EPID Seminar Series: Familial and Genetic Determinants of Pregnancy Loss
University of Michigan School of Public Health
3755 SPH I, 1415 Washington Heights Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
Seminar Description: The causes of approximately half of pregnancy loss cases are unknown. Novel genetic analysis techniques applied in a unique data source with families and large pedigrees allow identification of previously unrecognized causes of pregnancy loss. The results will improve risk stratification for pregnancy loss, identify novel therapeutic targets, facilitate closure and bereavement for grieving families, and improve subsequent perinatal outcomes. About Dr. Workalemahu: Dr. Workalemahu is a genetic epidemiologist investigating genetic factors of obstetric complications. He received his bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania and his doctoral degree in Epidemiology from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. His post-doctoral training was at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development in Bethesda, Maryland. His research interests include genomic determinants of obstetric complications that are often linked with adverse health outcomes over one’s lifetime and population genetics. Department of Epidemiology

EPID Seminar Series: Familial and Genetic Determinants of Pregnancy Loss

Tsegaselassie Workalemahu, PhD, MSc

icon to add this event to your google calendarApril 13, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
3755 SPH I
This event is both online and in person
1415 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
Sponsored by: Department of Epidemiology
Contact Information: Veronica Hadley-Dottery, [email protected]

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Seminar Description: The causes of approximately half of pregnancy loss cases are unknown. Novel genetic analysis techniques applied in a unique data source with families and large pedigrees allow identification of previously unrecognized causes of pregnancy loss. The results will improve risk stratification for pregnancy loss, identify novel therapeutic targets, facilitate closure and bereavement for grieving families, and improve subsequent perinatal outcomes. About Dr. Workalemahu: Dr. Workalemahu is a genetic epidemiologist investigating genetic factors of obstetric complications. He received his bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania and his doctoral degree in Epidemiology from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. His post-doctoral training was at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development in Bethesda, Maryland. His research interests include genomic determinants of obstetric complications that are often linked with adverse health outcomes over one’s lifetime and population genetics.

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