Calling all WinRS 🚨 The International Society for Stem Cell Research has launched a survey as part of their training and workforce development initiative. They are interested in all perspectives, including women and trainees. Check out the link below and respond by July 31st!

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I am working with @stemcellnetwork.ca & @isscr.org to understand the needs of trainees & employers in regenerative medicine. We are seeking input through a brief survey: lnkd.in/eFdbYQrr Help inform future training and workforce development by completing the survey and sharing it with your networks!

Last chance to reconnect and spark new innovations? 🔬 The 59th Annual SSR Meeting is heading to Indianapolis, IN, this July 19–22! Stay in the heart of the action and support SSR by booking the host hotel. See you in Indy! 👋 https://ssr.org/events/2026-annual-meeting/ #SSR2026

Exciting coverage of our recent publication, "The post-reproductive ovary shifts from a reproductive to an immune-like organ." Congratulations to Dr. Aubrey Converse and team! www.science.org/content/arti...

After menopause, ovaries may transform into organs with immune powers

Mouse and human data suggest ovaries develop a new function after reproductive duties end

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SSR mourns the passing of Past President Susan Stevens Suarez, PhD (2012–2013), Professor Emeritus at Cornell. Recognized worldwide for pioneering sperm research, she will be remembered for her deep commitment to mentorship and service. We extend our condolences to her family and colleagues.

🎉Trainee Affairs Committee x WinRS Collab Alert 🎉 #womeninstem #reprorocks

Trainees: Want the inside scoop on navigating the academic publishing journey? 📄✨ Join us for Session #6 of the Trainee Journal Club featuring Dr. Blanche Capel (James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology @DukeU)! 🔗 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/jydh32dv

We are proud to highlight our own Dr. Sarah Robertson from @adelaideuni for our April Pub of the Month!! 🎉Full text here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41850558/ Cheers to moving the field forward 🔬✨ #WinRS #WomenInReproductiveSciences

🚨 FINAL CALL: Deadline TOMORROW! 🚨 Early-career researchers, get your seed funding applications in by May 29th. Don't miss this chance for preliminary data funding! 🧬🌍 🔗 Apply in comments

Pub of the Month! 💜📰 We’re excited to spotlight new research, recently published in Environment International, by Katie Land (WinRS Trainee Chair) and her fellow Hannon Lab members at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, in collaboration with their IVF clinic partners! 🔬✨

From saving feline fertility to revolutionizing human contraception, AMH is the molecule to watch. 1 week until our webinar with 2025 Medalist David Pépin! Learn how supraphysiological AMH is changing the game in ovarian biology. March 6 | 4:00 PM | 🔗: https://tinyurl.com/39zevmjn

Pub of the Month! 💜📰 This research by Dr. Jenna Schmidt and Dr. Lynda Harris demonstrates innovative work on nanoparticles for placenta-specific drug delivery in pregnant nonhuman primates 🔬✨ #PubOfTheMonth #WinRS #ReproRocks #WomenInSTEM #MaternalHealth #Placenta#Science @lyndakharris.bsky.social

Astronomer Alice Grace Cook was born 149 years ago today. She was one of the first women admitted to the Royal Astronomical Society, and in World War I, she headed, with Fiammetta Wilson, the Meteor Section of the British Astronomical Association. #AstroSky #HistSci #WomenInSTEM #BookSky 🔭

Pub of the Month! 💜📰 Kicking off January 2026 by celebrating outstanding research in Science Advances, featuring Dr. Yu-Ying Chen’s recent publication from Dr. Humphry Yao’s group at NIEHS. Cheers to discovery! 🔬✨ #WinRS #WomenInReproductiveSciences

Happy New Year! 🎉🪩🗓️ Here’s to another year of connection, mentorship, and success within our WinRS community. We are so grateful for this inspiring group and we’re excited for all that’s ahead in the new year! 💜💫

From us, to you! 💌❄️

Pub of the Month!💜 We’re excited to continue celebrating Dr. Kaitlyn Webster, a 2025 FWIS Fellowship Awardee, by spotlighting her May publication! Cheers to research that expands what we know and inspires what’s next. 🔬💫 #WinRS #WomenInReproductiveSciences #ReproRocks #WomenInSTEM #Research #SSR

Pubs of the Month! 📄💜 One of our features this month: “Flavored e-cigarettes modulate embryo development, fetal growth, and potentiate early fetal demise without nicotine” from the Dr. Margeaux Marbrey Laboratory at Duke University! Celebrating the researchers moving science forward. 🔬🥼✨

Pubs of the Month! 📄💜 One of our features this month: “Circular RNAs accumulate in aging human placental tissue and in stillbirth, leading to DNA damage and cellular senescence” from the Dr. Claire Roberts Laboratory at Flinders University Celebrating the researchers moving science forward. 🔬🥼✨

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Huge congratulations to 2025 FWIS Fellow, Dr. Kaitlyn Webster! 💫🔬 Truly an incredible example of what it looks like to lead, innovate, and inspire in STEM. 💜🥼🧬 Learn more here: linktr.ee/winrs_ssr #loréal #fwis #loréalforwomeninscience #womeninSTEM #WinRS #SSR #reprorocks

Want to be featured on our page?! 🌟 Share your accomplishments, announcements, and opportunities with us! Submit your post request using the link in our bio. Let’s celebrate and uplift our WinRS community together! 💜🙌 #reprorocks @ssrepro.bsky.social

Happening NEXT WEEK! Don't miss this deep dive into reproductive aging. Dr. Chung shows how spatial transcriptomics maps age-related changes in ovarian tissue dynamics & cell communication. Register ASAP: https://ssr.org/events/upcoming-events/

Here’s to unraveling the mysteries of reproduction one (spooky) experiment at a time! 👻🧪

Pub of the Month! 📄💜 This month’s feature: “Comparative analysis of human and mouse ovaries across age” from the Laird Laboratory @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social Celebrating the research (and researchers!) moving science forward. 🔬🥼✨ #ReproRocks #WinRS #NewPublication #Research #SSR #Science

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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...

🚨ONE MONTH AWAY🚨 #womeninstem #reprorocks @ssrepro.bsky.social

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...

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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Wishing a happy 69th birthday to astronaut, doctor, and businesswoman Mae Jemison, whose mission on STS-47 in 1992 made her the first Black woman in space, and who has since founded educational and innovation initiatives to balance out world access to technology. tinyurl.com/mw73da2b #WomenInSTEM

The Concerns of the Earth, and Above: Mae Jemison’s Life in Medicine and Space Travel.

There is a bit of political wisdom we have lived with for half a century now, which says that spending money on space travel, while social problems still exist upon the Earth, is wasteful at best and ...

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What an amazing week in Washington D.C. celebrating the reproductive sciences! Huge thanks to @DrKellyDiggs for providing us with tools for our mentees. Check out her bio if you are in need of mentoring guidance 🙌👏 #womeninstem #reprorocks