Northwestern Center for Reproductive Science
@nu-crs.bsky.social
crs.northwestern.edu
The Center for Reproductive Science is an interdisciplinary collaboration of medical and science scholars at the forefront of reproductive research, medicine and technology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
The Center for Reproductive Science is an interdisciplinary collaboration of medical and science scholars at the forefront of reproductive research, medicine and technology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Scenes from the 2025 Upper Midwest Summit for Reproductive Science! A great two days of science, community, and discussion!
Head to our Facebook page to see more photos.
All photos by Emily Taylor Hayes
Head to our Facebook page to see more photos.
All photos by Emily Taylor Hayes
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Scenes from the 2025 Upper Midwest Summit for Reproductive Science! A great two days of science, community, and discussion!
Head to our Facebook page to see more photos.
All photos by Emily Taylor Hayes
Head to our Facebook page to see more photos.
All photos by Emily Taylor Hayes
CRS was thrilled to have Dr. Yousin Suh deliver this year's Neena B. Schwartz Memorial Lecture on November 21. Dr. Suh presented a fascinating talk on “Mechanisms of Ovarian Aging: A Target for Geroprotection in Women.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
CRS was thrilled to have Dr. Yousin Suh deliver this year's Neena B. Schwartz Memorial Lecture on November 21. Dr. Suh presented a fascinating talk on “Mechanisms of Ovarian Aging: A Target for Geroprotection in Women.”
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Dr. Duncan was interviewed for this article on fertility in the New York Times! Check it out!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/w...
Does the ‘Fertility Cliff’ Really Hit at 35?
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December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Dr. Duncan was interviewed for this article on fertility in the New York Times! Check it out!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/w...
Missed our first info session? No sweat! The next virtual info session will be held on Friday, December 5 at 3pm CST. Register today and learn more about what MS-RSM can offer you to advance your career as a reproductive scientist!
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December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Missed our first info session? No sweat! The next virtual info session will be held on Friday, December 5 at 3pm CST. Register today and learn more about what MS-RSM can offer you to advance your career as a reproductive scientist!
northwesterncrs.wufoo.com/forms/q70esn...
northwesterncrs.wufoo.com/forms/q70esn...
With intentionally small class sizes, students benefit from personalized teaching and close faculty engagement in both the classroom and laboratory. Submit your application today to join this one-of-a-kind program!
Learn more: www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ms-rsm...
Learn more: www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ms-rsm...
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
With intentionally small class sizes, students benefit from personalized teaching and close faculty engagement in both the classroom and laboratory. Submit your application today to join this one-of-a-kind program!
Learn more: www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ms-rsm...
Learn more: www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ms-rsm...
See what our students have to say about our program. With a balance of scientific rigor, professional development, and personal growth, the MS-RSM program creates well-rounded students ready for an abundance of careers in reproductive science.
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ms-rsm...
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ms-rsm...
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
See what our students have to say about our program. With a balance of scientific rigor, professional development, and personal growth, the MS-RSM program creates well-rounded students ready for an abundance of careers in reproductive science.
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ms-rsm...
www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ms-rsm...
CRS is excited to welcome Dr. Yousin Suh to present the 2025 Neena B. Schwartz Memorial Lecture!
Dr. Suh will present on “Mechanisms of Ovarian Aging:
A Target for Geroprotection in Women”
RSVP to attend in-person or virtually: forms.gle/m8WN3kAMMAwB...
Dr. Suh will present on “Mechanisms of Ovarian Aging:
A Target for Geroprotection in Women”
RSVP to attend in-person or virtually: forms.gle/m8WN3kAMMAwB...
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
CRS is excited to welcome Dr. Yousin Suh to present the 2025 Neena B. Schwartz Memorial Lecture!
Dr. Suh will present on “Mechanisms of Ovarian Aging:
A Target for Geroprotection in Women”
RSVP to attend in-person or virtually: forms.gle/m8WN3kAMMAwB...
Dr. Suh will present on “Mechanisms of Ovarian Aging:
A Target for Geroprotection in Women”
RSVP to attend in-person or virtually: forms.gle/m8WN3kAMMAwB...
Curious about the MS-RSM program? Sign up for one of our virtual information sessions to learn more and connect with program leadership and current students. The first one is THIS Friday, November 14!
