Department of Epidemiology Seminar Series
April 13, 2023 | 12:00 - 1:00pm
3755 SPH I

Familial and Genetic Determinants of Pregnancy Loss
Tsegaselassie Workalemahu, PhD, MSc
RSVP: https://myumi.ch/EP5wM

Talk Description:
The causes of approximately half of pregnancy loss cases are unknown. Novel genetic analysis techniques applied in a unique data source with families and large pedigrees allow identification of previously unrecognized causes of pregnancy loss. The results will improve risk stratification for pregnancy loss, identify novel therapeutic targets, facilitate closure and bereavement for grieving families, and improve subsequent perinatal outcomes.

About the speaker:
Dr. Workalemahu is a genetic epidemiologist investigating genetic factors of obstetric complications. He received his bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania and his doctoral degree in Epidemiology from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. His post-doctoral training was at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development in Bethesda, Maryland. His research interests include genomic determinants of obstetric complications that are often linked with adverse health outcomes over one’s lifetime and population genetics.