UTERINE REGENERATION AND
MENSTRUAL HEALTH
The mission of our laboratory is to improve uterine health through understanding uterine degeneration and regeneration. Our major focus is menstruation, which has been severely understudied despite affecting roughly half of the world's population for about 40 years of their lives. As a result of this research gap, hundreds of millions of people worldwide are unable to adequately treat their endometriosis, heavy menstrual bleeding, and menstrual pain.
We work primarily in rodent models and recently developed the first transgenic mouse models that recapitulate human menstruation. We currently have 4 major research avenues:
1) Mechanisms underlying normal menstruation
2) Intersection of menstruation and disease
3) Uterine degeneration and regeneration beyond menstruation
4) Communication between the uterus and the rest of the body
JOIN US!
We are excited to help support you in doing cool science, learning new things, and defining and achieving your professional goals.
Harvard undergraduate students
Please email Kara your CV and a short description of your research interests.
Graduate students
Students interested in graduate training in the lab must first be accepted to one of the Harvard Integrated Life Sciences graduate programs. These programs do not require a faculty sponsor to apply. Once students start in the program, they perform rotations in a variety of different labs. If you are a current Harvard graduate student interested in a rotation, please email Kara.
Postdocs
Please email Kara your CV, a short description of your research interests, and contact information for 3 references.
Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information, military service, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or other protected status.
FUNDING
We are grateful to our funders for their support
