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2 cells = 2 planets. 🪐 Dr. Ingrid Carvacho bridges the gap between the microscopic and the galactic in her award-winning image, "The first two planets of a complex universe." #BioArt #SpaceInCells #Reproduction
22.02.2026 17:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0"Santiago has 11 confocal microscopes... we had zero." 🔬 Dr. Ingrid Carvacho on the reality of doing high-level research in regional Chile and the fight for scientific equity. #EquityInScience #WomenInSTEM #GlobalScience
19.02.2026 15:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Last chance to register for the second session of our Trainee Journal Club! We are diving into a fascinating study on non-surgical sterilization—a potential game-changer for animal welfare and reproductive science.
Register https://ssr.org/events/upcoming-events/trainee-journal-club-series-session-2
How do you turn a rejected journal cover into an award-winning image? Flip it 180°. 🔄 Martin Estermann explains the "Urogenital Butterfly" and the science of chicken sex differentiation. #StemArt #SciComm #Biology
17.02.2026 00:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0FINAL CALL: 4 days until the deadline! Submit your research by Feb 16 to be considered for one of over 100 speaking slots. Whether your work is basic, clinical, or translational, we want to see it in Indianapolis this July!
Submit: Here:https://ssr.org/events/2026-annual-meeting/#CallforAbstracts
Final call for the Rising Stars in Reproduction webinar! 🧬
Join us on Feb 11th at 12:00 PM ET to hear from Cameron Schmidt and Zhiyuan Chen on the latest breakthroughs in reproductive biology.
Secure your spot: https://ssr.org/events/upcoming-events/rising-stars-reproduction-series021126/
The 2026 SSR Trainee Forum is now a live webinar, making it easier and more affordable for every trainee to join.
Secure your spot for February 11th and get the answers you need during our live Q&A!
👉 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ycbmvfrm
Proof that some of the best science starts with a great question.
Listen to the full episode 👉 https://ssr.org/ssr-resources/ssr-podcast/
#ReproBio #ZincSpark #ScienceDiscovery #ResearchLife #SSR
Who knew a walk on the beach could lead to a major discovery? Dr. Teresa Woodruff talks about how she challenged a colleague's focus on zinc and sperm with the simple question: "No, what about zinc and eggs?" And just like that, the groundbreaking work on the zinc spark began.
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The deadline for the SSR 2026 Annual Meeting abstract submissions is TWO WEEKS AWAY!
With over 100 talks being selected directly from submitted abstracts, this is your chance to present your research!
Start here: https://www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/login.asp?EventKey=HVALZSTN
This moment was the catalyst for her decades of advocacy, culminating in the groundbreaking NIH policy (SABV) that now requires all federally funded scientists to include and analyze both sexes in their preclinical studies.
Listen to the full episode 👉
The Question That Changed Basic Research: "What Happened to the Women?" 🗣 Dr. Teresa Woodruff recounts the simple, yet profound, question she asked early in her career.
#WomenInSTEM #SciencePolicy #HealthEquity #SSR #SABV
Watch this clip for a game-changing perspective on leading a lab.
Listen to the full episode 👉 https://ssr.org/ssr-resources/ssr-podcast/
#MentorMagic #ScienceLeadership #PostdocLife #SSR #AcademicLife
MENTORSHIP GOALS! Dr. Teresa Woodruff's radical lab policy? Trainees take everything with them: "Every problem, every grant, every reagent." It’s her secret to building confident, successful, independent PIs. It’s also a brilliant way to force yourself to invent something new!
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Join us March 6 @ 4 PM for the Roger V. Short Lecture w/ Dr/ David Pépin. We’re discussing AMH breakthroughs in contraception, oncofertility, and feline health.
Register: https://ssr.org/events/upcoming-events/roger-v-short-lecture-amh-in-follicles-fertility-and-felines/
Hear her key advice on choosing where you can do your most impactful work. Listen to the full episode 👉 https://ssr.org/ssr-resources/ssr-podcast/
#AcademicChatter #ScienceCareers #Biotech #ReproductiveBiology #SSR
💡 Academia vs. Industry: Which path is for you? Carl G. Hartman Award winner Dr. Teresa Woodruff (President Emerita, MSU) shares her unconventional journey from Genentech back to academia. Why? She wanted to ditch the linear path and follow the science—down the "rabbit hole."
28.01.2026 20:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Can gene therapy replace surgery? 🐈🔬 Join Philippe Godin & Savannah Speckhart for our 2nd Journal Club! We’re discussing AMH delivery for long-term sterilization in domestic cats. A game-changer for vet med!
Register: https://ssr.org/events/upcoming-events/trainee-journal-club-series-session-2/
Join us on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 12:00 PM ET for the first session of the 2026 Rising Stars Webinar, featuring speakers Cameron Schmidt and Zhiyuan Chen, moderated by Yu-Ying Chen.
27.01.2026 16:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Join our 1st Trainee Journal Club session!
Ryan Marquart discusses how Serum Response Factor prevents inflammatory fibrosis in the endometrium.
Stay ahead of the latest in reproductive science. 🧬:https://ssr.org/events/upcoming-events/trainee-journal-club-series-session-1/
How does a cell "broadcast" a signal? 📣 It’s called a Trigger Wave. Whether it’s an action potential, a forest fire, or a joke going viral on the internet, the physics is the same. Dr. Jim Ferrell explains. 🌊
Listen here 👉 https://ssr.org/ssr-resources/ssr-podcast/
#Physics #Biology #Science
The deadline for the SSR 2026 Annual Meeting abstract submissions is approaching!
With over 100 talks being selected directly from submitted abstracts, this is your chance to present your research in Indianapolis!
Start here: https://www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/login.asp?EventKey=HVALZSTN
Biology isn't "mushy." 💡 Dr. Jim Ferrell explains why cell signaling acts like a wall switch: you're either OFF or ON, with no stopping in the middle. Here is how nature arranges "mushy" molecules into digital decisions. 🧬
Listen here 👉 https://ssr.org/ssr-resources/ssr-podcast/
If you put a cell in a blender, does it stay broken? ❌ Not exactly. Dr. Jim Ferrell discusses how frog egg extracts turn "homogenized garbage" back into organized, dividing cells in minutes. Life is programmed to build itself.
Listen here 👉 https://ssr.org/ssr-resources/ssr-podcast/
The deadline for the SSR 2026 Annual Meeting abstract submissions is approaching!
With over 100 talks being selected directly from submitted abstracts, this is your chance to present your research in Indianapolis!
Start here: https://www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/login.asp?EventKey=HVALZSTN
2 WEEKS TO GO! 🚨
Don't miss your chance to serve as an Abstract Reviewer for #SSR2026. We need our Regular and Emeritus members to help ensure the highest quality content for our upcoming meeting.
✅ Sign up by Jan 15th: https://form.jotform.com/253173153459055
The Society for the Study of Reproduction is launching a new Trainee Journal Club Webinar series. It’s an informal, trainee-led space to talk about new research and the "behind the scenes" of publishing.
🗓️ Jan 29, 2026 ⏰ 12:00 PM ET https://ssr.org/webinars/trainee-journal-club-webinar-series-1/
