There are three main research thrusts, specifically, independent, collaborative, and Radioimmunoassay core facility.
Teaching activities are in the graduate school and medical school.
My personal research is an ongoing, fifteen year, quest to determine the affects of age on the PH axis. Mammals lose the ability to produce offspring by middle age, at a time when their ovaries are not depleted of eggs. My specific thrust is to examine the role of the preovulatory LH surge in this premature loss of reproductive function. Using rodent animal models, I and others have demonstrated that the PH complex exhibits reduced and impaired abilities to sustain episodic releases of LH, a necessary function in producing effective LH surges for triggering ovulation. The use of such substances effectively mimics the secretory patterns of LH found in aging animals.