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Oncofertility Consortium Member, Laxmi Kondapalli, MD, MSCE, Making News
May 28, 2013
In 2011, Oncofertility Consortium member, Laxmi Kondapalli, MD, MSCE, started Colorado’s first fertility preservation program for cancer patients at CU School of Medicine. Recently, Dr. Kondapalli was featured in CU’s philanthropy magazine, Creating Futures, at a fundraising event she hosted entitled, Cocktails for a Cure at…
The Oncofertility Consortium Reaches 1,000 Followers on Twitter
April 22, 2013
The Oncofertility Consortium is proud to announce that we have reached over 1,000 followers on Twitter! If you have not already, please follow our posts on the popular social media site, www.twitter.com/oncofertility. Not only do we post about cancer and fertility related basic science and…
New Chemo Drug Found to be Gentler on Fertility, Tough on Cancer Developed by Northwestern Oncofertility Researchers
March 27, 2013
A new gentler chemotherapy drug in the form of nanoparticles has been designed by Northwestern Medicine® scientists to be less toxic to a young woman’s fertility but tough on cancer. This is the first cancer drug tested while in development for its effect on fertility…
New Publication from Oncofertility Consortium Members: Future Directions in Oncofertility and Fertility Preservation: A Report from the 2011 Oncofertility Consortium Conference
March 15, 2013
The Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology recently published a report by Oncofertility Consortium members, Kate E. Waimey, PhD, Francesca E. Duncan, PhD, H. Irene Su, MD, Kristin Smith, Harlan Wallach, MFA, Kemi Jona, PhD, Christos Coutifaris, MD, PhD, Clarisa R. Gracia, MD, MSCE, Lonnie D. Shea, PhD, Robert E. Brannigan, MD, R. Jeffrey Chang,…
New Publication from Oncofertility Consortium Members: Morphological and Functional Preservation of Pre-Antral Follicles after Vitrification of Macaque Ovarian Tissue in a Closed System
March 4, 2013
Oncofertility Consortium members, Ting AY, Yeoman RR, Campos JR, Lawson MS, Mullen SF, Fahy GM, Zelinski MB, published a paper in Human Reproduction entitled, Morphological and functional preservation of pre-antral follicles after vitrification of macaque ovarian tissue in a closed system. Researchers asked the question: what are the appropriate conditions to…
Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD Speaks to the Huffington Post About Looming NIH Budget Cuts
March 1, 2013
The National Institutes of Health will be forced to reduce its spending by 5.1 percent, or about $1.6 billion this year, beginning today (3.1.2013) if President Barack Obama and Congress don’t strike a deal. Research labs in universities across America are preparing for the cuts, which they…