Register here: northwesterncrs.wufoo.com/forms/q70esn...
Register here: northwesterncrs.wufoo.com/forms/q70esn...
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Curious about the MS-RSM program? Sign up for one of our virtual information sessions to learn more and connect with program leadership and current students. The first one is THIS Friday, November 14!
Register here: northwesterncrs.wufoo.com/forms/q70esn...
Register here: northwesterncrs.wufoo.com/forms/q70esn...
Take a tour of our CRS community by watching our NEW promotional video! Featuring trainees and faculty, this video showcases the many opportunities offered within CRS, an interdisciplinary collaboration of medical and science scholars.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwux...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwux...
Northwestern Center for Reproductive Science
YouTube video by NU CRS
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November 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Take a tour of our CRS community by watching our NEW promotional video! Featuring trainees and faculty, this video showcases the many opportunities offered within CRS, an interdisciplinary collaboration of medical and science scholars.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwux...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwux...
Explore our MS-RSM program by watching our NEW promotional video featuring program alumni and faculty.
MS-RSM is the premier Master’s program for human reproductive health with a recently launched dual degree option in Medical Humanities and Bioethics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rwu...
MS-RSM is the premier Master’s program for human reproductive health with a recently launched dual degree option in Medical Humanities and Bioethics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rwu...
Northwestern Master of Science in Reproductive Science and Medicine
YouTube video by NU CRS
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November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Explore our MS-RSM program by watching our NEW promotional video featuring program alumni and faculty.
MS-RSM is the premier Master’s program for human reproductive health with a recently launched dual degree option in Medical Humanities and Bioethics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rwu...
MS-RSM is the premier Master’s program for human reproductive health with a recently launched dual degree option in Medical Humanities and Bioethics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rwu...
Reproductive health is essential for overall health, and CRS is excited about all the progress being made in aging and longevity through the Potocsnak Longevity Institute and Human Longevity Lab. Learn more in Time with Dr. Doug Vaughan - Director of the PLI and HLL!
time.com/7320497/long...
time.com/7320497/long...
Want to Live Longer? First Find Out How Old You Really Are
Longevity researcher Dr. Douglas Vaughan on measuring biological age and living to 150.
time.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Reproductive health is essential for overall health, and CRS is excited about all the progress being made in aging and longevity through the Potocsnak Longevity Institute and Human Longevity Lab. Learn more in Time with Dr. Doug Vaughan - Director of the PLI and HLL!
time.com/7320497/long...
time.com/7320497/long...
We're excited to announce the awardees of the CRS T32 Training Grant: Teresa Chou, Aryana Famili-Youth, Ilka Lorenzo, Margaret Stapleton, and Brianna Thompson!
Congratulations and we look forward to supporting your career development!
Congratulations and we look forward to supporting your career development!
October 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
We're excited to announce the awardees of the CRS T32 Training Grant: Teresa Chou, Aryana Famili-Youth, Ilka Lorenzo, Margaret Stapleton, and Brianna Thompson!
Congratulations and we look forward to supporting your career development!
Congratulations and we look forward to supporting your career development!
CRS is excited to have Dr. Elena Ruggeri, Researcher in Reproductive Sciences at the San Diego Wildlife Alliance join us for our next Career Catalyst. Dr. Ruggeri will present on her career path and advancing wildlife reproduction.
October 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
CRS is excited to have Dr. Elena Ruggeri, Researcher in Reproductive Sciences at the San Diego Wildlife Alliance join us for our next Career Catalyst. Dr. Ruggeri will present on her career path and advancing wildlife reproduction.
Our students love living and learning in Chicago, recently ranked the best big city in the U.S. by Conde Nast Traveler! Learn more about this world-class city in the link below!
www.northwestern.edu/campus-exper...
www.northwestern.edu/campus-exper...
October 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Our students love living and learning in Chicago, recently ranked the best big city in the U.S. by Conde Nast Traveler! Learn more about this world-class city in the link below!
www.northwestern.edu/campus-exper...
www.northwestern.edu/campus-exper...
Congratulations to Dr. Yogesh Goyal on his appointment as a Mallinckrodt Foundation Grant Fellow!
Dr. Goyal is an active member of our CRS community, including serving as MS-RSM mentor and T32 faculty member.
