Campion Blog
Important New Insights into Primary Ooctye Longevity
August 2nd 2022
By Phyllis Leppert Reproductive scientists have studied for decades what mechanisms are involved in the decades-long dormancy of primordial oocytes...
Public Education is Vital
June 16th 2022
Over the past two weeks several intelligent, progressive and well- educated individuals who are non-scientists asked me to explain the science behind...
Dr. Yvonne Maddox, our speaker at the Gala
May 27th 2022
Dr. Yvonne T. Maddox, Ph.D. is President and Chief Executive Officer of the TA Thornton Foundation, a family foundation dedicated to promoting the h...
Basic Science of Gestation and Parturition- Feb 17, 2023
May 9th 2022
A scientific meeting, Basic Science of Gestation and Parturition will be held on Friday, February 17, 2023 at NIEHS in Durham, North Carolina. This al...
Conclusions and Recommendations from the Uterine Fibroids: The Science, the Treatment and the Myths conference for Africa
May 9th 2022
CONCLUSIONS And RECOMMENDATIONS for the conference titled Uterine Fibroids: The Science, the Treatment, and the Myths 24-25 March 2022 Summary...
Congratulations: Campion Fund Awardees Ciro Amato and Oleksandr Kirsanov
March 30th 2022
Seventy-five scientists from seven universities and the NIEHS attended the 30th Annual Meeting of the Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology on...
Our biggest medical challenge: Minimally invasive and easily available medical treatment for fibroids is not available for all women
January 5th 2022
Our biggest medical challenge : Minimally invasive and easily available medical fibroid treatment is not available to all women. Easily-administered...
What is the molecular basis for parturition
November 15th 2021
Birth. Aging. Death. Three points in the life cycle. But before Aging and Death there is Reproduction allowing life to go on in a never-ending cycle...
Evidence that Wildfire Smoke Exposure is Associated with an Increase in Preterm Labor by Phyllis Leppert, MD, PhD
September 13th 2021
Recently a research article published by Stanford University scientist made headline in the national press. The researchers looked at data from three...
The United States Maternal Mortality Rate is the Worst Rate among Developed Countries. This is a Scandal. By Phyllis C. Leppert
August 14th 2021
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reports that the US Maternal Mortality Rate in 2019 (the latest statistics available) was 20.1 deaths...