Female Repro AWG | 2026 Monthly Meetings

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Dear @FemaleReproAWG members,

We hope you’re having a great start to the new year! This Wednesday (January 28th, 3pm EST) will be our first meeting of 2026, and we’re very excited to kick things off with new projects and ideas for the year ahead.

Dr Begum Mathyk (@abegum, Female Repro AWG Lead) will be integrating educational talks into our monthly calls, so please join us in January to learn about the human menstrual cycle, hormone synthesis, and egg development.

We are also very happy to welcome Yasmin Azizbayli (@yaziz) from the University of Nottingham to present her project titled “Effects of Space Travel on Reproductive Health: Current Knowledge and Missing Gaps”

Talk Summary: “I will present recent findings and key reference papers that summarize what they currently know and what remains to be discovered. I will also discuss the DOHaD theory regarding the impact of environmental toxins on reproductive health and how these effects can span generations, linking this to spaceflight, radiation exposure, and other potential factors with similar consequences. Finally, I will outline the major gaps in the field and discuss potential approaches to address them.”

Research Summary/Interest: “My research interests focus on the impact of environmental exposures, including the space exposome, on reproductive health and development, with particular emphasis on intergenerational effects and the mechanisms underlying altered gonadal function. I am interested in characterising immune cell populations in adult and fetal mouse gonads and understanding shifts in immune cell proportions following exposure to the space exposome. I hold a BSc in Biomedical Science with a focus on developmental biology and a Master’s in Clinical Embryology from the University of Oxford, and I am currently pursuing a PhD in Reproductive Immunology at the University of Nottingham.”

If you are a new @FemaleReproAWG member and would like to introduce yourself to the group, please email Begum (abegum@usf.edu) a one-slide summary :blush:

We look forward to seeing you all again very soon!

@abegum @apguevaracerdan @seeratmaqsood

:glowing_star: click here to join the meeting :glowing_star:

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Dear @FemaleReproAWG members,

Just a quick reminder that our own February meeting is cancelled, as Kevin O’Leary from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine will be presenting his findings as part of a collaborative effort between @AnimalAWG and @FemaleReproAWG members on spaceflight- and radiation-induced changes in murine adrenal gland gene expression.

This will take place at today’s @AnimalAWG monthly meeting (February 25th, 12pm EST).

Please see the @AnimalAWG calendar for further details.

We hope to see you there, and we’ll return to our regular meeting schedule in March (Endometriosis Awareness Month) :blush:

If you are a new @FemaleReproAWG member and would like to introduce yourself to the group in March, please email Begum (abegum@usf.edu) a one-slide summary.

All our best,

@abegum @apguevaracerdan @seeratmaqsood

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Dear @FemaleReproAWG members,

Here’s your friendly reminder for our March meeting happening today at 3pm EST.

We’ll be focusing our discussion on Endometriosis in honour of Endometriosis Awareness Month (EndoMarch) :yellow_heart:

We look forward to seeing you in just under three hours :woman_astronaut:

@abegum @apguevaracerdan @seeratmaqsood

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Hello all @FemaleReproAWG,

I’ll not be able to join the meeting today.

Here’s the link to our AOP 620 project.

We have completed the data extraction and are awaiting review by the SMEs before moving on with the next steps.

@vinita.chauhan @abegum

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Indeed @FemaleReproAWG im also sorry I was unable to join today!

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Dear @FemaleReproAWG members,

This is a friendly reminder for our April meeting, scheduled for 22 April 2026 at 3:00 PM EST.

The session will focus on Characterizing, Validating, and Developing 3D scaffolds for IVF technologies by Seerat Maqsood

Please note that our May meeting will be cancelled due to Dr. Mathyk’s conference travel.

We look forward to seeing you all on 22 April 2026.

Best regards,
@abegum @seeratmaqsood @apguevaracerdan

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Awesome @seeratmaqsood – see you there :slight_smile:

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In recognition of National Infertility Awareness Week, Dr. Mathyk will present key insights on infertility highlighting that 1 in 6 people worldwide are affected, and raising awareness on this important reproductive health issue.

See you later today!

@FemaleReproAWG

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