Happy birthday to our fantastic research tech, Makenzie! 🥳🎂🎊

First group photo of the Amargant i Riera Lab! Feeling so fortunate to work alongside such talented individuals! #NewPI #CRepHS Washington University OBGYN

This is a work in progress - but it speaks volumes about where we are and what needs to happen to improve health for all of us. Hoping that this can change after the launch and $$$ from the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research The White House and Jill Biden

🚨 Job Alert for Postdoc!
We are looking for a passionate and motivated postdoc to join our team and work on the mechanism and functions of 🐄 embryo cell size regulation.

Check the image for more details on the position, the project, and how to apply. (1/2⬇️)

The Amargant-Riera Lab is at the SRI annual meeting. Come to visit our poster LB-F-18!

1. What’s activating the degradation machinery if it’s being regulated?
2. What’s the developmental outcome of the RUFY trim-away oocytes?
3. What happens if you overexpress RUFY in the oocytes?
4. What happens if you superovulate reproductively mature and or old females?

Farners Amargant Riera and I did a jc on this beautiful paper looking into how oocytes sequester aggregated proteins for later clearance. The study raises fascinating questions including:

I had a great time at KUMC today, fantastic discussions with faculty and trainees. Thank you for having me ☺️And thanks SRIInvestigations for supporting early career investigators 👩🏻‍🔬🔬Washington University OBGYN

First cell culture experiment in the Amargant Riera lab! Stay tuned for updates! 🔬🧫 Washington University OBGYN

Fantastic article from the one and only Ruth Lehmann on the importance of conducting and supporting curiosity-driven basic science
'Basic science is not just a foundation'
nature.com/articles/s4155…

Please RT - the new call for this summer is open training.vbc.ac.at/summer-school/! An initiative of our Summer School, the Talents-for-Future program offers a 3-month research internship in Vienna for highly motivated students - this year from Ghana, Costa Rica, & Peru. Apply by Jan 28

Looking for a PhD student, if you know anyone interested in uterine biology. Please RT.
careers.ssr.org/c/job.cfm?site…

SSR
SSR Trainees
#reprorocks

First poster presentation of the Amargant i Riera Lab! Excited about all the feedback we received and potential new collaborations. Great job by Sara Pietroforte - already presenting new data just a few weeks after joining the lab! Washington University OBGYN McKelvey Engineering @ WashU

Update... the experiment worked beautifully! 🥳🥳
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🥰

After 1.5 months, the Amargant i Riera lab is officially up and running! Wish us luck in our first experiment! 👩🏻‍🔬🔬🤞🏼Sara Pietroforte #CRepHS Washington University OBGYN

Are you a prospective MD or MD/PhD student looking for a PAID gap year research experience? Come see me and learn about the Kornfeld Postbac Program at Booth 316! If I’m not there, I just stepped away to judge posters, so I’ll be right back! #ABRCMS #WASHU #StLouis

We had an amazing dinner with all the #CRepHS faculty — it was filled with laughter, and inspiring ideas. Grateful to be part of such a talented and dynamic group! Washington University OBGYN 👩‍🔬

Welcome to the Amargant i Riera lab, Sara Pietroforte! Sara joins us from Italy! She earned her PhD in reproductive medicine with Rita Vassena and @fzambelli8 at Eugin. We can't wait to see all the exciting discoveries you will make! Washington University OBGYN