Instructor

Marie C. Meinsohn is a postdoctoral fellow in the Pepin Laboratory studying ovarian development, contraception, and ovarian cancer. Dr. Meinsohn holds two master’s degrees, one in Bioengineering and Life Science, and the other in Image Processing, Robotics and Biomedical Engineering, and holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences. Before joining the Pepin Laboratory, Dr. Meinsohn completed her PhD studies at the University of Montreal in the laboratory of Bruce D. Murphy, PhD where she studied the role of the orphan nuclear receptor Nr5a2 on the ovarian function with a focus on granulosa cell proliferation and ovarian reserve activation.

Project: Reversible Contraceptives that Block Primordial Follicles (Bill and Melinda Gates Grand Exploration Challenge)