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/10/13/g...
Dr. Goyal is an active member of our CRS community, including serving as MS-RSM mentor and T32 faculty member.
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/10/13/g...
Goyal Named Mallinckrodt Foundation Grant Fellow - News Center
Yogesh Goyal, PhD, assistant professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, has been named a 2025-2028 Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Grant Fellow, which recognizes early-stage biomedical investiga...
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu
October 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Yogesh Goyal on his appointment as a Mallinckrodt Foundation Grant Fellow!
Dr. Goyal is an active member of our CRS community, including serving as MS-RSM mentor and T32 faculty member.
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/10/13/g...
Dr. Goyal is an active member of our CRS community, including serving as MS-RSM mentor and T32 faculty member.
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/10/13/g...
A great feature on reproductive sciences research at @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social featuring our CRS Co-Directors Dr. Francesca Duncan and Dr. Julie Kim, and CRS faculty member Dr. Mazhar Adli!
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/10/20/s...
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/10/20/s...
Spearheading Reproductive Science Research - News Center
In 1974, Neena Schwartz, PhD, the William Deering Professor of Endocrinology, launched Northwestern's Program for Reproductive Research to catalyze reproductive biology research and collaboration acro...
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu
October 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A great feature on reproductive sciences research at @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social featuring our CRS Co-Directors Dr. Francesca Duncan and Dr. Julie Kim, and CRS faculty member Dr. Mazhar Adli!
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/10/20/s...
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/10/20/s...
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Dr. Francesca Duncan and Dr. Hannes Campo received a 2025 Human Advanced In Vitro Model Initiative (HUMAIN) Award! 🎉
Their project aims to create the first human-based ovary–liver co-culture model to study and reverse age-related ovarian fibrosis.
www.pcrm.org/news/news-re...
Their project aims to create the first human-based ovary–liver co-culture model to study and reverse age-related ovarian fibrosis.
www.pcrm.org/news/news-re...
Physicians Committee and InSphero Announce Winners of HUMAIN Award
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit that advances human-based science, and InSphero, a global leader in 3D in vitro technology for drug safety and efficacy ...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Dr. Francesca Duncan and Dr. Hannes Campo received a 2025 Human Advanced In Vitro Model Initiative (HUMAIN) Award! 🎉
Their project aims to create the first human-based ovary–liver co-culture model to study and reverse age-related ovarian fibrosis.
www.pcrm.org/news/news-re...
Their project aims to create the first human-based ovary–liver co-culture model to study and reverse age-related ovarian fibrosis.
www.pcrm.org/news/news-re...
Reposted by Northwestern Center for Reproductive Science
@MHR_ReprodSci Associate Editors attended the Upper Midwest Summit for Reproductive Science, representing our journal!
Great science and networking opportunity! 🤩
Nardhy Gomez-Lopez Sara Pietroforte Farners Amargant Riera Francesca Duncan
WashU Medicine OBGYN Northwestern Medicine
Great science and networking opportunity! 🤩
Nardhy Gomez-Lopez Sara Pietroforte Farners Amargant Riera Francesca Duncan
WashU Medicine OBGYN Northwestern Medicine
October 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
@MHR_ReprodSci Associate Editors attended the Upper Midwest Summit for Reproductive Science, representing our journal!
Great science and networking opportunity! 🤩
Nardhy Gomez-Lopez Sara Pietroforte Farners Amargant Riera Francesca Duncan
WashU Medicine OBGYN Northwestern Medicine
Great science and networking opportunity! 🤩
Nardhy Gomez-Lopez Sara Pietroforte Farners Amargant Riera Francesca Duncan
WashU Medicine OBGYN Northwestern Medicine
We are thrilled to announce our NEW dual degree program, the MS/MA in Reproductive Science and Medicine (RSM) and Medical Humanities and Bioethics (MHB)!
Learn more: www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ms-rsm...
Learn more: www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ms-rsm...
October 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We are thrilled to announce our NEW dual degree program, the MS/MA in Reproductive Science and Medicine (RSM) and Medical Humanities and Bioethics (MHB)!
Learn more: www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ms-rsm...
Learn more: www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/ms-rsm...
