Melissa Pepling

Melissa Pepling is Professor and Chair of Biology at Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences, leading research on mouse oocyte development, hormone signaling, and ovarian organ culture. Her lab investigates mechanisms regulating primordial follicle pool establishment, crucial for female fertility.

Research interests focus on oocyte development pathways, hormone signaling in differentiation, and follicle formation mechanisms. Recent publications explore PI3K pathway regulation, meiotic prophase, and follicle assembly processes.

Research Grants:

• NIH: Molecular Mechanisms regulating Primordial Follicle Formation
• NIH: Mechanisms of KIT signaling in primordial follicle formation
• CUSE Grants: Regulation of Primordial Follicle Formation by Insulin signaling

Current lab team includes graduate researcher Agnes Asubonteng and undergraduate researchers studying KIT signaling and gestational diabetes effects.