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Kara McKinley
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Asst Prof | Harvard
Freeman Hrabowski Scholar | HHMI
Founder | Leading Edge @leadingedgeprogram.bsky.social

My lab studies menstruation and menstrual disorders.
www.mckinleylab.org

Opinions are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
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The NYT is doing a great job on these infographics showing how taxpayer money is being blocked from reaching its intended recipients

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Image reads: since President Trump has taken office, HHS has cut over $9.5 billion in grant funding that had been approved but not yet distributed to programs and researchers
June 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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This is an excellent article on the termination of all federal funding at Harvard.

This visualization shows all of the terminated programs that were supposed to train the next generation of scientists.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Image showing all ~$2 billion in grants terminated at Harvard, highlighting the many terminated grants that were focused on training and career development
June 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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I think if you click on the list the "pin to home" button should appear at the top, although this is all new to me so let me know if you don't see it on your end!
Screenshot of the "Biology of the female reproductive system" feed showing "Pin to home" button.
December 7, 2024 at 7:25 PM
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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN for our new Keystone on Regenerative Biology of the Female Reproductive System

April 10-12 2025!

keysym.us/KSFemaleRege...

Deadlines:
Scholarship: January 15
Short Talk Consideration: January 15
Early Registration: February 26
Poster Presentation: March 19

#ScienceSky! 🧪
Regenerative Biology of the Female Reproductive System April 10-12, 2025 Scientific Organizers: Kara McKinley, PhD: Harvard University Margherita Y. Turco, PhD: FriedrichMiescher Institute Pradeep Tanwar, PhD: University of Newcastle Amander Clark, PhD: University of California, Los Angeles Keynote speaker: Diana Bianchi Confirmed speakers: Jan Brosens Diego Castrillon Cindrilla Chumduri Amander Clark Hilary Critchley Linda Griffith Dineo Khabele Kara McKinley Binyam Mogessie Alexander Nikitin Pradeep Tanwar Margherita Turco Digna Velez Edwards
November 14, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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Now online: a new review from Claire Ang and Taylor Skokan in my lab!

Mechanisms of regeneration and fibrosis in the endometrium.

A deep dive into how the uterine lining responds to menstruation, childbirth, infections, and medical procedures.

www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Schematic of working models of the damage to the uterus following menstruation and parturition. Top left: human uterus comparing intact and following menstruation. Top right: human uterus postpartum. Bottom left: mouse uterus comparing intact to models of menstruation. Bottom right: mouse uterus postpartum. Insets show zoomed in schematics of the most damaged regions.
October 16, 2023 at 6:45 PM