Professor with Tenure
OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences with Secondary appointments in Microbiology
and Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology
Director
Center for Reproduction and Transplantation
Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC
Director
Fertility Preservation Program of Pittsburgh
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC and Magee-Womens Research Institute
Director
Genome Editing, Transgenic and Virus Core Facility
Magee-Womens Research Institute
Education
BS Whitworth College, Spokane, WA
PhD Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Administrative Contact
Jennifer Orwig
Phone: 412-641-2415
Research Manager
Research Manager
Senior Scientist
Research Assistant Professor
Graduate Student
Research Assistant
Graduate STudent
Research Assistant
Senior Research Associate
Nurse Coordinator
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator
Name | Previous Job Title | Years in Lab | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Mitch Harancher | Graduate Student | 2020-2025 | Postdoctoral Associate, NIEHS, RTP, NC |
Lan Wang | Visiting Scholar | 2024 | MD, Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, China |
Livianna Myklebust | MD/PhD Student | 2023-2024 | Graduate Student, DeFranco Laboratory |
Rachel Neelley | Program Coordinator | 2021-2023 | Campaign Strategist, UPMC Health Plan, Multicultural Marketing and Translation Team |
Andre Caldeira-Brant | Postdoctoral Fellow | 2021-2023 | Assistant Professor, Pontifical Catholic University, Brazil |
Anvita Kalepalli | Volunteer | 2022 | Student, Nova Southeastern University direct medical school program |
Joy Hendrix | High School Intern | 2022 | Undergraduate student |
Nagham Younis, PhD | Visiting Scholar | 2021-2022 | Associate IVF Lab Director, Ovation Fertility, Grand Rapids, MI |
Farah Saad | Undergraduate Student | 2021-2022 | Student, University of Pittsburgh |
Vanessa Haizel, MD | Volunteer | 2022 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, UPMC |
Brooke McClendon, PhD | Program Coordinator | 2021-2022 | Career transition |
Kien Tran, PhD | Graduate Student | 2018-2022 | Stem Cell Scientist, Cellino Biotech, Cambridge, MA |
Sarah, Munyoki, PhD | Graduate Student | 2017-2021 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Magee-Womens Research Institute, Jasarevic Laboratory |
Zach Orwig | Undergraduate Student | 2020-2021 | MD student, Loma Linda School of Medicine, CA |
Adesh Urval | High School Student Intern | 2021 | Student, University of Michigan |
Sabina Spektor | Undergraduate Student | 2021 | Student, Carnegie Mellon University |
Quinn Testa, MS | Research Assistant | 2020-2021 | unknown |
| Hanna Valli, PhD | Lab Manager | 2017-2021 | Senior Clinical Scientist Path AI |
| Kate Sams, MS | Program Coordinator | 2020 | Medical Assistant Magee-Womens Hospital |
| Sarah Steimer, MS | Program Coordinator | 2018-2020 | unknown |
| Emily Barnard, DO | REI Fellow | 2018-2020 | Reproductive Endocrinologist Shady Grove Fertiltiy |
| Chatchanan Doungkamchan, MD, PhD | Graduate Student | 2015-2020 | Assistant Professor Chulalongkorn University |
| Sherin David, PhD | Graduate Student | 2015-2020 | Senior Consultant, ProspHire |
| Xiang Yang, MD | Visiting Scholar | 2017-2020 | PhD Student |
| Nilgun Yersal, PhD | Graduate Student | 2018-2019 | PhD Student |
| Stephanie Rothenberg, MD | REI Fellow | 2017-2019 | Reproductive Endocrinologist Pacific Northwest Fertility |
Adetunji Fayomi, PhD | Graduate Student | 2014-2018 | Biologist, FDA, Silver Spring, MD |
| Karen Peters, RN | Program Coordinator | 2010-2017 | Staff Nurse Oncology Unit UPMC Shadyside |
| Pinar Sahin, MS | Graduate Student | 2015-2016 | PhD Student |
| Kathrin Gassei, PhD | Program Coordinator | 2014-2016 | Biologist Immunetrics |
| Payal Mital, PhD | Post Doctoral Fellow | 2014-2016 | Biology Educator, South Fayette High School |
| Chih-Cheng Lin, MS | Research Associate | 2003-2015 | Stay at home with children |
| Qin Qin, PhD | Visiting Scholar | 2014-2015 | Clinical Laboratory Shanxi Provicial People’s Hospital |
