Robin Skory, MD, PhD
Instructor A of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Attending, Gynecology, Department of Gynecology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attending, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Attending, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contact information
Penn Fertility Care
3701 Market Street, 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3701 Market Street, 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 517-282-9185
Publications
Education:
BS (Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude)
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2005.
PhD (Biological Sciences)
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2013.
MD (Magna cum Laude in Scientia Experimentali)
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2015.
Permanent linkBS (Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude)
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2005.
PhD (Biological Sciences)
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2013.
MD (Magna cum Laude in Scientia Experimentali)
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2015.
Description of Research Expertise
live-imaging, embryo, preimplantation development, fertilization, folliculogenesisSelected Publications
Skory RM: Revisiting trophectoderm-inner cell mass lineage segregation in the mammalian preimplantation embryo. Human Reprod 39(9): 1889-1898, Sep 2024.Jason Treat, Kelsey Nowakowski, Ana Domingo-Muelas, Blake Hernandez, Robin Skory: Illuminating the Human Embryo. National Geographic Magazine. Nathan Lump (eds.). National Geographic Partners, Page: 82-83, Jan 2024.
Liu L, Oura S, Markham Z, Hamilton JN, Skory RM, Li L, Sakurai M, Wang L, Pinzon-Arteaga CA, Plachta N, Hon GC, Wu J: Modeling post-implantation stages of human development into early organogenesis with stem-cell-derived peri-gastruloids. Cell 186(18):3776-3792.e16, Aug 2023.
Skory RM*, Domingo-Muelas A*, Moverley AA, Ardestani G, Pomp O, Rubio C, Tetlak P, Hernandez B, Rhon-Calderon EA, Navarro-Sanchez L, Garcia-Pascual CM, Bissiere S, Bartolomei MS, Sakkas D, Simon C, Plachta N: Human embryo live-imaging reveals nuclear DNA shedding during blastocyst expansion and biopsy. Cell 186(15):3166-3181.e18, Jul 2023.
Skory RM*, Moverley AA*, Ardestani G, Alvarez YA, Domingo-Muelas A, Pomp O, Hernandez B, Tetlak P, Bissiere S, Stern CD, Sakkas D, Plachta N: The nuclear lamina couples mechanical forces to cell fate in the preimplantation embryo via actin organization. Nature Commun 29(14): 3101, May 2023.
Zhai J, Xu Y, Wan H, Yan R, Guo J, Skory R, Yan L, Wu X, Sun F, Chen G, Zhao W, Yu K, Li W, Guo F, Plachta N, Wang H: Neurulation of the cynomolgus monkey embryo achieved from 3D blastocyst culture. Cell 186(10): 2078-2091, May 2023.
Pomp O, Grace Lim HY, Skory RM, Moverley AA, Tetlak P, Bissiere S, N Plachta N: A monoastral mitotic spindle determines lineage fate and position in the mouse embryo. Nature Cell Biology 24(2): 155-167, Jan 2022.
Skory RM, Xu Y, Shea LD, Woodruff TK: Engineering the ovarian cycle using in vitro follicle culture. Human Reprod 30(6): 1386-1395, Mar 2015.
Skory RM, Bernabé BP, Galdones E, Broadbelt LJ, Shea LD, Woodruff TK: Microarray analysis identifies COMP as the most differentially regulated transcript throughout in vitro follicle growth. Mole Reprod Dev 80(2): 132-144, Feb 2013.
Kong BY, Skory RM, Woodruff TK: Creating a continuum of care: integrating obstetricians and gynecologists in the care of young cancer patients. Clinical Obstet Gynecol 54(4): 619-632, Dec 2011.