Congratulations to Sarah Wernimont for being awarded the Jean McGough and Eleanor Forliti Endowed Professorship in Women's Health.
Congratulations to Dr. Anwei Gwan and team on their recent publication: "Factors associated with healthcare professionals' use of stigmatizing language in individuals with diabetes in pregnancy" BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2026 Mar 3. doi: 10.1186/s12884-026-08891-y
Congratulations to Dr. Kara Peak on her outstanding presentation at the Society for Reproductive Investigation Annual Meeting!
Congratulations to Lakshana Sadu Murari on her passing her preliminary examination in the MCDB&G program!
Congratulations to Cassandra Norbeck, Lakshana Sadu Murari, and Kara Peak on outstanding presentations at the 2nd Annual Minnesota Placenta Research Community Symposium held at Mayo Clinic.
Congratulations to Briana Clifton and team on their recent publication, "Comparing perinatal outcomes in gestational and cystic-fibrosis-related diabetes." Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2025 Nov 28. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.70615. Online ahead of print.
Congratulations to Dr. Anwei Gwan and team on their recent publication: "Health Care Professional Classification of “Poor Glucose Control” and Perinatal Outcomes in Pregnancies with Diabetes: A Retrospective Cohort Study" in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.
Congratulations to Cassandra Norbeck on her outstanding oral presentation at IBP's 8th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium!
Congratulations to Briana Clifton on being recognized by the American Society for Clinical Investigation as a 2025-2026 ASCI PSSF Fellow! This research award will support Briana in completing a year of research in the Wernimont lab prior to returning to complete her 4th year of medical school.
Congratulations to Cassandra Norbeck on her outstanding oral presentation at the Society for Reproductive Investigation Annual Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina!
Congratulations to Kara Peak on winning the best poster award at the Society for Reproductive Investigation Annual Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina!
Welcome to Lakshana Sadu Murari, an MCDB&G graduate student who has joined the Wernimont Lab!
Congratulations to OB GYN Resident Dr. Anwei (Polly) Gwan and Medical Student Briana Clifton on your recent poster presentations at the SMFM annual meeting.
Congratulations to Kara Peak, PhD on your AHA Postdoctoral Scholarship.
Congratulations to Cassandra Norbeck for her recent MN Postbaccalaureate Readiness in Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes award! This will provide additional mentorship and career development resources as she looks to apply to graduate programs in the future!
Congratulations to Dr. Tiffany Corlin & Team on recent publication in O&G Open "Opportunities to Improve Recognition of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Pregnancy"
Congratulations to Dr. Wernimont and team for new NIH R01 to study Mitochondrial nutrient transport and trophoblast differentiation
Congratulations to Briana Clifton receiving the IFPA NIH New Investigator Travel Award
Welcome to Cassandra Norbeck new researcher in the Wernimont Lab. Excited to have you on Team Placenta!