Wanda and I recently talked about John Rock with Malcolm Gladwell on his podcast, Revisionist History. Rock’s life and work is the subject of our second book, The Fertility Doctor: John Rock and the Reproductive Revolution. Rock was one of the most prominent infertility specialists of the mid-20th century. In 1944, he and his research … Continue reading Wanda Ronner and I Talk about John Rock with Malcolm Gladwell…
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Recently Published: Wanda Ronner’s and my New Book on Assisted Reproduction
Since the 1978 birth of the first IVF baby Louise Brown, in England, more than eight million children have been born with the help of assisted reproductive technologies. From the start, such technologies have stirred controversy and raised profound questions: Should there be limits to the lengths to which people can go to … Continue reading Recently Published: Wanda Ronner’s and my New Book on Assisted Reproduction…
“Three Parent Embryos” Back in the News
Scientists use the term “mitochondrial replacement techniques” to describe the process of adding mitochondrial DNA from a donor to the eggs or fertilized eggs of a woman seeking to become pregnant. In the media and among the public, we often hear the result described as a “three parent embryo,” since three different people … Continue reading “Three Parent Embryos” Back in the News…
Remembering IVF Pioneer Howard W. Jones
Howard Jones, Jr., who with his wife and long-time research partner Georgeanna Seegar Jones achieved this country’s first birth as a result of in vitro fertilization, died at the age of 104 on July 31. Obituaries in the New York Times, the Baltimore Sun and elsewhere chronicled the many “firsts” of his long career.Jones is … Continue reading Remembering IVF Pioneer Howard W. Jones…
Margaret Marsh and Wanda Ronner Receive Investigator Award in Health Policy Research from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Wanda Ronner (my sister and long-time co-author) and I have received an Investigator Award in Health Policy Research from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for our current project on the recent history of infertility, reproductive medicine, and reproductive technology. We are both very excited about the opportunity to bring our joint expertise in the history … Continue reading Margaret Marsh and Wanda Ronner Receive Investigator Award in Health Policy Research from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation…
Remembering Marie Cornelia
Marie Cornelia’s sudden passing last Saturday has left her family, friends and colleagues reeling, not only here at Rutgers-Camden but around the world. Marie was one of the most “alive” people anyone would ever meet. It is still almost impossible to believe that I won’t be seeing her at one of the weekly concerts at … Continue reading Remembering Marie Cornelia…