Reproductive Sciences

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Sudhansu K. Dey, PhD Lova Riekert Chair, Cancer and Cell Biology

SK Dey, PhD, investigates the paracrine, autocrine and juxtacrine signaling networks that influence uterine biology in the context of embryo-uterine interactions during pregnancy. He also works on the effects of endocannabinoids on periimplantation events. Studies involving the molecular and genetic regulation of epithelial ovarian cancer and uterine carcinoma are also of interest.
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513-803-1158 sk.dey@cchmc.org

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Sanjoy K. Das, PhD

Sanjoy K. Das, PhD, focuses on two independent areas: 1) Characterization of non-genomic actions of natural estrogen and xenoestrogens in the uterus without involving the nuclear ERα and ERβ, and 2) Aspects of uterine cell cycle regulation for decidualization in implantation.
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513-803-1159 sanjoy.das@cchmc.org

Tony J. De Falco, PhD

Tony J. De Falco, PhD, has basic research programs in gonad differentiation and homeostasis. His lab investigates how the initially undifferentiated gonad primordium transforms into a testis or ovary, as well as how the adult testis maintains sperm production over a long reproductive lifespan. His specific interests are in the novel and diverse roles of myeloid immune cells in reproductive biology.

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513-803-3988 tony.defalco@cchmc.org

Satoshi H. Namekawa, PhD

Satoshi H. Namekawa, PhD, examines the mechanisms and evolution of epigenetic events during mammalian reproduction, using a male germ cell model.
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513-803-1377 satoshi.namekawa@cchmc.org

Yuya Ogawa, PhD

Yuya Ogawa, PhD, is interested in how non-coding RNAs impact gene regulation and development in animals using X-chromosome inactivation as a model system.

513-803-1949 yuya.ogawa@cchmc.org

Xiaofei Sun, PhD

Xiaofei Sun, PhD, investigates the effects of cannabinoid/endocannabinoid signaling in different pregnancy events spanning from preimplantation embryo development to parturition. He is also interested in studies of signaling pathways on periimplantation events.
Visit the Dey-Sun Lab.

513-803-2091 xiaofei.sun@cchmc.org

Masashi Yamaji, PhD

The germline presents a unique system for functional studies of process-specific RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), as it has a highly specialized RNA metabolism. Dr. Yamaji investigates RNA regulations underlying self-renewal of spermatogonial stem cells, which are responsible for the life-long spermatogenesis. His group combines cellular, biochemical, and genome-wide approaches to identify the gene regulatory networks controlled by the germline RBPs.

513-803-8039 masashi.yamaji@cchmc.org

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