| Xiaoxi Gao | UPCI High School Internship Program | Summer 2015 | High School Student Allderdice High School |
| Nathan Lampenfeld | MWRI High School Summer Internship Program | Summer 2015 | High School Student Central Catholic High School |
| Emily Very | College Summer Undergraduate Research Program | Summer 2015 | Undergraduate Student Pennsylvania State University |
| Matrika Johnson, MD | REI Fellow | 2013-2015 | Reproductive Endocrinologist Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte NC |
| Jessica Berger, MD | Gyn/Onc Fellow | 2013-2015 | Faculty University of Pittsburgh Division of Gyn/Onc |
| Hanna Valli , PhD | Graduate Student | 2009-2014 | Research Assistant Professor University of Pittsburgh |
| Becca Greenstein | College Summer Undergraduate Research Program | Summer 2014 | Undergraduate Student-Biochemistry Marietta College |
| Noah Freedman | UPCI High School Internship Program | Summer 2014 | High School Student Pittsburgh PA |
| Morgan Dillard | MWRI College Summer Internship Program | Summer 2014 | Undergraduate Student-Biochemistry Southern Illinois University |
| Shruti Malik, MD | REI Fellow | 2012-2014 | Reproductive Endocrinologist Shady Grove Fertility |
| Julia Donohue, BS | Research Assistant | 2009-2013 | Assoc Care Mgmt Coordinator Gateway Health |
| Gosia Skaznik-Wikiel, MD | Gyn-Onc fellow | 2011-2013 | Assistant Professor University of Colorado |
| Tiffany Beck, MD | Gyn-Onc resident | 2012-2013 | Gynecologic Oncologist-Hoag Hospital Newport Beach CA |
| Zhenxing Zheng, MD | Postdoctoral Fellow | 2012-2013 | Assistant Professor-Fudan University China |
| Bart Phillips, PhD | Graduate Student | 2006-2012 | Postdoctoral Fellow NIEHS |
| Minjung Yoon, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow | 2011-2012 | Assistant Professor Kyungpook National University Korea |
| Melanie Ochalski, MD | REI Fellow | 2010-2012 | Reproductive Endocrinologist The Fertility Center York PA |
| Serena Dovey, MD | REI Fellow | 2009-2011 | Assistant Professor University of Colorado |
| Brian Hermann, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow | 2005-2011 | Assistant Professor University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Yi Sheng, MD, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow | 2005-2008 | Research Assistant Professor University of Pittsburgh |
| Andrew Hertsenberg, PhD | Graduate Student Rotation | Summer 2010 | Postdoctoral Fellow Harvard University |
| Marc Hansel, PhD | Graduate Student Rotation | Spring 2009 | Healthcare Analyst Infectious Diseases Global Data Boston |
| Caitlin Kirkwood | Undergraduate Student | 2005-2008 | Medical Research Analyst Hayes Inc. |
| Matthew Miklasevich | High School Summer Academy | Summer 2011 | Software Engineer Instagram |
| Mahesh Raundhal | Graduate Student Rotation | Fall 2009 | Graduate Student-Immunology University of Pittsburgh |
| Jenn Salati, MD | MD Student Scholarly Project | 2008-2009 | Assistant Profesor Oregon Health Science University |
| Jihee Sohn | Graduate Student Rotation | Spring 2011 | Postdoctoral Fellow University of Pittsburgh |
| Junming Yue, PhD | Research Assistant Professor | 2005-2007 | Assistant Professor University of Tennessee |
| Lauren Dornin | Undergraduate Student | Summer 2009 | Nursing School Graduate Villanova University |
Kien Tran and Sarah Munyoki are awarded NIH F31 grants
September 2020
Kien Tran receives appointment on NIH CATER T32 award
September 2018
Sarah Munyoki receives appointment on NIH RDGF T32 award
September 2017
Adetunji Fayomi invited to give oral talk at the American Society for Andrology Annual Meeting
April 2017
PhD graduate student, Chatchanan Doungkamchan, receives best poster presentation at Cornell University Reproductive Genomics Symposium April 2016
The Consequences of Curing Childhood Cancer
Pacific Standard
Cancer-drug infertility reversed
Nature.com
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Fertility Preservation Program of Pittsburgh
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC and Magee-Womens Research Institute
Genome Editing, Transgenic and Virus Core Facility
Magee-Womens Research Institute
