Center for Research in Reproduction
Fellowship and Postdoctoral Training Program

The University of Virginia has developed an exceptionally strong environment for advanced training in the reproductive sciences. NIH-funded training positions are available for MD and PhD scientists who are interested in applying molecular, cellular, or physiological approaches to study reproductive processes in experimental models or man.

To be considered for the program, trainees must be U.S. citizens or hold a visa for permanent residence. Candidates must have fulfilled the requirements for either a PhD degree or a residency program leading to broad eligibility in a medical or surgical specialty at the time of appointment.

Fellows will be expected to participate in the academic programs of a basic science or clinical department within the Medical Center and to submit an application for an individual training appointment.

Applications may be submitted at any time and a complete application will contain the following:

 

  • a current curriculum vitae
  • reprints of no more than three representative publications
  • three letters of reference
  • transcripts
  • GRE scores
  • a short statement specifying interest in training with one or more of the Center's faculty preceptors

Center for Research in Reproduction
Training Program Faculty Preceptors

Program Director: John C. Marshall, MD, PhD

  

David L. Brautigan, MD
db8g@virginia.edu
Director, Center for Cell Signaling; Professor, Microbiology                                      Protein Ser/Thr Phosphatases in Cell Signaling and Cell Cycle

Alan C. Dalkin, MD
acd6v@virginia.edu
Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease; Disorders of Calcium and Vitamin D Metabolism

William S. Evans, MD
wse2p@virginia.edu
Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Reproductive Endocrinology; Biomathematical Modeling of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis

John C. Herr, PhD
jch7k@virginia.edu
Director, Center for Research in Contraceptive & Reproductive Health                       Professor, Cell Biology
Cancer-Testis Antigens in Lung, Head and Neck, and Melanoma Tumors; Pre-Positioning of  RNAs and RNA Binding Proteins in the Mammalian Oocyte and Early Embryo; Autoimmunity to Sperm Antigens Following Vasectomy.

Barry T. Hinton, PhD
bth7c@virginia.edu
Professor, Cell Biology
Cell and Molecular Biology of Epididymal Function

Deborah A. Lannigan, PhD 
dal5f@Virginia.edu
Associate Professor, Microbiology
Kinases, Drugs and Mammary Gland Development 

Jeffrey J. Lysiak, PhD                                                                            jl6n@Virginia.EDU                                                                                                  Assistant Professor, Urology                                                                             Mammalian Spermatogenesis; Erectile Dysfunction

Ian Macara, PhD
igm9c@virginia.edu
Professor, Microbiology
Mechanisms of Cell Polarity Establishment and Nuclear Transport, Mammary Gland Development

John C. Marshall, MD, PhD
jcm9h@virginia.edu
Director, Center for Research in Reproduction                                                          Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Regulation of Pituitary Gene Expression, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Christopher R. McCartney, MD                                                         cm2hq@Virginia.EDU                                                                                           Assistant Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Understanding the Causes of Abnormal Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Pulses and Abnormal Gonadotropin Secretion in Adolescent and Adult PCOS

Michael Menaker, PhD
mm7e@virginia.edu
Professor, Biology
Behavioral and Physiological Analysis of Vertebrate Circadian Rhythms

Suzanne Moenter, PhD
smm4n@virginia.edu
Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Understanding How the Central Nervous System Controls Fertility through Study of Gonodotropin-releasing Hormone Neurons

Bryce Paschal, PhD
bmp2h@virginia.edu
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Nuclear Transport, Signaling

Kodi S. Ravichandran, PhD                                                                 kr4h@Virginia.EDU,                                                                                              Professor, Microbiology                                                                                          Intracellular Signaling in Lymphocytes and Phagocytes

Prabhakara P. Reddi, PhD
ppr5s@virginia.edu
Associate Professor, Pathology
Transcriptional Regulation of Mammalian Spermatogenesis

Emilie F. Rissman, PhD
efr2f@virginia.edu
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Steroid Receptor and Epigenetic Interactions Affecting Behavior

Richard J. Santen, MD
rjs5y@virginia.edu
Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Expression of Aromatase and Role of Estrogen in the Breast

Margaret A. Shupnik, PhD
mas3x@virginia.edu
Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Hypothalamic Peptide and Steroid Regulation of Pituitary Gene Transcription; Estrogen Action in Neuroendocrine and Reproductive Tissues; Estrogen Action in Breast Cancer

P. Todd Stukenberg, PhD                                                                                    pts7h@virginia.edu                                                                                                Associate Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics                                         Tolerance and Autoimmunity; Mechanisms of Prevention and Induction of Autoimmune Diseases of Clinical Relevance

Kenneth S.K. Tung, MD
kst7k@virginia.edu
Professor, Pathology and Microbiology                                                                 Mechanisms of Tolerance and Autoimmunity to Gonad-Specific Antigens

David Wotton, PhD
dw2p@virginia.edu
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Regulation of Gene Expression and Development by Transcriptional Repressors

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