Taylor presented her study at the ABRCMS and received an award!<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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She attended the ABRCMS in San Antonio, TX, as a MARC-WSU student and received an award in the developmental biology category!<\/p>\n
Congratulations, Taylor!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n Congratulations, Taylor!<\/p>\n She received 2nd place\u00a0in the Undergraduate poster competition!!<\/p>\n I am pleased to announce our first outreach program at WSU Pullman. We will host our inaugural event on October 16 at CUE419, from 5-7 pm, featuring the screening of \u201cBelow The Belt,\u201d a documentary film about endometriosis, followed by a discussion on the topic, including menstruation, pain, and reproductive health.<\/p>\n Please see the attached flyer and watch the trailer! This documentary film, supported by figures such as Hillary Clinton and Senator Elizabeth Warren, raises awareness about the debilitating disease endometriosis, and has been screened at many Universities.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.belowthebelt.film\/<\/a><\/p>\n You can invite anyone who would like to join the event! It is Free!<\/p>\n The second screening will be held at WSU Spokane on October 30 at 6-8 pm.<\/p>\n If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kanako Hayashi (k.hayashi@wsu.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n Shi M, MacLean II JA, Hayashi K. The involvement of peritoneal GATA6+ macrophages in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Front Immunol<\/em> 2024. PMID: 39192982 PMCID: PMC11348394.<\/p>\n https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fimmu.2024.1396000<\/a><\/p>\n Zhao L, Shi M, Winuthayanon S, MacLean II JA, Law N, Hayashi K. Environmentally-relevant doses of bisphenol A and S exposure in utero disrupt germ cell programming across generations resolved by single nucleus multi-omics. Environmental Health Perspectives <\/em>2025, PMID: 40460421<\/p>\n https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1289\/EHP16981<\/a><\/p>\n Shi M, Oh Y, Mitchell DA, MacLean II JA, McLaughlin RJ, Hayashi K. Transgenerational effects of perinatal cannabis exposure on female reproductive parameters in mice. Tox Sci 2025. PMID: 40156136<\/p>\n https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/toxsci\/kfaf043<\/a><\/p>\n – Selected for the cover page ToxSci <\/em>June 2025<\/p>\n Herup-Wheeler T, Shi M, Harvey ME, Talwar C, Kommagani R, MacLean JA, Hayashi K. High-fat diets promote peritoneal inflammation and augment endometriosis-associated abdominal hyperalgesia. Front Endocrinol<\/em> 2024;15:1336496 PMID: 38559689 PMCID: PMC10978581<\/p>\n https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fendo.2024.1336496<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n Congratulations Tristin!! He successfully defended his M.S.\u00a0dissertation\u00a0today!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Liang Zhao, a postdoctoral fellow, has reported the heterogeneity of peritoneal macrophages and molecular mechanisms regulating their dynamic progression after lesion induction in a mouse model of endometriosis using scRNA-seq. The study further showed that niclosamide finely reversed those transcriptomic changes of macrophages caused by lesion induction through its stepwise regulations on the differentiation of recruited macrophages, the maturation of transitory LPMs, and the preservation of embryo-derived resident LPMs.<\/p>\n Check our website for your favorite genes!<\/p>\n https:\/\/kanakohayashilab.org\/hayashi\/en\/mouse\/peritoneal.immune.cells\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n Ming, Liang, Jenna, Aubrey, Constance, and Tristin presented at the SSR on July 26-29, 2022. Ming received 2nd place in the post-doctoral oral competition! Congrats, Ming!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n Our new project, “Nanomedicine systems for the targeted drug delivery in endometriosis therapy” collaborating with Dr. Yuehe Lin receives the Cougar Cage Award<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n Good news! Olivia Witherspoon received the ADARP fellowship in the 2022-2023 academic year.<\/p>\n She has also received the TMP undergraduate research scholarship award. Congratulations, Olivia!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n Ming, Liang, Maho, Jenna and Tristin presented at NWRSS on May 19-21, 2022. All did a good job! It was also a cool place to visit!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n Our first cannabis study has been published in the ToxSci<\/em><\/a> and highlighted in MedicalResearch.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The study has received further attention! Please see the release on EurekAlert<\/a> and WSU Insider<\/a>!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We attended the Annual CRB Retreat, on September 30 – October 1, 2021<\/p>\n Ming and Maho received the best poster presentation awards. Congrats, Ming and Maho!!<\/p>\n Our new cannabis study is available here.<\/a> The results indicate that cannabis vapor exposure generationally affects male reproductive functions, probably due to disruption of spermatogenesis in the developing testis.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Current endometriosis research: paving the way for the identification of new therapeutic targets<\/a><\/p>\n Tox Sci Spotlight article published in 2019<\/a><\/p>\n One of the most highly-cited Mol Can Res<\/em> articles in 2012: \u201cBest of American Association for Cancer Research<\/strong>\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\nTaylor received 2nd place at the CVM Research Symposium 2025!<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\nThe screening of \u201cBelowhttps:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/hayashi\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=130&action=edit# The Belt\u201d on October 16, 2025<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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NWRSS in Bend 2024<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\nA NEW PAPER PUBLISHED in ”COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY”<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
Niclosamide targets the dynamic progression of macrophages for the resolution of endometriosis in a mouse model<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n
Liang’s paper has been published! Congrats, Liang!!<\/span><\/h5>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Journal Club: Cannabis & Male Reproductive Function<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
Discussion around the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on sperm function and motility in subsequent generations of mice<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
SSR in Spokane, 2022<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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<\/p>\nCougar Cage Award<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
ADARP fellowship<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2022.04.05.487220v1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\nA New Review Article Published in Cells<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\nOur Cannabis study was selected for the cover of the February issue of Toxicological Sciences<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\nINHALED CANNABIS IMPAIRS SPERM<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\nOur new cannabis study<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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