Associate Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dr. Francesca E. Duncan earned her doctorate in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania and completed post-doctoral fellowships in reproductive science and medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and at Northwestern University. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University where she holds the Thomas J. Watkins Memorial Professorship in Reproductive Science. She also co-directs the Center for Reproductive Science. She is also an Associate Professor in Residence at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in the Center for Reproductive Longevity and Equality. Dr. Duncan leads a research program focused on understanding the cellular mechanisms of how aging impacts reproductive potential at the levels of the gamete and ovary. As the Principal Investigator of the Ovarian Contraceptive Discovery Initiative, Dr. Duncan has expanded her research to encompass modulating reproductive capacity through identification of novel ovarian targets for non-hormonal contraception. She has co-authored >100 manuscripts in the area of reproductive biology, and her work has been highlighted on BBC radio, in Discover Magazine, Marie Claire Magazine, CNN Health, and the Wall Street Journal. Dr. Duncan is currently the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Molecular Human Reproduction, serves on the Board of Directors for the Society for the Study of Reproduction, and is on the Council for the Histochemical Society. Dr. Duncan is passionate about education, and she is a faculty member in prestigious programs such as Frontiers in Reproduction and Biology of Aging. She also directs the Master of Science in Reproductive Science and Medicine program at Northwestern. Dr. Duncan is the recipient of a 2017 United States Fulbright Award and the 2019 Virendra B. Mahesh New Investigator Award from the Society for the Study of Reproduction.
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Friday, November 10, 2023
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
3 - Modulating and Measuring the Ovarian Microenvironment to Improve Female Health-Span
Friday, November 10, 2023
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET