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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Endocrinology Publications

Below are recent publications by faculty members in the Division of Endocrinology in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
  1. Kubo H, McCauley CJ, Zelinski MB, Laronda MM  Establishing the baseline: understanding follicle activation morphometrics in multiple mammalian species.  Biol Reprod  2025 Mar 23;. pii:ioaf059
  2. Aekka A, Arva NC, Ren HZ, Raval M, Rastatter J, Finkelstein S, Timmaraju VA, Josefson JL  Multiplatform Molecular Testing as an Adjunct to Fine Needle Aspiration in the Evaluation of Pediatric Thyroid Nodules.  J Clin Endocrinol Metab  2025 Mar 04;. pii:dgaf110
  3. Josefson JL, Kuang A, Allard C, Bianco ME, Lowe W, Scholtens DM, Bouchard L, Hivert MF  Newborn adiposity is associated with cord blood DNA methylation at IGF1R and KLF7.  Obesity (Silver Spring)  2024 Oct;32(10):1923-1933. doi:10.1002/oby.24109
  4. Gadek LM, Joswiak C, Laronda MM  Thawing fertility: a view of ovarian tissue cryopreservation processes and review of ovarian transplant research.  Fertil Steril  2024 Oct;122(4):574-585. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2024.07.005
  5. McDowell HB, Henning NF, Laronda MM  Heterogeneity of ovarian matrisome hydrogels elucidates factors that may influence follicle growth in vitro.  Reproduction  2024 Sep 01;168(3). pii:e240135
  6. McElhinney KL, Rowell EE, Laronda MM  Encapsulation of Bovine Primordial Follicles in Rigid Alginate Does Not Affect Growth Dynamics.  Bioengineering (Basel)  2024 Jul 19;11(7). pii:734
  7. McElhinney KL, Kennedy T, Rowell EE, Laronda MM  A dozen years of ovarian tissue cryopreservation at a pediatric hospital: tracking program and patient metrics while adapting to increasing needs.  F S Rep  2024 Jun;5(2):197-204. doi:10.1016/j.xfre.2024.02.009
  8. McDowell HB, McElhinney KL, Tsui EL, Laronda MM  Generation of Tailored Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels for the Study of In Vitro Folliculogenesis in Response to Matrisome-Dependent Biochemical Cues.  Bioengineering (Basel)  2024 May 25;11(6). pii:543
  9. Tsui EL, McDowell HB, Laronda MM  Restoring Ovarian Fertility and Hormone Function: Recent Advancements, Ongoing Efforts and Future Applications.  J Endocr Soc  2024 Apr 06;8(6):bvae073. pii:bvae073
  10. DeLacey S, Gurra M, Arzu J, Lowe LP, Lowe WL, Scholtens DM, Josefson JL  Leptin and adiposity measures from birth to later childhood: Findings from the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Follow-Up Study.  Pediatr Obes  2024 Feb;19(2):e13087. doi:10.1111/ijpo.13087
  11. Chen-Patterson A, Bernier A, Burgert T, Davis V, Khan T, Geller D, Paprocki E, Shah R, Witchel SF, Pereira-Eshraghi C  et al.  Distinct Reproductive Phenotypes Segregate With Differences in Body Weight in Adolescent Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.  J Endocr Soc  2024 Jan 05;8(2):bvad169. pii:bvad169
  12. Josefson JL  It's All About Fat, Baby: Is Infant Adiposity Associated With Later Adverse Metabolic Health?  Diabetes Care  2024 Jan 01;47(1):44-46. doi:10.2337/dci23-0058
  13. Prager AJ, Henning N, Burns L, Ramaprasad A, Basti S, Laronda MM  Utilizing 3D Printing Technology to Create Prosthetic Irises: Proof of Concept and Workflow.  Bioengineering (Basel)  2023 Nov 06;10(11). pii:1287
  14. Siebert AL, Schwartz GB, Kubo H, Laronda MM  Induced pluripotent stem cell line generated from a patient with differences in sex development (DSD) and multiple genetic variants including a large deletion in NR5A1.  Stem Cell Res  2023 Sep;71:103154. doi:10.1016/j.scr.2023.103154
  15. Abdallah AS, Arva NC, Finlayson CA, Melin-Aldana H, Papadakis JL, Rowell EE, Weisman AG, Whitehead J, Yerkes EB, Yuodsnukis BT  et al.  Workflow for Management of Gonadal Neoplasm in 2 Patients with Differences of Sex Development Enrolled in an Experimental Gonadal Tissue Cryopreservation Protocol.  Urology  2023 Aug;178:125-132. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2023.04.027
  16. Tsui EL, Harris CJ, Rowell EE, Laronda MM  Human ovarian gross morphology and subanatomy across puberty: insights from tissue donated during fertility preservation.  F S Rep  2023 Jun;4(2):196-205. doi:10.1016/j.xfre.2023.02.008
  17. Marx JS, Pagadala M, Carney J, Gerlach E, Swiatek P, Zabinsky JA, Sarwark J, Brickman WJ, Habiby RL  Scoliosis and Kyphosis Prevalence in Turner Syndrome: A Retrospective Review at a Pediatric Tertiary Care Medical Center.  J Pediatr Orthop  ;43(5):299-302. doi:10.1097/BPO.0000000000002367
  18. Siebert AL, Gomez-Lobo V, Johnson EK, Nahata L, Orwig KE, Pyle LC, Witchel SF, Finlayson C, Laronda MM  Differences in gonadal tissue cryopreservation practices for differences of sex development across regions in the United States.  Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)  2022;13:990359. pii:990359
  19. Tsui EL, O'Neill KE, LeDuc RD, Shikanov A, Gomez-Lobo V, Laronda MM  Creating a common language for the subanatomy of the ovary.  Biol Reprod  2023 Jan 14;108(1):1-4. doi:10.1093/biolre/ioac199
  20. Laronda MM  Factors within the Developing Embryo and Ovarian Microenvironment That Influence Primordial Germ Cell Fate.  Sex Dev  2023;17(2-3):134-144. doi:10.1159/000528209

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