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The ovary is a mystery of destruction and creation, unlike any other organ. Every time ovulation occurs, the vascular bed of blood vessels on the surface of the ovary dries up, causing cells to die and the follicle tissue there to degrade...

New technology offers hope to couples struggling with infertility and makes fertility treatments more accessible worldwide.

Semaphorin proteins have been shown to be critical players in the vascular, nervous and immune systems, and in cancer development. Semaphorin 3E (Sema3E) also plays a role in facilitating ovulation in mice, according to a paper published May 20...

An interdisciplinary collaboration used a cutting-edge form of RNA tagging to map the gene expression that occurs during follicle maturation and ovulation in mice, an approach that could lead to therapeutic treatments for infertility.

Two faculty members are winners of 2022 Schwartz Research Funds for Women and other Underrepresented Faculty in the Life Sciences.

How did you become interested in reproductive biology? It all started when I attended a lecture by a well-respected reproductive biology professor at my undergraduate university in China. I was dabbling in research at that time, and his lecture...