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The 2024 Magee Prize Finalists

We are pleased to announce the finalists for the $1 million Magee Prize, which funds new research initiatives and transdisciplinary collaborations to advance reproductive sciences and women’s health.

 

The following projects were selected by an external review committee as the 2024 Magee Prize finalists: 

 

“EGFL6: A Link Between Obesity, High-Risk Endometrial Cancer, and Racial Disparities”  

Ronald Buckanovich, MD, PhD (MWRI, University of Pittsburgh) with Co-PIs: Bo Rueda, PhD (Harvard University) and Victoria Bae-Jump, MD, PhD (University of North Carolina) 

 

“Role of Placental Small Extracellular Vesicles in Disrupting the Blood-Brain-Barrier and Impairing Cognition in Women with Preeclampsia” 

Carlos Escudero Orozco, MD, PhD (Universidad del Bio-Bio, Chile) with Co-PIs: Janet Catov, PhD (MWRI, University of Pittsburgh), Lina Bergman, MD, PhD (University of Gothenburg, Sweden), Manu Vatish, MD, PhD (Oxford University, UK) and Jeffrey Penny, PhD (Manchester University, UK)  

 

“Next-Generation IVF: Unveiling Optimal In Vitro Maturation Protocols for Immature Oocytes” 

Julie Rios, MD (MWRI, University of Pittsburgh) with Co-PI: Rebecca Flyckt, MD (Case Western University/Cleveland Medical Center) 

 

The 2024 Magee Prize will be presented during the Magee-Womens Summit on November 13-14, 2024. The principal investigators of the top three projects will present their proposals, and the winning team will be announced after a vote by conference attendees. 

2021 Magee Prize Winning Team

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The 2021 Magee Prize, a $1 million award, was granted to an international team led by Dr. Pamela Moalli, Director of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstruction Surgery at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital and Magee-Womens Research Institute.

 

The team's groundbreaking research focused on developing innovative biomaterials to repair tissue loss in women facing compromised vaginal structure and function resulting from pelvic cancers, ovariectomy, chemotherapy, or radiation treatments.

2018 Magee Prize Winning Team

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The 2018 Magee Prize went to a University of Pittsburgh team led by Dr. Yaacov Barak.

 

The team utilized the $1 million Magee Prize from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to investigate how placental defects may lead to congenital heart disease, aiming to identify early interventions to correct or prevent such defects.