Department of Physiology

Our research area is reproductive neuroendocrinology with a focus on the cellular and molecular mechanisms for hormone action in the hypothalamus and the neuronal circuitry involved in the control of prolactin release from the anterior pituitary gland.

Uterine and placental biology in mice and man.

We are interested in how forkhead transcription factors regulate pituitary gland development and function.

Dietary intervention for the prevention and treatment of ovarian cancer, in order to understand the role of oxidative stress and inflammation in hormonal carcinogenesis.

Role of gonadotropin hormones and receptors in reproductive physiology and pathophysiology

The role of neuronal circuits and networks in hippocampal function and dysfunction.