Below is the full recipient list of the Department of OB/GYN’s Lucy, Anarcha, and Betsey (L.A.B.) Award named in honor of Lucy, Anarcha, and Betsey—the enslaved women whose sacrifice, without consent, nearly 200 years ago allows surgical repair for women with vesicovaginal fistulas today.
| Cycle | Recipient | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | Christine Chu (Faculty) | Examining Recurrent UTIs, Inappropriate Antibiotic Use, and UTI Prophylaxis in Women Across Age Groups |
| January 2020 | Zichao Wen (Instructor) | Ultrasound-based Electromyometrial Imaging System |
| January 2020 | Megan Oakes (MFM Fellow) | Deciphering hypertension from preeclampsia: diagnostic discrimination of NT-proBNP in triage |
| February 2021 | Rebecca Rimsza (MFM Fellow) | Video education tool to improve patient satisfaction with the second stage of labor |
| February 2021 | Kelsey Anderson (REI Fellow) | 3D Noninvasive Electrophysiology Imaging of Human Uterine Peristalsis |
| May 2021 | Michael Toboni (Gyn Onc Fellow) | A randomized trial comparing intrathecal morphine to epidural anesthesia for patients undergoing exploratory laparotomy on the Gynecologic Oncology service |
| September 2021 | Megan Oakes (MFM Fellow) | The utility of angiogenic imbalance markers in deciphering chronic hypertension from preeclampsia |
| February 2022 | Melissa Cantave (Resident) | Investigating Barriers and Facilitators to Pregnant Patient Participation in Research Trials on Labor & Delivery |
| February 2022 | Kathy Bligard (MFM Fellow) | Simultaneous mifepristone and misoprostol versus misoprostol alone for induction of labor of nonviable second-trimester pregnancy (MIST): a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial |
| September 2022 | Cassie Trammel (MFM Fellow) | Using the Transdermal Patch for BupRenorphine Induction DurinG PrEgnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial (The Patch BRIDGE Trial) |
| September 2022 | Jayme Trevino (Fam Plan Fellow) | Change in gestational age at time of presentation for induced abortion in Illinois before and after the overturn of Roe v. Wade |
| September 2022 | Halley Staples (Resident) | Lifting the VAIL: Visual Aids for Induction of Labor |
| September 2022 | Bree Porcelli (MFM Fellow) | Bedside forceps simulation to increase resident operative delivery experience |
| April 2023 | Julia Burd, MD (MFM Fellow) | Method of Cervical Assessment in Patients with Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes (MOCA Trial) |
| April 2023 | Amanda Compadre, MD (Gyn Onc Fellow) | Optimizing RAD51 foci as a functional biomarker in high-grade serous ovarian cancer |
| October 2023 | Bridget Huysman, MD, MPH (MFM Fellow) | Birth experiences of discrimination and racism on labor and delivery |
| October 2023 | Valene Garr Barry, PhD (Postdoc) | Genetic markers of altered triglyceride metabolism & risk for fetal growth restriction |
| June 2024 | Brittani Steinberg, MD (Resident) | Cervical Cancer Screening Preferences in Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Diverse Patients |
| June 2024 | Shweta Bhagwat, PhD (PostDoc) | Investigating the impact of vaginal fluid containing bacterial products from females with Bacterial Vaginosis on sperm function |