Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Program

Joan Jorgensen

Position title: Professor, Comparative Biosciences

Email: jsjorgensen@wisc.edu

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Education

B.S. 1988 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
D.V.M. 1993 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Ph.D. 2001 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Postdoctoral Position: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Joan Jorgensen. Associate Professor, Comparative Biosciences. Gonad formation.

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Research Focus

The Jorgensen lab uses cell and molecular biology tools to identify genes that are sexually dimorphic during sex differentiation, characterize their functional significance, and finally, understand how they are regulated.  Currently, we are focusing on two genes: steroidogenic factor 1 (Sf1) and Iroquois homeobox factor 3 (Irx3).

Program Activities

  • Joined ERP Program: 2008
  • Teaching
    • OBS&GYN 710 – Reproductive Endocrine Physiology
  • ERP T32 Faculty Trainer
  • ERP Program Student Affairs Committee Member

Trainees

Current ERP students

  • Elise Barteld (PhD in progress)
  • Alaina Houghton-Chamberlain (PhD in progress)
  • Cora Thompson (PhD in progress)

Past ERP students

  • Ryan M Brown, MS
  • Anqi Fu, PhD
  • Samantha Lewis, PhD