Reposted by Northwestern Center for Reproductive Science
Dr. Francesca Duncan was interviewed in a segment on the TODAY Show this morning, highlighting her research on ovarian aging at @nu-crs.bsky.social and @buckinstitute.org
Check out the story to learn more about longevity for women!
www.today.com/video/why-ov...
Check out the story to learn more about longevity for women!
www.today.com/video/why-ov...
Why Ovaries, Muscle Mass Could Be Key to Longevity for Women
In the race to live longer and better, two innovators are breaking the mold and focusing on surprising new areas of a woman’s body. Maria Shriver sits down with Francesca Duncan, a top researcher at N...
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October 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Dr. Francesca Duncan was interviewed in a segment on the TODAY Show this morning, highlighting her research on ovarian aging at @nu-crs.bsky.social and @buckinstitute.org
Check out the story to learn more about longevity for women!
www.today.com/video/why-ov...
Check out the story to learn more about longevity for women!
www.today.com/video/why-ov...
UMSRS would not have been possible without the support of our generous sponsors!
Many thanks to the NIH, NU Office of the Provost, @ssrepro.bsky.social @sriwomenshealth.bsky.social @histochemicalsoc.bsky.social and the Male Contraceptive Initiative for their support!
Many thanks to the NIH, NU Office of the Provost, @ssrepro.bsky.social @sriwomenshealth.bsky.social @histochemicalsoc.bsky.social and the Male Contraceptive Initiative for their support!
October 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
UMSRS would not have been possible without the support of our generous sponsors!
Many thanks to the NIH, NU Office of the Provost, @ssrepro.bsky.social @sriwomenshealth.bsky.social @histochemicalsoc.bsky.social and the Male Contraceptive Initiative for their support!
Many thanks to the NIH, NU Office of the Provost, @ssrepro.bsky.social @sriwomenshealth.bsky.social @histochemicalsoc.bsky.social and the Male Contraceptive Initiative for their support!
Welcome to the 3rd annual Upper Midwest Summit for Reproductive Science! We're excited to welcome 200 trainees, faculty, and staff to Northwestern for two days of great science and networking!
#UMSRS2025
#UMSRS2025
October 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Welcome to the 3rd annual Upper Midwest Summit for Reproductive Science! We're excited to welcome 200 trainees, faculty, and staff to Northwestern for two days of great science and networking!
#UMSRS2025
#UMSRS2025
We're so excited to host the 3rd Annual Upper Midwest Summit for Reproductive Science next week!
Learn more about Session Speaker Dr. Kathleen O'Neill and her advice to trainees!
#UMSRS2025
Learn more about Session Speaker Dr. Kathleen O'Neill and her advice to trainees!
#UMSRS2025
October 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We're so excited to host the 3rd Annual Upper Midwest Summit for Reproductive Science next week!
Learn more about Session Speaker Dr. Kathleen O'Neill and her advice to trainees!
#UMSRS2025
Learn more about Session Speaker Dr. Kathleen O'Neill and her advice to trainees!
#UMSRS2025
This is what a Reproductive Scientist looks like! 🔬🧬🥼
Meet Helen Montague, MS (MS-RSM Class of 2025)
#ScienceCareer #ReproductiveScience
Meet Helen Montague, MS (MS-RSM Class of 2025)
#ScienceCareer #ReproductiveScience
October 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is what a Reproductive Scientist looks like! 🔬🧬🥼
Meet Helen Montague, MS (MS-RSM Class of 2025)
#ScienceCareer #ReproductiveScience
Meet Helen Montague, MS (MS-RSM Class of 2025)
#ScienceCareer #ReproductiveScience
#UMSRS2025 is less than 1 week away!
Learn more about session speaker, Dr. Charles Bormann.
Dr. Bormann will present on “Application of Artificial Intelligence in the IVF Laboratory.”
Learn more about session speaker, Dr. Charles Bormann.
Dr. Bormann will present on “Application of Artificial Intelligence in the IVF Laboratory.”
October 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#UMSRS2025 is less than 1 week away!
Learn more about session speaker, Dr. Charles Bormann.
Dr. Bormann will present on “Application of Artificial Intelligence in the IVF Laboratory.”
Learn more about session speaker, Dr. Charles Bormann.
Dr. Bormann will present on “Application of Artificial Intelligence in the IVF Laboratory.”