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Chair and University Distinguished Professor, Biology

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Fertility research brings death of dogma, birth of hope
Jon Tilly's research shows unequivocally that, contrary to conventional wisdom, stem cells in the ovaries are a critical piece of the mammal fertility puzzle, allowing females to produce new eggs as adults. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Fertility research brings death of dogma, birth of hope

After eight years, a paper by professor Jonathan Tilly, a reproductive and stem cell biologist, “puts the final nail in the dogma coffin."
The lab whiz

The lab whiz

Ellie Shin, SSH/S’16, was determined to work on co-op in a campus research lab. She found one, and has quickly made the most of her experiences.
A new era for human fertility research

A new era for human fertility research

In 2004, Jon Tilly, professor and chair of the Department of Biology, overturned the paradigm that female mammals do not produce new egg cells after birth. His discovery has opened the floodgates for new clinical approaches to combat infertility and perhaps even stave off menopause.