Education

PhD in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology. Research Center for Medical Genetics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 1994. 

Master of Science. Major: Biology of Reproduction from Timiriasev Academy, Moscow, Russia, 1987

Biography

Shoukhrat Mitalipov is a Director of the OHSU Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy. He is also a Senior Scientist in the Division of Reproductive & Developmental Sciences of Oregon National Primate Research Center. After receiving PhD degree, he came to Utah State University in 1995 to conduct his postdoctoral training in reprogramming to totipotency by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Dr. Mitalipov moved to OHSU in 1998.

Education

M.D. University of Toronto, 1989

• Residency:

Obstetrics and gynecology, University of Toronto, Canada, 1994

• Fellowship:

Reproductive endocrinology and infertility, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 1997

• Certification:

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Fellow, 1994 American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Diplomate, 1998

American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Diplomate, 2000

Biography

Dr. Amato specializes in the science of caring for patients with infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome, and menopausal issues. Her research interests include stem cells, metabolic-endocrine interactions, and environmental impacts on reproductive health. Dr. Amato finds her work intellectually stimulating and highly rewarding. The science of reproduction and connecting with individuals and families are what inspired her to pursue a career in reproductive endocrinology and infertility.

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Dr. Amato loves the Pacific Northwest and says that OHSU is a great fit for her. In addition to outdoor sports, reading, independent music and film, and ethnic food, Dr. Amato enjoys spending time with her partner and their two dogs.

Education

M.D. Emory University, 1980 M.P.H. University of Washington, 1997

• Residency:

Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health &Science University, 1988

• Certification:

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Biography

Dr. Jensen specializes in obstetrics and gynecology and has a special interest in contraception, menopause and vulvar disease. Currently, his research focuses on contraception. Dr. Jensen believes that knowledge is the key to cure.

A Northwest native, Dr. Jensen completed medical school in Atlanta, did his internship in California and returned to Portland for a residency at OHSU. Before accepting a faculty position at OHSU in 1992, Dr. Jensen served in the medical corps of the United States Navy. In his leisure time, Dr. Jensen enjoys birding, running, camping, biking and hiking with his family.

PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH PHILOSOPHY

"I believe in helping patients experience pregnancies that are wanted and planned."

Education

• A.B., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Dartmouth College, 1999
• M.Sc., Epidemiology, Stanford School of Medicine, 2000
• Ph.D., Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, 2007
• Postdoctoral fellow, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK, 2007-2010

Biography

Don Conrad, Ph.D. is the chief of the Division of Genetics at the Primate Center. He is a broadly trained human geneticist with over 15 years of experience in developing statistical and experimental methods for genome analysis. He obtained a Ph.D. in Human Genetics from the University of Chicago and then did his post-doctoral training at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK. Before joining OHSU, Dr. Conrad was faculty at Washington University in St. Louis where he ran his own research group in the Department of Genetics.

A major emphasis of his current research includes defining the origins of mutation and the distribution of mutation frequencies that impact gametogenesis, fertilization, and pregnancy. He has a specific interest in testis biology and has done work on a) developing methods for multiplex in vivo functional characterization of genes in testicular germ cells using shRNA and CRISPR b) purifying testicular cell populations c) mapping functional elements of germ cells genomes d) characterizing testis pathology using single cell RNA sequencing e) investigating the role of the immune system in regulation of spermatogenesis.

Education

• Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from Yale University, 2006
• M.S./M. Phil in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from Yale University, 2003
• B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Santa Barbara, 1997

Biography

Dr. Chavez is an Associate Professor and the Interim Chief of the Division of Reproductive & Developmental Sciences at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. She is also an Associate Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Molecular & Medical Genetics at OHSU School of Medicine. Dr. Chavez completed her postdoctoral training at the University of California, San Francisco and Stanford University before joining the faculty at OHSU in 2013. In her spare time, Dr. Chavez enjoys running, hiking, gardening and exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her family.

Education

• B.Sc. (Hons.) in Human Genetics, GNDU, Amritsar, India, 2002
• M.Sc. (Hons.) in Human Genetics, GNDU, Amritsar, India, 2004
• Ph.D. in Regulatory Biology from Cleveland State University & Cleveland Clinic, USA, 2014
• Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA, 2015-2022

Biography

Jasvinder Ahuja, Ph.D. is a research assistant professor at the Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy, OHSU. He is a molecular geneticist investigating the biochemistry of DNA double strand break (DSB) repair. His career goal is to identify and functionally characterize every DSB repair gene/transcript in the human genome. This is critical for understanding the basis of genome integrity maintenance during cell proliferation (growth, differentiation and cancer), species propagation (fertility), and regulation of senescence (ageing).

Jasvinder obtained his Ph.D. in Regulatory Biology from a joint program offered by Cleveland State University and the Cleveland Clinic, where he discovered that the proteasome is recruited to meiotic chromosomes and is required for pairing of homologous chromosomes and repair of programmed DSBs by homologous recombination (Ahuja et al., Science, 2017). His research as post-doctoral fellow at National Cancer Institute challenged many aspects of the textbook model for homologous recombination during meiosis and resulted in proposal of a new model which is compatible with current data– the disassembly, migration, annealing model for meiotic recombination (Ahuja, et al. Molecular Cell, 2021).