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Research Description:
Eli Y. Adashi, MD, leader of the Ovarian Cancer Research Group and investigator at Huntsman Cancer Institute, is chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Presidential Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, where he holds the John A. Dixon Endowed Presidential Chair. The Ovarian Cancer Research Group, comprised of scientists and physicians, all with a keen interest in the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer, was founded in 1999. As leader of this group, Adashi's responsibilities include organizing regular meetings and a dedicated lecture series, determining the overall direction of ovarian cancer research at Huntsman Cancer Institute, and securing and maintaining funding for the program.
As an investigator, Adashi focuses on a possible condition in the fly that may be very similar to human ovarian cancer. Because flies are more readily available and much simpler to study than humans, information from this research may be helpful in the prevention and/or treatment of human ovarian cancer. Adashi's lab has also undertaken a search for genes that are unique to the cell layer from which ovarian cancer arises.
Adashi completed medical training and served as a medical intern at the Sackler School of Medicine in 1973 prior to completing residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts and fellowships in reproductive endocrinology at both John Hopkins University and the University of California at San Diego. Between 1981 and 1996, he served as director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology at the University of Maryland.
A member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, Adashi has been the recipient of numerous academic honors and awards including the President's Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society for Gynecologic Investigation and the Annual Research Award from the Society for the Study of Reproduction. He has delivered multiple distinguished lectureships and has served several scientific societies in many different leadership roles. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications focusing on intraovarian-regulation.
Research Keywords:
Ovarian molecular endocrinology.