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CRSHE Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Dr. Teresa K. Woodruff
As a cosponsor of this event, The Bixby Center is excited to support UCLA Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education (CRSHE) Distinguished Speaker Series.
UCLA CRSHE Distinguished Speaker Series invites you to “Oncofertility: Bench to Bedside to Babies” presented by Teresa K. Woodruff.
National Medal of Science awardee and champion of women’s health research, Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D. will join us for a fascinating public conversation on her pioneering work at the intersection of oncology and fertility preservation.
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Seating is first come, first served and is not guaranteed.
About the speaker: Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D. is a leader in higher education and an internationally recognized biologist specializing in reproductive science. Woodruff is president emerita of Michigan State University (MSU) and MSU Research Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology as well as in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at MSU. In 2006, she coined the term “oncofertility” to describe the merging of two fields: oncology and fertility preservation. Working at the national level, Woodruff championed a new National Institutes of Health policy mandating the inclusion of both male and female biological variables in fundamental research. As a leading research scientist, teacher and mentor, Woodruff was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Joe Biden in 2025 and the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring by President Barack Obama in 2011.
Location: California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), UCLA Campus
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Time: 4:00 p.m. PT