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.

To better understand the molecular basis of depression and antidepressants.

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.

Uterine biology and Cancer biology.

Our laboratory investigates the role of transcription factors and their upstream and downstream regulatory networks in relation to fertility using both male and female gonad models, placenta, and stem cells.

Role of gonadotropin hormones and receptors in reproductive physiology and pathophysiology

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

Role of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal track in the regulation of diabetes and obesity.