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Recognized as the #1 NIH-funded obstetrics & gynecology departments in the nation, our investigative efforts are strengthened through consistent securing of federal and private research grants.</p> <p>Additionally, through collaborative endeavors between our faculty and the basic and bench scientists at <a href="http://mageewomens.org/">Magee-Womens Research Institute</a>, the department and MWRI jointly spearhead research aimed at engendering discoveries that will have a meaningful impact on the health and care of communities, both at a national and global level. Our research areas, focused on a spectrum of disciplines within reproductive biology and women’s and infant’s health, include:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://mageewomens.org/research/research-areas/reproductive-development/">Reproductive Development</a></li> <li><a href="http://mageewomens.org/research/research-areas/pregnancy-newborn-medicine/">Pregnancy & Newborn Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="http://mageewomens.org/research/research-areas/infectious-diseases/">Infectious Diseases</a></li> <li><a href="http://mageewomens.org/research/research-areas/gynecology/">Gynecology</a></li> <li><a href="http://mageewomens.org/research/research-areas/reproductive-endocrinology-fertility/">Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility</a></li> <li><a href="http://mageewomens.org/research/research-areas/womens-cancer/">Women’s Cancer</a></li> <li><a href="http://mageewomens.org/research/research-areas/womens-health-wellness/">Women’s Health and Wellness</a></li> </ul><p>The Department continues to maintain its tradition of high-level scholarly and academic contributions and has published over 200 manuscripts in the past academic year. 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