CURRICULUM VITAE

Updated 7/2008

Virginia Dragone Winn
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of Colorado Denver
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Basic Reproductive Science

Mail Stop 8309
RC-1North, Room P18-5401G
12800 E. 19th Ave.
Aurora, CO 80045

Work Phone: (303) 724-1483
Lab Phone (303) 724-1653
FAX: (303) 724-3512

Education:
1984-88      Trinity University, San Antonio, TX           B.S. Biology
                                                                                             magna cum laude

1988-96       University of Rochester, Rochester, NY     M.D./Ph.D. Program

1990-94     University of Rochester, Rochester, NY      Ph.D. in Biochemistry

Positions of Employment:
2006-present     University of Colorado Denver
Assistant Professor, Dept. Ob/Gyn

2003-2006      University of California, San Francisco
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Dept. Ob/Gyn

2001-2003      University of California, San Francisco
Clinical Instructor, Dept. Ob/Gyn

2000-2003      University of California, San Francisco
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellow

1996-2000      University of California, San Francisco
Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident

Publications: Publications page

Honors (selected):
1988        Phi Beta Kappa
1988        Biology Honors in Research
1995        Alpha Omega Alpha
1996        Doctor of Medicine with Honors
1996        The Dr. George C. Trombetta Award (Outstanding OB/GYN student)
1996        The Robert Kates Award (Outstanding student in both medicine and science)
1999        Teaching Excellence Award for Cherished House Staff (TEACH Award)
2000        Chief Resident Outstanding Teaching Award

Funding:
2001-2006      Reproductive Scientist Development Program Scholar
2004-2007      ABOG/AAOGF Career Development Award
2007-present     WRHR Award
2008-2010      March of Dimes, Basil O'Conner award

Keywords/Areas of Interest:
Placental development, cytotrophoblast differentiation, prostanoid biology, cyclooxygenase-1 and –2, rheumatologic disease and pregnancy, pre-eclampsia, gestational trophoblast disease, microarrays, gene expression profiling

Professional Activities:
     Membership:
     1996-present     American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologist
     2003-present     Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
     2007-present     Society of Gynecologic Investigation

Mentoring:
Predoctoral Students Supervised:
6/03 – 8/03 Sarah Lopez Supervised summer research UC Irving

Resident Supervised:
9/02 – 10/03 Annie Tan Resident Research Advisor Chief OB/GYN, UCSF
1/05 – present Deanna Teoh Resident Research Advisor Resident OB/GYN, UCSF

Postdoctoral Fellow Supervised:
9/03 – 8/04 Ronit Kochman Supervised Fellow Research Hadassah Hebrew University, Jeruselum, Isarel