Society for Reproductive Investigation

For part three of the 2024 DEI Forum Sneak Peak series, we speak with Dr. Saraswathi Vedam, PhD, RM, FACNM Sci D(hc). Dr. Vedam is a midwife, mother, clinical and participatory researcher and educator who has years of experience in the US, Canada and beyond. In Dr. Vedam's work, she strives to establish trust within a community, and emphasizes the importance of dialogue, identity and lived experiences when conducting participatory research. The desire for respectful care driven by one's lived experiences can speak volumes especially in the field of maternal and child health, so it is important to have community members involved directly in this research to best understand how the health and wellbeing of the birthing parent is connected to the health and wellbeing of the child.

We hope that you will join us for the in-person DEI Forum at the 2024 SRI Annual Meeting on Friday, March 15th!

In part two of the 2024 DEI Forum Sneak Peak, hosts Shathiyah Kulandavelu, PhD and Kirsty Pringle, PhD chat with Professor Bo Jacobsson, MD, PhD. Prof. Jacobsson works with the Dept. of OB/GYN & Institute of Clinical Science at Sahlgrenska University Hospital/University of Gothenburg, Sweden. In this episode, we discuss topics regarding the importance of healthcare, family planning and education and how that can improve maternal and child health outcomes globally. Prof. Jacobsson is especially passionate about preterm birth and emphasizes the importance of equipping women and youth with interventions and other family planning information to build a support system for his patients. Prof. Jacobsson is an advocate for not only empowering the mothers and their children, but also firmly believes in the importance of involving all healthcare entities and stakeholders to track data and communicate those findings to the public.

SRI is bringing back it's DEI Forum sneak peak episodes! Co-hosted by SRI DEI Committee Chair Shathiyah Kulandavelu, PhD and DEI Committee Past-Chair Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, PhD, we speak with one of this year's panelists, Elizabeth Bonney, MD, MPH. Dr. Bonney is a Professor at the University of Vermont and is a pioneer in the reproductive health field and is an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion. She talks about her journey and primary research interests, provides advice to new investigators and talks about how to channel your passion into your work, collaborations and more.

To continue this conversation and learn more about this year's DEI Forum theme, "Addressing Health Equity Across Geographic and Reproductive Health Perspectives", please join us at the Annual Meeting for the DEI Forum on Friday, March 15th from 12:30-1:30pm. We look forward to seeing you at this exciting and informative session!

Host Panicos Shangaris, MSc(Dist) MRCOG PhD is joined by Dr. Sherman Silber, MD to discuss the recent publication, "In Vitro Maturation, In Vitro Oogenesis, and Ovarian Longevity". Dr. Silber and his team's study identifies a remarkable new approach to in vitro maturation “IVM” of oocytes from ovarian tissue, based on results with in vitro oogenesis from somatic cells.

Read the publication here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43032-023-01427-1

Tune into the 11th episode of our Reproductive Sciences Series, where host Panicos Shangaris interviews Laura Ormesher and Alice Dempsey about the CHERRY study. This research explores L-citrulline supplementation in pregnant women with chronic hypertension and its effects on maternal health. Discover key findings on blood pressure, vascular biomarkers, and more in this groundbreaking discussion.

Link to the article here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43032-023-01335-4

On this episode of the Reproductive Sciences podcast, Dr. Shangaris meets with Harvey J. Kliman, MD, PhD (Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale University School of Medicine) to discuss the recently published paper titled "Placental Pathology Findings in Unexplained Pregnancy Losses".

The article can be accessed here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43032-023-01344

On this episode of Reproductive Sciences, host Dr. Shangaris welcomes Elizabeth Levit, Bhuchitra Singh, Elisabeth Nylander and James H. Segars, authors of a recently published Endocrinology review titled "A Systematic Review of Autoimmune Oophoritis Therapies". You may find the full article here: https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s43032-023-01299-5?sharing_token=2_-AoIOAEIN88ESswVjS0_e4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY570ZuOwNTgEPwy7sKoZirFoOBajb5EIfpkMGTFw4vnCfQB4Kxlsj0xJqtPsCS_ObRwjSdzBPV2apulYkGgWBJoPKSqLiETYgcbFRSnSlj_1O7-eOECZHmhBntDDQLsOCg=

On today's episode,  members of SRI's DEI Committee talk with Dr. Kirsty Pringle, PhD. Dr. Pringle is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean with the School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She talks about her background, how she got involved with women's health research, and more specifically, how she came to study reproductive health outcomes in Indigenous and Aboriginal communities in Australia.  

To continue this conversation and learn more about various reproductive health inequities in Native populations, we encourage you to join us at the Annual Meeting for the DEI Forum on Friday, March 24th from 12:30-1:30pm. Dr. Pringle will be joined by four other panelists and will be facilitated by Dr. Genevieve Neal-Perry, SRI Vice President for Diversity and Structural Change and Robert A. Ross Distinguished Professor and Chair at the University of North Carolina, USA. 

A Reproductive Sciences podcast on "FKBP51 Contributes to Uterine Leiomyoma Pathogenesis by Inducing Cell Proliferation and Extracellular Matrix Deposition", with author Erika P. New, University of South Florida.

https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s43032-022-00921-2?sharing_token=VB6Xf-DS3MOqeGT7ceXaoPe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY5lkAzDKowmIXXnqXnpHvoEJ1iGHRKnHs2iZLpYR4f8NgJ_OgtJoKpfePLr666i4LjZnINyvaCRz0hPz4sIJzFLIE1Ag3KPh5JD7mwqIRsH2jvmiw7OXR_gIHRGJEeu10M%3D

Reproductive Sciences first podcast on" Mate Choice and the Persistence of Maternal Mortality", with author Rama S. Singh, PhD, McMaster University. https://www.springer.com/journal/43032