RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2019 – Water and Soil Pollution as Determinant of water and food quality/contamination and its impact on female fertility. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology.
2009-2012 – Effect of Human Menopausal Gonadotropin (hMG) and Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) analogues on pregnancy following In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Mentor: Christos Coutifaris, MD, PhD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2008-2011 – Comparison of double IUI (intrauterine insemination) versus single IUI in donor insemination cycles
Mentor: Anuja Dokras, MD, PhD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2008-2010 – Role of oxidative stress in the physiology of female infertility and ovarian function
Mentor: Samantha Butts, MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2007- 2008 – Domestic violence in women obtaining repeat abortions at Planned Parenthood
Mentor: Rebekah Gee, MD, MPH, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2007 – Assessed carrier frequency of LIFR (Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor) in Jabel Mukaber, Israel
Mentor: Vardiella Meiner, PhD, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
1999 – Isolated the mouse gene promoter: VDUP1
ImClone Systems Microbiology Intern
Mentor: Dale L. Ludwig, PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology Group, ImClone Systems
PUBLICATIONS AND ABSTRACTS
Chavkin, D., Molinaro, T., Roe, A., Sammel, M., Dokras, A. Donor sperm insemination cycles: Are two inseminations better than one? Journal of Andrology 33:375-380, 2012.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21636733/
Chavkin, D., Butts, S. Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. In Pfeifer S (7th Edition) NMS Obstetrics and Gynecology 2011.
https://archive.org/stream/Chaddyner.com16083157622/Chaddyner.com-1608315762_2_djvu.txt
Kalra, S., Chavkin, D., Pfeifer, S. Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. In Pfeifer S (7th Edition) NMS Obstetrics and Gynecology 2011.
Gee, R., Mitra, N., Wan, F., Chavkin, D., Long, J. Power over parity: intimate partner violence and issues of fertility control. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 201: 148, 2009.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19564020/
Chavkin, D., Molinaro, T., Roe, A., Sammel, M., Coutifaris, C., and Dokras, A. Donor insemination cycles: Are two intrauterine inseminations better than one? American Society for Reproductive Medicine 63rd Annual Meeting October, 2008 (Poster presentation)
https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282%2808%2902166-3/pdf
Chavkin, D. and Gee, R. Intimate partner violence in women receiving gynecologic and abortion care. Reproductive Health and Association of Reproductive Health Professionals Annual Meeting September, 2008 (Poster presentation)
Ludwig, D.L., Kotanides, H., Le, T., Chavkin, D., Bohlen, P., and Witte, L. Cloning genetic characterization, and chromosomal mapping of the mouse VDUP1 gene. Gene 269: 103-112, 2001.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11376942/
Rashtian, J., Chavkin, D., Merhi, Z. Water and Soil Pollution as Determinant of water and food quality/contamination and its impact on female fertility. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 17:1-13, 2019.
https://rbej.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12958-018-0448-5