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Joy Vink - Research

 

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Titles

  • Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health

Education

  • Undergraduate Training - Georgetown University
  • Medical/Graduate School Training - University of Virginia
  • Residency Training - Georgetown University
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship - Columbia University 

Research

Research Focus

Research Focus: Clinical and translational research

1. Preterm Birth:

-Understanding etiologies of spontaneous preterm birth
-Developing novel therapeutics to prevent preterm birth
 
2. Stillbirth
-Understanding etiologies and social determinants of health that increase a women’s risk of stillbirth
-Developing tools to prevent recurrent stillbirth/pregnancy loss
 
3. Quality Improvement / Maternal Care
-Improving care and support provided to women who experience preterm birth and/or pregnancy loss / stillbirth
-Improving training for providers who care for women who experience a preterm birth, pregnancy loss/stillbirth.
Research Interest
  • Maternal Health
  • Ultrasound
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Quality Improvement / Patient Satisfaction
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Mechanotransduction
  • Pregnancy tissue structure -function relationships in normal and abnormal pregnancies
  • Wholistic Medicine
  • Stress
Research Expertise
  • Basic and Translational Science / Proteomics
  • Retrospective Chart Review
  • Qualitative Research (Interviews/Surveys)
  • Quality Improvement Research

 

Research Topics
  • Stillbirth
  •  Cervical Insufficiency
  • Mechanotransduction
  • Photobiomodulation
  • Stress

 

 

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Recent Publications

Equilibrium Mechanical Properties of the Nonhuman Primate Cervix.

Fang S, Shi L, Vink JY, Feltovich H, Hall TJ, Myers KM. Equilibrium Mechanical Properties of the Nonhuman Primate Cervix. J Biomech Eng. 2024 Aug 1;146(8):081001. doi: 10.1115/1.4064558. PMID: 38270929; PMCID: PMC10983698.

Uterus and cervix anatomical changes and cervix stiffness evolution throughout pregnancy.

Louwagie EM, Russell SR, Hairston JC, Nottman C, Nhan-Chang CL, Fuchs K, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Booker W, Andrikopoulou M, Friedman A, Zork N, Wapner R, Vink J, Mourad M, Feltovich HM, House MD, Myers KM. Uterus and cervix anatomical changes and cervix stiffness evolution throughout pregnancy. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 May 3:2024.05.01.592023. doi: 10.1101/2024.05.01.592023. PMID: 38746471; PMCID: PMC11092586.

Equilibrium Tension and Compression Mechanical Properties of the Human Uterus.

Fang S, Duarte-Cordon CA, Fodera DM, Shi L, Chen X, Advincula A, Vink J, Hendon C, Myers KM. Equilibrium Tension and Compression Mechanical Properties of the Human Uterus. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Apr 28:2024.04.25.591208. doi: 10.1101/2024.04.25.591208. PMID: 38712283; PMCID: PMC11071511.

Material properties of nonpregnant and pregnant human uterine layers.

Fodera DM, Russell SR, Jackson JLL, Fang S, Chen X, Vink J, Oyen ML, Myers KM. Material properties of nonpregnant and pregnant human uterine layers. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2024 Mar;151:106348. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.106348. Epub 2023 Dec 28. PMID: 38198930.