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When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1c87c7d2c6520cd1017162/1595706248050-QZ7RWMEST0MV0A35GLKJ/Priyaa.jpg Our Team - Shanmugapriyaa (Priyaa) Madhukaran, PhD Assistant Instructor 2017 - Contact: Shanmugapriyaa.Madhukaran@utsouthwestern.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1c87c7d2c6520cd1017162/f8362856-5b1c-4a0d-a8df-6dc13553ab12/Fomina+headshot+photo+fellowship+%28002%29.jpg Our Team - Yevgenia (Jane) Fomina, MD MFM Clinical Fellow 2023-2025 Assistant Professor 2025 - (Recipient of a Reproductive Scientist Development Program award) Contact: Yevgenia.Fomina@utsouthwestern.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1c87c7d2c6520cd1017162/9a90a4d2-067d-4ba2-a3d4-d5fcefe7d70d/Faceshot.jpg Our Team - Yusuke Ueda, MD, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow 2023 - Contact: Yusuke.Ueda@utsouthwestern.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1c87c7d2c6520cd1017162/9ab436c1-0c26-4edc-88fb-222ad4f5c6c7/GB2.jpg Our Team - 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The Mahendroo Lab @ UT Southwestern is hiring! Come join our team. We are seeking highly motivated students, postdocs and clinical fellows with an interest in women’s health/reproductive biology who are excited to employ genomic, gene regulation, engineering or cell biology approaches to expand our understanding of cervical remodeling. Prospective postdocs – We are seeking new colleagues with diverse training experiences in: Reproductive biology Biomedical engineering Genomics and gene regulation. Prospective graduate students – Contact Mala Mahendroo (mala.mahendroo@utsouthwestern.edu) to discuss possible rotation projects. 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