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We are a reproductive toxicology lab investigating how environmental chemicals impact the placenta and ovary. Through developmental and reproductive toxicology (DART) studies, we use cutting-edge approaches—including in vitro models, 3D microfluidic platforms, and high-resolution imaging—to uncover how chemical exposures disrupt reproductive function. Our work provides critical insights into mechanisms of toxicity, advancing our understanding of environmental risks to fertility and pregnancy.
Dr. Almudena Veiga-Lopez, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Director, UIC Reproductive and Development Research Program
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Former Lab Members
Former Lab Members
Dr. Zinat Sharmin
Postdoctoral Fellow (2023-2024)
Dr. Elvis Ticiani
Postdoctoral Fellow (2019-2023)
Awards:
- 2023 Sheldon D. Murphy Postdoctoral Endowment Award, Mechanisms Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology
- 2023 Midwest Regional Chapter Postdoctoral Travel Award, Society of Toxicology.
- 2023 Postdoctoral Travel Award, College of Medicine, UIC
- 2020 & 2021 Finalist, Mechanisms SS Gabriel L. Plaa Education Award, Society of Toxicology.
Positions: Postdoctoral Representative, Out Toxicologists and Allies Society of Toxicology
Current Position: Study Director of Toxicology, Frontage Labs
Former Lab Members
Dr. Yong Pu
Assistant Research Professor (2021-2023); Postdoctoral Fellow (2006-2020)
Awards:
- 2020 Second Price, AACT and InnoStar Best Abstract Awards, Society of Toxicology.
- 2018 Poster Award, Michigan Society of Toxicology
Current Position: Study Director of Toxicology, Frontage Labs
Dr. Jeremy Gingrich
Graduate Student, Pharmacology and Toxicology Program, Michigan State University (2017 – 2020)
Awards:
- 2020 Travel Award, Society of Toxicology
- 2019 Food Safety Specialty Section Frank Lu Graduate Student of the Year Award, Society of Toxicology
- 2019 Best Poster Award, Annual Research Day, Reproductive Sciences & Developmental Program, MSU
- 2018-2019 T32 NICHD Fellowship
- 2018 Travel Award, Future Tox IV Annual Meeting
Current position: Toxicologist, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food Drug Administration
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