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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2017 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2017 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 2017 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Teresa K. Woodruff is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has an extensive research record predominantly in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Reproductive Medicine; Oncology; Molecular Biology; and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The principal topics covered in their research include Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Cancer Risks and Factors, Ovarian function and disorders, Reproductive Health and Technologies, Renal and related cancers, Sperm and Testicular Function, and Reproductive System and Pregnancy.

Recent notable publications by Teresa K. Woodruff include:

  • "A 10-year follow-up study of sex inclusion in the biological sciences" (2020), published in eLife
  • "Gender-diverse teams produce more novel and higher-impact scientific ideas" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Engineered reproductive tissues" (2020), published in Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • "Testicular organoid formation is a property of immature somatic cells, which self-assemble and exhibit long-term hormone-responsive endocrine function" (2020), published in Biofabrication
  • "Dental resins used in 3D printing technologies release ovo-toxic leachates" (2020), published in Chemosphere

Teresa K. Woodruff has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Francesca E. Duncan, Thomas V. O'Halloran, Antoinette Anazodo, Lauren Ataman, and Mahmoud Salama.

Their work appears predominantly in these publication venues:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
  • Biology of Reproduction
  • JCO Global Oncology
  • Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology

Throughout their career, Teresa K. Woodruff has received multiple awards including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2020)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (2018)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2017)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) (2017)
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2017)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2005)

Best Publications

  • Preservation of Fertility in Patients with Cancer

    Jacqueline S. Jeruss;Teresa K. Woodruff

  • mRNA polyadenylate-binding protein: gene isolation and sequencing and identification of a ribonucleoprotein consensus sequence.

    S A Adam;T Nakagawa;M S Swanson;T K Woodruff

  • Female reproductive disorders: the roles of endocrine-disrupting compounds and developmental timing.

    D. Andrew Crain;Sarah J. Janssen;Thea M. Edwards;Jerrold Heindel

  • The promise of organ and tissue preservation to transform medicine

    Sebastian Giwa;Jedediah K Lewis;Luis Alvarez;Luis Alvarez;Luis Alvarez;Robert Langer

  • A bioprosthetic ovary created using 3D printed microporous scaffolds restores ovarian function in sterilized mice.

    Monica M. Laronda;Alexandra L. Rutz;Shuo Xiao;Kelly A. Whelan

  • A microfluidic culture model of the human reproductive tract and 28-day menstrual cycle

    Shuo Xiao;Jonathan R. Coppeta;Hunter B. Rogers;Brett C. Isenberg

  • Tissue-engineered follicles produce live, fertile offspring.

    Min Xu;Pamela K. Kreeger;Lonnie D. Shea;Teresa K. Woodruff

  • Considering sex as a biological variable in preclinical research

    Leah R. Miller;Cheryl Marks;Jill B. Becker;Patricia D. Hurn

  • Physical properties of alginate hydrogels and their effects on in vitro follicle development

    Erin R. West;Min Xu;Teresa K. Woodruff;Lonnie D. Shea

  • The Structure of the Follistatin:Activin Complex Reveals Antagonism of Both Type I and Type II Receptor Binding

    Thomas B. Thompson;Thomas F. Lerch;Robert W. Cook;Teresa K. Woodruff

  • Activin Stimulates Spermatogonial Proliferation in Germ-Sertoli Cell Cocultures from Immature Rat Testis

    Jennie P. Mather;Kenneth M. Attie;Teresa K. Woodruff;Glenn C. Rice

  • Fertility preservation in women with cancer

    Michel De Vos;Johan Smitz;Teresa K Woodruff

  • Current achievements and future research directions in ovarian tissue culture, in vitro follicle development and transplantation: implications for fertility preservation

    Johan Smitz;Marie Madeleine Dolmans;J. Donnez;J.e. Fortune

  • In vitro grown human ovarian follicles from cancer patients support oocyte growth

    Min Xu;Susan L. Barrett;Erin West-Farrell;Laxmi A. Kondapalli

  • Inhibin and Activin Locally Regulate Rat Ovarian Folliculogenesis

    Teresa K. Woodruff;Rebecca J. Lyon;Stanley E. Hansen;Glenn C. Rice

  • Identification of a Stage-Specific Permissive In Vitro Culture Environment for Follicle Growth and Oocyte Development

    Min Xu;Erin West;Lonnie D. Shea;Teresa K. Woodruff

  • Dynamic changes in inhibin messenger RNAs in rat ovarian follicles during the reproductive cycle

    Teresa K Woodruff;Jo Beth D'Agostino;Neena B. Schwartz;Kelly Edward Mayo

  • The in vitro regulation of ovarian follicle development using alginate-extracellular matrix gels.

    Pamela K. Kreeger;Jason W. Deck;Teresa K. Woodruff;Lonnie D. Shea

  • Structures of an ActRIIB:activin A complex reveal a novel binding mode for TGF‐β ligand:receptor interactions

    Thomas B. Thompson;Teresa K. Woodruff;Theodore S. Jardetzky

  • Sex bias in trials and treatment must end

    Alison M. Kim;Candace M. Tingen;Teresa K. Woodruff

Frequent Co-Authors

Lonnie D. Shea
Lonnie D. Shea University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas V. O'Halloran
Thomas V. O'Halloran Northwestern University
Theodore S. Jardetzky
Theodore S. Jardetzky Stanford University
Richard L. Stouffer
Richard L. Stouffer Oregon Health & Science University
Linda J. Broadbelt
Linda J. Broadbelt Northwestern University
Kyle E. Orwig
Kyle E. Orwig University of Pittsburgh
Martin M. Matzuk
Martin M. Matzuk Baylor College of Medicine
Stefan Vogt
Stefan Vogt Argonne National Laboratory
Richard A. Anderson
Richard A. Anderson University of Edinburgh
Louis J. Guillette
Louis J. Guillette Medical University of South Carolina

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