zoloth and Dr. Lisa Campo-Engelstein, we…
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WIRED Magazine’s Article Receives Many Comments

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, General, In the news, Meetings, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: clinical research, ethics, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, religion
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…
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NIH cites work done by Oncofertility Consortium


Categories: News
New Technique Could Sustain Cancer Patients’ Fertility Researchers Grow Immature Egg Cells in the Laboratory for 30 Days Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have completed a critical first step in the eventual development of a technique to retain fertility in women with…
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Oncofertility is Wired!


Categories: News
A new paper by members of the Oncofertility Consortium is featured in this week's Wired Magazine.  "A Fertility First: Human Egg Cells Grow Up in Lab" talks about a new paper featured in Human Reproduction.  The new paper, titled In vitro grown human ovarian follicles…
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TOMORROW: The Oncofertility Consortium Presents Virtual Grand Rounds

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Meetings
Tags: Conference, Fertility Preservation
The ONCOFERTILITY CONSORTIUM™ PRESENTS VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS The National Physicians Cooperative: Tales from the Front; Establishing a Comprehensive Fertility Preservation Program Lawrence Engmann, MD Lead Physician, Fertility Preservation Program Paul  Verrastro Senior Vice President Center for Assisted Reproductive Services and University of Connecticut Health Center…
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Introducing Min Xu

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Categories: Blog, Introductions
Tags: Introduction
Min Xu, PhD —– My name is Min Xu and I am a research assistant professor in the Oncofertility Consortium. I received my M.D. and Ph.D. in China, and more specifically, I was working in a clinical IVF lab for 5 years. During that time I helped many…
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“After Cancer-The Chance of Having Children”-Renata Cabrel


Categories: News
IstoE discusses how the Oncofertility Consortium is bringing new hope to cancer patients in Brazil.  The article also highlights how the Consortium’s patient information efforts, such as the Consortium’s blog and myoncofertility.org have helped spread the word to patients all over the globe.  The full…
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Introducing Sarah Kiesewetter

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Categories: Blog, Introductions
Tags: Introduction, Woodruff Lab
Sarah Kieswetter —– Hi! I’m Sarah Kiesewetter, one of the Technologists of the lab. I finished my Bachelor’s of Science (Animal Science) at the University of Illinois in 2006, and have been with the Woodruff lab ever since. I started out working with all of…
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