Research
As members of a prestigious research community at UW-Madison, it is our mission to foster a passion for obstetric and gynecological research through mentorship and training, as well as to educate future scientists and physicians in the integration of ideas through interdisciplinary and collaborative biomedical research.
Such a strong foundation incorporates every facet of the research process: from the laboratory bench where fundamental science is developed and conducted, to the doctors applying cutting-edge research and developed technology in the field.
As such, research conducted in a state-of-the-art clinical department are translated to real-world results and are instrumental in cultivating a higher quality of patient care for a healthy and bright future for all women, infants and children.
Ob-Gyn Research News
Department of Ob-Gyn mentees share research at 2026 UW–Madison Undergraduate Symposium
Undergraduate student researchers mentored by faculty in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn brought nine posters and three oral presentations to the 2026 UW–Madison Undergraduate Symposium on April 17, 2026.The annual Undergraduate Symposium showcases undergraduate creativity, achievement, research, service-learning and community-ba...
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Department of Ob-Gyn brings research, leadership to 2026 SGO Annual Meeting
The Society of Gynecologic Oncology hosted the 2026 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer April 10-13, 2026 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Faculty, fellows and residents in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn brought their research to the meeting. Just some of their exciting accomplishments: Poster session moderator: Biomarker Boulevard – Li...
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Kaljo co-authors article in Wisconsin Medical Journal
Kristina Kaljo, PhD, associate professor in the UW Dept. of Ob-Gyn, recently co-authored an article published in the Wisconsin Medical Journal. Co-authors from the Medical College of Wisconsin include Monet Lane, MD; Morgan Briggs, MD; Christine Pando, MD; Susan Duyar-Ayerdi, MD, MA; and Kathryn Dielentheis, MD. In “Perspecti...
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Aurora Swissdorf in Virumbrales-Muñoz Lab receives Sophomore Research Fellowship
Aurora Swissdorf, a first-year undergraduate student in the Virumbrales-Muñoz Lab, was awarded a University of Wisconsin–Madison Sophomore Research Fellowship! Swissdorf, who is double-majoring in biochemistry and mathematics, joined the Virumbrales-Muñoz Lab in the fall of 2025. The Sophomore Research Fellowship provides stu...
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Ong published in Proceedings of the 20th Machine Learning in Computational Biology meeting
Irene Ong, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, published a manuscript in the Proceedings of the 20th Machine Learning in Computational Biology meeting, co-authored with biomedical data science PhD student Tapanmitra Ravi. In the article "TCR-ECHO: Evolutionary Cross-attention with Physicochemica...
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To learn more about gynecologic cancer clinical trials at the UW Carbone Cancer Center, contact:
Claire Kostechka, ACRP-CP
Role title: Gyn Onc Clinical Research Program Manager
UW Carbone Cancer Center
Email: kostechka@wisc.edu Phone number: (608) 263-7282