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Oncofertility Takes the Spotlight in the NCI Cancer Bulletin
June 27, 2012
Young cancer patients are often left partially or completely infertile by the treatments that save their lives. This month, the NCI Cancer Bulletin features the emerging field of oncofertility in an article entitled, So Others May Benefit: Young Cancer Patients and Survivors Take Part in Oncofertility…
Dr. Teresa Woodruff, PhD, and iExperiment Project Featured on WGN News
June 26, 2012
The iExperiment project is an ongoing collaboration between the Oncofertility Consortium and NUIT A&RT. The office-based systems include large displays, high-definition cameras and Vidyo equipment, which allow full participation and interaction with any of the microscope computers conducting an experiment anywhere in the world. Watch…
New Publication Online: In vitro development of secondary follicles from cryopreserved rhesus macaque ovarian tissue after slow-rate freeze or vitrification
May 4, 2012
A publication in Human Reproduction highlights the ability to culture secondary follicles from cryopreserved macaque ovarian tissue. The authors Ting, Yeoman, Lawson, and Zelinski compared ovarian tissue after slow-freezing or vitrification and found that vitrification appeared to better maintain the morphology of stromal cells and…
New Oncofertility Publication: Embryonic Fibroblasts Enable the Culture of Primary Ovarian Follicles Within Alginate Hydrogels
May 4, 2012
In a recent publication in Tissue Engineering, Oncofertility Consortium researchers examined the use of mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) in conjunction with a 3D-hydrogel-supported culture of ovarian follicles. Authors, Tagler, Tu, Smith, Anderson, Tingen, Woodruff, and Shea, found that coculture with the MEFs resulted in the…
New Publication Online: Fibrin encapsulation and vascular endothelial growth factor delivery promotes ovarian graft survival in mice
May 4, 2012
In a publication in Tissue Engineering, Oncofertility Consortium researchers identified new methods that may be utilized to increase the success of ovarian transplantation after cryopreservation. When ovarian tissue is transplanted back into a woman who preserved her fertility, revascularization of the tissue takes some time,…
New Publication Online: Animal age, weight and estrus cycle stage impact the quality of in vitro grown follicles
May 4, 2012
In a publication from Human Reproduction, Oncofertility Consortium researchers investigate how common patient-specific variables, such as age, weight, and stage in the menstrual cycle, may affect the culture of ovarian follicles. Authors, Hirshfeld-Cytron, Duncan, Xu, Jozefik, Shea, and Woodruff examined how in vitro follicle growth…